We forked out £618 for just 2 hotdogs at popular UK Christmas market – now we’re on beans & toast for rest of the month
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A FAMILY are on beans and toast for the rest of the month after forking out £618 for just two hotdogs at a Christmas market. Laura Brumpton, 34, and her husband Alan, 37, took their two kids to enjoy the festive market in Nottingham last week. The couple treated the children to two Frankfurt sausages, listed as £9 each.
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But Alan tapped his phone on the card machine without checking the amount. The couple were "shocked" to realise he'd forked out £618 instead of the £18 owed. The "apologetic" vendor said she was refunding the couple £600 - but Laura said it's yet to land in Alan's bank account.
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Taking to TikTok, the mum shared video footage of the hotdog stand owner refunding her husband. The vendor is heard saying 'Refunded £600 - I'm so sorry" before Laura holds the receipt showing the astonishing sum. Laura, from Scunthorpe in north Lincolnshire, said: "They were the most expensive hotdogs ever.
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"I was very shocked. I just couldn't believe it. £18 just for two hotdogs is a lot of money as well. "My husband just got his phone on apple pay and just tapped it. I don't even know if he looked at it.". She added: "Just a habit of tap and she was like 'Oh my god, I'm sorry'. It was £618.
"He checked his bank and it went straight away. I thought it would bounce straight away. I did think there was a £100 limit. "I jokingly said 'does that mean we get free sausages for the rest of the year'. I thought 'if I don't laugh about it…'.". The mum-of-two revealed the vendor promised to refund the money after she realised her mistake.
