UBC Coffee in Shenzhen has come under fire for apparently serving poor quality tea to those it believes are “facing economic difficulties”.

A Sina Weibo user named Shenzhen Laocui complained that he had been discriminated against when he was told that the RMB98 pot of tea he was drinking was for customers on “lower budgets”, News Express reports.

“I went to the UBC Coffee Shop in Zhuzilin with my friends and asked for a pot of ginseng and oolong tea which cost RMB98,” he wrote.  ”I felt it didn’t taste right and I told the waitress, but she said that this was how it was supposed to taste.”  The waitress then explained that Shenzhen Laocui could get a higher quality version of the same tea, but it would cost extra, as the RMB98 pots were for poorer people.

Some Weibo users called on the UBC to list which teas are for people facing “economic difficulties” right on the menu, so it’s made clear.

“I am very interested in tea and have a vast collection at home,” Shenzhen Laocui wrote. “The reason I visit the shop is to enjoy the service.  How could they say such a thing?”

While the manager of the coffee shop denied the claim, he apologized for the unpleasent atmosphere that had been caused by the disagreement.

Many Sina Weibo users criticized the coffee shop. The manager of the UBC branch wanted to apologize to Shenzhen Laocui personally, but the microblogger refused to give out his phone number.