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Published 16:08 09 Nov 2018 GMT
For many people around the world, a sudden huge injection of cash would be an absolute dream come true. Bills, holidays and rent are all buzzing around your wallet, fighting over your hard earnings; all gone with a cool extra multimillion dollar sum. But how would you get there? Some people say that winning that cash via the lottery is the best way to go about becoming infinitely richer, but there's also the less travelled path of the fast food lawsuit.
If you can find a way to show that your favourite eatery has wronged you in a big way, then there could be a massive settlement on the way, but that's only if you can prove they wronged you in a big way. And as these Florida residents have shown, that's not always easy. In fact, you might end up looking stupid doing it.
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So, when you head to McDonald's, you might not want your meal exactly as it's advertised on the menu. That's cool, it's 2018, have it your way! But when your specific order isn't made specifically to order, that's annoying... I guess. Enough to complain? Sure, go ahead. But maybe suing McDonald's for several million dollars is a little bit excessive.
The Miami Herald reports that two plaintiffs - Cynthia Kissner of Broward and Leonard Werner of Miami-Dade, Florida - complained that despite asking for their burger without cheese, they had been charged full price for a Quarter Pounder with Cheese, which they pointed out was 30 cents cheaper on the McDonald's app if they ordered without cheese. As a result, they sued McDonald's for as much as five million dollars.
Unsurprisingly, their case was thrown out almost immediately. On Friday, U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas dismissed the case "with prejudice" - meaning they can't file another suit in the future - explaining that the plaintiffs in this case failed to "state a claim for their damages".
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"A pleading must contain a ‘short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief," explained Dimitrouleas, which in layman's terms meant that Kissner and Werner couldn't find a way to show that they'd been harmed (or even put at risk of harm) by having to pay 30 extra cents for a burger.
Dimitrouleas also said that "a Quarter Pounder with no cheese and cheese are separate and distinct products, both of which are offered for sale and can be purchased separately in McDonald’s restaurants," slamming the idea that cheese is a vital aspect of the Quarter Pounder, or that it's a separate and distinct menu item, as "absurd".
"Under any common sense analysis, there is no market for a customer to come into a McDonald’s restaurant and order a slice or two of ‘cheese’ as a product that is separate, distinct, and independent from any other product or menu item. Nor is there a separate product market for a customer to order a slice of tomato, or a slice of lettuce, or a slice of pickle, etc."
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It turns out, it's actually very difficult to win a huge settlement with a fast food restaurant.
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Published 12:10 18 Jan 2023 GMT
One man was certainly "lovin' it" during a recent trip to McDonald's, after walking away with an unexpectedly huge profit on his order.
Josiah Vargas received the shock of his life after going through the drive-thru at the fast-food chain. When he opened his bag afterward in the parking lot, however, he realized employees had accidentally given him a several-thousand-dollar deposit alongside his sausage McMuffin.
The confused customer - who uses the handle @dookiedoeboy - then took to TikTok to explain the puzzling incident. So far, his viral clip has racked up a total of 1.2 million views and over 285,000 likes.
In the video, Vargas holds up a white, plastic bag with the famous golden arch logo. As he opens it up, he reveals that it's filled with thousands of dollars of cold, hard, cash neatly packaged in little zip-lock bags.
Vargas begins the TikTok by detailing how he'd gone to his local McDonald's chain to get a sausage McMuffin. "What's in this bag? Their f**king deposits," he says, without revealing the restaurant's location.
"Just a couple thousand dollars here. Like, what is this? Why would they do this?", he continues. "Now I have to return this because I'm a good person, I guess."
The good Samaritan then returned to the McDonald's restaurant to return the dough, asking himself as he exits the car: "Why would you guys do this to me? Do you know how bad I want this money?"
As he entered the restaurant, Vargas jokingly asked the employees if they were laundering money, to which many of the staff members replied: "Oh my God." Evidently, they were relieved to be receiving their cash back.
One crew member even said she wanted to hug Vargas and take a photo with him. Clearly, the staff was so happy that Vargas returned the money that they even decided to reward him.
"They were just all hugging me and thanking me and crying, and I get free McDonald's for a month, I guess," Vargas said to the camera as he hopped back in the car, adding that he was also given a $200 reward.
Many people took to the comments to praise him for his good deed, with one person writing: "Someone kept their job because you did the right thing good on you man."
"Bro, you probably just saved all their jobs," another added.
"Your smile when you got back in the car. You're an incredible human being," a third person wrote.
Though, not everyone said the same thing. Other users said that they would have kept the money, like this person who commented: "When life gives you lemons, don't throw them away honey."
Published 15:50 26 Dec 2022 GMT
A man has recently shared his shock about McDonald's prices after they appeared to dramatically increase.
