The Ad Trap: Products That Didn't Match the Marketing Hype

12. Baconator Fries by Wendy

Cost: $1.99* Produced by: Wendy's bought from Wendy's Reddit users made light of Wendy's situation by pointing out the well-known reality that what is pictured in an often differs greatly from what is actually included in the bag. This was the case with Wendy's Baconator fries, a Reddit user's creation that combines fries, cheese sauce, Applewood-smoked bacon, and shredded cheddar.

Reddit.com / Wendy's Baconator Fries @u/Eating Porn The end product was far less tasty. That may be partly explained by the fries' absence of preservatives (in contrast to the food's uneatable stock pictures), but it also appears like someone at Wendy's wasn't feeling very motivated to work that day.