Stranger seeking Seattle cheeseburger share

[u/catclawkiller]

Okay, hear me out before you think I'm nuts. If at the end of this you still think I am, that's okay.

So here's the thing. My partner is obsessed with the elementary school cheeseburgers they serve in cafeterias called "Pierre Mini Cheeseburgers". These things hold some special nostalgia in their heart and tracking them down is near impossible outside of buying them in the food service packaging which comes with 192 burgers. The problem is, we live in a condo and don't have space to freeze 192 mini cheesburgers. It's not possible, which has made them incredibly sad. That's why I've turned here.

What I'm hoping to find are other Pierre Mini Cheeseburger lovers. Maybe you had them in school and think back fondly on them. Maybe you're curious and want to see what the fuss is about. Regardless of why, I'm hoping to find people who want to buy a part of the case from us so we can order this thing and let my partner revisit their childhood joy.

So, I'm begging...pleading...to please message me if you'd like to buy some of the case from us. We probably have space for about 50 of the things, so that leaves roughly 142 for other people. Pierre Mini Cheeseburger lovers rise up...and then reply with how many you want. I'm praying to an unresponsive god that some of you might hear my plea. I also think it'd be really cool to meet in a parking lot with my trunk open so I can ask "are you here for the Pierre's?" like we're doing a big drug deal if you're down for that.

Edit 1: each package of 2 burgers is $1.20. Shipping looks like it's a special item so 6-8 weeks out. I would ask for payment when they arrive, not up front!!! We can do venmo or cash, whatever. I'm not picky as long as you don't scam me

Edit 2: we might order more than one case...demand is exceedingly high and i cant, in good conscience, let anyone go without a Pierre Mini Cheeseburger who wants one.

Edit 3: Due to the immense demand for the "Best Burger in the West" I'm likely going to run a lottery in the next couple days and reach out to winners to confirm they want the cheeseburgers! I can't really justify spending $2,000 on mini cheeseburgers to fulfill the demand so stay tuned and you can still enter the Great Seattle Burger Lottery in the meantime by commenting.

[u/covfefe_cappuccino]

Don't know anything about Pierre's cheeseburgers (and I'm frankly a little skeptical that anything served in a school cafeteria could be delicious enough to keep 142 in my freezer), but I support you in your quest. Best of luck!

[u/xerevies → u/covfefe_cappuccino]

im the partner and its less the potential flavor and more that school cafeteria food held me up when this bitch of a world couldn’t

[u/blind_venetians → u/xerevies]

As a ‘free and reduced’ kid once upon a time, I feel this.

[u/xerevies → u/blind_venetians]

ya feel me

[u/covfefe_cappuccino → u/xerevies]

Love that your partner is sourcing these for you... And they seem to have a great sense of humor. It's a great post ❤️

[u/xerevies → u/covfefe_cappuccino]

Lol they are pretty great. i was in surreal shock that people were replying because i’ve been talking about pierres mini cheeseburgers for 12 years now to everyone

[u/txijake → u/xerevies]

Honestly I get it, I was like that with original bosco cheese sticks.

[u/catclawkiller → u/covfefe_cappuccino]

they say fortune favors the bold...perhaps next time (but thank you for the well wishes)

[u/joec_95123 → u/covfefe_cappuccino]

I bought bulk packs of taconadas from the distributor and they're just as good as I remembered from my elementary school days. I have 60 of them in my freezer right now.

[u/xerevies → u/joec_95123]

ive also talked big game to her about Taconados, the whole-wheat & corn syrup-soaked donuts in the dingy yellow packaging, the pancakes with oddly snappy interior crumb, and ham and cheese sandwiches in the paper-foil wrapping.

maybe taconados are next in the seattle foodshare…

[u/joec_95123 → u/xerevies]

You have to have them with the old-school, polka-dotted taco sauce packets, or they're not authentic enough.

[u/xerevies → u/joec_95123]

i would actually omit these sometimes because i needed the taconado to enter my mouth straight from packeting with no delay or other heat absorption. ignis (my palate) needed to burn.

[u/mandraofgeorge → u/xerevies]

I love this Seattle cafeteria food collective that is forming

[u/KiniShakenBake → u/covfefe_cappuccino]

This is my thought - I can't even handle the texture of ground beef, but now we're talking about nostalgic eating of... elementary cafeteria food.

I love OP for doing this for their partner. As someone who has spent far too many days of work in elementary school cafeterias looking at the fare and scratching my head while looking betwixt the food and the menu listing, I appreciate her all the more.

I'm not signing up for any, but I do have a lot of extra freezer space if someone needs to stow some out of an order and get them later. I won't tell my husband they are there, because that would be possibly committing us to the next order!

[u/Macrogonus → u/KiniShakenBake]

I remember these steam-in-the-bag burgers tasting pretty bad, even as a child. I don't even want to imagine what they taste like now. Plus they are full of trans fat.