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McDonald's sued for stripping down Double Cheeseburger

photo of cheeseburger Mount Washington resident Jason Perkowski sued his local McDonald's Thursday for what he claims was an "undressing" of his $1 McDonald's Double Cheeseburger. On August 5, Perkowski ordered the Double Cheeseburger at the restaurant's drive-thru, paid $1.06 (including tax) for it at the first window, and upon receiving the delicacy at the second window, noticed that the sandwich did not contain pickles, onions, or ketchup.

McDonald's manager Eileen Downs said she and her former fiancé, Buck Showman, undressed the burger only after an unidentified male called the restaurant demanding that the next Double Cheeseburger ordered not contain any "pickles, onions, or ketchup." Because the man sounded like "someone who knew what he was talking about," she says, she decided to abide by the man's wishes.

"Looking back, what I did was probably a little disgusting," said Downs. "But until you're put into that kind of situation, you never know what you're going to do. I simply froze, heated the hamburger, and took off some of the fixings."

The fifteen-page complaint filed by Perkowski's attorney, Stan Grundy, states that "exposure of the Double Cheeseburger was an offensive and lewd act likely to cause long-term mental anguish" and that McDonald's employees "knew or should have known that following the alleged caller's protocol was inappropriate." Perkowski seeks damages up to $2.5 million.

Perkowski declined to speak, but instead issued a statement through Grundy. "The public has come to expect that all McDonald's Double Cheeseburgers should contain pickles, onions, and ketchup, and to have some condiments inexplicably stripped away from me is both disturbing and embarrassing. I'm just ready to get my life and my Double Cheeseburger back together."



Home > News > McDonald's sued for stripping down Double Cheeseburger McDonald's sued for stripping down Double Cheeseburger Mount Washington resident Jason Perkowski sued his local McDonald's Thursday for what he claims was an "undressing" of his $1 McDonald's Double Cheeseburger. On August 5, Perkowski ordered the Double Cheeseburger at the restaurant's drive-thru, paid $1.06 (including tax) for it at the first window, and upon receiving the delicacy at the second window, noticed that the sandwich did not contain pickles, onions, or ketchup. McDonald's manager Eileen Downs said she and her former fiancé, Buck Showman, undressed the burger only after an unidentified male called the restaurant demanding that the next Double Cheeseburger ordered not contain any "pickles, onions, or ketchup." Because the man sounded like "someone who knew what he was talking about," she says, she decided to abide by the man's wishes. "Looking back, what I did was probably a little disgusting," said Downs. "But until you're put into that kind of situation, you never know what you're going to do. I simply froze, heated the hamburger, and took off some of the fixings." The fifteen-page complaint filed by Perkowski's attorney, Stan Grundy, states that "exposure of the Double Cheeseburger was an offensive and lewd act likely to cause long-term mental anguish" and that McDonald's employees "knew or should have known that following the alleged caller's protocol was inappropriate." Perkowski seeks damages up to $2.5 million. Perkowski declined to speak, but instead issued a statement through Grundy. "The public has come to expect that all McDonald's Double Cheeseburgers should contain pickles, onions, and ketchup, and to have some condiments inexplicably stripped away from me is both disturbing and embarrassing. I'm just ready to get my life and my Double Cheeseburger back together."