‘Food influencer’ with 8,000 followers demanded a free feast and threatened a bad review. WokChef printed the request and sent one 40p sauce
The customer was basically bragging about their social media followers to get free food
On August 24, 2026, WokChef (@wokchef), a Chinese restaurant, shared a screengrab of an influencer's order receipt with an entitled note attached. The customer was basically bragging about their social media followers to get a huge food order for free. In fact, the influencer even threatened to post a bad review online if the restaurant failed to "look after" them. The post has since received 118,000 likes on Instagram.
The shocking ultimatum
The receipt, shared by WokChef, records an August 23 order. It looks like an ordinary receipt except that the "Customer Note" is exceptionally long and, in a way, a shakedown. The customer, who introduced themselves as a “pretty big food influencer,” started by bragging about having over 8,000 followers. "I have heard loads about WokChef! I would love you to send me a proper selection so I can make some content," the note read.
Instead of one or two items, the customer demanded a whole feast, including chicken chow mein, salt & pepper chicken, chicken fried rice, loaded fries, crispy chicken, among others. They also pressured the restaurant to prepare a proper feast for their video. "If you don’t look after me though, I might have to make a bad review and let my 8,000-plus followers know what happened,” the influencer gave an ultimatum. However, the restaurant refused to bow down to the entitled demand. So instead of sending a huge order as demanded, WokChef sent the influencer a "1 Sweet Chilli Sauce" priced at £0.40 ($0.54).
Influence or Illusion?
A survey of 100,000 accounts by SociaVault Labs found nearly 37.2% of influencers have fake followers that are purchased or are inauthentic. In fact, at least 15% of advertisers spending on influencer marketing lose around $1.3 billion annually on fraud, as reported by CBS News. Similarly, more than half (63%) of marketers and brands have encountered influencers engaging in manipulation to extract free perks and products, per Invesp. The report also found that nearly 38% of influencers artificially boost their posts. These data show how much the influencer industry is exploiting ordinary consumers.
'The entitlement is crazy'
Meanwhile, reacting to the restaurant's post, @justahometownboy commented, “We need to start showing how some influencers behave. Name and shame them. I can guarantee that they have done it to other people.” Similarly, @bellabonbon63 said, “So is that what Influencers do? Blackmail a restaurant for a free meal? Disgusting.”
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