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RE: All this talk about Taco Bell made me hungry...

Posted by JURB on January 7, 2017 at 01:19:38:
Is this thread about Taco Bell or advertising in general ? Or is it about people getting ripped off all the time ? for example, what does a five pound can of coffee weigh ? It keeps on changing. They keep saying that it is stronger coffee so you use less but they are full of shit. They must like dishwater. While I did stop drinking coffee years ago I remember liking it strong. you should not be able to see through a cup of coffee.

Years ago I found a nail in a burrito from Taco Bel. I went and got my money back on the whole order, and that was substantial. Didn't eat there for many years. Then I figure "What are the odds ?" and tried again. It was alright for a while but then it seems they changed their recipce. The meat mix was, well, it tasted like someone threw ketchup in it or something. That day they were done. Another new and improved thing.

I used to eat quite a bit of fast food and I can tell you they all cheat on the ads, with one possible exception - Rally's. But the thing you have to realize is that every branch of the franchise is not the same. For example bullthead puts up pictures of pizza from what, Papa John's ? Here, it would cost about $25 to get a pizza that looked like his, so he must have a good one. Remember Little Caesar's ? I think they were the forerunners of Papa John's. got it around me and it sucked. But went over to someone's house and had it and it was surprisingly good. Even the old standbys like McD's and Burger King, they do vary quite a bit. Also Wendy's.

These places are all independently managed.

But, there is not much to do but boycott. you gonna sue over the amount of meat in a taco ? I think not, not even in a class action lawsuit. hell, in the US the media (Fox specifically but it applies to them all) went to court to gain the right to knowingly lie with total impunity. They can say anything they want and they have been caught recently. But under US law this is not actionable.

As far as the OP is concerned, I would take a picture of what he wants, the actual ad, and just point to it. Don't say a word. go sit at a table and open it. when it is not the same, take it back up to the counter and complain. Do it while the place is moderately busy. Tell them you either want your money back or make it right. That is the only way. Used to be you could bitch to local news stations but they all been bought up. News shows used to have consumer advocacy people who exposed local frauds and so forth. When was the last time you saw that ?

And when was the last tie you even saw a local business advertise on TV anyway ? The fact is they have all been outbid. Indeed, the goal of big business is to drive small business out. Does your local paper even have a classified section ? Have you looked into the rates lately ? You could get four lines, four days, four bucks. That was back when they had good circulation. Now they are dying and instead of making their rates attractive they raise them and drive people away. they must have went to one of those fancy business schools. Just like the economists, dumber than a box of rocks. I talk economics with someone disagreeing with the pundits on TV and they say "That guy has a degree and bla bla bla" to which I respond "Yup, heis the type who got us into this mess".

Don't buy anything new. You can learn to make your own tacos better than Taco Bell, done it. Even the nachos bel grande, mine is better and I don't make the mistake of piling it on the chip making them soggy.

Plus, fast food is killing people.

But back to the ads. Advertising now tells me what NOT to buy. Especially TV advertising after I looked into it may years ago. You pay millions of dollars for that advertising if you buy that product. Keep that in mind.