Man slapped with £70 bill claims his dog bought on-demand porn videos on his Smart TV
A bloke has claimed the £70 bill he was slapped with for buying on-demand porn videos were actually because of his dog.
Thomas Barnes, 58, was left red-faced after explaining the pay-per-view porn was accidentally purchased when his dog, Marino, was attempting to get hold of the TV remote.
Accidentally ordering a piece of semi-hardcore pornographic premium content from the Hustler channel when the dog jumped on the bed, Barnes claims the dog pushed all the wrong buttons when making itself comfortable.
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The disastrous accident saw the bloke contact his provider “within minutes” to explain the X-Rated Smart TV gaffe and subsequent £70 charge.
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Despite being assured the problem would be sorted, Barnes found his bill was £70 higher than it normally would have been, with Hustler listed on his payment.
Not wanting to be charged for his dog’s porn order, he subtracted the cost of Hustler from the bill and paid the rest, which led to his entire service being cut off.
The hilarious 2019 mishap recently hit headlines again after Thomas’ embarrassing dog discrepancy was recalled after the North Carolina native fumed at his service providers.
He said at the time: “That $70, you’re taking food out of my mouth. It’s like you’re stealing it. They refused to see how that was pertinent.”
The fuming 58-year-old added: “There’s a problem when there’s a mistake, and you expect me to pay for the mistake.”
The 58-year-old had subsequently contacted the Federal Communications Commission to complain about the charge.
An unmoving DirecTv were resolute in their stance, until Thomas, who was relying on Social Security disability payments at the time, asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate.
Eventually a government agency had to intervene in the case of the K-9 pornography order, with DirecTv eventually agreeing to credit Thomas for the dog’s alleged purchase.
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