Burger King Goes Low Carb in a Small Way

David Bernstein of the Volokh Conspiracy nicely sums up what Burger King has done about low carb:

"Hold My Buns! Drudge links to a report noting that bowing to the low-carb craze, Burger King will now offer bunless Whoppers, for the same price as Whoppers with buns. How is this different then in the past (1) ordering the Whopper, but stating, "no bread please"; or (2) ordering the Whopper, and throwing the bread away, feeding it to birds, etc.?

Next thing you know, automakers will "offer" cars without tires for the same price as cars with tires. New advertising slogan for Burger King: "Offering you less, for the same price!" "

At least Hardees gives you an extra piece of lettuce or two to help eat the messy thing without fork and knife. (And the real reason they did this was to make it easier for their people to place the orders... I'll have a number 9... rather than making people learn the complicated register to have it "their way" sans bun.)

Comments

[Norma]

Just to let you know: BUNS Restaurant in Delaware Ohio is reopening (had a fire a year ago).

[Katherine Prouty]

Norma,

Let me guess what they served? (grin)

Katherine