posted on March 28, 2006 09:53:12 AM new
Bet he uses cash next time.
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.
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posted on March 28, 2006 11:09:35 AM new
Ron - are you Dbls alter ego or something? Just what I need. Another obsessed fan.
Sorry doll. I don't do autographs.
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posted on March 28, 2006 12:52:21 PM new
The extra $4330 was a left wing tax increase.
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Many misleading tricks in 2006. The new Demomoron slogan.
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posted on March 28, 2006 01:24:10 PM new
Sorry Bear.... No Photos Please
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posted on March 28, 2006 02:10:10 PM new
But Bear - I have no gore pics. I would share a good gore pic, I just don't have any.
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posted on March 28, 2006 08:31:07 PM new
I just can't believe people go to fast food places and CHARGE their food.
For crying out loud....if you can't afford to eat out...pay cash...then go home and make yourself something to eat. PB and J even.
We have truly become a cashless society....and one that uses charge cards for everything. Eat now....pay 18-30% interest on their food. No wonder people are in the poor financial shape they're in. No common sense/good judgement making skills.
posted on March 28, 2006 08:37:04 PM new
Linda - they used a debit card. No interest. the funds came out of their checking account immediately.
I rarely use cash anymore either. My debit card is a airlines miles card so the more I use it, the more miles I accue.
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posted on March 28, 2006 09:02:13 PM new
Yea, I know fenix....but on mine IF you overdraw your account....like they did...then any charges go on the credit side...automatically, at least with mine. I've set it up that way.
If checking account runs dry...then they transfer money from savings account...if that ever runs dry [hopefully not] then it goes to my BofA credit card....where the finance charges start accuring.
