Last week, Burger King rolled out a clever smartphone-app promotion that steers anyone about to go to a McDonald's to the nearest BK, where they can pick up a Whopper for the not-so-whopping price of one cent. But this killer deal proved deadly to one Los Angeles man's wallet: KTRK-TV reports that when Boyce Harvey checked his bank-account balance after taking advantage of the promo, he realized Burger King charged him $1,093.91 instead of one cent. Burger King is trying to straighten out this mess, which resulted in a huge overdraft on Harvey's account.
Burger King deal mistake: Man charged more than $1,000 for penny Whopper deal | abc13.com