Man charged £223k for six craft beers

A man was mistakenly charged £223,000 for six bottles of beer instead of £22.30 – a cautionary tale reminding us all to check the bill before punching in our pin.

The 28-year-old was served at an off-licence, Kris Wines, in Islington when the error occurred.

Unsurprisingly the transaction was declined due to insufficient funds.

Speaking to The Independent, the unidentified man said that he wasn’t really paying attention and had just “glanced down and saw the first two numbers”.

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“They looked fine so I tapped in my Pin”, he said.

“As soon as it declined the shop assistant and I realised what had happened and we just laughed. It was funny but I will definitely pay more attention when I pay by card from now on.”