Marketing done right by Burger King in Tralee

DoYouEvenLift · 01-04-2015 01:55AM #1

I think this is absolutely hilarious. The original review poster also seems like he expects some kind of international backlash for this and a massive payout. Hope we get to hear whether or not the person responsible was fired. Hope they aren't though.

magentis · 01-04-2015 02:11AM

Lol.Emmet oh Connor ffs.
*makes dice shuffling motion*
That bk guy should be promoted.

calanus · 01-04-2015 02:43AM

I agree, It is certainly well done but I do like mine to be medium rare

FloatingVoter · 01-04-2015 03:02AM

Free ad for any food shop anywhere.

"Cheap Warm Meat For Lost Drunks"

It makes me hungry now and I'm rich and home.

FluffyAngel · 01-04-2015 03:28AM

im ringing Joe ...

whisky_galore · 01-04-2015 08:10AM

Purveyor of sh*t food disses another purveyor of sh*t food.

Mr. CooL ICE · 01-04-2015 08:12AM

whisky_galore wrote: »

Purveyor of sh*t food disses another purveyor of sh*t food.

You've never had an Angus burger then

Canis Lupus · 01-04-2015 08:26AM

whisky_galore wrote: »

Purveyor of sh*t food disses another purveyor of sh*t food.

XL bacon double cheeseburger is fine dining.

lertsnim · 01-04-2015 10:23AM

The guy who wrote the review comes across as a right little arsehole.

The BK guy deserves a promotion. He handled a moaning customer perfectly.

Wacker The Attacker · 01-04-2015 10:34AM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

XL bacon double cheeseburger is fine dining.

Thats haute cuisine. No doubt about it.

Generic Dreadhead · 01-04-2015 10:37AM

I actually laughed loudly in work, did not expect that, I love me some blunt direct humour

Son Of A Vidic · 01-04-2015 10:42AM

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

Hope we get to hear whether or not the person responsible was fired. Hope they aren't though.

Hopefully not. Now I wouldn't be a regular consumer of Fast Food, but I have had some fine burgers from burger King in the past. I've only tried McDonalds once and christ it was an insult. The 'burger' that was served up, would have probably been more suited to feeding a Hobbit.

DoYouEvenLift · 01-04-2015 10:44AM

This got posted on a couple of large Facebook pages and other forums, heading viral I'd say lol

James Bond Junior · 01-04-2015 10:45AM

The service in that drive thru is diabolical to say the least. I once sat for 20 minutes waiting to be served and there was only 1 other car in the queue. Ask anybody around tralee and they will give out stink about that Burger King.

Hande hoche! · 01-04-2015 10:46AM

That was glorious in fairness. Wasn't expecting it at all.

whiskeyman · 01-04-2015 10:55AM

I'm eating an XL Bacon Double later just to support them...

(That's a valid excuse... right?)

the dark phantom · 01-04-2015 10:57AM

God bless Kerry folk and their bluntness.

Grab All Association · 01-04-2015 01:55PM

Posted this last week.

McDonalds is one of the biggest buyers of Irish Bord Bia quality assured traceable beef. It's bacon comes from Dew Valley in Thurles. http://www.bordbia.ie

Supermacs and Burger King in the past have bought their beef from Rangeland food (I think Burger King stopped buying beef in Ireland when Rangeland was found to have equine meat) as do a lot of small takeaway business throughout the country.
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/r...rs-583639.html

I don't know the origins of the other ingredients but farmers who sell Quality Assured Irish beef are of the safest most trusted suppliers in the world. Burger King bought its beef from a meat factory that was caught selling horse meat.

That Burger King employee could end up getting sued for defamation. Hope so too. This employee should be sacked immediately. There's one thing you never do in business and that's abuse/criticise/blame the customer for your own failures/poor service.

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 01-04-2015 01:58PM

Chris___ wrote: »

Posted this last week.

I don't know the origins of the other ingredients but farmers who sell Quality Assured Irish beef are of the safest most trusted suppliers in the world. Burger King bought its beef from a meat factory that was caught selling horse meat.

That Burger King employee could end up getting sued for defamation. Hope so too. This employee should be sacked immediately. There's one thing you never do in business and that's abuse/criticise/blame the customer for your own failures/poor service.

Buzz status: Totally killed

ScumLord · 01-04-2015 02:17PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Hopefully not. Now I wouldn't be a regular consumer of Fast Food, but I have had some fine burgers from burger King in the past. I've only tried McDonalds once and christ it was an insult. The 'burger' that was served up, would have probably been more suited to feeding a Hobbit.

Mcdonalds know how to do a good burger they just don't always make the effort. There is a McDonalds in Galway (westside) that was utter muck. Then a year later I went back and it was better than any burger I've had in a fast food outlet before. It was a real burger with real meat and it was lovely. I haven't had a burger like it since.

