Burger anybody?

[Tara]

Man Is Charged $4,300 for Four Burgers
By Associated Press
Tue Mar 28, 6:15 AM

PALMDALE, Calif. - Four burgers at his neighborhood Burger King cost George Beane a whopping $4,334.33.

Beane ordered two Whopper Jr.s and two Rodeo cheeseburgers when he pulled up to the drive-through window last Tuesday. The cashier, however, forgot that she'd entered the $4.33 charge on his debit card and punched in the numbers again without erasing the original ones _ thus creating a four-figure bill.

The electronic charge went through to George and Pat Beane's Bank of America checking account and left the couple penniless. Their mortgage payment was due and they worried checks they had written would bounce, Pat Beane said.

"We were thinking, 'No, not now!'" she said of the overcharge.

Terri Woody, the restaurant manager, said Burger King officials tried to get the charge refunded. But the bank said the funds were on a three-day hold and could not be released, Pat Beane said.

The hold is designed to prevent customers from spending money that no longer is available in their accounts and to let the bank confirm a transaction is legitimate before transferring funds, said Bank of America supervisor Joel Solorio.

Burger King did not charge the Beanes for their meal, and the couple got their $4,334.33 back on Friday.

"For those three days, those were the most expensive value burgers in history," Pat Beane said.


:o  They didn't charge them for there food....wow how friggen thoughtful of Buger King ( yes I meant for that to be a typo so don't put me in any classes)   ::) And I also wanna know why my Buger King doesn't have 4 burgers for 4.33...its more like 12 bucks  ::)

[harley89]

Hey I wont say anything I once charged a customer $20,000 a yard for carpet. Burger King doesnt look so dumb to me. Customer was a credit line customer so it was corrected internally but the business owner had a good laugh. 

[foxx]

Lesson learned...always check the reciept!  OMG...I would be so screwed...

[RC]

At barely over a buck per burger, that is a pretty good deal... but what I don't get is- come on, it's $4.33!! Do people really need to use debit/credit cards to pay for something that is $4.33?? Ya can't dig a fiver out of your pocket somewhere? Under the car seat? Between the cushions? Heck, I've seen people with that much in change sitting in that little change compartment in their cars. If you pull up to a drive-thru and don't even have 5 bucks in cash to spend on the food.. do you really need it that bad that you have to whip out a card for it? You should know anything could go wrong with using a card, ya gotta always have at least a little cash on ya. I'm all about the cash, use it all the time, no matter what. Only time I don't is when I order something online. I'm guessin the next time this family wants fast food, they will be taking some cash along with em.

[Homer]

I know someone who uses their card all the time. He never has cash. Damn cheapskate! LOL :))

[foxx]

I know someone who uses their card all the time. He never has cash. Damn cheapskate! LOL :))

I never, ever have cash.  If a retailer won't take my card...screw them! 

I feel the same way about non-smoking restaraunts...Screw them!

[Homer]

I know someone who uses their card all the time. He never has cash. Damn cheapskate! LOL :))

I never, ever have cash.  If a retailer won't take my card...screw them! 

I feel the same way about non-smoking restaraunts...Screw them!

Don't move to California then. There's a city there and you can't smoke anywhere in the city. :o

[foxx]

I know someone who uses their card all the time. He never has cash. Damn cheapskate! LOL :))

I never, ever have cash.  If a retailer won't take my card...screw them! 

I feel the same way about non-smoking restaraunts...Screw them!

Don't move to California then. There's a city there and you can't smoke anywhere in the city. :o

Even outside?  You can't be serious. 

[Homer]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,188360,00.html

See for yourself.

[foxx]

ew.  I mean, I understand why...I wish I wasn't a smoker...but I am...and If I want to smoke OUTSIDE I should be able to. 

[Helen]

ew.  I mean, I understand why...I wish I wasn't a smoker...but I am...and If I want to smoke OUTSIDE I should be able to. 

