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Burger joint 'rescues' woman after date ran out on $100 bill


A Sydney cafe has come to the aid of a woman after a horrible first date say the guy do a runner, leaving her to pay the $100 bill.

Christian Avant, owner of Milky Lane in Bondi, shared a post about the disaster date on his Facebook page and how staff at his cafe stepped in to help out.

Apparently the guy said he was going outside to get cash from an ATM but never came back – and he blocked her number immediately.

Milky Lane in Bondi shared a post about the disaster date online. Photo: Milky Lane
Milky Lane in Bondi shared a post about the disaster date online. Photo: Milky Lane
Photo: Facebook/Christian Avant
Photo: Facebook/Christian Avant

“Our amazing staff took control and consoled the girl, one member who had clocked off had a few shots with her, we comped their whole bill and gave a $150 voucher for her to return with someone better,” the store wrote in the post.

“We’ve never been more proud of the whole team.”

On his personal Facebook, Christian labelled the guy a “piece of sh**”, but didn’t want to name and shame him.

Christian labelled the guy a “piece of sh**”. Photo: Facebook/Christian Avant
Christian labelled the guy a “piece of sh**”. Photo: Facebook/Christian Avant
Photo: Facebook/Milky Lane
Photo: Facebook/Milky Lane

The date was destined to fail from the start, according to Christian, who said the woman had travelled for an hour on public transport to get to Bondi in the first place.

“There was no vibe, no energy or connection, but even still it’s just polite to pay your way and go separate ways and say ‘Thanks for the date’,” he later told The Edge.

People online were outraged the guy would do a runner like that and praised the Milky Lane team for stepping up.

“People are jerks,” one person commented online.

They offered her a $150 voucher to come back with someone better. Photo: Facebook/Milky Lane
They offered her a $150 voucher to come back with someone better. Photo: Facebook/Milky Lane

“Sydney is awful for dating. It really is. I’m glad you turned a horrible situation around for her,” another said.

“That is just so sad…how horrible. Thank you for being so kind to her,” was another comment.

Some people have labelled the whole story a ‘genius marketing ploy’ but Christian said in another Facebook post that “it definitely wasn’t”.

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