{"id":30630,"date":"2026-02-22T19:29:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T11:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=30630"},"modified":"2026-02-22T19:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T11:29:36","slug":"customers-accidentally-charged-s2-for-s200-lobsters-at-east-coast-restaurant-return-to-pay-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=30630","title":{"rendered":"Customers accidentally charged S$2 for S$200 lobsters at East Coast restaurant, return to pay the difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>East Coast restaurant says it accidentally charged for lobsters, family of four paid only S$2<\/h2>\n<p>After being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid022uhGUCgFgZgyW3mckiFHJALyVonJXw1ERSTSHg63vJ6rg1ifMoASdtkSKMTS9ziJl&amp;id=100094743513648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charged just S$2 for a pair of Australian lobsters at a seafood restaurant in East Coast<\/a>, a family returned the next day to pay the difference.<\/p>\n<p>This happened despite the restaurant not even realising that they had made the mistake, said Cheng Ji Seafood Restaurant in a Facebook post on Thursday (19 Feb).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_702787\" style=\"width: 1546px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702787\" class=\"wp-image-702787 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cheng-ji.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cheng-ji.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cheng-ji-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cheng-ji-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cheng-ji-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cheng-ji-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1536px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1536\/2048;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-702787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Cheng Ji Seafood Restaurant on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>East Coast restaurant charges S$2 for lobsters due to \u2018carelessness\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>On Wednesday (18 Feb) night, a family of two adults and two girls dined at the restaurant, said Cheng Ji\u2019s lady boss in the post.<\/p>\n<p>They ordered two Australian lobsters weighing around 1.2kg, which cost S$200.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to \u201ca slip of the finger\u201d and carelessness on the restaurant\u2019s part, they were charged S$2 instead.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_702788\" style=\"width: 1546px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702788\" class=\"wp-image-702788 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/S2-lobsters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/S2-lobsters.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/S2-lobsters-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/S2-lobsters-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/S2-lobsters-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/S2-lobsters-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1536px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1536\/2048;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-702788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Cheng Ji Seafood Restaurant on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The restaurant did not notice the error at the time, she added.<\/p>\n<h3>Girls return to restaurant the next night, inform boss about mistake<\/h3>\n<p>The next night, the two girls returned to the restaurant with the receipt.<\/p>\n<p>CCTV footage with a time stamp of 9.50pm showed them speaking to the lady boss, informing her that there had been a mistake and they were undercharged.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_702791\" style=\"width: 1330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702791\" class=\"wp-image-702791 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lobsters-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1320\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lobsters-1-1.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lobsters-1-1-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lobsters-1-1-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lobsters-1-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1320px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1320\/740;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-702791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Cheng Ji Seafood Restaurant on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At first, her heart \u201cskipped a beat\u201d, and she was momentarily confused, she said.<\/p>\n<p>She wondered whether there was a system error or whether the girls wanted a refund due to overcharging.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<iframe id=\"answers-client-699ae3a4e825f\" class=\"answers-client\" src=\"\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But she and her manager were stunned when they checked their records and discovered the mistake.<\/p>\n<h3>Lady boss touched by gesture<\/h3>\n<p>The lady boss said the girls\u2019 gesture bewildered her, but also warmed her heart.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, she had encountered customers haggling for change over napkins and tea, and others even owed her money now after running away without paying their bill.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why she was \u201cso touched\u201d when the girls returned to pay the balance of their bill, she gushed, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Having worked in the restaurant industry for so long\u2026 this is the first time in my life I\u2019ve seen a customer voluntarily return to pay for an error on our part.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Lady boss gives girls ang pao<\/h3>\n<p>Grateful, the lady boss gave the girls an ang pao each as a Chinese New Year blessing and a token of her gratitude.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-702793 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lobsters-east-coast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1318\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lobsters-east-coast.jpg 1318w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lobsters-east-coast-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lobsters-east-coast-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lobsters-east-coast-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1318px) 100vw, 1318px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1318px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1318\/741;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Surmising that their parents must have driven them all the way back to pay the S$198 balance, she also went over to the carpark to talk to them.<\/p>\n<p>After knocking on their car window and waiting for them to roll it down, she \u201csincerely and repeatedly bowed\u201d to thank them, she said.<\/p>\n<h3>Kindness \u2018more precious than Australian lobster\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>In a time when everybody is so \u201cserious\u201d, the lady boss said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This sincerity, this kindness, is a million times more precious than Australian lobster.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She also assured customers that while the restaurant might have \u201cmoments of carelessness\u201d, its commitment to honest business practices will never falter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/geylang-hawker-chwee-kueh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geylang Hawker Gets Emotional When Patron Points Out Undercharged Food, Customers Urged To Be Kinder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yVoRfXjyeG\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/geylang-hawker-chwee-kueh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Geylang Hawker Gets Emotional When Patron Points Out Undercharged Food, Customers Urged To Be Kinder<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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