WOW, you'd think outside would be ok.

[Homer]

ew.  I mean, I understand why...I wish I wasn't a smoker...but I am...and If I want to smoke OUTSIDE I should be able to. 

You can do it. I quit cold turkey about 5 years ago.

[ClingFree]

ew.  I mean, I understand why...I wish I wasn't a smoker...but I am...and If I want to smoke OUTSIDE I should be able to. 

You can do it. I quit cold turkey about 5 years ago.

Congrats on kickin the habit Homer

[foxx]

ew.  I mean, I understand why...I wish I wasn't a smoker...but I am...and If I want to smoke OUTSIDE I should be able to. 

You can do it. I quit cold turkey about 5 years ago.

wtg Homer...I have no willpower...and also am slightly OCD...so the whole compulsive thing gets me...

I know...excuses, excuses!   ;)

[Libra]

ew.  I mean, I understand why...I wish I wasn't a smoker...but I am...and If I want to smoke OUTSIDE I should be able to. 

You can do it. I quit cold turkey about 5 years ago.

wtg Homer...I have no willpower...and also am slightly OCD...so the whole compulsive thing gets me...

I know...excuses, excuses!   ;)

I can attest to the OCD... She "cleans" MY emails.  :)) :))

Libra
I'm so excited!  My roommate is making white trash food tonight!  Perfect for hangovers!   

[hades]

i have a sever case of ocd. ah  :-X

[foxx]

ew.  I mean, I understand why...I wish I wasn't a smoker...but I am...and If I want to smoke OUTSIDE I should be able to. 

You can do it. I quit cold turkey about 5 years ago.

wtg Homer...I have no willpower...and also am slightly OCD...so the whole compulsive thing gets me...

I know...excuses, excuses!   ;)

I can attest to the OCD... She "cleans" MY emails.  :)) :))

Libra
I'm so excited!  My roommate is making white trash food tonight!  Perfect for hangovers!   

LOL... :-X Lib...you're not suppossed to tell people about my email cleaning!   :))

I suggest McDonald's and she scoffs at it...Roommate who steals her beer makes trash food and she's excited!  Sheesh.   :P

[Tara]

ew.  I mean, I understand why...I wish I wasn't a smoker...but I am...and If I want to smoke OUTSIDE I should be able to. 

You can do it. I quit cold turkey about 5 years ago.

wtg Homer...I have no willpower...and also am slightly OCD...so the whole compulsive thing gets me...

I know...excuses, excuses!   ;)

Wow I just quit cold turkey on March 1st of this year...I have smoked since I was 15 years old...and im 43...I didnt even quit when I was pregnant...It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be...just been 4 weeks today...lots of gum lots of gum

[hades]

lol see the example.a topic about burgers and overcharging and i look to see tara babbling about everything but  :))

[Libra]

ew.  I mean, I understand why...I wish I wasn't a smoker...but I am...and If I want to smoke OUTSIDE I should be able to. 

You can do it. I quit cold turkey about 5 years ago.

wtg Homer...I have no willpower...and also am slightly OCD...so the whole compulsive thing gets me...

I know...excuses, excuses!   ;)

I can attest to the OCD... She "cleans" MY emails.  :)) :))

Libra
I'm so excited!  My roommate is making white trash food tonight!  Perfect for hangovers!   

LOL... :-X Lib...you're not suppossed to tell people about my email cleaning!   :))

I suggest McDonald's and she scoffs at it...Roommate who steals her beer makes trash food and she's excited!  Sheesh.   :P

:oEeek!  Sorry, I didn't know it was a secret.   :-X the word from now on.

And I didn't scoff at it, just couldn't get to McBurger today.  Cheesy hasbrown Hamburger Helper ......  <3 <3  She can steal all the beer she wants.  I'm never drinking again...  :)) :))

Now, if I could only train my dog to go to the 7-11 and get me a Mt. Dew, I'd be in heaven.

Lib