Taking to TikTok, Christopher Olive showed his 374,000 followers a receipt from his recent Maccies order, consisting of a Smoky Double Quarter Pounder BLT burger with large fries and Sprite.
Though this is bound to be a pretty pricey buy - a Smoky Double Quarter Pounder BLT burger doesn't come cheap - Olive was left shocked when the total came out to $16.10.
Sixteen whole dollars!
"So I get there's a labor shortage, I get there's wage increases and a number of other things but... sixteen dollars?", the TikToker said.
"Sixteen dollars for a burger, a large fries, and a drink. It's just crazy," he added.
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And it seems as though others were also shocked at the total.
"Five guys prices at McDonald’s?!?", asked one user, to which Olive responded saying: "It’s crazy."
Another user stated that this was precisely the reason why they prefer to cook at home instead of eating fast food, adding: "I make a lot more of my own food these days because of stuff like this."
Again, Olive replied to the comment agreeing, saying: "Exactly. I eat 90% from food I cook and this really shocked me."
Others questioned the TikToker, saying that it was his fault for picking the most expensive item on the menu.
"Bc you got DOUBLE DELUXE BACON quarter pounder, literally the most expensive option on the entire menu," commented a social media user.
"Bro ordered the most expensive meal they have and acted surprised," another quipped.
The real ones chose to offer some advice, pointing to the app as a good solution.
"Download the app. You can literally eat McDonald’s for under $6 every time," one user said.
Global fans of the fast food franchise recalled their own experiences, and it seems as though other countries' prices are nothing compared to what US citizens are paying for their meals.
Is anyone really surprised?
With the cost of living crisis, prices are generally rising in the United States so this comes as no shock, but - saying that - sixteen dollars is still pushing the boat out a little, isn't it?
A seemingly regular day unfolded into a millionaire’s tale when Travis Hall, a 44-year-old man from Port St. Lucie, Florida, decided to try his luck with a scratch-off lottery ticket during a casual stop at a Publix grocery store.
Initially, Hall's plan was solely to grab a sandwich, but a spontaneous decision propelled him to the world of the affluent, landing him a whopping $5 million prize from a $20 Monopoly Doubler scratch-off lottery ticket.
“I stopped at Publix to grab a sub and decided to try my luck with a $20 Scratch-Off," Hall shared his story with state officials, according to the official press release from the Florida Lottery. "Little did I know, it would turn into a $5 million-dollar win!”
This stroke of luck seemed to be aligned with destiny as the $20 Monopoly Doubler scratch-off boasts a substantial $493 million in possible cash prizes, and includes merely eight top prizes amounting to $5 million each.
However, the realization of this life-altering fortune didn’t dawn upon Hall immediately. He disclosed to lottery officials, “After waiting days to scratch the ticket, I handed it to my wife — my hands were trembling from disbelief at what I was seeing.”
Opting for a one-time, lump-sum payment, Hall received his colossal earnings amounting to $3,994,698.00. Moreover, the retail location that sold the golden ticket is also celebrating, earning a $10,000 bonus commission for processing the prosperous transaction.
The prolific scratch-off games in Florida have generated substantial funds, exceeding $18.09 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF), serving as a crucial supporter of the state's educational initiatives.
The lottery in Florida staunchly backs the Bright Futures Scholarship Program, contributing over $44 billion since its inception, reflecting the extensive impact of such games on societal progress and individual lives.
Hall’s fortune is especially noteworthy as it coincides with the escalating Powerball jackpot, currently poised at a staggering $672 million, stirring anticipation and excitement for the upcoming Wednesday's drawing.
This unique journey from a simple sandwich stop to a multi-millionaire status not only highlights the unpredictable luck of the lottery but also the extensive reach and impact of the lottery system in the Sunshine State, realizing dreams and contributing to societal welfare.
Published 16:13 18 Jul 2018 GMT
I don't know about you, but for me there's no greater feeling than going out and making a contactless payment, completely confident that the payment will go through, knowing you won't be left embarrassed on your date, your night out, or your trip to the grocery store.
It's a sad fact of life that at some point, you're going to be broke as all hell. Yeah, in our own imagined futures we're riding jet skis and dining at the finest restaurants, but to get to the end of your own rags to riches story, you're going to have to lean really hard on the 'rags' bit.
I like to think of it as a rite of passage.
Just the other month, things got so dire that I was having to pay for a meal with spare coins I had lying around my bedroom, and as I paid for my medium helping of McDonald's fries (to keep the hunger pangs at bay) with 17, 18 or 19 coins, I would have been massively offended had the server made a rude remark, or otherwise made me feel terrible about my method of payment.
