Steff Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/COS...=customwire.htm Man Is Charged $4,300 for Four Burgers PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) -- 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 Double post. Sorry bout that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 We were charged $6,999 at a Holiday Inn once. Parlayed that into some priority club points that ended up quealing like 5 free stays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 02:04 PM) We were charged $6,999 at a Holiday Inn once. Parlayed that into some priority club points that ended up quealing like 5 free stays. Yep, Heads paid $49 for the room for the night, and $6,950 for buying "Forrest Hump" on the adult channel 556 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 QUOTE(Capn12 @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 12:20 AM) Yep, Heads paid $49 for the room for the night, and $6,950 for buying "Forrest Hump" on the adult channel 556 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Damn. Nicely played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 QUOTE(Capn12 @ Mar 29, 2006 -> 01:20 AM) Yep, Heads paid $49 for the room for the night, and $6,950 for buying "Forrest Hump" on the adult channel 556 times. Hahahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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