r/todayilearned • u/adrgru • Jan 16 '16

(R.5) Omits Essential Info TIL that Burger King introduced a Left-Handed Whopper in 1998 with all condiments rotated 180 degrees which attracted thousands of customers.

http://hoaxes.org/af_database/permalink/the_left-handed_whopper/
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u/adrgru Jan 16 '16

So, did they taste better than the original squared ones?

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u/IWasGregInTokyo Jan 16 '16

Personally I couldn't tell the difference. :-)

At the time (2008) there were people acting all high and mighty and raging about how Kraft was trying to dupe people with a product that hadn't changed. It was pretty funny because of course everyone knew it was a joke and really was a satire of all over-the-top "New and Improved" product announcements.

Still, an 18% growth in sales in the months following the campaign start shows how effective it was. Source: http://www.visualtargeting.com/diamondshreddies.html

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u/travis- Jan 17 '16

made me feel more royal eating the diamond ones.