Man Finds Used Condom In Southwestern Whopper, Sues Burger King

[Kloud]

http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071207/NEWS04/712070385/1002/NEWS01

Three bites into his Southwestern Whopper sandwich Van Miguel Hartless knew something was wrong.

"It had a sour taste and I felt something rubbery," the Fair Haven man said Thursday. "I immediately spit it out and ran to the bathroom to vomit."

Hartless, 24, contends that what he bit into in his Burger King sandwich was a condom — unwrapped and possibly used.

The incident last summer led him first to complain and then to file a lawsuit in Rutland Superior Court.

Hartless, a junior at Green Mountain College, is seeking unspecified damages in court from Carrols Corp., a company in Syracuse, N.Y., which owns the Burger King in Rutland where Hartless bought his sandwich.

In the lawsuit, Hartless' lawyer Devin McLaughlin argues that Carrols Corp. was negligent and liable for selling Hartless the hamburger that has caused him "sustained pain and suffering, vomiting, nightmares, mental and emotional distress" and medical expenses.

Source: Consumerist (http://consumerist.com/consumer/fast-food/man-finds-used-condom-in-southwestern-whopper-sues-burger-king-331624.php)

[Blind Rage]

Wow, I feel bad for him. If that happened to me I would go for 1 million :D

[Turbo VDuB 44]

hahahahaha holy shit. Thats amazing the things people find in their sandwiches. He will probably request for 3x his costs and then some. That seems to be the standard request of money during a lawsuit. I don't usually east fast food, this shows just another reason why...

[Veritas347]

Wow thats extremely disgusting I would have probably thrown up instantly if that happened to me.

[Kloud]

hahahahaha holy shit. Thats amazing the things people find in their sandwiches. He will probably request for 3x his costs and then some. That seems to be the standard request of money during a lawsuit. I don't usually east fast food, this shows just another reason why...

Yup, this is what happens when you have people working minimum wage that hate their job...

I worked Food Service for about a year. I was making better wages than some of my peers, but man is it hard work :( Picky customers, making a mistake when you're busy... the littlest things make you angry in such a stressful environment.

There still is no reason to take it out on a customer like that =/

[hulkingbubba65]

That is messed up!:eek:


I feel bad for the guy.

[lnxguru]

I don't usually east fast food, this shows just another reason why...

Agreed. If you've not seen it, watch Super Size Me (http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&EAN=829567014721&itm=1), it'll give you another reason to never eat fast food...

[Turbo VDuB 44]

Agreed. If you've not seen it, watch Super Size Me (http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&EAN=829567014721&itm=1), it'll give you another reason to never eat fast food...

I had to watch that movie for one of my classes last year. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. There is also a book called "Fast Food Nation", by who I can't remember, but it came out 2-3 years ago and it's quite good. It gives more of an in-depth view on the way the meat used in fast food is packaged and that aspect of the industry.

[lnxguru]

I had to watch that movie for one of my classes last year. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. There is also a book called "Fast Food Nation", by who I can't remember, but it came out 2-3 years ago and it's quite good. It gives more of an in-depth view on the way the meat used in fast food is packaged and that aspect of the industry.

It's by Eric Schlosser (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780060838584&itm=2). I've not read it, maybe I'll put it on my list.

[justcallmeChill]

dude thats horrible, i would feel so betrayed by the company....that guy wouldnt be able to eat out for probably the rest of his life....too bad bc hes gonna miss alot of delicious meals

[Razor]

Wow that is tottaly disgusting, thank god i never eat fast food.

[v0lum3]

That's gross. Wow. I'm glad I don't eat fast food.

[Azeron]

Meh, could be just this guy's get rich quick scheme, where's the proof?

[Anti Hero]

Thats sick!

But, he might have put the condom in there by himself just too get money. There was someone who had a finger in a wendey's bowl of chilli, and she had put it in there. I forgot how she got the finger though.

[Shadow]

I don't think the police released the info on where she got the finger. But yeah I'm not sure this is 100% true it could be just another hoax...

[Kloud]

Him planting it there doesn't explain his Post Traumatic-Stress symptoms.

[Azeron]

Him planting it there doesn't explain his Post Traumatic-Stress symptoms.
Could be invented, psychosomatic or simulated. /shrug

You know there's always some 'specialist' happy to testify that he's traumatized as long as they get paid.

[iJohn]

Ugh! Just sick! Yet funny:)

[Burner110]

UGH! I would puke in a heartbeat if that happened to me.

[angry]

That is sick, i would of went nuts i hope he sues them for millions.