Human beings are strange creatures and if you don’t believe with me, wait to you read this blog. A Connecticut man is claiming that he had a heart attack because he was given an ill-fitting hairpiece that didn’t match his hair color. But, wait, there’s more. According to news reports, the man, who survived the attack says he is now planning to sue the wig shop.
A local newspaper reports that Paul Lewis suffered a heart attack soon after refusing to pay for the hairpiece that “was not only the wrong size but also the wrong color.” He told a local reporter that he is seeking more than $15,000 in damages from the wig shop that sold him the hairpiece. And, in true, stick-it-to-you-fashion the wig boutique is countering with its own lawsuit (a small claims action) seeking $1,200 in payment for the hairpiece sold to Lewis.
So, how did this all come about? According to court records, Lewis claims he “fell ill in December 2004 after Paula Wood, the owner of the wig shop, threatened to call police because he refused to pay.” (Wait, it gets even better.) Lewis then told a newspaper that Wood “sold him the hairpiece in a darkened room and he didn’t realize it was the wrong color until later.” Once he found out it was the wrong color Lewis says he put a stop payment on a check he issued to the shop.
When Wood was approached by officials for her side of the story she said she “had no idea why Lewis suffered a heart attack over the incident” and added that he was so happy with the hairpiece when he left the shop that he “hugged me and thanked me.” And, in case you were wondering… Wood also added that her shop is brightly lit and Lewis picked up his hairpiece in the middle of a sunny day.
I can’t wait to hear what the judge presiding over this case has to say about this one.