How much do I hate thee, Neopets? Let me count the ways…
I seriously could not believe it! Last night was my father’s 73rd birthday party complete with pizza, cake and a fruit tray, and since Edward is GF/CF and Sue has recently become casein-free, H popped over to the local Burger King to procure some suitable fare for our unorthodox brood to consume during the festivities.
My poor sweet husband innocently purchased one kid’s meal.
Yes, one.
This should have been copacetic, however, because BK has had rather lame toys of late so nobody has been fighting over them. But what to my wondering ears should I hear than the shrill scream,
“NEOPETS! NEOPETS! Remember the them from last year! There’s one in the bag! This is the greatest night ever!”
(Because a grandfather turning 73 is just small potatoes…)
His or her name is “Jub Jub.”
Compelling, isn’t it?
And then I just cringed because I knew what was coming:
“Where’s the web-enabled code? I don’t see a code! There’s got to be a code! You must have a code for web-enabled play! Where are the BK bags? Don’t tell me you threw then away? Who would do that? Let’s dig in the trash to find the bags and get that code!”
We dug through my sister-in-law’s kitchen trash. We sifted through coffee grounds and old orange peels. We found the crunched bags, but, alas, there were no web-enabled codes to be seen!
Eerily familiar, isn’t it?
We left the party dejected, demoralized, and with me vowing to never, ever step foot or van wheel on Burger King property again.
Still, because I am an good mom idiot, I checked out the BK web site to try to understand more about these elusive codes.
The web site explains that the codes are on the “collectible box.” The site promises: “Be sure to check your Neopets collectible box from BURGER KING® for a Virtual Prize Code. Enter it below to claim your virtual prize!”
Golden! I scan the box. I turn it over and over and inside out. I compare my box to the box depicted on the helpful web site.
Except my box DOES NOT HAVE A CODE!
Do you see a code?
Do you think my family has received a leftover “collectible box” from the days when the web–enabled codes were printed on the BK bags?
Do you think this fluffy, friendly “Jub Jub” should be enough to appease children promised by the Burger King Corporation to receive a non-existent VIRTUAL GIFT?
I just drew a line in the sand, Burger King.
Consider yourself warned.
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