Burger King Gets Burned in Twitter Duel With Wendy'sWendy's and Burger King dueled over their competing $4 promotions.
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A bit of friendly competition is never a bad thing, especially when two fast-food giants throw down the gauntlet.
Much to the enjoyment of onlookers, Wendy's and Burger King took to the ring in a Twitter fight over the weekend.
It all started when Wendy's tweeted out a promotion offering four menu items for $4.
The 4 for $4 Meal: a trayful of mouth-filling glory.pic.twitter.com/JjDOFZVXuP
— Wendy's (@Wendys)January 20, 2016
Burger King decided to act, touting its own $4 promotion, which includes a fifth item: a cookie.
5 for $4, because 5 is better than 4.pic.twitter.com/BZe8JFbKjm
— Burger King (@BurgerKing)January 21, 2016
Yes, those were some fighting words. But apparently, if you take a swing at Wendy's, you'd better expect to hit the mattresses. Asked by a Twitter user what it would fire back at Burger King, the fast-food giant known for its square burgers snarkily responded "edible food."
@bguerns13edible food
— Wendy's (@Wendys)January 22, 2016
The quip could have just as easily been delivered to Chipotle with its recent spate of E. coli cases, though White Castle seems to have already thrown a few punches at the burrito joint by releasing a new "Castle Clean" campaignlast week.
