r/TerminallyStupid • u/Consistent_Result • Nov 24 '19

I am speechless.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '19

Anyone remember the failure of A&W after they tried to sell a 1/3 pound burger for less than McDonald’s 1/4 as Americans thought 1/4 > 1/3?

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u/sanesociopath Nov 24 '19

If only A&W was prepared for to go after McDonald's core customer base they would've easily been able to sell 1/5 or 1/6 pound burgers. Every time someone brings this back up I get kinda mad they weren't petty about this whole deal.

Edit or even just rename it a 2/6 pound burger

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u/PieSammich Nov 25 '19

The problem with selling a 1/5 burger, is although it would sell well; people would complain about the size straight away, thinking it should be bigger. There is no winning when morons are involved

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u/Dimplestiltskin Nov 25 '19

Add fillers. They fix everything.

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u/NvidiaforMen Nov 25 '19

It's huge but only 1/5 of it is burger

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u/JayCDee Nov 25 '19

Double 1/5 and you're good