Burger brouhaha: An irate customer at a Burger King restaurant in Perkins Township threw a Whopper at a restaurant manager Monday, police said yesterday. The customer’s complaint? The sandwich wasn’t the same as the one depicted on a Burger King billboard, he said. Daniel Faggionato, Jr., 60, of Sandusky, called police to complain that the restaurant at 3911 Milan Rd. had not served him a proper product.
“He said it didn’t look anything like the billboard,” police Sgt. Al Matthews said. “I can find some other things to be upset about.” According to police, Mr. Faggionato complained about the sandwich to Elizabeth Drake, a manager at the restaurant. She made him another, but Mr. Faggionato refused to accept the replacement Whopper, either. “He stated that it still wasn’t like the one in the picture and demanded a refund and threw it at her,” Sergeant Matthews said. The airborne sandwich missed its target, he said.
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04 January | 11:41 | Alison
I was once in a Subway behind a Very Annoying Customer, and the clerk (don't they call them 'sandwich artists'?) got mad and threw her sandwich across the counter against the wall. By the time Annoying Customer left, everyone (including the sandwich artist and Annoying Customer) was laughing. Quite surreal.
04 January | 12:37 | Erica
Josh, you sure report some good news.
04 January | 14:10 | Karen
Now THAT'S quality reporting.
04 January | 14:14 | josh
it's stories like that one that make me remember why i became a journalist.
04 January | 19:41 | Tam
You mean he wanted a cold, ages old burger covered in paint and polyurethane? Or one that was much larger than the one he was served?
FWIW, stories like that are why I DON'T subcribe to the Blade.
04 January | 19:41 | Tam
You mean he wanted a cold, ages old burger covered in paint and polyurethane? Or one that was much larger than the one he was served?
FWIW, stories like that are why I DON'T subcribe to the Blade.
04 January | 23:37 | Kelly
It's stories like this that are the reason I write for The Blade. You have to have some fun in the news somewhere.
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