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Lunch Prompts Lawsuit

A Kennewick, Wash., man recently learned the opposite meaning of "value" meal. Stewart Taylor, who bought a cheeseburger, fries and a drink at Wendy's and paid with a $4.43 check, is now being sued by the restaurant's collection agency for $285.20. His crime: a bounced check.

Three weeks after the meal, Taylor said he received a letter from the Yakima County Credit Service asking him to pay the bounced check and a $35 processing fee within 15 days, Washington's Tri-City Herald reported. Taylor said he asked for an extension on the due date because he was short on money.

Then he received a copy of a lawsuit by the credit service, seeking $285.20 in fees for collection, handling, attorney fees and interest. Hoping to pay the $4.43 and put the matter behind him, Taylor tried talking to the Wendy's store manager and later the corporate headquarters but was told by both that he would have to deal with the collectors directly. He was told that once a check is deposited at the bank, it's out of Wendy's hands.

Taylor estimated he spends well over $285 dollars at Wendy's a year. "This is crazy for a cheeseburger," he said.

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