Major Japanese fast food burger chain Lotteria is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year. In commemoration, they have brought back the infamous Tower Cheese Burger, five beef patties with five cheese slices, and introduced a five layered shrimp patty burger— each for only 500 yen (about $6.25 US) !
Sounds like great value for anyone with a carnivorous appetite, and, in case five patties sounds too overwhelming, you can also knock the tower down to three or four. Either way, they stack ’em high! …or they try, at least…
As you can probably tell from the picture above, we recently found out that reality isn’t always what the advertisements make it out to be. Is this supposed to be a lesson in facing up to the truth? Read More

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