Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Ants in Your Burrito, Liar Liar!






Please read this and let me know your thoughts....SCAM OR NOT?

Toronto man eats a few bites of a burrito and then determines that it tastes kinda funny and finds 50 dead ants in there.  Say what?

This story reminds me of the following.  Everyone remember the finger in the chili hoax a few years ago at Wendy's, right?  Wendy's lost a bunch of money, got a ton of terrible advertising, and in the end...it was just pure bullshit.

This Toronto man with the dead ants reeks of bull shit to me and here's why...

1) It's story is written by Toronto Sun, which is known for it's tabloid-esque reporting.  Why is this even a story? He found some bugs (or wait, they counted exactly 50?...no they didn't), he returned it, and got offered a replacement.  Toronto Sun is trying to turn it into something else.

2) He didn't want the replacement burrito, so he keeps the burrito.  Or did he?  He just claims to have the burrito.   Which by now, he could have put anything in.  Oh there's also a rat, some poison, and an aborted fetus.

3) I don't eat at McD's, but doesn't breakfast stop being served at most places before 11.  So how'd he get the burrito?

Essentially, I think this is simply another fast food scam of someone trying to either get themselves some exposure or a cash settlement from a major corporation.

What do you think?

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