Here’s a Whopper
A man who alleged that
he was promised free meals for life after getting stuck in a Portland, Ore.
Burger King bathroom has filed suit to make sure he gets things his way.
In a state court lawsuit filed earlier this month, a Burger King customer alleged he was promised “a lifetime supply” of Burger King
meals after becoming locked in the restaurant’s bathroom due to a broken door
lock. The suit alleges that after the customer used the number on his sales
receipt to call the restaurant for help, employees tried unsuccessfully to push
open the door and then passed a plastic fly swatter underneath the door so the
plaintiff could use it to jimmy the lock. No luck.
After more than an
hour, a locksmith was called and the plaintiff was freed, but not before he
allegedly hurt his hand and was forced to listen to employees and customers
laughing at him through the door. The suit claims that Burger King gave
him a bandage and ointment for his hand “and offered to settle in exchange for
a lifetime supply of Burger King meals at no cost” – but later “reneged.”
So what’s this going
to cost the King? In the suit, the 50-year-old plaintiff estimates that if he
lives to be 72 years old and consumes one Burger King Whopper every week of his
life it’ll cost him $9,026.16, “the lifetime value of meals that he was
promised.”
Now
that’s loyalty to the crown.