/ck/ - Food & Cooking

They fit in my hands just fine

>>18215961
imagine being a grown ass adult man and you're complaining about 3 bucks kek. And you guys wonder why you can't get girlfriends

>>18216028
>paying $3 for a goyslop taco not worth 25c

>>18215961
>$3 for that tiny piece of shit

>>18216028
It isnt so much complaining about it being 3 bucks as it is that it shouldnt even begin to cost 3 bucks. Shouldnt even cost 1.50. Probably shouldnt even cost 99c.

Theyre price gouging and you know it. It probably costs them 20c to get all of them ingredients and they sell it for like 2000% profit, absurd.

>>18216035
>>18215961
Imaging complaining at Taco Bell products when you know they’re just fucking tasty. I’m literally a third worlder and pay at least $8 whenever I order and believe me when I say I order tons of Taco Bell (tons as in they know my name already and toss something extra for me every time)
>inb4 gourmet wannabe soylets complain

>>18216028
>>18216035
My biggest problem is it's difficult to replicate the seasoning and beans.

>>18216028
>>18216057
shill harder

>>18216054
this is the real reason to be upset. goyslop aside, its a fucking crime how much a billion dollar brand is charging for a 25 cent taco

>>18216083
>>18216080
Dilate harder.

>>18216054
The USD is soaring in inflation and the global economy as a whole is ready to take a massive shit on itself.
You think 3 dollars for a taco is bad? Wait until it's 20

Its not out of hand until people stop buying it

>>18216093
huh?
>>18216115
please don't let people fool you into thinking inflation is the reason why a shitty taco's price is going up.
shareholders don't want even a .0001% decrease in their profits from quarter to quarter so they'll jack up the prices to compensate, fucking the rest of us over.
its the way things have always operated and always will

>>18216130
>inflation rises, causing everything to cost more
>"it's not inflation"
Geez, I wonder why those shareholders increased the price to avoid profit losses?

>>18216145
bruh you really are missing the point aren't you.
they will always be more important than you.
their extravagant life is more important than everyone else on the planet to them

>>18216155
Yes because it's not like EVERYTHING costs more now. It's just these fucking shitty tacos from Taco Bell.
Have you noticed that buying beef from the supermarket costs more now? Well it costs more for Taco Bell too, you think they're gonna keep their prices the same if the price to run the joint costs 5x what it used to? Obviously not you braindead zoomer.

>>18215961
Wait? $2.09 for the Spicy potato soft taco? When the hell did that happen? I was there about a month ago and it was still a buck.

>>18216177
Still is $1. OP's fat ass is getting it from a delivery service

>>18216154
literally me

>>18216130
Aww it’s so cute when zoomies pretend they know how shareholders think and how stock ownership works :3

>>18216182
Perhaps he is Canadian?

>>18216175
>>18216193
still missing the point. are you being dense on purpose?

>>18216154
Man I miss Fatlus memes. Seems weird now that persona is so popular

>>18216207
>Bruh the capitalists and sharks on top of the economic system will still control the prices of your soft taco
stop smoking so much weed and hit the books kid

>>18216207
What even is your point?
That a business should cut its profits to keep the buy price at the same level it was before out of the goods of their own heart?

Reality is inflation affects everything. Everything costs more. This also means that your employer charges more for everything.
If you are not able to negotiate a raise due to inflation I'm not sure what to tell you.

Join a union maybe

>>18215961
>complaining about taco options

>>18216207
You're really special, aren't you? If your point is
>"muh wealthy shareholders dont care about us :(("
then no shit anon that goes without saying, but you're trying to say the reason these shitacos cost more is due to price gouging which isn't true. If they were price gouging then why isn't YUM INC (or whatever mother company owns taco bell) revenue skyrocketing right now? Their revenue reports show that they're actually plateuing, suspiciously similar to what happens to big companies during "transitory" inflation, which I don't think we're in right now but that's how most companies are operating currently.
Just say you're 19 and have no clue how money works already.

>>18216028
Did... did you just assume OP's gender??

>>18215966
fpbp

>>18216207
You have no point. You have some retarded notions based on what seems to be a mix of your imagination, and “le evil corporation” from TV/movies.

>>18216063
Cook 80/20 ground beef in a pan seasoned with salt, pepper, chili powder, and cumin along with diced peppers and onions. Voila!

>>18216182
That’s very clearly an in-store touchscreen menu.

>>18216314
Ah yes, you’ve cracked the Taco Bell seasoning recipe!
Good job!

>>18215961
No real tacos.

>>18216314
Also add a bit of tomato paste

>>18215961
Why has nobody mentioned yet that these are delivery prices. If you went to the Taco Bell in question that’s not the price you would be paying. Uber Eats, Grubhub, Doordash, all of them tack on a premium to the prices of menu items and price gouge like motherfuckers when you order for delivery. Maybe don’t be lazy and it will be less expensive, fatty

>>18216314
This has to be a joke

>>18216207
Sorry anon, I don’t think you’re as smart and worldly as you imagine yourself to be. I could tell you why but other anons did a fine job already and I think you’d have a hard time understanding a more detailed explanation of how finances and corporate interest works.

