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Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by raydev »

teaearlgraycold wrote: post #215
jrm415 wrote: post #169

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There is no price I would pay to eat Taco Bell before boarding a flight though.

I don't get this joke. I eat Taco Bell occasionally and it's fine on my gut. I don't order the meat, though. Usually I'm getting a black bean crunch wrap with guac instead of nacho cheese.

I'm with you but it's a common enough sentiment that there's probably something to it, and I recall friends having issues over the years. For these people at best it's painful gas and at worst is [worse], so there is a large group of people who can't digest a particular common Taco Bell ingredient well.

I've seen speculation about undiagnosed lactose intolerance but frankly Taco Bell doesn't use that much cheese on their cheesiest items compared to say, a pizza, which is another very common food in the US and has way more cheese.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by Rastonbury »

Loughla wrote: post #91
camkego wrote: post #46

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Apparently the prices are scraped from the mobile app. I installed the mobile app and for some reason, and that location can’t be found inside the mobile app. Actually, you cannot (I can’t anyway) order from that location from the website either. It just goes to show data cleaning is hard. It’s true for statistics and it’s probably just as true for LLMs.

Why does Taco Bell have an app? What is its purpose?

Targeted offers to make you order, think promos they offer through the app instead of blasting it on TV commercials it's much cheaper, loyalty rewards and also order for pick up to save time.

I don't have taco bell app, experience is from international McDonald's app

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by throwup238 »

cortesoft wrote: post #194
wrboyce wrote: post #113

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The difference between fresh McDonald’s nuggets and ones that have sat in the UHC/production bin for half an hour is night and day though, and that’s just the variance officially allowed by McDonald’s - don’t get me started on double-fried nuggets!

Trust me, I know. Some batches of nuggets were rejected based on being too crispy or too chewy.

Have you tried ordering them "fresh"? It takes a few minutes longer, some cashiers won't know what that means, and they might not do it if its late and they're closing up, but I've always ordered "fresh" nuggets and french fries that are made to order instead of pulled from the baskets. Explaining that it's a food sensitivity issue will almost certainly get most of them to comply.

It works at all the fast food places for fried items, as far as I can remember (except Seattle's Dick's).

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Post by hn72774 »

jrm415 wrote: post #169
tyingq wrote: post #128

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I wonder if there are any airport located Taco Bells. Those kind of captive locations are notorious for crazy prices.

There is no price I would pay to eat Taco Bell before boarding a flight though.

Taco bell plays nice for me.

On the other hand, last time I took my family to Chipotle, my kid had liquid poo for 2 weeks with onset a couple hours after eating there. We have never been back since. That place scares the you know what out of me.

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Post by jdminhbg »

SllX wrote: post #237
jdminhbg wrote: post #223

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> How they haven't been charged for collusion and price fixing is beyond me. I'm pretty sure it's because they're cutting the (govt-owned/operated) airports in on the action.

Usually local government-owned. That shouldn’t be a factor with the Feds.

I think most investigations of operators on that level are done by state attorneys general.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by SllX »

jdminhbg wrote: post #256
SllX wrote: post #237

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Usually local government-owned. That shouldn’t be a factor with the Feds.

I think most investigations of operators on that level are done by state attorneys general.

They can be, but based off the description of events higher up the thread, I could see the Feds getting involved if this is accurate.

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Post by klingoff »

bitbckt wrote: post #204
arrobbiato wrote: post #79

Surprising that the legendary Taco Bell in Pacifica isn’t the most expensive one, though it is close. It has a fireplace, it serves margaritas, and it has a walk-up window for hungry surfers. https://californiaisforadventure.com/pacifica-taco-bell/

It is also occasionally a wedding venue.

For those who demand synchronous proof of low expectations to commit.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by JumpCrisscross »

bregma wrote: post #138
Loughla wrote: post #91

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Why does Taco Bell have an app? What is its purpose?

(1) Studies have shown that patron will make larger and more frequent orders when placed through an app rather than in person. This increases revenues. (2) The app gathers statistics. Marketing and sales are so addicted to massive amounts of all kinds of information they have trouble finding veins that are not collapsed and their coworkers all carry naloxone. In most organizations, the marketing and sales people make…

In addition, price discrimination: you can offer deals in the app to price-sensitive consumers that don't cannibalise in-store sales from convenience-sensitive ones. Same concept as couponing.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by [deleted] »

rurp wrote: post #212
0cf8612b2e1e wrote: post #183

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I am surprised I have not heard about more kinds of surge pricing or other price increases to exploit consumers. For example, raise the prices across the board $1 for an hour before the adjacent stadium opens. Do the Franchises put limits on the pricing power of individual stores?

Wendy's recent plan to implement surge pricing in all of their stores faced a lot of public blowback. Consumers hate that kind of price gouging. Fast food is probably one of the least popular areas to have dynamic pricing because a huge part of the value prop is consistency.

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