When You Love Whoppers More Than Your Friends

Posted by Stacy in Blog & Internet, Food & Drinks on January 8, 2009 at 11:29 pm



Are you dying for a Whopper right now, but don’t have a dime to your name? Do you have Facebook? Well, problem solved – download the Whopper Sacrifice application. If you have 10 friends you’re willing to dump on Facebook, Burger King will send you a coupon for a free burger. Plus, the people you ditched get e-mails saying that the King means more to you than they do. I think that’s weird, and pretty crappy. But I guess if you get 10 friends in on it and warn them that you’re going to dump them but not to be offended, you can have yourself a pretty painless, free Whopper. Or you could just dig around in your couch cushions and check the dryer for coins. You can probably come up with a couple of bucks for a Whopper.

Link via Slashfood

Previously on Neatorama: Whopper Perfume. I have to say, their marketing gets my attention. It doesn’t send me to Burger King, but it does get my attention.


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20 comments to "When You Love Whoppers More Than Your Friends"

  1. Woogie
    January 9th, 2009 at 12:02 am

    This is beyond tacky. That's sickening. Of course it's only a matter of time until people start gaming the system and adding ten friends just to dump them for a free Whopper.

    But seriously, what the hell are BK thinking?

  2. DOJ
    January 9th, 2009 at 12:48 am

    BK is thinking, "For the cost of one Whopper we can get ten email addresses". They probably also value the free publicity this app will bring.

  3. Nathan Miller
    January 9th, 2009 at 1:12 am

    Well I'm in the process of cleaning out my facebook anyway! Why not get a free Whopper?

  4. esu
    January 9th, 2009 at 2:08 am

    or you can get free famous stars from carls jr in the LA/OC area with a printable coupon, expires 1/30

    go google it kiddos

  5. Evilbeagle
    January 9th, 2009 at 3:33 am

    Have Whoppers become so expensive?

  6. Jim
    January 9th, 2009 at 4:36 am

    Can you only get one? I'll delete all my friends and family for a stack of whopper coupons. They'd understand.

  7. Jim
    January 9th, 2009 at 4:37 am

    P.S. This could be the end of face book, if everyone removes all their friends.

  8. Tempscire
    January 9th, 2009 at 5:23 am

    Bwahahaha. I love the subtle misanthropy/weirdness inherent in all BK promotions these days.

  9. Neslock
    January 9th, 2009 at 8:08 am

    Agreed, Tempscire. I think this is awesome (probably becasue I'm something of a cynic, and not a facebook user).

  10. Gail Pink
    January 9th, 2009 at 10:23 am

    Do they have this app for Myspace?
    :)

  11. uh huh
    January 9th, 2009 at 10:37 am

    THIS IS HILARIOUS

  12. Rocky Rook
    January 9th, 2009 at 10:48 am

    Someone in that Ad department at BK hates FB.

  13. rabbitspade
    January 9th, 2009 at 11:10 am

    This is fantastic! There's so many people who are "friend-promiscuous" who have added 100s of people but couldn't remember a personal detail about them. This is a great way to take a swipe at the posers and get a free whopper.

  14. sarindipity
    January 9th, 2009 at 11:36 am

    So right rabbit. I know I have at least 10 "friend-whores" on my account (I usually don't refuse people unless they get annoying with posts or something). I think this totally fits right in with the bizarre promotional kick BK has been on since the advent of creepy/awesome King.

  15. Leif
    January 9th, 2009 at 11:52 am

    I love how people are shocked that someone might DARE to delete their friends on Facebook "What will they think? Geez! I should call them, make sure they aren't pained by the lack of my virtual friendship."
    I salute BK and it's ambitious attempt at getting people to dump FB friends and get REAL ONES.

  16. Ashley
    January 9th, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    Mmm... sounds like I'm about to get a whopper. By the way, @DOJ, Facebook allows applications to send users messages without knowing their email addresses.

  17. coraleaterlinda
    January 9th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    BK is so weird, i love it. its good to know that if im running low on money and food in the middle of the semester, i have another option ;)

  18. DOJ
    January 9th, 2009 at 4:29 pm

    I know almost nothing about Facebook apps Ashley (I stopped using Facebook around the time apps were introduced, hopefully I've been 'sacrificed' to feed my old friends). But, I was assuming BK would use/sell the email addresses again in the future. So does BK actually get their hand on the email addresses?

  19. Sofar
    January 9th, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    A whopper costs like $2.99. That's 29.9 cents per friend.

  20. ted
    January 9th, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    Hilarious.
    Like Facebook matters in the world of friendship.


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