An influencer was given a harsh dose of reality when Melbourne restaurant Patsy's bluntly refused to collaborate with her. She then tried to shame the owners - but it spectacularly backfired
Daily MailA wannabe influencer has been bombarded with 'rude' messages after her attempt to 'expose' a restaurant for rejecting her unsolicited marketing approach backfired. Melbourne-based Jamieson May, who styles herself as a 'travel, lifestyle, fashion and food creator', posted an almost three-minute rant last month about vegetarian restaurant Patsy's located in the CBD. The aspiring influencer sent a message to Patsy's on Instagram to ask if the restaurant's owners would work with her to create marketing content. She was shocked by the restaurant's 'blunt response' 'You don't seem to have any followers, maybe you should approach us when you have over 100k,' the restaurant's account wrote back. Patsy's, which is owned by restaurateurs Mathew Guthrie and Clinton Trevisi, also defended its response and said it was 'obvious' that they did not want to work with Ms May given her follower profile.
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