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Switzerland. A Customer Confuses Credit Card Code and Tip: He Pays His Crescent at an Astronomical Price

A retired woman confused her credit card code with a tip amount when she paid a croissant, in a bakery near Zurich. An error remained under radar for several weeks, before she was finally reimbursed.
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She simply thought she would buy a croissant from the hazelnuts. However, this Swiss retired woman discovers two weeks later a debit of 1,700 euros on her account. A mysterious error at the time of payment would be at the origin of this transaction, finally repaid after several weeks. The post This retired woman thinks to buy a simple croissant, but finally pays 1,700 euros: "The customer probably thought she had to enter her code" appeared firs…

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A retired woman confused her credit card code with a tip amount when she paid a croissant, in a bakery near Zurich. An error remained under radar for several weeks, before she was finally reimbursed.

·Nancy, France
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estrepublicain.fr broke the news in Nancy, France on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
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