Wendy's Trolls McDonald's For Unfinished Black Friday Tweet
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — McDonald's is famous for fast food but the restaurant chain might want to slow down before sending tweets.
An unfinished tweet was posted at 1 a.m. Friday morning and quickly went viral. It reads: "Black Friday **** Need copy and link****."
Black Friday **** Need copy and link****
— McDonald's Corporation (@McDonaldsCorp) November 24, 2017
As of Friday afternoon there were more than 17,000 retweets and more than 48,000 likes.
Rival fast-food chain Wendy's took notice and had some fun at McDonald's' expense.
Wendy's tweeted: "When the tweets are as broken as the ice cream machine."
When the tweets are as broken as the ice cream machine. https://t.co/esdndK1iFm
— Wendy's (@Wendys) November 24, 2017
As of Friday afternoon there were more than 115,000 retweets and more than 301,000 likes on the Wendy's tweet.
McDonald's acknowledged the mistake, posting a follow-up tweet that reads: "When you tweet before your first cup of McCafé… Nothing comes before coffee."
When you tweet before your first cup of McCafé… Nothing comes before coffee. pic.twitter.com/aPJ2ZupS9b
— McDonald's Corporation (@McDonaldsCorp) November 24, 2017