HOUSTON — A Houston man is suing Whataburger for nearly $1 million after he says his burger had onions on it.

Turns out he had asked for a no-onions order.

On July 24, 2024, Demery Ardell Wilson had an allergic reaction after eating a burger that had onions on it at Whataburger, court documents say. He alleges that he requested the fast-food chain to take them off before serving him the burger.

  • Sibbo@sopuli.xyz
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    12 days ago

    Given that he is allergic, it’s a reasonable thing to do, isn’t it? Or is the health and safety of people with allergies not relevant?

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      12 days ago

      On the one hand, I agree with you.

      On the other hand, if you’re deathly allergic to something as common as onions, you probably shouldn’t rely on fast food workers to keep you alive.

      I’ve got a friend with actual Celiac’s disease. To the point where a drop of wheat could be the end of him. He does not take this kind of chance, ever. He trusts me to cook for him, but I care about his existence beyond just being a customer.

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        12 days ago

        I’m of the same thinking; if there are things that you can’t eat for health reasons, then you should check any food that you didn’t prepare, yourself.

        Trust, but verify.

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        12 days ago

        On the other hand, if you’re deathly allergic to something as common as onions, you probably shouldn’t rely on fast food workers to keep you alive.

        If you’re serving food to the public you should probably be careful not to kill them.

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    12 days ago

    I once had a friend who claimed to be allergic to onions and his flatmates managed to prove it was a lie… By trying to kill him.

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      12 days ago

      This is a surprisingly common thing that people with food allergies deal with. My partner is allergic to bananas, (they’re closely related to latex, which is an extremely common allergy) and has had anaphylaxis triggered multiple times from people trying to test it. People just randomly hide bananas in gifted food, to see if they’re really allergic. It has happened so many times that my partner actively refuses to eat baked goods unless they saw it get made.

      The worst part is that the allergy runs in my partner’s family. So it’s not like they’re the only one who is allergic.

      I’m convinced it’s due to projection. The people prone to lying are likely the ones who feel the need to test it, because they assume that everyone else lies a lot too.

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        12 days ago

        You misunderstand. They were genuinely attempting to murder him. He was a kleptomaniac, compulsive liar, antisocial personality disorder. Just a very unpleasant influence in their lives. I think the final straw was when he stole one of their bank cards and emptied their account.

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    12 days ago

    Remember, the mcdonalds lady got mocked in the media for suing, dont just assume based off of the headlines.

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      11 days ago

      She had third-degree burns on her vagina and needed plastic surgery to fix it. It must have been horribly painful.

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          11 days ago

          Her ordeal wasn’t a joke, and McDonald’s was directly responsible for the slander that she endured in the media. She definitely deserved the millions that were awarded to her.

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              10 days ago

              I hope someone makes a joke of the terrible disfiguring pain you have one day. I’ll laugh when that happens to you. Have a great day!

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                10 days ago

                I see that it’s you that is an insensitive asshole, and I who makes dubioys (probably too complicated 🤷🏼‍♀️) jokes.

                I prefer being me every day.

                PS. Relax & touch grass man.

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                  10 days ago

                  Joking about a person who went thru massive pain and was laughed at about it. Good job!

                  Maybe you are on par with Manson? You definitely sound like someone who cares about others in the way Manson did.

                  I touch grass every day, and I don’t laugh at the suffering of others like some sociopathic person.

                  Maybe ask yourself what you find funny about the suffering of others, and you will understand where I’m coming from. I highly doubt you will because sociopaths never do.