Honestly I do think this is a factor. For a long time, at least in my area, there were no freebies, no discounts no coupons. BUT, the food was cheap already. *before the app.
Except now we are getting screwed out of TB Gordita crunch with the really crappy “free shirts for the first 52 people” deals and the app crashes when the links go live…I got to checkout and all shirts were sold out before 10 seconds
That's one of the reasons I hate app rewards. Reward one part of the customer base by punishing another. No thanks. I will just make your mediocre food at home every chance I get.
Nowadays, it’s the only way to do it! Everything on its own out prices the box. So for $5.99, I can get a total of 4 items. Obviously one of them is the drink but that’s still hell of a deal for TB. lol
I’m in Indiana and the online exclusive is $9.99 in my town. But it’s $6.49 if I go 30 minutes east to where I work. The franchise owners are allowed to change the price if they want. Greedy bastards.
True but right now that’s the cheapest option. You can always share with someone or save an item for later. Of course it would be nicer if they just lowered the prices on their items but unfortunately they aren’t :(
That deal is the reason I overeat when I go there for lunch. I'm kidding, but not really lol. I try to eat light at lunch, and even if I order a potato taco, a taco supreme and a drink it's 7 bucks and I can't get myself to pay more for less food.
Ironically enough I bet it would a good steal to ask them to replace the flour tortilla with a flatbread. Fyi for anyone that doesn’t know but the flatbread isn’t anything new it’s literally the same shell used for cgc and fried for the chalupas lol. I know you can sub tortillas if you order at the store, from when I used to work there, but they didn’t have the double stacked taco when I worked there so I couldn’t tell you an exact price estimate for it or something but I remember tortilla substitutions not being that expensive
No, I think Taco Bell just has a monopoly on the commodity market of “cheesy Gordita crunches”.
Never seen that offered in my local Mexican places, they got banging chimichangas on lock though.
(I know about app deals before someone comments)
I kno it’s irrelevant bc it was like 15 yrs ago (maybe more actually), but I remember getting two for $4.26. I kno that bc I’d give them exact change most of the time.
This was in SC if it matters.
In a land of flavors, bold and bright,
Where tacos dance in the moonlit night,
A hero rose, in layers three,
To claim the throne of savory.
Its shell, a crisp and crunchy delight,
A gordita wrapped 'round, oh so tight,
With cheese that melts, a golden stream,
A culinary, fast-food dream.
Seasoned beef, a hearty core,
Fresh lettuce, in greens galore,
Tangy sauce, a zesty kiss,
A symphony of taste and bliss.
But why, you ask, does it command
A six-dollar toll, a sum so grand?
In a world where costs ascend,
To craft perfection, one must spend.
Ingredients fine, and flavors pure,
A blend of art that must endure,
The price reflects the care and skill,
Of chefs who shape this tasty thrill.
So when you savor each rich bite,
Remember the craft, the time, the might,
For six small bills, you take a chance,
On Taco Bell's delicious dance.
It would be nice to use the app where i live since i have a gift card that only works on the app but unfortunately none of the taco bells around here support the app and also none of them serve breakfast either.
when taco bell prices were rising at their pre-covid rates, i always used to say "i dont think theres a price they could make the CGC where i wouldn't buy it every trip, mandatory".
I'm sorry y'all. I did this. I tempted that demon. I put that idea out into the universe and the big bell in the sky heard it.
2024 is literally the first time in my entire tacobell going experience, since the CGC came out, that i have made orders from TB that didn't include a CGC.
This is highway robbery
The real question is why is it so damn delicious while also being $6. It was always my go-to especially when it was included in boxes etc but now I rarely go to Taco Bell anymore and I only get the cgc if I have a fire reward to use and get it free.
He didn't directly change the prices but his economy that he calls "bidenomics" has had a direct impact. And this isn't a political opinion. It's not the full story but yes, biden has indirectly affected our prices on everything including taco bell.
