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HBO @ Noon: Burger King Charges Couple $2243

A meal at a Boise Burger King cost one couple way more than they expected – thousands of dollars more. Bryan Sampson’s wife picked up food for the family Saturday – totaling $22.43. But a whopper of a mistake left the couple’s account overdrawn. A clerk at the Burger King charged them $2,243.00 – with the decimal point in the wrong spot! Bryan said he didn’t notice the charge until Sunday – but now the mistake is causing big trouble for the family’s finances. “My bank account now is overdrawn $473, so anything that might come through at midnight is gonna be charged a $35 fee,” Sampson said. “I know there's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 charges they're gonna charge me for at $35 bucks a pop/KTVB. More here

Question: Have you ever had a business or bank mess up the amount of purchase on a debit or credit card transaction?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.