>>18216383
anon that's the ordering kiosk. those are the store prices.

>>18216314
Pic related

>>18216396
What kind of nog infested third world American city do you fucks live in where it costs this much for fucking Taco Bell. I live in the suburbs of a mid-sized city near the west coast and I can tell you I don’t pay that much out the ass for Taco Bell

>>18216383
That’s an in-store touchscreen menu in the photo you dingus

>>18216314
I'm in the UK, so our taco bell might be different (like they serve fries and beer for some reason) but it feels like there's oats or some other filler in there. It certainly doesn't all feel like beef. Is that the case there? I imagine it must be if it's as cheap, or used to be as cheap at least

>>18216050
The screens are designed to go off like that because it scares the darkies away. They think they've broken it and run away like the cowards they are.

>>18216035
>$3 for a goyslop taco not worth 25c
Then make your own tacos at home for 25¢.
Be sure to factor in your own labor at AT LEAST minimum wage.

>>18216063
>difficult to replicate the seasoning
https://www.publix.com/pd/taco-bell-seasoning-mix-original-taco/RIO-PCI-104504?origin=search1

>>18216050
Stupid ape doesn't even understand technology, so he just smashes it. Typical nigger.

>>18216517
His jaw is what gets me the most. Like an actual monkey.

>>18216115
>The USD is soaring in inflation
Inflation/price gouging is a global problem, not local to the US, and not "Brandon"'s fault.

>>18216528
It's the fault of everyone who cried for or supported lockdowns.

>>18216130
>please don't let people fool you into thinking inflation is the reason why a shitty taco's price is going up.
Even Taco Bell is paying too much for gas/diesel, but yeah, it's mostly just price gouging.

>>18216528
No shit? Did I say wasn't a global problem? If you have decent reading comprehension you'd even see where I said "the GLOBAL economy is ready to take a shit on itself" you idiot.

>>18216145
>avoid profit losses?
I don't know about but oil companies and plenty of others are posting record profits.
>>18216130
>the way things have always operated and always will
Well... they've certainly got the throttle to the max, but yeah, the GINI index and the middle class have both been going to shit since the end of WW2.

>>18216422
See
>>18216404

>>18216559
>I don't know about but oil companies and plenty of others are posting record profits.
Oh wow really? It's almost like The Federal Reserve flooded the economy with more dollars or something. I wonder what that would be called in economics, hmm..

>>18216592
government interference with capitalism, simple as
Imagine what the world would be like if large institutions where actually allowed to fail

>>18216332
>very clearly an in-store touchscreen menu.
It looks like it, but _something_ fishy is going on here.
Compare to the Taco Bell web page:
https://www.tacobell.com/food/tacos
Opie says the Soft Taco Supreme costs $3.49, Taco Bell says it costs $2.59.
The other items are all overpriced in Opie's pic.

>>18216536
>fault of everyone who cried for or supported lockdowns.
There never were any "lockdowns" here in the US, you;ve been watching too much Faux News.

>>18216154
kek

>>18216558
>No shit? Did I say wasn't a global problem?
>>18216115
>The USD is soaring in inflation

I even quoted it for you.
Maybe you are stressed and need some quiet time?

>>18216614
I don't watch any news. I get drip fed things from different sources and pass it through my own personal bullshit filter.

>>18216603
Prices vary by location, you absolute moron, it's not the same everywhere

>>18216592
>It's almost like The Federal Reserve flooded the economy with more dollars or something.
Try "something". It's price gouging.

>>18216601
>government interference with capitalism, simple as

>>18216631
Your mother most probably dropped you

>>18216631
Any gouging going on was only made possible by the massive unnecessary economic disruptions combined with the massive influx of currency into the system.

>>18216623
Name one American that was "locked down".>>18216630
>Prices vary by location, you absolute moron,

>>18216028
A real taco with real meat from a taco truck is like 1.25, 1.50 USD.

>>18216638
>Name one American that was "locked down"
Have we reached the point where "lockdowns" are just a right wing conspiracy theory?

This thread is the epitome of boundless mental retardation.

>>18216630
>Prices vary by location, you absolute moron,
Yep, and I tried putting in several zip codes on the Taco Bell site, including Manhattan, Los Angeles and the upscale suburbs of Northern Virginia.
Maybe OP found some absurdly expensive place, but the prices he presents don't seem to apply to most of the U.S.

>>18216637
>massive influx of currency into the system.
[citation needed]

>>18216656
Guess you'll just have to look harder. How many Taco Bells can there be in the US, anyway?

>>18216640
>taco truck
So... no lease on a brick and mortar site?

>>18216634
I'm not a republican if thats what you're implying, I simply believe that capitalism should not be interfered with.
This has nothing to do with socialist policies or anything.

Large institutions calculate government bailouts into their calculations and this is simply wrong. If the government would not interfere with a failing company then they would simply go into bankruptcy and rival companies would start buying up their assets.
This idea of them going bankrupt and everyone losing their jobs isn't even true. When the assets get bought up the new companies can decide which of the workers they want to keep under contract.
While this might cause a slight loss of jobs it will in the end lead to a stronger and better run institution.

