Burger King Whopper BOGO for 55 Cents December 6-16

wifimoocher said:   It is buy one, get one for 55 cents.

if true, that KILLS IT for me! i get my ground meat local for $2 or less per lb!

LOL at "they are stocking up now".

Sounds like a goofy experiment to me. If I go to a butcher shop and watch them grind the meat (which is rare depending on where you live), the meat purchase is about the same as waiting for your BK burger. Then, you have to take the meat home (15 minutes?), then you divide the meat (2 minutes?), then cook and let it rest (7 minutes?), then you assemble it (another minute). So, compared to the BK purchase, it takes an additional 25 minutes before you can eat it. Let's say you work at a fast food restaurant (counter help), then your salary might be around $10 per hour. It just cost you over $4.00 in time. Oh, but we forgot going to a grocery store to buy the buns and other condiments, so more time lost plus the cost of food. The home cooked burger may be much tastier and has more meat (granted the BK may have more fat and water which burned off and is probably much more packed than the homemade burger), but the homemade burder cost alot more and took up an hour of time. If you had an hour for lunch, there is also lost eating time - with the BK burger, you could sit down and relax for close to an hour - use your phone, read, socialize, ... . With the home cooked hamburger, whether you can eat it will depend on your employer's policies about eating on the job. It would even be harder for that part of the population which has trouble figuring out how to boil water, and we still have not considered cleanup time.

That said, personally, I cook my own hamburgers. I cannot remember the last time I ate a BK or McD Burger (maybe 5 years+ - I do have In-and-Out and Five Guys on occasion if I am with others who want that). BK and McD are fast food and are conveniently located and that is their attraction. If someone wants healthy food, go somewhere else, but if someone is on a tight schedule or is otherwise in a hurry, and presuming fasting is not a viable alternative, maybe fast food is the best compromise.

I will be traveling by car in the near future, and although I usually do not eat fast food, when you are on the interstate for 6 hours, you want to stop and get something quick so you can get back into your car and continue your journey for another 6 hours.

Regarding the post, I am more troubled about the ambiguity - I don't know if it is $.55 each or buy 1 and get a second for $.55. If it is the first, then BK. If it is the latter , then maybe McD or Wendy's or whatever.

My apologies for preaching to the preacher. Hey - you're tired, but I am old and tired, so there!

I guess everyone can now flame on and broil me.

so the deal is not 55c. the deal is buy 2 for like $4.50 . And the topic hasn't been deleted yet?
wifimoocher said:   It is buy one, get one for 55 cents.

At 55 cents I would purchase one just to rate it, but I find it difficult to classify the general "fast food" product as 'food'. In-N-Out Burger is food; this, not so much. - E

OldTiredGuy said:   Sounds like a goofy experiment to me. If I go to a butcher shop and watch them grind the meat (which is rare depending on where you live), the meat purchase is about the same as waiting for your BK burger. Then, you have to take the meat home (15 minutes?), then you divide the meat (2 minutes?), then cook and let it rest (7 minutes?), then you assemble it (another minute). So, compared to the BK purchase, it takes an additional 25 minutes before you can eat it. Let's say you work at a fast food restaurant (counter help), then your salary might be around $10 per hour. It just cost you over $4.00 in time. Oh, but we forgot going to a grocery store to buy the buns and other condiments, so more time lost plus the cost of food. The home cooked burger may be much tastier and has more meat (granted the BK may have more fat and water which burned off and is probably much more packed than the homemade burger), but the homemade burder cost alot more and took up an hour of time. If you had an hour for lunch, there is also lost eating time - with the BK burger, you could sit down and relax for close to an hour - use your phone, read, socialize, ... . With the home cooked hamburger, whether you can eat it will depend on your employer's policies about eating on the job. It would even be harder for that part of the population which has trouble figuring out how to boil water, and we still have not considered cleanup time.

That said, personally, I cook my own hamburgers. I cannot remember the last time I ate a BK or McD Burger (maybe 5 years+ - I do have In-and-Out and Five Guys on occasion if I am with others who want that). BK and McD are fast food and are conveniently located and that is their attraction. If someone wants healthy food, go somewhere else, but if someone is on a tight schedule or is otherwise in a hurry, and presuming fasting is not a viable alternative, maybe fast food is the best compromise.

I will be traveling by car in the near future, and although I usually do not eat fast food, when you are on the interstate for 6 hours, you want to stop and get something quick so you can get back into your car and continue your journey for another 6 hours.

I don't take offense at your rebuttal.

I wasn't speaking to the convenience factor, but the actual value and quality of the product.

If convenience was paramount, a microwaved frozen burrito from 7-11 would be the fastest. 30 seconds.

As far as the hassle of doing what I did, or it being a "goofy experiment," it took all of 25 minutes, and that included sourcing the freshly ground hamburger (10 minutes in the store, 5 minutes drive time, 10 minutes to season, cook and assemble the burger).

