$30 pizza costs woman $2,600

BRISTOL, Conn., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A woman in Bristol, Conn., says she ordered $30 worth of pizza only to find her bank account drained of $2,600.

"The guy at the register was using the credit card," Katie Boucher said. "He was pushing all kinds of buttons, and my husband knew something fishy was going on. The receipt printed out for $2,600 for our $30.50 pizza."

Actually, it was a debit card linked to her checking account, WFSB-TV, Hartford, reported.

She went home, checked her account and saw not only was it empty, it had accrued $230 in overdraft fees, WFSB-TV said Friday.

Boucher called her bank and was told it would take up to 10 days before the $2,600 made it back into her account. She was advised to go to the pizza place and work it out with the owner.

She tried.

"He wanted to give me my money back in pizza," Boucher said.

The proprietor of Amano's Pizza allegedly threw her out.

"I don't like people coming in here and telling me what to do," Von Manolitsis said. "This is my business."

Manolitsis eventually said he would make good on the money, WFSB-TV said.

Boucher said she'll be relieved when the cash is in her hand.