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A guest at the luxurious Plaza Hotel in New York City<\/a> was left outraged after discovering her ice cream sundae cost nearly $500.<\/p>\n

Fans of the beloved 1992 movie Home Alone 2 can relive the famous scene from the holiday classic in which Kevin McAllister (played by Macaulay Culkin<\/a>) ordered an extravagant dessert while staying there.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the treat comes at an eye-watering cost.<\/p>\n

The dessert is priced at almost $500 – and one woman was not happy about it after her mother-in-law ordered the dessert without telling her about the steep price.<\/p>\n

In a now-viral clip<\/a>, Jully Patel is seen sitting in a white robe with her mother-in-law inside their hotel room at the Plaza as\u00a0a waiter enters with a cart filled with goodies.<\/p>\n

It contains a massive silver tray featuring a total 16 scoops of vanilla and chocolate ice cream in the center of a big bowl, topped with whipped cream.<\/p>\n

Surrounding it was an array of toppings like sprinkles, M&Ms, brownie bits and cherries, and\u00a0various sauces like fruit sauce, caramel sauce and chocolate sauce.<\/p>\n

But when Patel was handed the bill, she was stunned to see the total: $477.98.<\/p>\n

‘My mother-in-law ordered a $500 ice cream sundae to the room without telling me the price,’ she said. ‘When the waiter handed me the bill, that’s when I realized.’<\/p>\n

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A guest at the luxurious Plaza Hotel in New York Citywas left outraged after discovering her ice cream sundae cost nearly $500. The sundae is seen in a previous video shared in January\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Fans of the 1992 movie Home Alone 2 can relive the famous scene from the holiday classic in which Kevin McAllister ordered an extravagant bowl of ice cream while staying at the Plaza<\/p>\n

She first shared the video back in September, but it recently went viral after a popular X (formerly Twitter) account reshared it on the platform earlier this week.<\/p>\n

‘You can now order Kevin’s Hone Alone 2 ice cream sundae at The Plaza Hotel, is it worth almost $500?’ they captioned the post.<\/p>\n

It sparked a heated discussion about the cost of the treat, as viewers rushed to the replies to share their thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I don’t even get how they think that price tag is justifiable,’ one user wrote.<\/p>\n

‘That’s ridiculous,’ penned another, while someone else pointed out: ‘You can make this at home for $25.’<\/p>\n

‘I wouldn’t pay that much for ice cream,’ announced a different person.<\/p>\n

‘Wow that looks amazing but $500? That’s just insane. Nope,’ read a fifth tweet.<\/p>\n

‘$500 for a gallon of ice cream with candy and sauce topping is RIDICULOUS,’ said a sixth.<\/p>\n

Join the debate<\/p>\n

Would YOU pay $500 for ice cream?<\/p>\n

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Back in January, two guests at the Plaza also went viral after they shared their reaction to the sky-high price of the sundae, seen here\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In Home Alone 2, Macaulay Culkin’s character mistakenly boards a plane to New York while his family flies for Christmas vacation to Florida and he checks into the Plaza Hotel (stock image)<\/p>\n

In Home Alone 2, the sequel to the 1990s smash hit Home Alone, Culkin’s character mistakenly boards a plane to New York while his family flies for Christmas vacation to Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While in the city, the lost Kevin McAllister checks into the Plaza using his dad’s credit card, where he orders the now-famous ice cream sundae.<\/p>\n

The hotel also offers a Home Alone: Fun In New York package, with the perks including a limousine ride, a large cheese pizza, and the ‘Home Alone Sundae.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

The price varies ‘depending on the room type’ but it’s been said it has\u00a0a starting price of around $2,000 plus tax.<\/p>\n

Back in January, two guests at the Plaza also went viral after they shared their reaction to the sky-high price of the sundae<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friends Amira Harvey and Jenna Sinatra were enjoying a luxurious night at the lavish New York hotel when they ordered the dessert, unaware of how much it cost.<\/p>\n

‘Amira was so excited for the 16-flavor ice cream from the Home Alone movie,’ Sinatra said in a now-viral TikTok video about it.<\/p>\n

In the clip, room service arrived at their door with the massive ice cream dish, before a shocked Sinatra signed the check.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a comment, she said that while the dessert was ‘good, no ice cream is worth $500.’<\/p>\n