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Kind of a side issue, but I too have noticed that Taco Bell has gone from one of the cheapest fast food places, to actually being more expensive than other fast
by jrochkind1 4y ago
Kind of a side issue, but I too have noticed that Taco Bell has gone from one of the cheapest fast food places, to actually being more expensive than other fast food options. This started before the pandemic/recent economic weirdness, but perhaps has become even more so.
- bombcar 4y agoI've noticed that too, though you can maybe still escape with the $5 box for now. Amusingly the "Dominos Coupon pizza" has stayed constant through all this, whereas everything else around here has gone up - high enough that the difference between going to Culver's or going to the bar or an actual restaurant is basically nil again.
- bluedino 4y agoAll the decent Papa Johns e-coupons went away. I used to be able to get a large 1 topping pizza at either place for $7 using the app, now it's only Domino's
- jrochkind1 4y agoAll this talk of Taco Bell and you reminding me of the '$5 box' got me to go there today -- there is no more (or wasn't currently) the "$5 cravings box" there used to be (like even a year ago?) that had a truly ridiculous amount of food in it, including fancy items like chalupas or whatever, and more than I actually want to eat in a meal. There IS a $5 "classic combo" that's large drink, one crispy taco, one beef burrito, chips, and a drink. Which is still way more than you can get anywhere else for $5 these days, if that's what you want to eat. While the rest of the menu is going to result in a more expensive meal than you'd get most other fast food. Although maybe I'm wrong about that, I think maybe my local McDonald's has some "combo meals" at like $13 even?!
- ericd 4y agoThat might just be corporate strategy? Probably different people running it now than 30 years ago, in the 90s…