Customers Lick Eggs To Receive Food Poisoning Compensation

A Russian supermarket owner has promised 1 million rubles to customers who suffered from food poisoning due to its products, and now some customers are actually trying to get sick. The chain, Zhiznmart, is attempting to repair its reputation after 18 people fell victim to food poisoning earlier in May. Some Russians are licking eggs or buying items they believe might be contaminated in a bid to receive the cash. “As far as I understand, according to the latest information, Rospotrebnadzor and local hospitals are simply inundated by claims of food poisoning related to Zhiznmart,” founder Ivan Zaichenko said. “Unofficially, this is associated with the promised compensation of a million rubles.” Zaichenko clarified that the only people who would receive the money would be the 18 customers who were sick earlier this month. (Oddity Central)

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