My name is URL · 01-04-2015 02:17PM

Chris___ wrote: »

That Burger King employee could end up getting sued for defamation. Hope so too. This employee should be sacked immediately

lol... no he couldn't.

Who did he 'defame'?

PeteFalk78 · 01-04-2015 02:26PM

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

You've never had an Anus burger then

You had one?

Boom_Bap · 01-04-2015 02:29PM

whiskeyman wrote: »

I'm eating an XL Bacon Double later just to support them...

(That's a valid excuse... right?)

I'll also join you in a delicious mouth watering stand of grease in all the right places solidarity

darkpagandeath · 01-04-2015 02:37PM

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

I think this is absolutely hilarious. The original review poster also seems like he expects some kind of international backlash for this and a massive payout. Hope we get to hear whether or not the person responsible was fired. Hope they aren't though.

He must not know it's a franchise, So unless the head CEO or directors say that. He will have to take it up with that restaurant.

riffmongous · 01-04-2015 02:54PM

Fake account apparently,

http://traleetoday.ie/burger-king-tralee-issues-statement-regarding-comments-on-facebook/

Eugene Norman · 01-04-2015 02:57PM

My name is URL wrote: »

lol... no he couldn't.

Who did he 'defame'?

McDonalds, although I imagine that neither corporation would worry too much about it.

lertsnim · 01-04-2015 02:58PM

riffmongous wrote: »

Fake account apparently,

http://traleetoday.ie/burger-king-tralee-issues-statement-regarding-comments-on-facebook/

Fake account my hole

My name is URL · 01-04-2015 03:15PM

Eugene Norman wrote: »

McDonalds, although I imagine that neither corporation would worry too much about it.

Could saying that food is **** really amount to defamation, though? Is it not just a personal opinion? It's not like he made any specific claims about the product that could be disproved.

riffmongous wrote: »

Fake account apparently,

http://traleetoday.ie/burger-king-tralee-issues-statement-regarding-comments-on-facebook/

That's funny, coz another article states that they're giving away free pancakes as a sign of thanks for the support they're receiving

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/trending/burger-king-tralee-offers-free-pancakes-after-telling-customer-to-fk-off-and-eat-mcdonalds-sht-food-31110231.html

ScumLord · 01-04-2015 03:17PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Could saying that food is **** really amount to defamation, though? Is it not just a personal opinion? It's not like he made any specific claims about the product that could be disproved.

The post said McDonalds food is shyte. That's a statement of fact rather than opinion.

LDN_Irish · 01-04-2015 03:19PM

ScumLord wrote: »

The post said McDonalds food is shyte. That's a statement of fact rather than opinion.

You'd never, ever make a successful claim of defamation on those grounds. You need to be able to show how the defamation caused you a monetary loss.

Custardpi · 01-04-2015 03:20PM

Eugene Norman wrote: »

McDonalds, although I imagine that neither corporation would worry too much about it.

Nope, still not defamation. Describing food as "sh1t" falls into the category of general abuse which is not covered by defamation laws. Accusing somebody of something that is capable of being demonstrated to be false, rather than just a subjective opinion would be defamation. If he had posted something like "go eat McDonald's burgers, which are made from roadkill badgers" then there would be a possible case to answer. As it is, unless "sh1t" was interpreted literally to mean "manufactured from faeces" he's probably ok.

My name is URL · 01-04-2015 03:22PM

ScumLord wrote: »

The post said McDonalds food is shyte. That's a statement of fact rather than opinion.

If it was a statement of fact it would need to be taken litterally. And I don't think anyone would assume the guy was saying that the food was actually comprised of shite

'Mere vulgar abuse' is a legit defense against defamation.

Mere vulgar abuse is an insult that is not necessarily defamatory because it is not intended to be taken literally or believed, or likely to cause real damage to a reputation. Vituperative statements made in anger, such as calling someone "an arse" during a drunken argument, would likely be considered mere vulgar abuse and not defamatory.

Geniass · 01-04-2015 03:25PM

McDonalds - Marketing genius. Horrible, horrible "food".

dan1895 · 01-04-2015 03:43PM

Burger King used to be my go to for cheap eats but not these days with their tiny burgers and a side of about eight fries.

Hans Bricks · 01-04-2015 03:58PM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

XL bacon double cheeseburger is fine dining.

Maybe it's just a Tallaght thing, but BK's excuse for an XL Bacon & cheese on the Belgard and in the Square is farcically small. Oliver Twist would be requesting more with bowl in hand after the 5 seconds it takes to eat it.

suicide_circus · 01-04-2015 04:02PM

Such a pity BK's chips are muck

Custardpi · 01-04-2015 04:02PM

Was never too impressed by BK's standard burgers. Their Angus stuff however - holy mama!

DoYouEvenLift · 02-04-2015 12:34PM

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Mesrine65 · 02-04-2015 12:48PM

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

You've never had an Angus burger then

Aongus Von Bismark does gourmet burgers? :eek:

Marketing done right by Burger King in Tralee

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