Nine-stack burger sold in Mount Gambier

22 Responses to “Nine-stack burger sold in Mount Gambier”

1. Pyrrho on September 25th, 2008 12:20 pm 1

   Slow news day?
2. Editor on September 25th, 2008 12:33 pm 2

   No Pyrrho, it’s actually very busy. If you’re suggesting this picture is not worthy of being published online, I disagree. There has been a lot of public interest in this issue.
3. Maybe on September 25th, 2008 12:51 pm 3

   I think the person selling it should be arrested! That’s not a burger, that’s a heart attack in buns.
4. Ebony Jackson on September 25th, 2008 1:50 pm 4

   Kind of kills the hunger pains.
   I don’t imagine people indulging in a snack attack would be able to move for a year….but then the couch would be completely flattened too.
5. jabbathehut on September 25th, 2008 1:50 pm 5

   Good to see they didn’t forget to add bacon on top. Unbefreakinlievable!
6. molly maree on September 25th, 2008 1:59 pm 6

   What utter nonsense suggesting the person who sold it should be arrested? Whatever happened to people taking responsibility for themselves? Don’t forget too that the customer is always right. If a customer asked for that, who is the seller to say he/she cannot have it.? ( I am not suggesting this applies to the selling of alcohol to intoxicated patrons.) The chances are these teenagers who purchased this “burger” were having a bit of fun, and , without knowing the circumstances, I ‘d fairly confident they don’t buy many tiered burgers every day. This is probably just a one off. Maybe it was a dare even? - a fairly harmless one at that. I don’t think eating one hamburger like that is going to give you a heart attack. The food police need to lighten up. I’m sure most of us know which foods are healthy and which ones aren’t so healthy, and it’s up to the individulal to decide.what they choose to eat, and how often. Don’t get me started on healthy canteens where kids can’t even buy a pie on a cold day……………………..
7. Ali on September 25th, 2008 2:29 pm 7

   I completely agree with you Molly!
   Knowing people my age (18-21) things like this would be entertaining or a dare, and it obviously isn’t purchased all the time considering how this has only made the paper once!
   I’m over the food police - it’s rubbish to think that on a freezing day you can’t get pies, pasties or sausage rolls at a school canteen anymore! Sure, it’s not a great thing to be eating EVERY day. But on cold days, that used to be the best part about school canteen!
8. Ebony Jackson on September 25th, 2008 2:46 pm 8

   Okay…I have just had another peek at the U tube video.
   Disgusting comes to mind!
   The comic genius & humour I got…with a passion.
   Absolutley love a laugh…life is serious business.
   Dead is bigger business.
   Healthy canteens may not be popular initially…people will get used to the idea.
   The food police clearly have lots of work, convincing the convicted food junkies.
   I am wondering about the price tag attached to the burger in question?
   Reckon it would be off the budget for regular consumers & targeted age groups.
9. Jason Virgo on September 25th, 2008 2:58 pm 9

   I think it was worth publishing because well, just have a look at the amount of people who have made online comments here. I think 9 is a bit much lol, a double quarter pounder was enough for me. Some people have that quad with a large meal now thats going overboard.

   But at the end of the day its the person’s choice to order and eat the burger, if they are that hungry they’re going to buy 4 or 9 burgers anyway why not place it in one burger just for the hell of it.
10. Anonymous on September 25th, 2008 8:43 pm 10

    To Maybe - a 16 stacker has also been sold, and was also a part of the Nova radio competition.
    If somebody wants to order, say, five Triple Cheeseburgers, and eat them all, should they be arrested for selling them the burgers?

    To JabbaTheHut - The burger comes with bacon, standard.

    To Ebony - Thanks for the comments about the video. It took a while to put together, haha.
11. me on September 25th, 2008 8:52 pm 11

    Far out. that’s a bit extreme.

    I agree with whoeva Anon is. u cant arrest someone for givin the dumbass person what they wanted.
12. chris s. on September 25th, 2008 10:07 pm 12

    Oh the horror, it’s an outrage … people being told what they can and can’t have, it’s complete stupidity, we all grow up and learn, you make your own life choices so leave the companies and the consumer alone. Only complain when it’s one of your own kinfolk doing it.
13. Maybe on September 25th, 2008 11:09 pm 13

    I had actually put up a response for the first time someone shot me down for saying they should be arrested…. but it somehow didn’t go through.

    As if I was being literal. Calm down people. I’m not about to go make a citizens arrest, but I don’t think this hungry jacks stacker campaign is something that should be applauded either. Yay, way to clog an artery. Good one.
14. millie on September 26th, 2008 1:15 pm 14

    I know the people that bought these.. the boys are 21 and one got a 7 stack, one got the 9.. it was a joke.. the burgers stunk the lounge room out.. it was actually quite disgusting.. but they were just having a bit of harmless fun.. they dont eat burgers like that normally and they didnt touch another one afterwards.. everyone needs to calm down just a little i think
15. Jaaaayj on September 26th, 2008 1:19 pm 15

    its even funnier when you know the person who ordered it haha
16. Anon on September 26th, 2008 4:07 pm 16

    To Millie - Actually, there was an 8 and a 9 stacker. I was the one who had to make them, ha.
17. Music Man on September 28th, 2008 9:26 pm 17

    To anon – Yes, on the one order there was an 8 stacker in a meal and just a 9 stacker burger. It was just a one off and I most definitely won’t be trying to eat more burgers like that. At the end of the day it’s boys being boys and having a bit of a laugh not doing anything illegal. Honestly think it’s been blown way out of proportion. Yes it’s a stupid thing to do I know, but I’m only 21 and every one does stupid things when they are young.
18. souljaboy on September 29th, 2008 1:00 pm 18

    I think we should all go out and bust ringies at the main lights instead of doing something as menacing as eating fatty burgers.
19. Anon on September 30th, 2008 11:27 am 19

    Music Man. Yeah I gathered that it would just have been for fun. That’s all I see it as. I don’t think there’s any harm to it at all - hence me making the funny video. It’s all for fun… I must admit, the burger was fun to make… Trying to fit it in one wrap was the hard bit!

    Souljaboy - Anybody who uses a name like that should have their comments automatically ignored… haha…
20. Jam_marie on October 3rd, 2008 4:26 pm 20

    Why do you all care so much that someone was SOLD a burger of this size? who’s even saying that it was eaten? It may have been a ploy, just to see if the business would actually make and sell such a thing.

    Bet you didn’t think of that….
21. Foxsta on October 7th, 2008 8:04 pm 21

    Thats nothing…stupid as it was, I have just seen pics of a 20 stacker in an Adelaide Hungry Jacks!
22. Maybe on October 8th, 2008 8:47 am 22

    And purchased by an ex-Mount Gambier girl and her friends no less, ha ha.

    I still think it’s a stupid option, to allow 20 stacker burgers. What are we, America?

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