by Trina I’m not much of a fast food eater because #1 it’s largely unhealthy & #2 it’s more expensive than eating at home. With that said, there are times I crave the bad stuff. I mean we’re all prone to do that at some time or another, right?
Saturday night while hubby and I were out shopping for a few things I saw a Burger King sign advertising frozen Cokes for $1. I haven’t wanted anything from Burger King in a sweet forever, but all the sudden I had to have one, so we pulled in.
Then they got me again with an ad for FUNNEL CAKE STICKS. I think I instantly said something like, “Shut your mouth, I have to have those!”
Fried dough with powdered sugar and icing for dipping? YES PLEASE!
I’m a total dork, I know this! LOL {excuse the poor pic quality}
We got the frozen Coke and funnel cake sticks to share. Later on we went to ANOTHER Burger King to get hubby his own frozen cherry “icee”. That’s what he wanted originally but since I don’t like cherry he said he’d share my frozen Coke instead. Well, he wasn’t satisfied after all and wanted his own. LOL
Fast forward to Tuesday. I was out running errands with the kids and was suddenly thirsty. I NEVER do this {cuz I’m cheap!}, but I swung into Taco Bell {haven’t been there in over a year!} and ordered the Frutista Freeze Strawberry Margarita.
AHHH! $2.29 worth of refreshing goodness
Taco Bell usually makes me want to vomit, but while sitting at the drive thru window paying for my drink, the scent of tacos and burritos wafted into my car and I suddenly craved a burrito.
What was wrong with me?!
I left with just my Frutista Freeze, but doggone it I went BACK to Taco Bell that night after the Basement to get a burrito because I couldn’t stop thinking about it. LOL
So TWICE this week, I’ve been to TWO fast food places I wouldn’t normally eat at TWICE in one day, all because of the gimmicks.
Clearly they serve their purpose.
VERDICT: I loved the funnel cake sticks, they were super super yummy. But they went way too quick. After hubby took that pic, I promise you a minute later, they were gone!
The Frutista Freeze I could do without. I’d much rather have a FruiTea from Koko Bubble Tea even though they cost more.
Have you tried these? What did you think?
July 29, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Advertising and fast food are the DEVIL I tell you!!!!! They know exactly what they’re doing and it works every single doggone time, and I’m speaking from experience. So you are not alone sista!!!
July 29, 2010 at 1:13 pm
I’m a Taco Bell person myself, not so much Burger King because I think we make better burger than they do without all the calories, haha! But I hear you with those stupid gimmicks! We don’t do a lot of fast food either but when we do, it’s Taco Bell because the kids like it and I adore the Fresca Menu which is the only thing I order off of anymore. Okay, here is my funny thing…Last Saturday- I was super bummed because the dress I wanted at American Eagle was gone. So I wanted an Icee too. Can you believe that Plaid Pantry, AM PM don’t have them!!!! When the heck did that happen!!! So my hubby drove me to 3 different places looking for an icee and we ended up at 7/11 God Bless them, and he got me this huge Coke Icee…which we shared as well
There must be something in the air, hahaha!
July 29, 2010 at 1:41 pm
I agree, the Funnel Cake Sticks are good. Of course, I’ve only had them once b/c I then saw how fattening they were. Haven’t tried the Taco Bell drink, I HATE Taco Bell.
July 29, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Ha! Whatever has gotten into you, has gotten into me too! I’ve been stopping at Sonic on my way home from work for a diet VANILLA dr. pepper. It’s soooo good. takes like a float. you must try this.
Don’t have to make it diet, but I do… you could just ask for a vanilla dr. pepper.
July 29, 2010 at 2:57 pm
I tried the funnel cake sticks for the first time on July 4th along with a frozen Coke (which I have like Coke Icees since 5 years old, lol) and am hooked. Gotta agree, though. There aren’t enough in that lil’ package and are so good. I personally love the strawberry Fruitistas. I had the limeade freeze from Taco Bell as well. Super yummy, imo!
July 29, 2010 at 3:12 pm
I love fast food- but I stay away- everything you mentioned sounds great but I am afraid I would blow up like a house- plus the next day (because of some sugar issues) I end up with a “food hangover”
July 29, 2010 at 4:13 pm
I tried the funnel cake fries for the first time this past sunday. We stopped at BK on the way home from the beach…they were slap.your.momma.good. I have told everyone i know about them! Yum Yum Yum!
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July 29, 2010 at 6:39 pm
I tried the Taco Bell Frutista Freeze but wasn’t that impressed. I don’t think I drank half of it. But I have to admit, Mickey D’s has me hooked on the mocha frappe! I could drink one every day!
July 29, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Keep posting stuff like this i really like it
July 29, 2010 at 10:03 pm
I agree the Taco Bell slush drinks are no big deal. You must’ve missed all the free cpns about a month ago for the Lime slush and the Margarita drinks. I had gotten 3 papers so we got several of each. They were not worth having to buy.
July 30, 2010 at 9:22 am
If you order a medium or a large drink at Mcdonald’s they have a coupon on them for a Frappe or a smoothie for free.