A customer disgruntled at being denied a free gift with his McDonald’s meal had his car burnt to ashes by an even more disgruntled employee, so he “wouldn’t have to go back to the shop.”
The incident began when a 35-year-old man visited a branch of the fast food giant in Fukuoka.
After ordering his meal, he was perturbed to find no free gift had been included (this was probably either a free World Cup Coca Cola glass, a Pikachu or a small generic small plastic toy), and made this known to the store manager.
He would later phone in with repeated complaints about the employee responsible.
The manager apparently rebuked the offending employee, and later had him pay a visit to the customer’s home to make a grovelling apology in proper Japanese fashion. Even this did not settle matters with the aggrieved customer however.
He resolved that he had no choice but to set fire to the customer’s car, and to this end went to his house with a kerosene soaked blanket, threw it under his car and set it ablaze. The car was completely destroyed in the blaze, along with part of the customer’s roof.
Police soon arrested him on arson charges.
Admitting to his crime, he remarked that “I was scared of what my boss would say, so I figured if I burnt his car I wouldn’t have to go to the shop again.”
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I'd burn a man's house if i dont get a freakin' pikachu toy.
RAN RAN RUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!
Burning his car was over reacting even if the customer was an ass.
Instead he should have put some raw hamburger patties in his mail box or made his house the new release point for captured rats.
DFC eating KFC is best!
Yes, random comment, but that was on my mind looking at the delicious picture! Mmmmm... ^^;
KFC is harmful to those who wish to keep a DFC. All those hormones they feed the chicken is really bad for any developing girl's body.
Damn.. when I read the title I thought I would sympathize with the customer, but after reading the whole thing I'm inclined to think he had it coming..
Torching the car was extreme, but I don't really feel sorry for the customer, sounds like a real ass.
How do you burn a car "to ashes"?
With HELL FIRE!
Lol. Burn the customer's car so he can't come complain and burn the manager's car so he doesn't have to deal with him anymore.
I like the World Cup Coca Cola glass, but I will not drink that poison again.
Don't fuck with Ronald.
Japanese fryguys = hardcore.
Looks like the fast food mafia strikes again.
When I read the article, I could only marvel "He used a kerosene soaked blanket to set fire to the car. What a novel idea! I'll have to remember that teachnique!"
Next time get him his FUCKING CHICKEN SANDWICH! xD
I guess he wasn't lovin it.
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Couldnt they just give him a free toy so he'd shut up?
My McDonald's in Canada never gives out Pikachus :(
Those J-guys are wound up too tightly.
The constraints of their society combining with "worker always loses" corporate rules pointed out by Barbarian of Gor, put too much pressure on people.
Some of them snap in little ways, such as abusing some unfortunate soul who "just has to take it".
Some of them snap in bigger ways, such as the (now-ex-)employee in the article.
The Japanese did an amazing thing during the Meiji Restoration, researching and evaluating foreign ideas and technologies, and, based on that evaluation, implementing them (or not).
They need to do that sort of evaluation on their current societal values and structures.
Japanese society is too harsh on the average Japanese person.
the customer is at fault here
it would have been better to set the customer on fire
"He resolved that he had no choice but to set fire to the customer’s car"
Implying this is supposed to make any sence: Well done, dude.
The customer must've really wanted that Pikachu. Pokemon is serious business.
Another reason to add to my list as to why to stay away from McDonalds... very far away.
Cure Lemonade from Pretty Cure 5 weeeeee
I AM 35 AND I DEMAND MY TOY !!
Employee: Say hello to my little friend (Kerosene)!
rofl
went from crappy job to pay fer crappy room n board to jail?
not very smart
or is it?
Makes me wonder what a Japanese prison is like.
i want the argentina cup =D
Out of pity or for the next world cup?
Cuz they got slaughtered, with no mercy =(
Humans! They never cease to crack you up! Truly, they have no equal. They're the funniest of existences! Downright the most hilarious animals ever to walk the face of the Earth.
So anyway, this boss of his must truly be something else. I mean, if he, the manager, is a bigger conceivable threat than society's retribution as a whole, then I wouldn't want to work for this manager. /End sarcasm.
Knowing how difficult it is for a Japanese employee to formally resign, I wouldn't be surprised if this whole shenanigan was a plot cooked up by the employee to escape his job.
...just to end up in prison right?
I dunno, crappy job or jail.....hmm which should I pick...
In all honesty, the customer seems like he was being quite a dick. The guy comes and grovels for forgiveness and you still want to give him shit?
but that doesn't make it right / give cause to set his car ablaze.
There are assholes in the world we learn to deal with them and move the fuck on.
Having collected all 6 Coke glasses myself I can hardly blame the fellow for raging. It sucks when you get repeat colors or no glass at all. Then again if it was over a Pikachu it would be different.
"There are assholes in the world we learn to deal with them"
WITH FIRE !
Effen brilliant,
amirite?
It couldn't be helped.
“I was scared of what my boss would say, so I figured if I burnt his car I wouldn’t have to go to the shop again.”
Perfect reasoning!
*Epic FAIL reasoning.
So, he had to use "that"
this guy is a hero.
You mean "this guy is an hero" right?
no, he didn't kill himself over an iPod.
He means "this guy is an emo"
McDonalds service at its best.
The fucker earned it.
reminds me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QK8g_NAUSo&feature=related [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QK8g_NAUSo&feature=related]
I think it's a win. That douchebag got what he deserved.
i hope this person had Mcsurence cause he is Mcfucked if he doesnt
@Eredale
I'm lovin' it...
Would you like to supersize that?
the girl in the pic? no way!
Burger King is better
You can have it your way but the Burger King, he has it HIS way...
Kentucky Fried Car would be the better option
Mmm, flame grilled car...
Delicious Urarara (Girl in pic!)
Damn that WcDonalds bag to hell!
The logic behind his reasoning is amazing.
Morale: don't eat mcdonals crap, it's not good for you (apply to the rest of crappy american fast food "restaurants").
That article pic is friggin moe..
CarsuYaki
Trouble is that Burger King is a bitch to find anywhere in Japan. There's one in Shibuya, one in Akihabara and... well... that's all I've seen around the Kanto area. What's even worse is Subway. The closest Subway shop is 42km away from me!!!
Fuck Subway. They suck worse than McDonalds.
take the train, bitch
Might just as well stab the guy. Lol.
When you market your "Happy Meal"s to the point people could care less about the meal and more for the toy, you're bound to have such customers...
But then, lets just blame Mr.McD =P
Hey, that customer was being a dick, I would've done the same thing.
I agree. Having worked in the fast food industry before, I know how big of assholes customers can be. Usually the fat ones too, no offence to fatties, but it's true. On a few occasions I remember being ready to throw their pop in their face, but I had to settle for making fun of them because stuff like this could happen.
cupple that with Japanese society, the way the employee had to apologize, that customer should be thanking god he didn't lose his life because he was a prick.
i hate it when someone snaps after month appon years of abuse, and everyone feels sorry for who they snap one, ESPECIALLY when they snap on the prick who made them snap not on innocent bystanders