10 Massive Fast Food Flops
The French arm of Burger King released this horrifying concoction in conjunction with The Phantom Menace, promptly earning the disgust of the entire internet. At least it was still better than The Phantom Menace.
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While these artisanal sandwiches were clearly intended as an antagonistic step onto Subway's territory, they ended up taking way too long for staff members to assemble and were quickly scrapped.
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Yes, this was its real name. Yes, it was just a regular hot dog. No, it wasn't very successful.
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Rock band Hoobastank designed this monstrosity of a burrito (which contained almost 1500 calories) for diner chain Denny's. Don't worry though, they're not the first band to make the transition from rock into wrap.
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Flops don't get much worse than this. While this product had strong initial sales, they quickly fell after people got over the clear-cola gimmick. Also notable for the cheesiest superbowl commercial of all time.
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Released in 1991, McDonald's diet burger claimed to have 91% less fat. Unfortunately, it also had 91% less taste.
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McDonalds tried a brief foray into the fast-food pizza territory with this brilliantly named product. While, by many accounts, it wasn't all that bad, it just couldn't compete with behemoths like Pizza Hut.
Cut to a Dairy Queen meeting room:
Executive 1: "Let's do a fun new menu item. Maybe a cross between a milkshake and an Iced Coffee"
Executive 2: "Sounds good, Tony. One thing though, can we give it a name that sounds like an ethnic slur when mispronounced?"
Executive 1: "Great idea! You want a sandwich? Lets go get a sandwich."
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Almost as nauseating as the deep-fried candy bar, these so-called "Pickle-O's," were a reintroduction of a 1968 menu item. Its abrupt flop proves that some things just don't get better with age.
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Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.
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