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Post by sockaddr »

gscott wrote: post #36
wincy wrote: post #33

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Ah geez, we have a five year old who has a physical disability so ate via feeding tube for a long time, and when she finally started on actual foods had the McDonald’s chicken nuggets phase. We bought an air fryer and she prefers those nuggets now thank goodness, and has been branching out to other foods. And since we were getting her McDonald’s, we often ended up getting it, especially during Covid, and gained weigh…

You can apparently eat them 15 years straight before it causes a problem https://www.cbsnews.com/news/british-teen-stacey-irvine-hosp...

It didn't take 15 years to cause a problem. There was a problem long before the problem became unbearable and she needed treatment. Likely also significant nutritional and metabolic damage along the way.

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phkahler wrote: post #115
jscheel wrote: post #96

Not sure why almost all of Tennessee is unavailable, but I can say that their prices here have risen astronomically. Our Taco Bell used to have a line around the building pretty consistently, now it’s essentially empty all the time.

I have wondered how true this is: 1) Covid caused a huge reduction in business. 2) Businesses charged more per person to sustain themselves. 3) Post-Covid people are buying less due to the higher prices so its sticky. My local Qdoba is so expensive I won't eat there any more, but a few people do. What would happen if they dropped prices significantly and advertised that to bring people back? I don't know... There are…

maybe people realized during covid time that it is actually so easy and faster to prepare less crappy tacos/quesadillas than Taco Bell at home from premade industrial tortillas that it isn't worth going out for a taco if you have no plan to eat a decent taco anyway.

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Post by lotsoweiners »

davio wrote: post #184
nemomarx wrote: post #95

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lots of fast food have apps that track purchasing and give you coupons or deals that you can't get just ordering in the store now. It's like loyalty cards for McDonald's or tb.

My McDonald's app has a daily 25% off coupon. I feel like it's a glitch but it has been persistent for over a year. Two of us can eat for $13

This. 30 minutes ago I ordered 4 of those $5 meal deals for my family of 4, applied the 20% off coupon and we all ate for $17 after tax. Hard to beat that.

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Post by standardUser »

wkat4242 wrote: post #217

Taco Bell here in Barcelona is ridiculously expensive and extremely poor quality. There's so many great taco restaurants here where you actually get great food for good money. I guess they're just aiming at rich tourists.

Taco Bell isn't really a taco place, it's a particular type of food. Other chains like Taco John's and Del Taco are very similar. And there is the occasional independent place that makes Taco Bell-style food. But normally tacos are Mexican food, and Taco Bell does not serve Mexican food.

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Post by BeetleB »

PaulHoule wrote: post #209
mrgoldenbrown wrote: post #179

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I was pleasantly shocked to find a 7-11 in an airport that charged their normal price for coffee.

Certain airports (Salt Lake City, NY metro airports) make a choice to enforce pricing that is representative of outside pricing because the perception of gouging is so bad.

The last time I flew JFK - pre-pandemic, the prices were insane. $16 for a sub sandwich (not Subway). Tasted terrible. I've never been to NYC, so I don't know if this is what they charged outside.

Portland, as another commenter said, tends to have the same price in the airport as their restaurants outside.

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Post by alsetmusic »

hansvm wrote: post #263
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/

And, critically, with the high volume they're able to keep supplies fresh and staff well-trained. Taco bell is still just salty, fatty fast-food, but that one is top-tier (locations right off major interstates in well-lot towns tend to have better food too). The vast majority of locations are worse -- bad burrito folding, sloppy ingredient measuring, stale tortillas, crusty beans, .... I think the public sentiment wo…

We were there to watch the whales that have been hanging out last month and the amount of people there was mind blowing. Kind of a shame because we didn’t want to deal with such a crowd. But when I ate there in 2019 it was delicious. I can’t remember how much we paid.

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Post by astrange »

hansvm wrote: post #263
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/

And, critically, with the high volume they're able to keep supplies fresh and staff well-trained. Taco bell is still just salty, fatty fast-food, but that one is top-tier (locations right off major interstates in well-lot towns tend to have better food too). The vast majority of locations are worse -- bad burrito folding, sloppy ingredient measuring, stale tortillas, crusty beans, .... I think the public sentiment wo…

That one is okay, but I don't feel like it's much better than others in the Bay Area. Actually, I was surprised the menu isn't more different.

It's not the only one that serves alcohol - there's one in downtown SJ and probably some more around. I notice the website doesn't tell you which ones are Cantinas though.

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