A shop owner in Phuket, Thailand, warned other small businesses to stay alert after two foreign women allegedly assaulted a female employee during a dispute over missing change at a downtown market.
The incident happened at around 6.30pm on Tuesday (29 Sept) at a shop in Phuket Town.
According to the owner, two female tourists entered the shop and bought items worth 100 baht (about S$3.80). They paid with a 1,000-baht (about S$38) note and were allegedly short-changed by 500 baht (about S$19).
The owner said one of the tourists accused the employee of failing to return 500 baht in change.
The staff member reportedly insisted that the full amount had been returned and asked the tourists to wait while she contacted the owner to review the CCTV footage.
Source: Phuket Times on Facebook
However, the tourist allegedly refused to wait and continued shouting that she needed to leave.
CCTV footage showed the tourist pushing the employee before another woman intervened and told her to calm down.
Source: Phuket Times on Facebook
The staff member was also left visibly shaken by the confrontation.
After reviewing the security footage, the shop owner said the recording showed that the employee had given the correct amount of change.
Source: Phuket Times on Facebook
The two tourists later reportedly left the market after they checked the video footage.
The owner also shared details of the incident online to warn other vendors, especially businesses with young female employees, about potential short-change scams and aggressive confrontations.
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Featured image adapted from Phuket Times on Facebook.