Jesse O’Dell told “Today” that he went through the drive-through at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, Starbucks on Jan.
Days later, O’Dell’s wife was shopping with their children when her credit card was declined, O’Dell told McClatchy News.
A review of the receipt from Starbucks showed that O’Dell was charged $3.95 for one drink, $5.95 for the other, $1.00 for an additional shot of espresso and $4,444.44 in gratuity.
O’Dell immediately reached out to Starbucks, saying that he believed the charge was made in error.
“Detectives with our Financial Crimes Unit investigated the case and found the gratuity was added either by accident or by machine error.
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