But once you have a high quality beef already purchased, you're spending 10 minutes, maximum to make a superior burger that's not only better for you and tastes better, but is actually far less expensive (using that antibiotic and filler free beef, I estimate it cost me $1.25 at most to make a burger that has at least twice as much beef as a Whopper).

Again, I realize this is not possible if you're not at home, which is why I even bothered to pick up a Whopper, and what prompted me to do this experiment.

The question still legitimately remains as to whether fast food restaurants are really using the amount of beef they claim in their hamburgers.

A post on SD says this is buy one get one for .55 and they attached a photo of the sign. If we post I had a guy tell me ... here it will destroy FW.

They had buy one get one free like all last month with coupon. Makes buy one get one for $.55 a slap in the face. So much for an anniversary 'special' if it's not even as good as a regular coupon deal.

mountainwxman said:   That person is in management. It could be YMMV, not sure at this point. Too early in the game.

Not too early, the truth is out there....

sheesh.. Mismanagement maybe..and soon to be out of a jobif he doesn't get hisfacts straight.

JesseLivermore said:   OldTiredGuy said:   Sounds like a goofy experiment to me. If I go to a butcher shop and watch them grind the meat (which is rare depending on where you live), the meat purchase is about the same as waiting for your BK burger. Then, you have to take the meat home (15 minutes?), then you divide the meat (2 minutes?), then cook and let it rest (7 minutes?), then you assemble it (another minute). So, compared to the BK purchase, it takes an additional 25 minutes before you can eat it. Let's say you work at a fast food restaurant (counter help), then your salary might be around $10 per hour. It just cost you over $4.00 in time. Oh, but we forgot going to a grocery store to buy the buns and other condiments, so more time lost plus the cost of food. The home cooked burger may be much tastier and has more meat (granted the BK may have more fat and water which burned off and is probably much more packed than the homemade burger), but the homemade burder cost alot more and took up an hour of time. If you had an hour for lunch, there is also lost eating time - with the BK burger, you could sit down and relax for close to an hour - use your phone, read, socialize, ... . With the home cooked hamburger, whether you can eat it will depend on your employer's policies about eating on the job. It would even be harder for that part of the population which has trouble figuring out how to boil water, and we still have not considered cleanup time.

That said, personally, I cook my own hamburgers. I cannot remember the last time I ate a BK or McD Burger (maybe 5 years+ - I do have In-and-Out and Five Guys on occasion if I am with others who want that). BK and McD are fast food and are conveniently located and that is their attraction. If someone wants healthy food, go somewhere else, but if someone is on a tight schedule or is otherwise in a hurry, and presuming fasting is not a viable alternative, maybe fast food is the best compromise.

I will be traveling by car in the near future, and although I usually do not eat fast food, when you are on the interstate for 6 hours, you want to stop and get something quick so you can get back into your car and continue your journey for another 6 hours.

I don't take offense at your rebuttal.

I wasn't speaking to the convenience factor, but the actual value and quality of the product.

If convenience was paramount, a microwaved frozen burrito from 7-11 would be the fastest. 30 seconds.

As far as the hassle of doing what I did, or it being a "goofy experiment," it took all of 25 minutes, and that included sourcing the freshly ground hamburger (10 minutes in the store, 5 minutes drive time, 10 minutes to season, cook and assemble the burger).

But once you have a high quality beef already purchased, you're spending 10 minutes, maximum to make a superior burger that's not only better for you and tastes better, but is actually far less expensive (using that antibiotic and filler free beef, I estimate it cost me $1.25 at most to make a burger that has at least twice as much beef as a Whopper).

Again, I realize this is not possible if you're not at home, which is why I even bothered to pick up a Whopper, and what prompted me to do this experiment.

The question still legitimately remains as to whether fast food restaurants are really using the amount of beef they claim in their hamburgers.

I, for one, am truly amazed at how much spare time some of us seem to have...shouldn't we all be true FW'ers and scarfing down deals?? LOL

I dislike Burger King the least.

I also dislike it when people post rumors as fact.

Now if only this deal were on a Carl's Jr. Super Star tsk . . . (hope springs eternal! lol)

TYT

DeltaSigChi4 said:   Carl's Jr. is disgusting. And its founder Carl Karcher was a despicable human being as well. - E
Let me guess -- he was a monster because he didn't donate $1,000,000 per year to support gay marriage?

don't know why this double posted ..

Good gracious, after reading this thread, I am exhausted! LOL!!

To get back on topic, as some one else posted, you will have to pay full price for one whopper before you'll be able to snag one for 55 whole cents.

Merry Christmas!!!

At my locak BK, it's buy any Whopper for regular price, get an original Whopper for 55 cents

Been years since I have eaten at a BK...How much($)is a regular Whopper now?

got one today, haven't had one in a couple years...not very impressive. regular price is $3.29 in MI, so basically $2 each after the big sale. Not really much of a deal.