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Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by smcin »

twodave wrote: post #6

I knew the Taco Bell by me had raised their prices. I didn't realize my city (and state, in general) has THE most expensive BYO cravings boxes (among other things) in the US. What the hell, Florida?

The 'Build Your Own Cravings Box' has by far the highest variation in price, in particular in Florida, it jumps abruptly from regions where it's identically $5.99 to $12.99. Unlike any other item.

Previously discussed in 2023 on https://www.reddit.com/r/tacobell/comments/13xrssr/build_you... Seems like franchisees in different regions collude on pricing on that item.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by thenickdude »

add-sub-mul-div wrote: post #47
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.

Sampling Bias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_bias

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by lotsofpulp »

komali2 wrote: post #75
lotsofpulp wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We have long had access to unlimited recipes and YouTube videos showing how to cook quick, easy, tasty meals. And we have online shopping. A small minority of Americans live so remote (either in blighted urban or rural areas) that they don’t have a choice in cooking.

Where in the USA do you live? For my parent's house in Texas City there wasn't really a grocery store for ten miles and I'm not even sure delivery apps were available there. It's like trying to call an Uber in league city... MAYBE you'll get one in 30 minutes or something. I'm curious if you think it's because Americans are too lazy or undisciplined or stupid or something to find and cook food? Is it hard to believe…

Per Google maps, there is an HEB, Kroger, Aldi, and Walmart Supercenter within 5 miles of what looks like all the populous parts of Texas City, TX.

I am not making value judgments. I just know that the availability of ingredients and knowledge of how to use those ingredients is there for the taking for most Americans.

Maybe people don’t have time, maybe people don’t find it worthwhile to cook for households of 1 adult, maybe people prefer the taste of super sugary/salty/sat fat laden restaurant food.

Edit:

> I mean even if you just open a map the geographical obstacle should be pretty apparent... It's an enormous country

The size of the country is irrelevant. All metropolitan areas have numerous options for purchasing groceries.

https://www.statista.com/topics/7313/metropolitan-areas-in-t...

> Nearly 83 percent of the U.S. population lived in an urban area in 2020, and that number is expected to reach nearly 90 percent by 2050.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by astura »

crooked-v wrote: post #57
ranger_danger wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Framing it as "being picky" is really not helpful. As somebody on the spectrum, my (fortunately very few) food sensitivities aren't a mere matter of preference... they're the result of me experiencing visceral, nauseating revulsion at specific tastes/textures/smells. If it's the only option, I will absolutely skip a meal entirely rather than deal with it. I would probably have to be at the point of literally (not fig…

>experiencing visceral, nauseating revulsion at specific tastes/textures/smells.

It's definitely hard but this can be overcome with work. In my much younger days I had this reaction with a lot of foods that I now eat.

I knew I was going to have to overcome a lot of my hangups about food in order to be at least semi-healthy, so I did in my late teens/early 20s. Before that the only thing I ate was pasta.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by pimlottc »

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.

It does not look like any of the prices have been updated since 2023.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by ljf »

forgotusername6 wrote: post #74
SapporoChris wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not giving them junk food doesn't equate to ignoring food sensitivities. If someone is tolerating chicken nuggets, there's a whole host of healthier food with similar textures, tastes and smells.

You have to battle the psychological aspect which says that they are different even if they smell, taste, feel the same. It really isn't that easy, if it was, parents of autistic kids would be doing it. There is also a reason why McDonald's nuggets are the go to for autistic kids the world over. They have been engineered over many decades to be the most acceptable taste and texture for children.

A friend of mine (with an autistic child) explained it as:

If you give your kid a strawberry - even within the punnet the tastes and textures will vary - even mid summer some will be unpleasantly tart.

If I make a sandwich it will be mildly different one day to the next, depending on the freshness of the items I put in, the brand of the ham, the spread, the bread.

But junk food will ALWAYS BE THE SAME. If surprise and novelty is an issue for you/your child, then eating food like that removes so much stress for everyone involved. Yes it isn't healthy, but the meal gets eaten and no one cries.

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by areyousure »

pimlottc wrote: post #85

For the umpteen millionth time, please please please do not use red/green for the scale, it is very difficult for colorblind people to distinguish, which is ~5% of the male population. Look at Colorbrewer for some alternative suggestions: https://colorbrewer2.org/

Do operating system accessibility controls help you distinguish the colors? For example, both Windows 10/11 and MacOS have "color filters". https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/ windows/use-color-filters-in-windows-43893e44 b8b3-2e27-1a29-b0c15ef0e5ce https://support.apple.com/ guide/mac-help/change-display-colors-easier-onscreen mchl11ddd4b3/mac

Re: How economical is your local Taco Bell?

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Post by infecto »

guidedlight wrote: post #61

Wow. Most of these are really close together. The US clearly eats way too much fast food.

Although the U.S. does have an abundance of fast food chains, I find these types of reductionist comments unhelpful. If you look at a map of a metropolitan area in Europe, you’d likely see several McDonald's or other popular fast food chains located fairly close to each other as well.
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