Musings from the Burger Queen...
Written: Nov 21 '00
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Pros: Better toppings, better a lot of things
Cons: Trickery, lies, complications
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| lodigs's Full Review: Burger King |
Ah....Burger King. How the years have changed ye. I still remember the days of the ill-fated salad bar and I smile every time the "International" Chicken Sandwiches pop back on the menu. You've made some great moves over the years, and some odd choices, but overall, I've stuck by you.
Now, I'm a little concerned, and I'll tell you why. Once upon a time, one could buy a Whopper for a fairly low price. This was an excellent deal, as the burger is large, and it comes with a couple of vegetables (lettuce & tomato), and tastes great. Somewhere along the line, prices went up, but occasionally, there were 99 cent Whopper promotions. How I lived for 99 cent Whopper days! And then, they sort of faded away, which ensaddened me.
Fortunately, nearly silmultaneously, the Whopper Junior and the 99 cent Great Tastes menu came along. Why, the Whopper Junior wasn't all that much smaller than its older brother, and still came with all the fixins. Life was again good. Then, just in the past year or so (a sliver of time in a lifetime of Whoppers) I noticed that my hands that were holding the sandwich were signifigantly larger than the sandwich I was holding! Could my hands have grown?
I checked with others and they reported similar observances. Unless there had been something in the country's water supply, the Whopper Jr. had signifigantly juniored! I believe this discovery made me sigh, but I continued to buy the ever smaller Whopper Jr. because it was just so good and just so cheap...
Well, soon that all changed as well. Now the Great Tastes menu has somehow morphed into the BK Cravers Menu, with just about everything still priced at 99 cents, only now, it offers completely different items. I applaud the effort to bring snackier foods into the restaurant, and the mozzerella sticks are pretty good! The real tragedy, however, is the loss of the Whopper Jr. Now, one can still buy the WJ, but no longer is it on the protected 99 cents list. Now my beloved tiny sandwich can fetch any number of prices, many as much as the Whopper itself used to cost, spiraling the price of the actual Whopper waaaay into the fast food cosmos. But the real loss here is the loss of respect that Burger King obviously has for its customers, and I'll tell you why...
In place of the delicious and hallowed Whopper Junior is now the Bull's Eye Barbeque Burger. And what, you may ask, makes up such a treat? Well, I'll tell you. For 99 cents, you get: buns, burger, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion, mayonaise, and barbeque sauce. Wait a minute, you're saying, that sounds a lot like the Whopper Jr., doesn't it? And you're right. Here's what's on a Whopper Jr.: buns, burger, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion, mayonaise, and ketchup. That's right, the only difference between the BEBB and my little WJ is the difference between ketchup and barbeque sauce. And price. Why does Burger King insist on trying to pull the wool over our eyes? Will they indeed make it my way if I ask for ketchup instead of barbeque sauce on my BEBB? I don't know if I even care enough to try.
Needless to say, I'm disappointed. Burger King is a quality establishment that I appreciate as an alternative to that other fast food burger emporium. But if really wonders why they're stuck as number 2, I think they should seriously consider their Whopper philosophies.
Recommended:
Yes
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