September 18, 2008
Posted at: 11:41 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Food and Drink
McDonald’s is the largest fast food chain in the world and they are very good at selling and promoting their product. However, they need to spend a little more time (2 minutes) focusing on the continuity of their latest TV commercials.
The latest commercial that they are running where the guy keeps asking what he can get for $1 and it doesn’t buy him much, but then he asks in McDonald’s and they describe to him what is referred to as the “Double Cheeseburger”. He orders a double cheeseburger only for $1, but they miss a few details. When he is eating his Double Cheeseburger, there is a drink and a dessert on the table. I have a couple of questions that I am sure most have said.
- When did he order a drink and dessert?
- How did he pay for it?
- What about the “meals tax”? (In Massachusetts it would come to $1.05 and in New Hampshire it would be $1.08
In another commercial, the same happens, but the McDonald’s server describes the McChicken sandwich (or something with chicken). However, when they show him eating, he is clearing eating a double cheeseburger.
You would think in a big restaurant chain would spot errors like those. Other errors might be able to be overlooked, but that is the point of the commercial and they should be aware of that. It doesn’t change my opinion about McDonald’s, but I just thought it was interesting.
September 03, 2008
Posted at: 11:37 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Food and Drink
Last year, I signed up to be part of the email club for “Not your average Joe’s” to get a free birthday entree. This year on my birthday, all I got was a free dessert. When my best friend Kristin took me out to dinner, I asked them about it.
The waiter came back apologizing for the confusion and told me that the manager was going to pay for my dinner. Thanks Joe’s for doing the right thing. 
July 04, 2008
Posted at: 11:59 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Food and Drink, Tech and Web
In High School, I worked at Boston based “Brigham’s Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor” on Mill St in Arlington. My Grandmother worked at Brigham’s when it was Buttricks. The plant where the Ice Cream is made is connected to the restaurant I worked at by underground tunnels. It was the freshest Ice Cream anywhere since it practically just came off the “belt”.
They had an interesting flash page for the site and it was very interactive. However, last week, Hood legally bought Brigham’s. Friends who still work there told me that all of the “recipes” and “brands” will stay the same. I doubt that, they fired the ice cream makers. Also, All of the other workers were fired including the webmaster…see below:
If you are redoing the website because of the buyout, at least keep the so-called branding for the homepage. Step 1 to Hood ruining that which the Boston area loves.
I know this isn’t about America and it’s independence from England, but there was a lot of things going on today.
June 26, 2008
Posted at: 11:52 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Food and Drink
Have you ever had Qdoba, it is so delicious that my co-workers and I head there for lunch on a semi-regular occasion. Since I work in Peabody, MA, we go to the one on Route 114.
However, the queso goodness has it’s price. On the left you will see the nutrition facts for one (1) steak queso burrito with all the fixings. Surprisingly, I have not gained any weight in the last year. I bought tickets to the Pearl Jam concert this Saturday and on the tickets (printed tickets) was a “buy one get one free” coupon for Qdoba. It will cut my spending in half the next few times I go.
Enjoy, you know I do!
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