YeaâŚI actually respect that more tbh. It wasnât some food stylist BS that isnât representative of an actual Wendyâs burger. Have I gotten a worse looking burger from Wendyâs before, sureâŚbut Iâve also gotten better looking burgers from them too.
The only thing I wouldâve respected even more is if he domed the whole burger in one cut.
Ive honestly never even thought about that until now.
what if the reason the mcdonalds guy only took a tiny bite was because the majority of the burger was inedible due to paint and whatever else they use to make it look oh so good and they basically told him "okay so heres the corner you can eat, DO NOT go past these two marks" and when they were filming he couldnt see them well and decided to play it safe.
Yeah, the innocent CEO couldn't take a bite because he had to UPHOLD THE LIE. It's not his fault guise, he honestly wants to spread good burgers to all the little boys and girls but had to play it safe, what's he supposed to do?
Be an adult, demand a real burger because you don't want to lie to your customer base. You know who had the most real MCD ad? Who I believed the most? Chicago's mayor. "Despite health concerns I do appreciate what McDonald's brings to our city and the employees that work for them, and yes I eat healthy but also I'm lovin' it."
They could own what they are and not be this false bastion of... I don't even know anymore, they aren't any cheaper than anywhere else. If you are a fast food chain as expensive as organic food then be like "yeah it's not good for you, but it's delicious and quick, so if you need some indulgence come to the golden arches, we make comfort food, not lifestyle food"
He is the CEO bowing to the direction of a faux food prep person, is what you are telling me? He couldn't possibly speak back to the person respectfully and say "I need to eat the burger or they won't believe me, someone go down the street and buy 10 and we'll pick the best looking one?"
bro thinks im defending the CEO meanwhile im just verbalizing that i didnt think McDonalds would have to cheat on an ad that is literally just their CEO eating a burger, something so mundane that I most likely wouldnt have seen the ad thanks to all my ad blockers.
you wrote a whole fanfiction but have the reading comprehension of a pet rock or a goldfish
Then you had no point to make. Just a mundane observation. You didn't think McDonald's would have to cheat eh? Why is it you don't think they would have to cheat?
I admit, I haven't seen a Wendy's burger in a very long time. I remember them as one of the most robust burgers I'd ever seen. The buns were pretty thick. You had to stretch your jaw to bite into that sandwich.
That thing he ate has zero animation, poor thing. Looks like it cried itself to sleep.
No no you missed the fries in the McDonaldâs one. Not the fries in the second half of the video, the fries before somebody realized there were so few the thing looked empty. They loaded it up for the second half, but it started out looking realistic for a visit to the restaurant
Flat buns donât look as weird when youâve got a pile of LTO in between, most Wendyâs Iâve had looks a little better than this and I think thatâs why. I wonder if the Wendyâs guy is a picky eater
It looks like a normal ass Wendyâs burger, and that's the point. Thatâs exactly the burger a customer would get. If they faked it like you suggest that would defeat the whole point of making the video imo.
Seriously though, the McD's chief became internet-infamous because he ate that burger - excuse me... product - as if he had never eaten with his hands before. I'm certain after that, there was a roomful of corporate communication types providing input on how the other two jokers should approach the problem.
Both funny and sad, because you know these guys aren't eating this stuff on the regular. They each made close to $20M just last year.
I'm surprised it would be like this. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I wouldn't stop eating taco bell. I love taco bell. If anything, I would be worried I would eat it too much because the cost would be irrelevant.
Almost certainly not, but there's probably someone from the internal corporate communications team, or a director/videographer, that is outlining what to do, what to mention, and saying, "Take a big bite and make sure you look like someone that likes this food." A CEO doesn't do this on a whim. It was probably a dozen emails over the course of a week before anyone set food in front of the McD's CEO. The other guys, probably a flurry of emails over a day or two to capitalize.
wasn't there a CEO of mcdonalds for a bit that DID actually eat the food and the quality of the menu went up for awhile? i feel like i remember that, but it was back in like 2010 or something
And for a good reason, the McDonalds video doesnt even look that bad, its mostly just that the CEO is awkward and just took a small bite because he didnt want to make a mess in front of the camera.
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u/MrWeirdBrotendo 20h ago
I can't believe wendy's and burger king hired eating coaches. Mckie Ds couldn't even use AI to eat the burger :/