The Whopper is one of the most popular items on Burger King’s menus around the world. As the name suggests, the burger is big and heavy. However, the reality may be different. Some people in Florida, USA, noticed a mismatch between the images in the ad and the actual size of the Whopper. Soon, a number of food critics on YouTube and Twitter expressed similar opinions, and this all led to the filing of a class-action lawsuit against the burger giant. The lawsuit states that the Whopper, along with other products like croissant’wiches and double sausage sandwiches, is about 35 percent smaller than shown in the images.
Federal lawsuit Florida attorneys Anthony Russo and James C., representing the plaintiffs’ complaint against Burger King Corporation, in Florida federal court. Kelly, alleging deceptive trade practices. Anthony Russo also posted a post on Twitter announcing the same and wrote, “Burger King encourages people to buy overpriced products, lawsuit alleges.”
Here’s the Twitter post:
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Burger King incited people to buy overpriced products, the lawsuit alleges. The plaintiffs are represented by Anthony J. of The Russo Firm. Russo, Jr., and James C. Kelly of The Law Office of James C. Kelly.
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— Russo Firm (@AnthonyJRussoJr) 30 March 2022
Class Action alleges that Burger King began misrepresenting the size of its burgers in its ads in September 2017. The suit further stated that “Burger King advertises its burgers as larger burgers than competitors with oversized meat patties and ingredients that “overflow on the bun” to make it appear that the burgers are about 35% larger in size than the actual burger Contains more than twice as much meat.
The Twitter post attracted divided opinion on the lawsuit. While some agreed that the burgers were actually smaller than they appeared in the commercials, some said they were quite large, and some even praised the taste of the burgers, ignoring the size.
Take a look:
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I believe it’s true that I ate there last week and the cheeseburger and whopper were much younger than they appeared in commercials.—Coin Dude (@MarchlewskiRon) 3 April 2022
Burgers are small, no doubt about it – Missy Maez (@MissyMaez) 4 April 2022
No fast-food restaurant produces burgers that look like the burgers they advertise. To me, BK Burgers is the best of all others, so I don’t care what their ads show!!!!— Barry De Buchanan (@bdb41850) 3 April 2022
I hate to say it, but it’s not just BK who are doing this. Every corporation, every fast food or other restaurant is fleeing America. Toilet paper rolls getting smaller, protein bar sizes shrinking, bag of chips now considered a single size $.25 , now $1.99+— PJFrahmArt@Gmail.com (@PjFrahmArt) 4 April 2022
Have you tried Burger King’s famous Whopper or other burgers? What do you think about their size?