Whopper Freakout

[TruthHurts]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMOPj6-4nDU

As a former Burger King worker I feel for the workers participating in this experiment. And just seeing the behavior of some of the customers made me see red. It's just a burger for criminy's sake.

[lordlundar]

I feel bad for the manager. No doubt he was wishing the day would just end with those experiments.

An interesting experiment otherwise.

[Knightmare]

Many of those people looked like they really didn't need another Whopper.

[MystyGlyttyr]

I bet if McDonalds did this with the Big Mac, it'd be ten times worse.

This kind of reminds me of the New Coke fiasco, in a way.

[CaroPhoenix]

That commercial just gets on my last nerve! ARRGGHH!!!!! I hate the woman who says "I want to see a manager when I get to the window" like the manager is going to say "Oops! Sorry! My employee doesn't know what the heck they're talking about! Here's a Whopper out of my backside!" Or at the very end of the commercial where this guy with a deep voice says "You get me a whopper now" (or something close like it).

Really people! It's just a burger! Come on! Yes, I do like Burger King (had a their Kid's Meal today), but if they ran out of the Whopper? Who cares! Sheesh ... I'll find somewhere else to eat, not throw a tantrum.

[Rapscallion]

It proves the power of branding and advertising. Scary, eh?

Rapscallion

[mrtauntaun]

This commercial really annoys me. The poor employees who had to put up with this nonsense. I hope they got some kind of bonus.

[chops]

Really people! It's just a burger! Come on! Yes, I do like Burger King (had a their Kid's Meal today), but if they ran out of the Whopper? Who cares!

Exactly. Now, if they ran out of bacon double cheeseburgers, there'd be hell to pay.

[Rahmota]

yeah i saw this and was thinking how stupid a lot of these people where acting. Its not like they put some kind of secret sauce on it that makes a person addicted to the sandwich and they have to have it or die!!!!! Although thats the way some of them where acting. Jeez if they dont have what you want on the menu get somethign else I'm sure they have enough other choices to share and enjoy.

[GolfCart34]

That commercial is the reason why I'm glad we have a DVR. Then we can just pause the commercial, wait a couple of minutes, then skip right past it.

Seriously, I really want to smack the people who came up with that advertising scheme. My blood pressure seems to rise every time the commercial comes on. The first time I saw it I thought it was going to be a funny commercial. Boy was I sorely mistaken.

[Sliceanddice]

i watched that commercial and have been looking everywhere for this thread...
WHY!!! god the women in the drive throw? the stupid idiots? the jackasses? God all you are showing is that there are people who are idiots who deserve to be forfully nutered adn spayed.
I mean come on!!! they have some many other good sandwiches too.

[GolfCart34]

I mean come on!!! they have some many other good sandwiches too.

I love their grilled chicken sandwich (sans tomatoes). MMM... I could really go for one of those, a thing of fries, and maybe a piece of chocolate pie right now.

[DesignFox]

I think the whole "experiment" is totally asinine. I really feel bad for the employees that had to endure this bullshit.

[blas]

I hope it was totally fake.

I mean, that is just setting it up for SCs to run rampant and scream and kick and cry.

I saw a couple of those commercials and I honest to gosh thought it was fake, and I continue to hope that it's fake.

[ArenaBoy]

Jeez, a sandwich is a sandwich. And I agree with Knightmare, some of those people could do with LESS whoppers.