Wendy's Throws Serious Shade On Carl's Jr. In 1 Delicious Tweet
Another fast food chain tried to start a Twitter beef with Wendy’s and, once again, got thrown in the metaphorical meat grinder.
It started innocently enough on Tuesday, when a man named Andrew Morgan sent Wendy’s a tweet asking how it compared to Carl’s Jr., which was also tagged.
@Wendys how do you compare to @CarlsJr
— Andrew Morgan (@Andrew_D_Morgan) September 13, 2017
Carl’s Jr. responded within minutes.
LOL they don't
— Carl's Jr. (@CarlsJr) September 13, 2017
Wendy’s didn’t immediately reply, probably to lull the Carl’s Jr. social media team into a false sense of complacency.
However, when Wendy’s did respond about half a day later, it was the social media equivalent of bringing an AK-47 to a knife fight.
Yeah, for one, if we were going to diss another restaurant we'd have more than zero likes and RTs after 13 hours. https://t.co/VUDXEHKqEB
— Wendy's (@Wendys) September 13, 2017
As of Friday afternoon, Wendy’s tweet had more than 10 times the comments of the Carl’s Jr. tweet, 100 times the retweets and 56,000 more likes.
You’d think fast food companies would learn to think twice about starting a Twitter war with Wendy’s.
The burger chain has repeatedly proven itself to be the snark champion on the platform.
Back in April, Wendy’s destroyed Hardee’s ― which is owned by the same company as Carl’s Jr. ― after two Twitter users began debating which fast food restaurant had the best “4 for $4” deal (four items for four dollars).
One person said Hardee’s was better, causing the chain’s Twitter account to chime in with “Amen.”
But when another person tagged the Wendy’s account to join the conversation, the beef got serious.
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Any idea who runs the @Wendys Twitter account? These responses are amazing: pic.twitter.com/KcozZZjurN
— Sean Ludwig (@seanludwig) April 12, 2017
In March, Wendy’s chewed up and spit out McDonald’s (metaphorically, that is) when Mickey D.’s announced it will start using fresh beef instead of frozen patties in Quarter Pounder burgers next year at most locations.
Today we've announced that by mid-2018, all Quarter Pounder burgers at the majority of our restaurants will be cooked with fresh beef. pic.twitter.com/Bdf99ALlxw
— McDonald's (@McDonalds) March 30, 2017
.@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
In January, 2016, Burger King learned Wendy’s can be a royal pain when it tried to tout a five-item-for $4-special.
5 for $4, because 5 is better than 4. pic.twitter.com/BZe8JFbKjm
— Burger King (@BurgerKing) January 21, 2016
Twitter user @bguerns ― who has since made her account private, then tweeted at Wendy’s asking, “What are you firing back?”
Wendy’s only needed a two-word tweet before dropping the mic.
@bguerns13 edible food
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 22, 2016
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@LacedlLouie Get one of your 51 followers to roast you.
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 3, 2017
@HBnotHP They don't call it a battle when it's one sided though
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 5, 2017
@Ethan4Lax We rock the pigtails, we diss the big fails, delivering sick roasts through express mail
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 5, 2017
@patstaytraping pic.twitter.com/MgPNRjQIXd
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 5, 2017
@jskrox pics or it didn't happen
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 5, 2017
@niazisababe Check your work. This math is wrong.
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@EzokRBX Quality
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@chlangie x=9
Y=10— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@mikecperez86 let it go
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@dar1o eww
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@MA_Gonzo0629 We are a restaurant
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@likaluca pic.twitter.com/KtATa7SxHh
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@dpeacock980 Your dignity
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@alolablue Being a restaurant
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@agonzalez211_ Nah
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@getsomeual This is your mother. Stop messing around on the internet and make your bed.
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@TinyGrande19 Even in the worst places, it's nice for people to have hope.
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@6371c5ddf354451 what'd they win? A participation trophy?
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@iCosmics You are correct.
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@jwhende It's fried potato covered in cheese. We don't try to claim it's healthy.
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@Amadxus Well, our beef is fresh
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
@caseyarnold23 You dropped your name tag pic.twitter.com/O7OpUP012p
— Wendy's (@Wendys) January 4, 2017
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.