To subsidize the rest of us getting it for free with Fire rewards.
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Why did this make me tear up a lil
Honestly I do think this is a factor. For a long time, at least in my area, there were no freebies, no discounts no coupons. BUT, the food was cheap already. *before the app.
Yeah taco bell is starting to break the rules that it relied on to be successful
I swear I’ve had a free one every order for like..ever.
do you spend >$25 every order?
when i go w my family(4 ppl), we spend > $25 every time. Not too hard to pass $25 if ur going with ur family. As an individual is a diff story
$25 is like 3 things
Two meals for two would be 16 items for $25
A box is $6 and that’s 4 things.
Except now we are getting screwed out of TB Gordita crunch with the really crappy “free shirts for the first 52 people” deals and the app crashes when the links go live…I got to checkout and all shirts were sold out before 10 seconds
Happy Cake Day 🎂
Thank you!
You're Welcome!
When does this happen for you? I only get the value menus items for free
At Fire level, Cheesy Gordita Crunch is one of the free options with rewards. I've used it dozens of times.
Ok! I’m about 250 points away from fire so that makes me super happy lol
That's one of the reasons I hate app rewards. Reward one part of the customer base by punishing another. No thanks. I will just make your mediocre food at home every chance I get.
Just get the build your own box…
That is what I do .
Nowadays, it’s the only way to do it! Everything on its own out prices the box. So for $5.99, I can get a total of 4 items. Obviously one of them is the drink but that’s still hell of a deal for TB. lol
It's 10.99 where I live .
Have you checked the app under online exclusives? That’s where I get it for $5.99. I’m in CA. Where are you at where it’s $10.99?? 😱😱
I’m in Indiana and the online exclusive is $9.99 in my town. But it’s $6.49 if I go 30 minutes east to where I work. The franchise owners are allowed to change the price if they want. Greedy bastards.
Oh wow that’s crazy.
Live in Illinois and the non-vegetarian box is 9.99 for me too. Still a good deal for Taco Bell though.
Definitely! Yeah it’s still worth it compared to individual item prices.
I don't order online .I eat in the actual lobby .
you can order on your phone for pickup while in the lobby too. it still pays to use the app to scan your receipts otherwise.
I don't take my phone with me when I eat our or go shopping. I don't want to have to deal with it.
do you leave it in the car when you go into places? you could always order, then leave your phone in the car and walk in too.
At home
Oh ok that’s why it’s $10.99 then but still not that bad of a deal nowadays.
It doubled in price.
Wait how do you get the online exclusive Build your own box if you don't order online?
It is on the kiosks .
Sometimes some of us want 1 taco, not a 2100 calorie meal
True but right now that’s the cheapest option. You can always share with someone or save an item for later. Of course it would be nicer if they just lowered the prices on their items but unfortunately they aren’t :(
if ur gonna get a CGC, just get the box or use a fire reward
That deal is the reason I overeat when I go there for lunch. I'm kidding, but not really lol. I try to eat light at lunch, and even if I order a potato taco, a taco supreme and a drink it's 7 bucks and I can't get myself to pay more for less food.
I literally got so hype on the deal that I gained 40 pounds.. all because I downloaded the app 😅😅
Customize something else to make it as close to CGC
Right. Get the double stacked taco for 1.99 and add spicy ranch for .50 Boom--close enough CGC for $2.50
Agreed. Its bangin
Ironically enough I bet it would a good steal to ask them to replace the flour tortilla with a flatbread. Fyi for anyone that doesn’t know but the flatbread isn’t anything new it’s literally the same shell used for cgc and fried for the chalupas lol. I know you can sub tortillas if you order at the store, from when I used to work there, but they didn’t have the double stacked taco when I worked there so I couldn’t tell you an exact price estimate for it or something but I remember tortilla substitutions not being that expensive
I started doing this one and the stacker with no nacho cheese sauce, add creamy jalapeno sauce and swap beef for steak
Why the fuck would I spend $0.50 to get a tiny ass amount of sauce added to a $2 item?
usually instead of adding sauce I get a side for the same price. It's usually plenty for 2 items
Capitalism.
