A robber who demanded cash from a McDonald’s was told he had to buy something before the till would open, so he ordered a 99p cheeseburger and paid for it.
Daniel Parra-Braun, 37, handed a fiver to the frightened server, then made off with £136 in takings.
He had burst into the fast-food restaurant and placed a note on the counter which read: “I am armed. Give till cash now.”
He told staff: “You’re going to have to, I’m armed.”
It was one of four times Parra-Braun struck in 12 hours.
He has now been jailed for five years after admitting two robberies and two attempted robberies.
Parra-Braun was caught shortly after the raids in June last year in his home city of Coventry.
Judge Peter Cooke said at Warwick crown court: “I accept this bizarre few hours in your life was the product of something of a psychiatric collapse.
"Your behaviour has that peculiar flavour to it and was not just about obtaining money.
“There’s no suggestion you had a weapon, but the people on the other end of the threats were not to know that.”
