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hsojeel.wordpress.com — On my recent trip to Burger King I made a little departure from my main stay and decided to do a little covert ops.

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  • StarManta, on 10/12/2007, -38/+1I wonder where there's a burger king near me.
    • sdrawkcaB, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21There's one not far from me (they're here in canada too!) and the employees haven't even checked my code once. The first time i used it, they gave me back the original receipt, and I returned a week later and used the same one again! Just write some random code on the back, they really dont care!
    • eplawless, on 10/12/2007, -25/+5I uh... I don't like burger king. I find it kind of tastes like cardboard.
    • FreeiPodGuy.com, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19I do this legitimately on a fairly regular basis. I actually make a purchase, then I actually call the number and take the survey, write down a REAL number, and then get my free Whopper. Thanks for ruining it for people like me, dipwad.

      By the way, if BK does it right, you have to buy a drink AND a fry. The cost of the drink and the fry is only $1 less than a Whopper meal, so although the coupon says "free whopper" it's really "$1 off a Whopper meal".

      Doesn't sound so fantastic now, does it?
    • elroy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8actually, it sounds pretty horrible to begin with because it's burger king.

      i thought this was going to be about the delicious malt candies.
    • aceg1357, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5this is called stealing. no it isn't "cool" no it isn't ethical.

      for some reason some people think it is ok to rip off a company. society and consumers have to eventually pay for this anyways.

    • easycheez, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2And the fast food industry is entirely ethical. Riiight.
      Reap what you sow my friend, my logic is undeniable.
    • ilyag, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1easycheez:

      Your point is irrelevant. Two wrongs don't make a right.

      I can find fault in ANY corporation. Doesn't mean that this entitles me to steal their products.
  • savmac, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Dang. How did you figure out the codes?
  • hsojeel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+54I found one of their employee cards that explains it all in fine detail.
    • knightblade2oo4, on 10/12/2007, -2/+26this is the type of ***** i love to see on digg.

      +digg
    • theRIAA, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6WOW! im trying this tomarow, ive been searching for cheap lunches, cant beat like $1 for a burger, fries, and ill bring a pop from home!!!
  • dziban303, on 10/12/2007, -5/+24After reading the description, I STILL thought the story was about the malted milk ball candy.
  • AlphaSoulja, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27Shhh... keep this on the low low before BK finds out.
    • DavidtheDuke, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29Sorry, just got on the front page.
    • LabThug, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12I wouldn't worry about it too much. I used to work at a BK many, many moons ago. The killing they make off fries and drinks makes up for any loss they take on the sandwich.

      I went to my old store a few weeks back. It was quite depressing. I was probably one of the few that cared, and now no one does. Junk everywhere, hour long service, rude employees, etc. Gotta love the fast food mentality!
  • kingkilr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Will the receipt you get after a free whopper have the survery box? :)
    • sdrawkcaB, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7It sure does, all their receipt rolls are printed with this on the back, so I would also assume that this will last a while.
    • theRIAA, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5*steals 3 receipt rolls*
  • w0rd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1520 bucks says that's going to be changed real soon.
    • SP33DFR34K, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21I'll bet you a Whopper that it won't be changed for months!
    • affanjam, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2How about Paypal?
  • spoonard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Who ever heard of hacking a Burger King receipt! lol I'm trying this tonight!
  • Bokista, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10It's such a shame they call their french-fry holder a "frypod."
  • oOLiquidNightOo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14sure, this is all fun and games until the burger king shows up at your front door and starts kicking some ass.
    • kingkilr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10If the BK King dude came to my neighbors and started kicking their asses I would die of laughter!
    • theRIAA, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6someone needs to make a youtube... why did i say youtube instead of video?... i better google that
  • origclubsoda, on 10/12/2007, -24/+3What's a Whopper cost? A dollar? You guys are cheap. Besides, didnt you see Super SIze Me? That applies to Burger King too.
    • stenk, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9What does a dictionary cost? You could use one quick!
    • NeCtUr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4all supersize me did was make me hungry for mcdonalds... a brilliant marketing ploy if you ask me. a feature length commercial.
  • Matt-lars, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22On behalf of the stoners of digg, thank you.
  • Dogtown7, on 10/12/2007, -10/+3I can't believe you're falling for this viral crap.
    • actionscripted, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Agreed.

