Burger King charges injured boy for Ice

Bon

http://www2.townonline.com/newton/lo...ticleid=560579

Ice does not appear on Burger King’s menu, but it should after a Newton teen limped into the Moody Street fast-food restaurant last week looking for some cool relief of a sore ankle.
John Michael Jasset staggered into the restaurant about 5 p.m. last Thursday after being hit by a car. He was thrown from his bike and also scraped his knee, arms and hands, his mother, Cheryl Jasset, said.
But when he asked for some ice to put on his ankle, he was told he had to pay for it.


The charge: 99 cents, plus 5 cents for tax. That’s the price of a small soda.
"I’m never going to Burger King again," John Michael said.
The 16-year-old Pond Street resident said that right after the accident, he exchanged information with the driver, picked up his bike, called his friends - who hadn’t seen the accident and rode ahead - on a walkie-talkie and hobbled into Burger King to nurture his injuries.
A sign on the door gives the cost of a bag of ice, but Jasset’s mother says they should have just given it free.
"It’s outrageous," Cheryl Jasset said. "He wasn’t dripping blood or anything, but his knee, arms and hands were cut."
She said she has tried to contact the local Burger King, but has gotten nowhere. She’s called the company’s corporate office, too.
So far there has been no apology from the fast-food giant.
No one answered calls from a reporter at the Moody Street restaurant Monday. Officials at Burger King’s corporate offices in Miami did not return calls, either.
"I’m never going to go to Burger King again," Cheryl Jasset said, echoing her son. "He was scared. No one helped him."
John Michael Jasset said he was afraid to ask for ice, so his friend did. The friend then paid for it because John did not have cash.
He said the cash-on-delivery ice didn’t even help much, but his ankle feels better now. The driver of the car that hit him saw his two friends but not him, he said.
Cheryl Jasset said a language barrier was evident at Burger King on the night of the incident, and has been in the days since.
"There has to be some comprehension because you’re dealing with people all day long," she said.
She said she just wants answers and an apology.
Insurance, she said, will cover her son’s medical bills.
It won’t get his friend’s $1.04 back, however.

people are gonna say "oh golly they shoulda given it to him for free" but jesus! Its not even like it was expensive
Thats like saying "I know they have price tags on them,but I should get them for free"
Jesus. And saying "we're never going to Burger King again" WHO CARES!? Oh yes,the loss of those two customers will make Burger King go bankrupt or some shit and have to close down

Suffy

im with bon, in some places water is scarse and expensive for them to get at, so if they have to pay for it then its only logical they pass that cost onto the customers so they can make some profit out of it
it was about one dollar, suck it up and who cares you shouldnt be eating at fast food joints in the first place they are nasty, i know i work at one

molebeing

oh boo hoo all he had was some cuts, he could have just went home and got treatment.

[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

Jodes

jeez should have just given it to him for free IMO :zipped:

Suffy

but jodes if the manager sees that , the cashier who gives the free ice could get fired, and if you are sick and go to the hospital (in the us only haha suckers) they charge you, so if you are hurt and need soemthing to make it better you should pay to, same logic in my eyes

Jodes

but Thew it's just ice to be a nice guy/gal should have given it to him for free since he was hurt. i would have did it and put the money in myself.

Suffy

im not wasting my money on some stupid kid who doesnt look both ways, i work at macdonalds if someone comes in and asks for somthing for free i say blow me, even if its a friend, i dont give no shit for free you got money or you blow me

Ajax

That seems a bit harsh making a person who limps in injured after getting hit by a car pay for ice. But I don't blame it on Burger King, I blaim it on the staff who made him pay for it. Honestly, the manager must have been the biggest douche in the world to make him pay for the ice. The system must be so fucked up for a person to not give away a $1 bag of ice in fear of losing their job.
And for the record, my mate who works at McDonalds always gives me free shit.

Jodes

exactly thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!:jay:

PeaceSells

Super Moderator

I give my friends free stuff from SubWay all the time when I'm closing up by myself...As for a kid coming in injured asking for a bag of ice...Hrmm...I'd probably charge him. Not as if it's the end of the world to pay a small amount for some ice. I mean we pay for the ice...So why should we give it away for free?