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Why so stingy, Bindi? Outrage at Australia Zoo charging $17 for ‘miserable’ cheeseburger at Queensland attraction
- Australia Zoo has been criticized for the price of its food
- A visitor shared a photo of a ‘cheeseburger’ that cost $17
- Users of social networks criticized the meat and the lack of cheese
Australia Zoo has come under fire from visitors after a diner shared photos of a ‘miserable’ $17 cheeseburger they ordered at the attraction online.
The burger features two meat patties and a small dollop of melted cheese sandwiched between two white buns packed in a cardboard container.
“This is what passes for a $17 double cheeseburger at the Australia Zoo,” the visitor wrote.
Australia Zoo has been criticized for the price and quality of food and drink offered to visitors.
Dry and stale, they probably reheated it constantly for the past few days. Next time we will bring our own food,” he wrote.
Many people agreed, telling him, “You’ll never regret homebrew Vegemite sangas.”
“I’ve become that middle-aged man who makes egg and lettuce sandwiches for the family every time we go somewhere,” one user said.
“And then, as we eat our packed lunch, I talk about the savings and rant about how expensive and normal-looking the food is at the place. I’m lovin ‘it.’
Many invoked the late Steve Irwin’s catchphrase: ‘Crikey’.
Another said: ‘Australia Zoo easily has some of the worst food I’ve ever had.’
“Zoos, airports and concerts are criminal for food prices and quality,” wrote a third.
“WHERE THE FUCK IS THE SAUCE THE HAMBURGER IS DRY,” added another.
Others called the burger a “miserable and appalling” sight.
A former employee explained that prices at the zoo for food and drink had always been high.
‘I worked there for a few years in the mid 2000s, there were always crazy prices. I think a 600ml bottle of water was around $3.50 or so back then,” they said.
Others suggested that commenters visit Melbourne Zoo or Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin for more reasonably priced food and a better zoo experience.
A couple of respondents noted that vendors pay zoos and parks for floor space to sell food and beverages and need to raise their prices to make a profit.
The post comes days after zoo visitors were startled by a large huntsman spider hiding under a seat during a crocodile show.
British tourist Stephanie Cara captured the moment on camera.
“This is crazy, a huntsman spider was right under my seat while we were waiting for the show,” he said.
No way, no fucking way.
A baby huntsman spider (above) crawled out from under British tourist Stephanie Cara’s seat at Australia Zoo
Commenters wrote that Ms. Cara (above) was overreacting to the spider, while hundreds more wrote that it would have run away.
A crowd gathered around when a man sitting near Ms. Cara caught the spider between a zoo map and a paper cup (above).
Hunters like to hide in small, dark places and are found throughout Australia.
They are usually very shy and their bite has only mild effects.
A man sitting next to her jumped to the rescue and tried to catch the baby spider, armed with a map of the zoo and a paper cup.
He began to follow the spider as it moved between the seats as the startled onlookers watched.
Ms. Cara urged the man to let the staff catch the spider, but the man eventually caught it and walked away as attendees applauded him.