This sunday, only on pay per view, it's the ultimate fast food battle for the ages. Jack is one of the most successful marketing figures of the past decade. He has the money, the jets, the hot wife, and the witty one liners, but the King is the brash newcomer. He doesn't have to say much. He just lets his flame-broilness do the talking. Make your choice NOW!
Jack is a MUST after any night of drinking and partying. There's been many a night when I've thrown a party, or been to parties or clubs with friends where we stop and unload 30+ bucks on Jack in the Box. It's a party-night staple.
Jack -- whether it's 2 tacos for $.99....or those freaking curly fries which must be laced with crack...or the nectar of the gods in the form of their oreo cookie shakes...Jack is nearly always, "the answer."
The King is a peeping Tom always offering sandwiches for peaks through the windows. Frankly, he's pretty scary. I'm not sure what BK is trying to do.
From a marketing stand point, I've enjoyed Jack much more to just the King. Of course all of BKs recent stuff, from their office ads to the new Hootie ad have been great IMHO. If we are talking about a fight though, a King does not fight his own battles. That's what TenderCrisp an Spicy TenderCrisp are for(the two chickens in the boxing match ads). They've also got Dr. Angus in their corner to patch them up.
Newcomer? That character has been around since the late sixties, and was a contemporary of the first Ronald McDonald.
the 2 tacos for .99 and the curly fries are the only thing worth eating on the Jack Menu. the burgers are the only thing good at the King. I hate their fries. From a marketing standpoint I'd go with Jack.
I guess Whataburger's mascot would be that old guy that you hear talking on the commercials. I wish he would go away. "Do you know what it means to be out Whataburgered?" "No old man, but do you know what it means to shut the hell up?"
Eh, I think the Whataburger guy is funny just because he sounds to me like "Tex", the automated call-in course scheduling program at UT.
When did this anti-mayo on burgers thing start? The first I had heard of it was in The Whole 9 Yards when Willis is pissed that his burger came with mayo and says it's a Canadien thing. I'll tell you, when I grill up burgers, I put mayo on the bun and sprinkle pepper on it before I put the meat on. When the juice from the meat drips onto that peppered mayo, you got yourself some special sauce.
Did you ever get this message from Tex when signing up for classes... "Why heck, son, if you're gonna take those classes next year, you're better off quittin' school and coming down to Whataburger... we've got an openin' for folks like you..."
It is just wrong to put myo on a burger. It's a Texas thing. That's why Jack had to make it's "Texas Burger" with mustard on it. They finally figured that out. They put mayo on burgers in Canada.
I couldn't agree more. THe problem with this is that the local BK franchise shut down every store within 40 miles of my house(Rumor has it one is re-opening in June). And to top it, there are 3 JIB's within 5 miles of my house (2 of them are only a half a mile from each other).
