A TikToker known as Phlin or Flynn says his August 2024 date at Melbourne froyo chain Yo Chi started normally and ended with a bill around $330. According to his video, his date grabbed the largest cup and added crumble, M&Ms, and Oreo without pausing, while he chose a normal-size cup with strawberries and boba. When staff asked if the two were together, he says he paid the full total alone.
He also says he never spoke to her again. That last part is what lit up the comments. The clip pulled 277,600 likes and 11,000 replies, with many viewers siding with his date and asking how a frozen yogurt run becomes a relationship dealbreaker. One popular comment put it simply: if Yo Chi is breaking your bank, your budget might be the issue.
The Daily Dot couldn’t verify the date’s identity or the exact bill total, so the $330 figure comes straight from the video. Either way, the story struck a nerve about who pays early on, how we judge what a date orders, and why money talk feels so awkward. So we want to know: if the bill shocked you on date one, would you say something or quietly pay and walk away?
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