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To think Burger King ripped me off today

55 replies

lakia · 16/02/2016 18:51

I took the plunge and went through their drive thru today. Now I don't usually use Burger King and I wasn't sure what to order and felt a bit rushed as they where waiting for me to order and there was a car behind me so I quickly glanced over the menu and ordered a Bacon double Cheeseburger priced at Ialhtough in my haste I didn't really see the price.
Well when I took it out of the wrapper I coudnt believe it I thought perhaps they had mistakenly given me a childs burger it was that small.
I could have paid £1.49 at mcdonalds instead and it would have even tasted better.
What a complete utter rip off I feel cheated.
Anybody else had this disappointment at Burgerking.

OP posts:
GruntledOne · 16/02/2016 19:18

I hadn't been there for ages till recently, when I wanted something to eat and it was the only place available. I had a bean burger and I can honestly say it was utterly disgusting. Never again.

AllThePrettySeahorses · 16/02/2016 19:23

YANBU. BK burgers are rank.

Only reason we go is because we're all veggie and BK do a veggie happy meal for dd. I wish McDonalds did but they won't.

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 16/02/2016 19:26

I love a Whopper, me. Unfortunately we don't have any BK's near us, have to go all the way to blooming Brent Cross.

I never order anything other than a Whopper and never realised they were so much more expensive than McD's. I do like the fancy drink machine though.

BK's in Canada and the States do breakfasts but McD's brekkies are much better.

MistressMerryWeather · 16/02/2016 19:28

YANBU. I'm out numbered in our family, DS1 and DH love it.

Last time we ate there my burger tasted like petrol. According to those two buggers I'm just unlucky.

I'm training DS2 to like prefer McDonalds.

SalemSaberhagen · 16/02/2016 19:29

BK microwave their burgers

alltouchedout · 16/02/2016 19:30

I really want a beanburger now Angry Wink

roundtable · 16/02/2016 19:31

I haven't had a burger king in years, but about 7 years ago I stopped off a service station and was taken aback by how expensive Wimpy was. Much more expensive than burger king. Maybe because there's not many of them around? Was nice though. Grin

gooseberryroolz · 16/02/2016 19:31

You did quite well to make yourself understood well enough to get what you ordered on those sub-standard drive-through speakers BK use.

Kreacherelf · 16/02/2016 19:32

Their veggie burgers are lush! Smile

Justputyourshoesonnow · 16/02/2016 19:32

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Sallystyle · 16/02/2016 19:35

Their burgers are better, although they are both shit really but yes, the price is ridiculous.

DH got us all a BK recently and I was shocked at how much it cost for us all, we could have gone to a decent restaurant for not much more.

RudeElf stop being a dick.

IHaveBrilloHair · 16/02/2016 19:36

I used to love the spicy bean burgers about 20 ýears ago, do they still do those?

PippaHotamus · 16/02/2016 19:45

BK are dreadful.

We bought three of those icy smoothie things last summer, thinking they would be, you know, like kind of smoothies or icy drinks or whatever.

They were pure chemical sweetener, mixed with ice - none of us could drink them - absolutely disgusting and a complete waste of money. We threw them all in the bin - and we're not normally fussy, honestly.

I can't believe anyone could drink that without entering some kind of catatonic state in advance.

Never again.

VodkaValiumLattePlease · 16/02/2016 19:47

BK have an app with vouchers that you can use. 2 whopper meals for 8.50 which makes it a similar price to McDonald's

MySordidCakeSecret · 16/02/2016 19:59

alas exactly the same has happened to me Sad

Owllady · 16/02/2016 20:03

They are expensive especially the franchise's, but I do think the beef is nicer than McDonald's

MissFlight · 16/02/2016 20:05

Years ago I used to love a whopper Grin but they are now dire, I still like a Big Mac though.

serin · 16/02/2016 20:06

I thought people only went there when they had a voucher? much like Pizza express or La Tasca! I would never pay full price in any of those places.

(But then I am Northern/tightwad/skint)

Owllady · 16/02/2016 20:08

I used to lobe a chicken flamer

FindoGask · 16/02/2016 20:10

They are more expensive than McD's, but still well within the fast-food pricing range, and if I'm in the mood for a dirty burger than it's BK all the way.

LavenderRain · 16/02/2016 20:16

DD and I went through BK drive through yesterday, not been to BK for ages.
I had double mushroom cheese burger. DD had chicken legend or similar.
£2.98 for both ☺ some sort of daily deal.
was very nice too!

EssentialHummus · 16/02/2016 20:22

I much prefer BK to McDonald's (I'm foreign and we didn't have BK at home, so 7 years on there's still a novelty factor to it). I always get a double whopper with cheese, which is large enough to be a full meal for me - sometimes I only get through 3/4ths or so.

I'd love one to be nearer home though - my closest is Peckham, which is a trek.

londonrach · 16/02/2016 20:28

Ive only ever one bk (over 20 years ago) and never tasted anything so awful. The chips are awful. Mcds taste ok. owl...how fAr can you lobe the chicken flamer...Grin.

Furiosa · 16/02/2016 20:50

My first and last McDonald's was summer 1991. My parents took me to see Robin Hood Prince of Thieves and I got to go there afterwards as an extra treat.

I ordered a cheese burger as I was unfamiliar with everything on the menu. The best thing about it was the gerkin/pickle!

Even now when we have burgers at home (veggie now though) I always put cheese and gerkin on them. Makes me think of Kevin Costner.

NewYearNewToads · 17/02/2016 02:30

YABU for going to Burger King in the first place Wink