      You guys, listen:

      (LabThug) "I wouldn't worry about it too much. I used to work at a BK many, many moons ago. The killing they make off fries and drinks makes up for any loss they take on the sandwich."

      Thus it'd be a smart idea for a company that can recoup a loss with a few sales (with a savvy marketing team) use a service touted in every major newpaper recently as the place to see what's hot among the 18-24s. This is viral advertising for The King.
  • evilelf2407, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2lol who seriously can't afford the $1 it costs to buy one? well i guess if you use this to its fullest your probably very cheap and can't afford it anyhow.
  • mrkmrk, on 10/12/2007, -14/+2No, it's LOST. Really.

    http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/

    EDIT: Woah. This is the wrong story, man.
  • trunkster, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Wow, the next time a homeless person asks for money I'll tell them this trick. They will all worship me and be my slaves.
    • monkeyballsoup, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Wise man say, "Give a homeless man a whopper and he'll have a nice meal. Teach a homeless man to get free whoppers and he'll ***** it up for everyone else."
  • leftnutz, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8It's not "free" if you have to buy something.
  • Crazychipmunk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9@evilelf2407

    Its not the whopper that costs a dollar, its the whopper Jr.! Haven't you seen the commercials that no one likes or cares about?
    • neuropsychguy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The BK near my parents house in AZ sold $1 Whoppers this past summer (maybe they still are).
  • thehouse, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Couldn't always just say you ordered a burger earlier that day, and you were given fish - and you can't eat fish and had to throw it out, and you were interested in just getting the burger you bought earlier?

    I always thought that was a sneaky way to get free food.
  • porkstacker, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Wow, people still eat fast food? Oh yeah, I forgot, it’s all about “he who dies the fattest wins”.
    • TehOompa, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1What's wrong with fast food from time to time? Sometimes people just don't feel like cooking up a meal. Or are you another person that has joined the crowd that thinks all fast food is "gross" because of the people that eat it 4 times a week?
    • easycheez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1While fast food is of poor quality and unhealthy, it is the sheer gluttony of our extra value society that makes Americans in general fat.
    • form3hide, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Actually, I read that fast food, in moderation, isn't all that fattening to you. That is, eating ONE cheeseburger, ONE SMALL fry, and a SMALL drink, will not expand your waistline.

      Instead, the DOUBLE WHOPPER WITH CHEESE, LARGE FRY, and LARGE COKE, is killing you.

      It's all about moderation.
  • yodandy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Welp, thats the end of the free burgers, once they see this, its over, meh

    I was happy filling it out every once in a while, now we probably wont be able to do that
  • theRIAA, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3*barges into burger king with a handfull of receipts*

    "yes I would like 15 medium fries and 15 FREE BURGERS. HA HA HA HA!!"

    *buger king dude jumps out from behind the counter and tackes you*
  • StinkyHobo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Cool! Where was this when I was in college? I lived on BK back then. Now? Not so much.
  • VaporBro, on 10/26/2007, -9/+4DUDE...BAKED...and THIS IS AMAZING. I am going to drive to the nearest BK and do this. Need to find nearest BK...thank GOD for Internet. And WEED. OMGbrbTHC
  • eljaysun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I called the number on the back of the receipt one time, the freaking survey they had me do took at least ten minutes. I like this way. There is very little effort involved - especially if you get a receipt with your free Whopper.
    • FreeiPodGuy.com, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It doesn't take 10 minutes. I've done it probably 10 times and it never takes over 6 minutes, and sometimes you answer 2 questions and you're done. It's so easy and the payoff is so small that it's a stupid thing to cheat over. (The only reason I bother is that I'm a royal cheapskate.)
  • Urusai, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Are there any more Burger Kings? I haven't seen one in years. However, we're about to get a Blake's Lotaburger...go figure.
  • chall2001, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Maybe I'm just getting old but this is stealing pure and simple. Besides, who gets this excited about stealing a grease filled burger when you have to purchase fries and a coke along with it? Gee, that saved about a dollar compared to getting the value meal--whoopeee.
    • hsojeel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0You don't have to buy fries and a coke chall2001, one or the other, you choose.
    • FreeiPodGuy.com, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I did the math. It saves exactly one dollar. You DO have to buy BOTH a drink and fries.
  • 10poundbrown, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0Burger King hates all minorities.

