Aside from Subway or Chick-fil-a, I normally don’t eat fast food unless I’m on a road trip.  At that point, I’m at the mercy of whichever national chain has planted its flag at the next exit.  In the past, this has led to some unsavory experiences, but I’m not generally concerned because I know I’m getting what I pay for — bulk food pre-heated by minimum wage employees with better things to do.

But Burger King just blew my mind.

Yesterday, I tried to order a chicken sandwich and failed.  That’s because Thursday is “Get 2 Chicken Sandwiches for $4″ day at Burger King.  But I only wanted one, for which, as the cashier explained, I would have to pay full price — and full-price for one chicken sandwich is more than the special price for 2.

Thus, I would have lost money by getting less food.  Or, I would have had to waste food outright (by throwing away a second sandwich I did not want) in order to save money.*

Befuddled by this logic, I did what any sane person (in a hurry) would do:

I left and went to Subway.

*  Yes, I know: I could have given the second sandwich away.  But really, would YOU trust a free chicken sandwich from a guy standing outside Burger King?