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Unhappy Meals: Eight Fast-Food Items That Look Better On TV

Mike Schuster Mar 04, 2009 9:50 am

Unhappy Meals: Eight Fast-Food Items That Look Better On TV


		Big, juicy burgers seen in ads not nearly as big or juicy in real life.

In the 1993 film Falling Down, Michael Douglas' character walks into the fictional Whammy Burger and is confronted with a stark fast-food reality: The big, juicy burgers in the display pictures aren't nearly as big or juicy in real life.

Minyanville stopped in at 8 of your favorite fast-food joints to find out how big the disparity is today. And while Douglas' character lost his mind over this nitrate-packed injustice, we just lost our appetite.

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Elaine Underwood

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03-04-2009, 12:12 pm
Score one for the food police. This stuff looks as bad as it is for your health. Maybe the sight of one of these lopsided monstrosities will deter people from actually eating it. Read More

Susan Coulter

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03-24-2009, 10:38 am
this has always been on of my pet peeves. When I see something on the menu I want it to look a little like the picture. Subway is the worst. Their pictures show the contents of the sub flowing over, but when you get it you can harly find the meat Read More

Kevin Murchison

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05-21-2009, 10:43 am
Im sorry, these guys must have the worst subways employees in the world. I get disapointed when I find a bad Subway (it happens) so find a good one and remember it!! Read More


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