    that means spics, kneegrows, chinks, spooks, messicans and especially crackas
  • capitocapito, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I wonder if I can get a receipt for a glass of water... ;)
    • andrewpate, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1at the BK near me, you can. You can also get one for just ordering a sauce. But why, I think you need a reciept with the little box on the back...which is when you order a Whopper meal...
  • phenolholic, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1i did this two times in a week within the same month. saw that the first two letters were the same followed by some 5 digit numbers. when i gave the lady the receipt, she looked at this paper scotch taped to the register. it had the list on the link. i learned then that all you need is the month code. so i started doing it once a month just to get the month code and entered random numbers and it worked. before this post, i had the entire years code (place an order when its busy, the lady at the register leaves to bag the food and bam! the register is unattended with the list in front of your face, just upside down). i stopped eating burger king because of a diet, but its good to know i have all the codes. good to see everyone else with it too
  • Soldan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1congrats you have now spoiled it for everyone....digg is not exactly on the downlow... ummm remember the starbucks coupons....

    one word: Moron

  • Twitchy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Is THIS why the US is considered the "Fattest" country in the world? Ya, that's it, MORE free fattening crap for everyone! YAY!
  • jschunick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2you know when you pull up to the drive through and you have the order all memorized ready to go,like you are about to take a test, and the drive through lady blurts out:

    "HAY WELCOME TO BURGERKING WOOD U LAK TO TRAH A COMBA?"

    with deafening volume and maximum feedback screeching?

    well in my case
    I just get all flustered and say NO.
    then i forget the whole thing and by the time ive finished ordering everything i realized i actually ordered 3 combos.



    thats the end of my story.

  • Medusausi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Free wood shavings with chemical flavorants and artifiically colored buns. Yummy!
  • robroe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Oh! Free burgers, I thought it was something else :)
  • heyy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i say we ban mayonnaise. a cheeseburger is perfect with ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
  • robbiedo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I hate crap like this. It is stealing, plain and simple. Why is it that people have to take something good, and turn it into a scam. Is a burger so expensive that one can't pay for the value received. Corruption is what eats away at the fabric of any society. I believe people should lead an ethical life. Is it ethical to steal hamburgers just because you can scam a code, and get away with it.

    What's going to happen, some sleazy lawyer will pick up on this and turn it into some class action lawsuit because Burger King stops honoring this code for free burgers?
    • sockpuppets, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Mcsimmer down now.
    • tropican8, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well, uh, this is how I look at it. I guarantee a good portion of people went out and tried this after reading the article. Therefore they bought something there that they normally wouldn't have. Kind of like if people didn't burn CDs and give them to friends CD-Rs wouldn't be bought. Its illegal/amoral, but someone's profiting.
  • cheech_sp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@ robbiedo
    Is it ethical for fast food giants to promote toys / food for kids during thier saturday cartoons?
    I guess laughing at stupid people on youtube is also unethical.
    And speeding is illegal.
    I'm not running to BK to try this, but I'm not gonna yell at the people that are saving $1.
  • chronicRick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0There is no such thing as a free lunch.
  • JoeDuck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This just proves the there is a god, and her name is "Burger King"
  • moovitz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My god, Quick! Call the Hamburgler.. We've hacked the Whopper code!
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