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I wanted to change things up a little bit and you'll see what I mean by a little bit
because if while it isn't exactly a food review I
Had to do that. I just really wanted to go that cringey exaggerated intro right there
But while it's not exactly the same as a food review I do want to talk about a few things
But I just wanted to do like a more random video. I just wanted to sit down and
You know just just share a few thoughts really that's what I wanted to do. I was managing things today
I was managing the YouTube channel. I was going through comments. I was seeing what people have to say
How people were feeling about the videos and so on and so forth
And I was checking out the latest video and there was an interesting trend that I was seeing in the comments
where
in the most recent video that I did I was trying out the you know
the jack-o'-lantern pizza the the most horrifically scary terrifying
horrifying
Harrowing pizza I've ever seen in my life
You know the jack-o'-lantern pizza from Papa John's and I've seen in the comments as prevailing trend where a lot of people were saying. I
think that the concept of this pizza is
idiotic and
it wasn't just like there was one person who was saying that I was seeing that comment again and
again
and again
And I was as seeing so many people saying this and I thought it just it got those gears turning I was thinking no
That's that's interesting
You knowing oh, you know
It's it's always interesting when you see so many people like this collective mindset feel a certain way about something
So anyway that got me thinking about fast food items fast food releases
And just the fast food industry in general and it led to an observation
It's an interesting thing that I noticed and I wanted to share with you today one
Trend that I've picked up on recently now look this isn't to say that this is not a thing
In the past right? I'm not going to say that
Oh this never happened before this never was a thing
right because I'm sure that it was but this is one of those things that I'm picking up on and
I'm just noticing it more and more and more
Okay
When it comes down to fast food, right and I'm talking like all the major chains the Taco Bell the Wendy's McDonald's
Burger King Pizza Hut Papa John's
Right all of the big names that are out there when it comes down to fast food
I'm always perusing for new releases because I just know when I do a review, right?
What always works out best and what people really want to see our new releases
And then that makes sense, right? There's something that's new. They got the ad campaign going out for it
you see in this whatever it is a burger or sandwich or a
sinister-looking
supposedly friendly jack-o'-lantern pizza and
It just promoted everywhere. You're seeing the commercials you're seeing the ads and you're like yeah, alright? What does it taste?
Like right how good is it? How bad is it?
so on and so forth and there's a lot of interest and that's why I'm always browsing around and I'm always trying to see what's
what's new and
my favorite
Releases when it comes down to fast food
All right just is something that's completely original
you know something that's new to their menu that they've never done before and
Like it's inventive, you know
Those are the things that I like
Sometimes get an item where it's just like yeah. All right
we've got our burger and
Everything's the same
But it's got bacon this time around
It's like oh right now it's a burger with bacon. And I guess that's what it comes down to
Or it's like all right. We've got a pizza
But get this it's got extra pepperoni
Yeah, and it's like oh right, well I
understand what you're getting at, but it's
Does it does it really knock my socks off? Maybe? It's a good item, but does it inspire that?
Not necessarily
But when you get an item, that's inventive
doesn't it it has to be something that a chain is never done before best way to put
One thing that comes to mind are the nacho fries from Taco Bell, right? It's one taco. It's another taco
It's a burrito but in those french fries
That's like wow
It's a simplistic item, but it's something that I've never seen before a Taco Bell
that's what I'm talking about something where they're doing something original to them and
That's what that's what really gets me going. No, these are those those releases that are like wow, you know
Hey
I really want to try this out because you know number one good on them for
Utilizing their creativity and being original because that's what I really like to see
so
Having established that right?
those are the releases that I like seeing the most these these types of inventive items that just go out there and
It just shows their creativity. They're really putting a lot of thought into this a lot of effort
it's not just taking a regular item and doing the bare minimum and
Passing it off as something new but they're actually doing something new. That's what I like to see
but one thing that I noticed over the last
Couple years, I would even say like this is really starting to prevail even over the last two years
I'm seeing that less and less and
instead what I'm seeing
You have these items that might originally be new and all they're doing is they're bringing them back
returning them to the menu over and
Over and over and over again and that's not to say that that's inherently a bad thing
But let's go back to the nacho fries, right?
they came out originally in early 2018 and
I remember when they first came out and I think it was like in I think it was February 2018. I
Remember that was so hyped up. I mean you had
Mainstream news that was reporting on it
and the you have that too often you find these major media networks talking about french fries from Taco Bell, but they were and
There were so many people talking about it
I remember when I uploaded that review so many people wanted to check it out
The resist does the level of curiosity about it and people were just so hyped up saw something new he had this
enthusiasm about it
So when they first brought him brought him in they first introduced them everyone is going crazy
Then the second time a couple months later they bring them back and it's like oh right well
The back that's great. Looking forward to trying them out. Are they as good as they were the first time?
But I noticed the amount of enthusiasm was it was there it was noticeable. It was discernible
But maybe it was like instead of being what's the same metaphorically at?
90% the last time and that was down to maybe 70%
There's like hey, that's still a lot, but I noticed that not as many people
Then they bring them back a third time. Try it again. It's like alright. Yeah, they're back
Alright, that's good to know. I'll go get them Thanks
Then they bring them back a fourth time. That's like yeah, alright, they're back. Thanks, and I was just noticing each time
they brought them back the amount of interest the amount of enthusiasm that
General excitement kept going down time and time and time again
Because it's not something that's new anymore. It might still be a good item. It might still taste good
But it's not new. It's not inventive. It's not thinking outside the box. It's like
All right. Thanks
I guess I'll see you at the fifth and then the sixth and the seventh and then the 15th time that you bring them back
All right. Yeah, that's good to know. Thanks, and you?
Just see every last time
And I'm not just I'm not just bashing the nacho fries or anything
You see this have so many items. They release them the first time it's something new everyone goes crazy
But then people want something new people want something that's out there. They want something that's exciting that's inventive
that's creative and then they just get the same thing again and again and
again, and
You know what? I'll say then
Not that you thought I was gonna say again, but I didn't they said that instead of joke
But see that's the thing. I think it's a marketing lapse. I mean think it says because some some companies say
Well, I know that people are gonna go buy this anyway, so what's the point?
Why do we need to put this effort and energy in when I know people are going to get it anyway
But I think that's just the lapse that I've noticed that I've picked up on and I think it comes back to bite them. I
think the amount of
really new
Inventive releases while they're still there
While they're still coming out and granted not all of them float. Some of them just sink like a rock and they're terrible
I just see more and more places to kind of bringing back the same old same old and
Again with that I see that enthusiasm and interest dying out as well. So
My suggestion in the end is there needs to be a balance and they shouldn't just cop out and say all right
Yeah, what's just right bring this back and call it a day?
You know, you can bring something back here and there but at the same time, I think it should just be
balanced out into sped with a few creative inventive releases as well and
that's just a trend that I see more place to kind of just going for that easy route and
I think long-run that's that's gonna hurt them. So
Just an observation that I noticed and something that I wanted to share and talk about and with that. Thank you for tuning in
I'll be seeing you again in a little bit. Anyway with probably a review though. Who knows?
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