Influencer leaves 1-star review when restaurant refuses to comp her meal in exchange for "exposure"

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

May 10, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

There seems to be no end to the number of people who think they're entitled to getting things for free just because a few people follow them on the internet. Asking for something for free after you've already eaten is kind of like scratching off a lotto ticket and then trying to return it. At that point, the transaction has already taken place—pay for your dang food and leave.

The reality is that no one will give you something for free after the fact—that's not how it works. "Free" things in exchange for promotion are organized well in advance with a contract that has specific terms, not after you've freshly polished off your Eggs Benedict and a mimosa while you're wiping hollandaise sauce off your chin.

Alas, people continue to try this and then retaliate by leaving a 1-star review after being denied.

Read on. Next, check out this guy who left a 1-star review for a bike shop that helped him for free.