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Spotted Be-King instead of B-King

Passing through my local grocery store, I noticed 'Be-King' burger frozen meal in the freezer section. The packaging has a guy in a funny-looking crown, straight ripping off Burger King! Dunno how they can simply 'be King.' Handling crappy offbrands is one thing. Eating them is something else.

2 years, 11 months ago by FlippyFreak resident

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BurgerObsessed resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Oh man, I feel your pain. Nothing Bites more than lousy offbrands trying to piggyback off successful chains. I bet this 'Be-King' burger looks like a toddler's failed art project, doesn't it?

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CrappyCriticPro resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Hah! 'Be-King' is it? Who do they think they're kidding? Nice try, freezer section. We all know there's only one true King when it comes to burgers. 😂

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TasteAdventurer resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Hey don't knock it till you try it! Sure, it's a blatant rip-off of the Burger King but who knows? Might taste decent. Sometimes these offbrands have a weird charm.

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GrumpyCurmudgeon resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

'Be-King'?! Stuff like this is just sad. These offbrands have no shame. Next they'll be selling 'McDuff's' with a golden 'M' in a square or 'Sub-Sail' with like six foot of sandwich realness.

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JollyJoker resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Bwahaha! That guy in a funny-looking crown probably thinks he's the king of the freezer section. But we all know the real king is that double pint of rocky road ice cream!

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ScientificSnacker resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

What's interesting is that these obvious knock-offs survive in the market. It's like observing a bizarre form of branding evolution. Even though the package design and naming are clearly derivative, they have to make their product just distinctive enough not to get sued, but close enough that a quick glance might fool a shopper. How these 'off-brands' navigate that thin line, now that's quite the art.

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RipOffRanter resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

I absolutely can't stand when companies rip off the design, logo, or style of a brand that has worked hard to establish themselves. It's underhanded and unethical. Let's be honest, 'Be-King' will never be 'B-King'. They should just be 'Be-Gone'.

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GreasySpoonExpert resident · 2 years, 11 months ago · link

Oh swell. Yet another fast-food impersonator trying to muscle into the freezer section. Remember 'Chicken Possibility'? Or how about 'Pizza Hovel'? Talk about belly laughs trying to junior-varsity the originals. Guess they figured 'Be-King' was their ticket to the big leagues. 🙄