Friends Go Out for one bottle of Wine—Then Discover $2,000 Charge
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A night out in Hull, England, took an unexpected, and wildly expensive, turn after a woman was accidentally charged more than £1,600 ($2,226) for a single bottle of wine at a local pub.
William Finch, 22, shared the video of the shocking moment they got the check on TikTok in a video that has now been viewed more than 890,000 times.
Finch's cousin, 23-year-old Izzy, paid for the bottle of wine, which should have cost around £16, and instead set her back a staggering £1653.52.
In a now-viral TikTok video, filmed at the Beech Tree in Hull, Izzy, Finch and the rest of the family are visibly stunned by the receipt which shows she paid the full amount using Apple Pay.
"She was just like, 'Oh my God. 16—,' and then said '£1600.' We were all like, oh my God," Finch told Newsweek.
"She's one of those people who doesn't really check what it says... she's like, 'Oh yeah, just tap tap,' like it's free money," he joked. But what she wasn't expecting was to pay more than 100 times what the modestly priced wine should have cost.
Pictures from the video that gained viral attention after the expensive bottle of wine.
Pictures from the video that gained viral attention after the expensive bottle of wine.
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Though the card payment went through—thanks, ironically, to her graduation account's overdraft—she quickly realized the error and was issued a refund right away by the bartender.
"The guy doing the refund was actually laughing," Finch said.
A spokesperson for The Beech Tree told Newsweek: "Unfortunately we made an initial mistake, but it was immediately recognized, and the issue was resolved. Sometimes mistakes happen but it was taken in good spirits and the customer was refunded and all was well."
Finch originally shared the clip as "just a funny post" but it quickly exploded online, amassing more than 890,000 views since being shared last week.
"I uploaded it and lost connection, then later I looked at my phone like, 'oh my God!'" he said.
Online speculation about how the error happened flooded the comments. Some suggested it was a typo, others assumed a pin number had been accidentally entered as a price. But William confirmed the payment was made via Apple Pay—ruling out keypad errors.
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Is there a limit on Apple Pay?
Apple's digital wallet service, Apple Pay, allows users to make payments in shops and online using their Apple device.
Apple does not set a fixed limit for in-store or online purchases with Apple Pay. While most U.S. merchants do not impose a specific cap on contactless payments in stores and online, there can be caps placed by banks of financial institutions.
Apple Cash and person-to-person payments have different limits. The maximum balance for Apple Cash is $20,000, while the maximum you can send or receive in a 7-day period is $10,000.
In October 2024, Apple started to require identity verification for users sending more than $500 in total Apple Cash peer-to-peer transactions in line with anti-money laundering compliance.
"People have so many theories. Once it's on the internet, everyone has an opinion," Finch said.
While the woman's reaction—and the five-figure mistake—had social media users in stitches, the incident also served as a humorous reminder about checking your totals before tapping your card.
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