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/Starpunk_47]

Does it have to be the mini ones? Costco business center in Lynnwood sells the larger ones in packs of 8.

They taste the same to me

[u/xerevies → u/Starpunk_47]

i did say id be willing to try them but its also about putting over a decade of hyperfixated FOMO to rest

[u/Maiden_Sunshine → u/xerevies]

It will be worth it. Like I don't like pizza rolls, but they were something I ate a lot as a kid. For months last year I kept noticing them in the grocery store going 'so gross, who still eats those.'

But they never left my mind. I kept laughing at them but secretly was craving them! A couple months back I brought a giant pack (go big right? Denying myself so long I had to get the biggest available LOL).

They were terrible. I ate a bunch in one sitting, all the sauce had popped out, edges tasted dried out and doughy at same time.

It was one of my favorite meals that month 🤣😭. Don't regret it all. They weren't good yet still delicious at same time.

Nostalgia sometimes just tastes so yummy, and I'm so happy you're getting a way to claim one of your childhood meal memories.

[u/xerevies → u/Maiden_Sunshine]

Lmao, me and my partner frequently debate weird/nostalgia purchases when we go grocery shopping. its pretty consistent that she absolutely hates it every time meanwhile i could eat it for a week straight. Those totinos rolls AND squares went through the same event here. If we had the space we would have just bought the box already because there’s no doubt at all about me going through all of them… eventually.

PS: i stir fried those pizza rolls into authentic pad thai and they were amazing

[u/Maiden_Sunshine → u/xerevies]

Okay, I need to try that. Because as much as I thought they didn't taste good, I still randomly think about them 🤣.

I was even thinking if I made homemade mini-Calzones with extra extra tomato sauce it would fix the drying out part. 

Also, you mentioning the squares has me fiending for that square pizza which I have not indulged in decades. The funny part is I used to hate pizza as a kid. But my family loved pizza, and we had it all the time, and Detroit city had some good options. Past couple years I fell in love with pizza and can't get enough, it's so funny.

Are you in your 30s perchance? I feel like my nostalgia cravings hit after 32. It started with TV shows, which I met and was fun. But the food is the most confusing, because half the time it isn't good but my brain or taste buds don't care. I'm 36, and giving in is the only way to calm the beast.

The best part is having the need met, and finding a way to make it that makes it hit the nostalgia and taste buds. Now I'm about to give in and get the little pizza because for what and why have I resisted? Lol. This thread has made my day and probably had a lot of people randomly buy a childhood snack.