That’s The Way The Cheese Melts

This was in the olden days, probably around 2001. My partner and I were in the car, and we were hungry. We turned into a nearby branch of a [Burger Place]. At this time, they were advertising a special: two double cheeseburgers for $2.00.

My partner loathes American cheese, so I asked for two double hamburgers for him and two double cheeseburgers for me.

Cashier: “[Total just over $6.00].”

Me: “Why is it so much?”

Cashier: “You have two double cheeseburgers for $2.00, a dollar each, and two double hamburgers at $1.79 each.”

Me: “A double hamburger is just a double cheeseburger with no cheese.”

The teenage cashier claimed they could not do it that way, and they implied that I was trying to cheat them in some way by asking for a double cheeseburger, hold the cheese. I got a manager, and — to his credit, I guess, given the other stories here — he backed up his employee. I explained that a double hamburger uses LESS food to make than a double cheeseburger, but he was unwavering.

I joked with my partner that if it cost -$0.40 for a slice of cheese, I should like to order my burgers with ten slices of it and they could pay US. We just drove off. I could not see paying them $1.70 for the PRIVILEGE of having a burger with no cheese. Our meal at the burger chain across the street was delicious.