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1 steak quesadilla
1 cheesy gordita crunch
1 Mt. Dew

$10+

I remember when you could take $10 to Taco Bell when you were high as fuck and couldn't finish your order

Yeah it's pretty bad these days.

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Quesadillas are way overpriced for how barebones they are. You would be better off getting 3 mini quesadillas of the dollar menu.

If you want Taco Bell to be cheap anymore, you have to basically hope that the $5 Box promotion they are running at the time has things you want and get it.

You ordered 2 of the most expensive items on the menu. You could also get 10 items off of the dollar menu or 2 of the $5 boxes and have more food.

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You have to get what's on special. They have those 3 different double tacos for a buck each right now.

eaglei3 posted...

If you want Taco Bell to be cheap anymore, you have to basically hope that the $5 Box promotion they are running at the time has things you want and get it.

And those are only $5 at Corporate stores

Franchise stores run those boxes at $5.99 or higher

Tried the reaper ranch double stack, was surprisingly decent for $1.

They put next to no meat on their shit too. Im actually curious what the meat would look like gathered together in one place. Im sure it would fit on a single table spoon.

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Raikuro posted...

Quesadillas are way overpriced for how barebones they are. You would be better off getting 3 mini quesadillas of the dollar menu.

They're the best tasting things on the menu though because they don't use that liquidy cheese sauce everything else has.

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karmageddon28 posted...

Tried the reaper ranch double stack, was surprisingly decent for $1.

That's their advertised item this month, yeah? Double stackers?

IIRC last January they had chicken enchilada burritos that weren't bad at all.

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Raikuro posted...

Quesadillas are way overpriced for how barebones they are. You would be better off getting 3 mini quesadillas of the dollar menu.

The minis have shredded chicken instead of chunks so it's not the same.
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DuneMan posted...

That's their advertised item this month, yeah? Double stackers?

IIRC last January they had chicken enchilada burritos that weren't bad at all.

Yeah, I think it's a promo item. I'm not a big taco bell guy, but I was coming home late and they were open and on the way. It was better than expected.

Always buy the five dollar box.

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If you spend more than $4 and don't feel disgusted, you've subsidized my Taco Bell experience

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3 hard tacos and a drink cost about $11.

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voldothegr8 posted...

The minis have shredded chicken instead of chunks so it's not the same.

they used to have a spicier version of that chicken it was the best shit ever. could even ask for it on a crunchwrap that was worth the extra price.

think it was 1.69$ for a mini chicken quesadilla. 1.30 for beef.
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Taco Bell has somehow gotten more expensive than the authentic mexican places where I live. And their portions are about 3x smaller.

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KillerSlaw posted...

Taco Bell has somehow gotten more expensive than the authentic mexican places where I live. And their portions are about 3x smaller.

Generally speaking, if you're going for a chain, things are cheaper at Del Taco than Taco Bell.

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DuneMan posted...

Generally speaking, if you're going for a chain, things are cheaper at Del Taco than Taco Bell.

We don't have Del Taco around here. The only chain is Taco Bell.

Which is fine, these real Mexican places are soooo much better. All Taco bell has anymore is Baja Blast imo

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CapnMuffin posted...

They put next to no meat on their shit too. Im actually curious what the meat would look like gathered together in one place. Im sure it would fit on a single table spoon.

and that's one scoop per item, unless it's a specialty that counts "double beef" in the ingredients which is then two scoops. extra beef is one extra scoop.

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and they do wear gloves, unless protocol has changed since i worked there. that's probably just a pic from a lab.

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I mean one opened by me and the drinks are $3.19 or something so really stop getting a drink and you'll save a ton. Or get a drink and sit there refilling it for 2 hours.

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And despite the inflation, wages are stagnant and their workers getting paid pennies.

Fuck these companies.

SK8T3R215 posted...

I mean one opened by me and the drinks are $3.19 or something so really stop getting a drink and you'll save a ton. Or get a drink and sit there refilling it for 2 hours.

Fountain Mt. Dew is so awesome tho

EverDownward posted...

and that's one scoop per item, unless it's a specialty that counts "double beef" in the ingredients which is then two scoops. extra beef is one extra scoop.

Not sure what Taco Bell that is. The ones I have been to must be using a scoop a third that size.

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CapnMuffin posted...

Not sure what Taco Bell that is. The ones I have been to must be using a scoop a third that size.

on rare occasions you will see a product go off the line that has maybe a third of the standard scoop because we've run out of beef in the current tin and it's more important to make green pod. that said, most people i know will in the moment substitute by adding extra cheese to placate the lack of beef in that particular product.

but yeah, that is the standard and you have to abide by it because otherwise the store will start seeing complaints which leads to higher management targeting your store, which leads to store management deducing where it's stemming from, which leads to you getting punished if not outright fired.

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2 bean burritos
2 crunchy tacos
1 chips and cheese

Like $6-7

Sometimes I'll get a nacho supreme abs 2 bean burritos

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CapnMuffin posted...

Not sure what Taco Bell that is. The ones I have been to must be using a scoop a third that size.

depends on the location. if i went to the one in the next town they don't use much meat.
if i go to the local one they serve a good amount for most items.
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EverDownward posted...

and that's one scoop per item, unless it's a specialty that counts "double beef" in the ingredients which is then two scoops. extra beef is one extra scoop.

I mean that scoop is way longer than a taco is. That's like the length of a quesadilla.

Purely posted...

I mean that scoop is way longer than a taco is. That's like the length of a quesadilla.

it's definitely not. one scoop fits the length of a soft shell or hard shell. a quesadilla, if asked to substitute beef instead of chicken/steak, would get two scoops.

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Their promotional $1 tacos they have right now are basically cheesy gordita crunches
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TC is full of shit. I get the cheesy gordita crunch meal plus a shredded chicken burrito for under $10.

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Taco Bell is low key doing you a favor by cheapening out on meat.

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voldothegr8 posted...

The minis have shredded chicken instead of chunks so it's not the same.

I think they changed that.

I get chunks every time I order one these days.

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Actually, the share of our income we spend on food is decreasing, even as the share we spend outside of the home (taco bell) increases:

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/gallery/chart-detail/?chartId=76967

capitalism owns

Taco Bell has the craziest prices ever.

I'm sure somebody in this very topic can buy a crunchy taco for $.79.

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