SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — McDonald’s apparently sent an accidental tweet just before Black Friday, and Twitter is lovin’ it.
In what appears to be a placeholder, or reminder, to send an actual Black Friday tweet, the company sent this:
Black Friday **** Need copy and link****
– McDonald’s (@McDonaldsCorp) November 24, 2017
It was posted at 10:00 p.m. Thanksgiving night and has since gone viral.
The tweet has over 14,000 likes, 7,000 retweets, and almost 500 comments.
For almost ten hours it seemed no one noticed the ‘Mcstake.’
Then, around 7:00 a.m. Friday, McDonald’s cleverly redeemed themselves, making a joke about needing a McCafé:
When you tweet before your first cup of McCafé… Nothing comes before coffee. pic.twitter.com/aPJ2ZupS9b— McDonald’s (@McDonaldsCorp) November 24, 2017
Rival restaurant chain Wendy’s, famous for their feisty social media posts, couldn’t resist chiming in.
When the tweets are as broken as the ice cream machine. https://t.co/esdndK1iFm— Wendy’s (@Wendys) November 24, 2017
Here are some more of the most-liked responses:
https://t.co/dmgAkFiBxc pic.twitter.com/VXuwvYhVp7
– Framed Tweets (@framedtweets) November 24, 2017
Social media managers reading this tweet pic.twitter.com/38cwM4wdNR
– Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) November 24, 2017
– Elle Oh Hell plus several ellipses……………. (@ElleOhHell) November 24, 2017
This will probably get more awareness than their originally planned tweet…
– Musa Tariq (@MusaTariq) November 24, 2017
They treat their tweet like their line cooks treat my meal order in the cities. pic.twitter.com/nqHoding99
– straw_hat_luffy (@Strawhat_luffy_) November 24, 2017
There you go, no problem at all. ask and you shall receive, one copy and link. pic.twitter.com/rh4Q5Fxka6
– retro gerry (@retro_gerry) November 24, 2017
You had one job 😞🍔🍟 pic.twitter.com/fUCczWkN8j
– Lisa Hawkins (@leesamahreee) November 24, 2017
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