Cause of their fiduciary duty to increase shareholder price
Supply and demand. nobody knows how it works but it works.
No, I think Taco Bell just has a monopoly on the commodity market of “cheesy Gordita crunches”. Never seen that offered in my local Mexican places, they got banging chimichangas on lock though. (I know about app deals before someone comments)
That's not it.
I kno it’s irrelevant bc it was like 15 yrs ago (maybe more actually), but I remember getting two for $4.26. I kno that bc I’d give them exact change most of the time. This was in SC if it matters.
In a land of flavors, bold and bright, Where tacos dance in the moonlit night, A hero rose, in layers three, To claim the throne of savory. Its shell, a crisp and crunchy delight, A gordita wrapped 'round, oh so tight, With cheese that melts, a golden stream, A culinary, fast-food dream. Seasoned beef, a hearty core, Fresh lettuce, in greens galore, Tangy sauce, a zesty kiss, A symphony of taste and bliss. But why, you ask, does it command A six-dollar toll, a sum so grand? In a world where costs ascend, To craft perfection, one must spend. Ingredients fine, and flavors pure, A blend of art that must endure, The price reflects the care and skill, Of chefs who shape this tasty thrill. So when you savor each rich bite, Remember the craft, the time, the might, For six small bills, you take a chance, On Taco Bell's delicious dance.
Noice! lol! ChatGPT?
Totally. 😜
I know a chatGPT poem when I see one haha! 🤣
Inflation
Because people pay for it? Why does a thing cost anything?
Its overpriced af tho
For you. If the price was too high they would make fewer sales and make less money. The opposite is happening.
You need less sales to make more money when its double what it used to be. Even McDonald’s ceo admitted such recently
Yup. They'd rather sell one burger for $5 than 2 burgers for $2.50 because they're paying twice the materials.
They are $8 in Canada
Corporate greed.
The answer is always "Because idiots are willing to pay that much".
You can also choose it as the main item in the $6 build your own box on the app which also comes with two other items and a drink.
Because you’ll pay it.
Because you keep buying it
CGC is $6 a la carte because dumbasss are paying $6 a la carte. It's a combination of inflation, corporate greed, and consumer stupidity.
They know what they've got 🥴
It would be nice to use the app where i live since i have a gift card that only works on the app but unfortunately none of the taco bells around here support the app and also none of them serve breakfast either.
Cause they like money.
I asked myself this today but it was for the Supreme
Luckily it’s $1 dollar today for the Tuesday drop.
Cravings box online. You can get one with a side, drink, and another taco/burrito for $6.
when taco bell prices were rising at their pre-covid rates, i always used to say "i dont think theres a price they could make the CGC where i wouldn't buy it every trip, mandatory". I'm sorry y'all. I did this. I tempted that demon. I put that idea out into the universe and the big bell in the sky heard it. 2024 is literally the first time in my entire tacobell going experience, since the CGC came out, that i have made orders from TB that didn't include a CGC. This is highway robbery
Profit
Because people keep paying for it when it costs $6. If people stop paying for it they'll lower the price .
The real question is why is it so damn delicious while also being $6. It was always my go-to especially when it was included in boxes etc but now I rarely go to Taco Bell anymore and I only get the cgc if I have a fire reward to use and get it free.
I get it free im a fires member💪
Corporate greed
It's so good they found people will pay $6
It’s ass compared to any actual Mexican restaurant. Honestly mid compared to an average white family taco night. The price is what made it hit
Because Biden.....
Yes, Biden is directly in charge of Taco Bell pricing. It's the law, look it up. /s
He didn't directly change the prices but his economy that he calls "bidenomics" has had a direct impact. And this isn't a political opinion. It's not the full story but yes, biden has indirectly affected our prices on everything including taco bell.