By: Ken Furer
The 10 Worst Sponsored Tweets
#IWannaSlap
#IWannaSlap Radio Shack for this sponsored tweet.
#BestThingsAboutBeingSingle
#WorstThingsAboutBeingSingle ‘You eat at Arby's.
#TalkLikeAPirateDay
Come on Best Buy, you can do better than this. ‘Idea for next year: “Check out our BluRay players because we no longer sell VCRRRRRRS!”
#UKnowUHungryWhen, #FastFoodAddiction
From the folks who brought you the Double Down. ‘#WhyAmericaIsFat
#FootballFriday
Really? ‘From “Where's the beef?” to “Don't fumble your hamburger?” Dave Thomas must be rolling over in his square-shaped grave. ‘Might as well just raise your prices $6 and change your name to Qwikster while you're at it.
#PirateDey??
This one is just baffling. ‘But then again, so are the people who follow Chili's on Twitter.
#TheLastTimeIChecked
Apparently the Dorito's social media marketing guy is a total stoner. #MakesSense
#OreoMoment
Sometimes companies try to start their own trending topics:
Thanks for clarifying the time zone, Oreo. ‘Is that 2PM Central?
#IfTwitterWereHighSchool
#IfTwitterWereHighSchool, Nextag would be your cheesy algebra teacher who sings songs about the quadratic formula and wears fish ties on Fridays.
#piratefashion
Okay, this one is actually pretty good. ‘Well played, Old Navy.
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