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A journalist described Five Guys burgers as “posh”, and the internet made a meal of it – 15 favourite responses

Poke Reporter. Updated April 7th, 2025

It’s less than a month since the government cancelled 20,000 procurement cards in an effort to cut wasteful spending, and it’s already handed the internet an opportunity for spectacular levels of mockery.

A story about an attempt by a couple of civil servants to buy Five Guys burgers, only to be thwarted by the cancellation of their card privileges, went viral over a difference of opinion between a journalist and pretty much everybody else on the internet.

Here’s how Kate Ferguson of The Sun characterised the story.

@kateferguson4 Love this story Greedy civil servants caught trying to buy posh Five Guys burgers on taxpayer-funded card Their order was declined - b/c their government credit card was turned off in waste crackdown. Cabinet Office froze 20k cards

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The cost of a Five Guys burger ranges from £8.15 to £13.45. Not cheap, but expensive doesn’t necessarily equate with ‘posh’. Tom summed it up.

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Source Kate Ferguson Image Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Commons