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Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by ranger_danger »

serf wrote: post #29
bee_rider wrote: post #17

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There are a ton of alternatives to Taco Bell, “good, inexpensive tacos” are a whole thing, taco trucks, etc. Unless you are specifically looking for drain-o for your digestive system.

I live with a fan of Taco Bell. 'good, inexpensive tacos' isn't what they sell. they sell Taco Bell (TM). I could give this housemate an around-the-globe tour of pan-Latin cuisine and they would come back from their tour hungry for Taco Bell (TM). I can sort of relate -- sometimes I can be surrounded by some of the best food the world has to offer, but I crave a packet of Top Ramen. Some things offer something above…

People like what's familiar. And some people's taste buds are just abnormal, and/or they are addicted to the (addictive) ingredients in fast food.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by lmz »

denkmoon wrote: post #34
gompertz wrote: post #16

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There's always a comment like this I find. Some extra layer of data people want to see that explains the first layer, and it never ends - the data on data. Sometimes we just want to know the damn burrito prices and don't care about the excuses.

If you want to know the burrito price, you open the app/website and look at the burrito price... you don't go to a "Taconomics" website comparing taco prices across a continent. As it stands, there are a number of uncontrolled variables that mean this is not an effective analysis of "How economical is your local Taco Bell?"

Maybe you just want to find the cheapest branch in a 10 mile radius.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by icelancer »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #30

They are missing the Seattle Lower Queen Anne Taco Bell/KFC combo store that is known to be the most expensive Taco Bell in the nation. https://locations.tacobell.com/wa/seattle/210-w--mercer-st-.... Anyways, you hear horror pricing stories about this one store.

I've begrudgingly eaten there after a night out at Ozzie's. Such is life.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by [deleted] »

duxup wrote: post #20
t-writescode wrote: post #18

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My usual time for Taco Bell is well past when taco trucks are open. For me it's "the tastiest and healthiest [late night food] on the go".

Healthiest? I haven’t eaten there in a while but I don’t recall thinking it was healthy at all, quite the opposite.

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Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by sjoedev »

duxup wrote: post #20
t-writescode wrote: post #18

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My usual time for Taco Bell is well past when taco trucks are open. For me it's "the tastiest and healthiest [late night food] on the go".

Healthiest? I haven’t eaten there in a while but I don’t recall thinking it was healthy at all, quite the opposite.

Taco Bell will never be the healthiest thing you can eat, but in terms of fast food, it’s not half bad. In my anecdotal experience, their quality has gone up across the board compared to years ago, and they’ve also added many healthier customization options (you have to ask for it, though).

This is from their marketing, but it’s pretty honest based on my experience: https://www.tacobell.com/nutrition

I pay some attention to nutrition, and I still eat Taco Bell sometimes even after cutting out most other fast food restaurants.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by camkego »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #30

They are missing the Seattle Lower Queen Anne Taco Bell/KFC combo store that is known to be the most expensive Taco Bell in the nation. https://locations.tacobell.com/wa/seattle/210-w--mercer-st-.... Anyways, you hear horror pricing stories about this one store.

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.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by add-sub-mul-div »

moonka wrote: post #2

Looks like this only includes ones that allow you to use the app, so it is missing ones like the most expensive one in Seattle (possibly the US?). https://www.thestranger.com/food-and-drink/2023/05/16/789929...

There should be a term (if there isn't already) for the phenomenon of bias or flat out incorrect conclusions caused by sourcing whatever data happens to be easy/convenient rather than a complete or more apt data set.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by aucisson_masque »

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...

I know you're joking but just in case someone miss it, even 1 meal of McDonald chicken nugget is bad for health.

Its just that after 15 years you die of it, before you are very unhealthy, especially for kids.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by Yodel0914 »

ranger_danger wrote: post #40
cortesoft wrote: post #22

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I have an autistic kid who went through a phase where she would only eat McDonalds chicken nuggets... I live in a city and have 3 McDonald's pretty close to me, and the price for the same order of nuggets would vary by up to 50 cents between the 3... the cheapest place is only a half mile away from the most expensive one. It really is strange.

I don't mean to be rude but I'm just curious... did you try simply not giving them junk food? I have done some research on this and have not found any good evidence that most autistic children will actually starve themselves for any meaningful amount of time if their picky foods are not provided.

Not the OP, but I do have an food sensitive autistic son. He will absolutely not eat rather than eat something he despises. There are obvious moral limitations on testing his resolve, but he has skipped meals (without causing a fuss) plenty of times.
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