Comments on: People are Really Getting into Whopper Sacrifice

By: Marketing folks jizz in their pants over Whopper Sacrifice. « Consumat

Marketing folks jizz in their pants over Whopper Sacrifice. « Consumat — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:02:58 +0000

[...] Also, users are finding creative ways to cheat the system. In a particularly pathetic case, this young woman posted a Craigslist ad to recruit new “friends” for the express purpose of de-friending them so she can get her [...]

By: She Really Wants A Free Whopper | SNACKOSAURUS REX

She Really Wants A Free Whopper | SNACKOSAURUS REX — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:02:51 +0000

[...] So Good :Burger King, Craigslist, Funny, [...]

By: FLAME-BROILED FACEBOOK FRIENDING — TO DE-FRIEND Population Statistic

FLAME-BROILED FACEBOOK FRIENDING — TO DE-FRIEND Population Statistic — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:17:28 +0000

[...] yet you still crave that free burger? Simple: Via Craigslist, you solicit new Facebook friendships, solely for the purpose of de-friending them immediately. Hello! I’m a 24 SWF and I’m looking to add some friends on [...]

By: Cory O'Brien

Cory O'Brien — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:17:16 +0000

This is great! Users always find a way to manipulate a system like this, so it doesn’t surprise me to see the lengths people will go to to get a free $3 burger.

By: Whopper Sacrifice Inspires New Level of Lameness | A Hamburger Today

Whopper Sacrifice Inspires New Level of Lameness | A Hamburger Today — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:53:57 +0000

[...] The Whopper Sacrificeâ€”in which you get a free Whopper for jettisoning ten friends on Facebookâ€”has inspired one person to put up an ad on Craigslist looking for people to friend only to turn around defriend. [via So Good] [...]

By: LiLu

LiLu — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:42:54 +0000

In college, it was my mission to friend as many people as possible. Now every time I get drunk and get on the computer, I defriend like 50 people who don’t need to know about every time I get a cold or have a case of the Mondays. It’s liberating, actually.

By: James

James — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:12:51 +0000

Had these been the Whoppers of old .. you know, actually flame-broiled in the store … I’d sign up for Facebook and get friends to sacrifice.

As they are now … can’t be bothered.

By: rossitron

rossitron — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:09:21 +0000

that seems like a lot of work to me. i just de-friended people i hadn’t really talked to in years and had no intention of ever contacting ever again. maybe that says something about my ‘friends’ list, but i feel like that’s probably a common situation.

i just wanted a whopper.

i do have one critique of the ad campaign. wouldn’t it make sense to allow the consumer to print out/access the coupon immediately instead of making them wait 2-4 weeks? my interest may have died by then.