A lunchtime visit to a restaurant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kicked off a six-month financial nightmare for a Seattle-based husband and wife. The couple, Alan and Terry Axelrod, say the eatery charged their credit card an astounding $29,695 for their vegetarian meal.
You read that right. The restaurant, Juan Bautista Parrilla Gaucha, charged nearly $30,000 to the couple's Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees) that day.
Even more shocking than the inflated tab was what happened next. Without a receipt to prove the real cost of their lunch, Chase dismissed their credit card dispute and rebilled them $29,695. The couple's appeals were similarly rejected.
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