The thing is, I'm a grown man (well, as much as I'm totally at fault for my lack of financial liquidity). Imagine what it would be like to be a teenager in that situation? That's what played out with a 17-year-old out in Lynchburg, Virginia, who paid for his meal in quarters and coins, but found no support at the restaurant known as Beer 88.
The teenager in question, a 17-year-old known only as 'Naulty', racked up a $45 bill at Beer 88 over the weekend, and paid for that with a $20 bill, plus an assortment of coins and change. No biggie, right? Not all of us can afford to put it on the tab, or absently hand the waiter a $100 bill and mutter at them to "keep the change".
But Beer 88 didn't see it that way.
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Posting on their Facebook page (though the post has since been deleted), they shamelessly shamed this teen, captioning the post:“How NOT to pay at a restaurant, cause that's the nicest thing we can think to say about this ridiculousness.”
Hashtags like #wearebeer88notcoinstar, #nohometraining (implying the teen had been raised by wolves or otherwise in the wild) and #workingwiththepublic really rammed home the point. What's more: the teenager who left the change would know more than most what working in the restaurant business is like: after all, he's a waiter himself.
“I walked there with my friends and that is all I had to take with me,” Naulty (who works for a restaurant called Country Cookin') said, speaking to Munchies about his ordeal. “As a waiter I have a lot of change at the end of the day. Without a car I can't just drive somewhere to change it all in whenever I want.”
He also revealed that the only reason he paid for his meal that way was out of little more than simple generosity. "The only way to have done it differently would have been to pay for only my meal with my $20 and not paid for my friends. I can't say I am sorry for covering them. I love to buy others meals.”
But in this never-ending battle between customers and the companies they visit, on this occasion, the internet sided with our man Naulty. Many comments on the original post slammed the restaurant for their treatment of Naulty, saying that the post was in poor taste, encouraging other customers to pay in coins when visiting Beer 88.
For their part in the incident, Beer 88 replied with snarky comments such as "welcome to social media", or: "Obviously the SARCASM and HUMOR of this post is lost on most of y'all."
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After deleting the post from their page, the restaurant did 'apologise' for the remarks, saying that "it was posted as a joke, intended as a joke, and should be taken as a joke", but mitigating that with the fact that they found the coinage "annoying to people that work in the restaurant/retail industry."
So, which side do you stand on with this restaurant story? Feel free to offer your two cents, but I'm not necessarily sure they'd be appreciated at Beer 88.
I hear they're not big fans of coins.
Published 14:45 14 Mar 2023 GMT
TikTok users are in shock after a woman walked out on a date after the man she was with opted not to spend $3 on extra cheese on his burger... which seems pretty harsh.
Choosing between love and cheese seems like an impossible choice that nobody should ever have to make, and luckily most of us will never have to.
Dating can be incredibly tough, especially with the emergence of dating apps. Trying to find someone you genuinely click with over messages before finally meeting in person can be daunting.
Those who are lucky enough to make it past the talking stage often opt to go out for a meal with their date, though few will expect to be dumped over a trivial matter such as extra cheese.
Well, one woman did exactly this and documented it on TikTok. Going by the name of Dafna, she revealed that she bailed on her date… because of cheese.
Dafna said: "So we schedule to go to dinner, we’re sitting at the restaurant and he seems very nice. Not a catfish. Things are going well, and the waitress comes over, she wants to take our order."
She revealed that she decided to order the branzino and her date opted for the burger, and when questioned as to whether he wanted cheese on the burger he asked if it was going to cost extra.
The waitress informed him that cheese is $3 extra and he opted against having some on this occasion. Seems fairly harmless right? Apparently not for Dafna.
"I’m like what the actual f***? I’m like okay, I’m hungry I’m gonna get my branzino and see what happens," Dafna continued.
"And he’s like, oh my God, you have to pay extra for everything these days, and I’m like, yeah. It’s New York City."
Dafna finished her meal before heading to the waitress and taking care of the bill. She left the restaurant without telling her date before texting him: "The check is taken care of, you should have gotten the cheese."
Safe to say, many were not very understanding of what Dafna had done, with one person commenting: "You should take a break from dating and reflect on this situation. I don't think this was a ghoastable [sic] offense."
A second added: This is crazy to me he didn’t complain about the branzino, he simply didn’t feel like paying extra for cheese on his burger."
A third said: "I will defend the way women act all day long but some people are just insane - $3 for cheese is a joke so what you did was horrible I’m sorry."
Dafna has since doubled down in follow-up videos, asking "the ladies of New York" to support her as the man showed that he was not "financially stable."
Echoing the sentiments of many of the comments - Justice for cheese man.
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