Remember when burger joints were just… burger joints? You could pull up in your Honda and order a double meat with cheese, fries and a shake. The world felt simple then. And there was plenty of business to go around.
Now fast food chains have drawn battle lines on Twitter, and Wendy’s is the Soprano you do NOT cross.
First, whoever is running Wendy’s Twitter needs a face and a Pulitzer. Several rival chains have provoked Wendy’s before via social media and limped away.
Burger King learned not to mess with Wendy’s in this Twitter takedown:
The 4 for $4 Meal: a trayful of mouth-filling glory. pic.twitter.com/JjDOFZVXuP
— Wendy’s (@Wendys) January 20, 2016
5 for $4, because 5 is better than 4. pic.twitter.com/BZe8JFbKjm
— Burger King (@BurgerKing) January 21, 2016
5 for $4, because 5 is better than 4. pic.twitter.com/BZe8JFbKjm
— Burger King (@BurgerKing) January 21, 2016
Then Wendy’s roasted McDonald’s:
.@McDonalds So you’ll still use frozen beef in MOST of your burgers in ALL of your restaurants? Asking for a friend.
— Wendy’s (@Wendys) March 30, 2017
Now it’s Carl’s Jr.s’s turn for a social media smackdown. It began this past week…
Twitter user Andrew Morgan tweeted at Wendy’s and asked how it compared to Carl’s Jr.:
@Wendys how do you compare to @CarlsJr
— Andrew Morgan (@Andrew_D_Morgan) September 13, 2017
Wendy’s didn’t respond right away, but Carl’s Jr. did:
LOL they don’t
— Carl’s Jr. (@CarlsJr) September 13, 2017
Twitter lives for this kind of thing:
#ItsOver pic.twitter.com/1kUY2TLLD1
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) September 13, 2017
i need a gif of wendy giving a sassy hair flip added to all of their posts.
— mickey (@kayla13531) September 13, 2017
Savage af!! You’re my hero, @Wendys ?
— ✨Velvet Sky✨ (@VelVelHoller) September 13, 2017
Do NOT step to the red-haired girl unless you’re in the mood for punishment.
H/T : Huffington Post, Business Insider