Guy Ends Up Stuck With A $500 Hospital Bill After Faking An Allergy In Order To Get Fresh Food At A Restaurant

"After leaving, my date was half-wtf and half-laughing at the stupidity of this whole thing."

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• November 14, 2022

Allergies to certain foods result from an immune system reaction following consumption. Even the tiniest amount can trigger symptoms and signs, including swollen airways, hives, or digestive problems.

Food allergies can cause severe symptoms in some people. Some can even have a life-threatening reaction called anaphylaxis.

Around 8% of children under the age of 5 and up to 4% of adults are estimated to battle with food allergy effects. Most allergies are uncurable, but some children manage to outgrow their food allergies with time.

Food allergies are not the same as food intolerance. It's easy to confuse the two of them, but food intolerance is less serious and has nothing to do with the immune system.

Allergic reactions can cause discomfort for some people without necessarily being severe. However, some other people have to deal with frightening, life-threatening situations after having an allergic food reaction.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/M0shka made a post on the r/AmItheA**hole subReddit where he explained how he falsely claimed to have an allergy in order to get fresher food. The user's lie took him through a weird path that eventually landed him in the hospital where he found himself stuck with a $500 bill.

Here's the original Reddit post by u/M0shka:

OP decided to try a life hack he's heard about, while on a Tinder date.

OP claimed that he is allergic to onions and insisted that his Guac doesn't contain any.

The waitress came rushing after realizing something.

OP didn't even know what an allergic reaction looked like.

OP started faking an allergic reaction but eventually stopped.

After OP's date left, he found himself in a pretty awkward situation.

The supervisor wouldn't take no for an answer.

OP eventually made it to the emergency room.

OP then had to pay $500 for no absolute reason.

Here’s the picture OP linked in the screenshot above.

OP isn't sure whether his actions made him an a-hole, so he decided to ask the Reddit community.

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/M0shka's post:

OP is never going to use any of these 'life hacks' again after this incident.

Some people have to genuinely deal with these dangerous situations and might get ignored because of stunts like these.

OP used up resources that could've helped someone who actually needed assistance.

You can just ask for French fries without using any tricks.

All you have to do is ask.

Coming clean would have saved him a lot of time and money.

OP put the waitress's job in jeopardy.

Sometimes the staff just won't believe you.

Well, this was an interesting story. OP wanted to try a life hack but ended up messing up in a lot of different ways.

He should have fessed up and ended his suffering, but he decided to go down this road, and it caused him to be $500 short. If you enjoyed reading this, make sure to check out similar content on our platform.

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