Why would you want to bail out the companies that don't think about the future and are only interested in short term profits? If everyone expects YOU to put money aside for bad times why isn't the same expected of the multi billion dollar company? It just doesn't make any sense.

They fucked up, let them fail, let them get bought up by rivals and let the free market run its course.

>>18216642
>just a right wing conspiracy theory?
I'm still waiting to hear about anyone in 'Murrica getting "locked down".

>>18216664
It's clear Opie deliberately mis-representd the situation.

>>18216681
Because you collected a handful of data points? That's not how science works chief

>>18216063
>My biggest problem is it's difficult to replicate the seasoning and beans

Then wtf is this.

>>18216723
Are you REPLICATING IT WITH YOUR INGREDIENTS OR BUYING THEIR SEASONING?

>>18215961
>tfw paid just as much for a taco as a 3rd worlder.
I've never had tacos so it's worth it for the experience but fuck if I'd ever buy another

>>18216154
OPxirs...

>>18216028
.t Yum inc shill

>>18216083
Anon wages and costs of fuel to bring taco have gone up. Learn to cook

>>18216054
So if you were running a business and lets cut out labor costs, and it cost you $10 to buy raw material A and you craft it into thing B and sell it at $20, inflation sets in and now it costs you $20 to buy raw material, what would you do? You would keep selling B for $20? For 0 profit? $30? All of your groceries doubled in price, owning a home quadrupled. No. You would say "I need to try to maintain my real wealth and up my price to $40" The real cost of B is two times A, not some arbitrary value, and not 'I need $10 profit'. Its not price gouging. This happened because someone printed trillions of dollars and gave it to the banks so the government could pay for stuff with money it didnt have. It took time for it to ripple outward from banks to large institutions and onward.

Imagine how fucking stupid you look to some old folks who could buy a burger, fries, and shake for 25 cents. Your only concept of inflation is some evil 'price gouger' because you have a fucking goldfish memory and the intellect of a retard.

>>18216455
They do use some kind of filler, the chicken and steak were uncut

>>18216656
Some franchisees just get greedy

>>18216712
It is when you’re proving an outlier, little zoomie McZoomZoom.

>>18215961
Y'all wanted that $15 minimum wage.

>>18217362
Proving an outlier requires more data that what you collected. Maybe go back to school

Move. That spicy potato soft taco is a dollar in indiana.

>>18217370
No, Brayden. It’s okay. If you had a dad he’d correct you.

>>18215961
When I was a kid in the 90s, they were 69 cents each.

>>18216083
Better than the monkeypox feces trace containing tacos from M*xican food trucks or restaurants

Why dont you make your own cheap Tacos? Sure its annoying to go out once and buy the ingredients but once you have them you can make Tacos for a week. If you bulk prep your ingredients then refridgerate you could make them in 2 minutes. This goes for most fast food. You could make them for 20-40 cents each

>>18215961
Have they changed their basic soft tacos? Are they still just half a table spoon of beanmeat, a pinch of cheese and a dime's worth of lettuce?

>>18217350
Inflation rate isn't anywhere near 100 percent.

Lol the planet is being primed for complete social collapse and the goyslop retards on /ck/ are concerned with taco prices

>>18218494
>STOP. TALKING. ABOUT. FOOD.

>>18218494

>>18218494
There's literally big mac index, touch grass.

>>18216634
>that image
LOL. Take a drive through the mountains of West Virginia sometime. Social programs don't change certain things. You see shit that you could swear were from a movie set, except, you know there wouldn't be filthy children either naked or mostly naked running around near the main roads. Good job fixing things Democrats.

>>18216603

>>18216349
For Taco bell recipe it requires MSG, preservatives, artificial flavoring, food coloring etc. You can find the bags that the precooked taco meat come in in the dumpster some time. Its pretty scary actually.

>>18215961
you can now make 20 soft taco supremes for the cost of 2 at taco bell
what a world

>>18218514
means nothing anymore with shrinkage

>>18218514
The Big Mac Index is just more proof that "economists" are retarded. McDonalds franchisees set their own prices, to the point where the cost of a Big Mac can vary plus or minus a dollar in different locations within the same city, let alone the same country. Fucking economists just pick a random McDonalds location in a country without even thinking and apply it to the entire country on average, fundamentally flawing their data from the get-go. How could such a garbage metric be considered even vaguely legitimate?

>>18216028
>IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY MY KIKED UP PRICES YOU'RE A FOREVER ALONE INCEL

>>18216028
imagine being a grown ass adult man and making fun of someone complaining on the internet kek. And you guys wonder why you can't get girlfriends

>>18216115
>You think 3 dollars for a taco is bad? Wait until it's 20
assisnations will be daily before that happens

>>18219918
>kek tippy top kek kekarino
Imagine replying to adults as if you are one

>>18215961
dont buy this shit duh

Is taco bell still doing the Not-Snack Wraps? Since McDonalds is too retarded to bring them back?

They need the absurd prices because they need to start paying $20/hr wages to get people to work fast food anymore. Seriously a few weeks ago I felt like Taco Bell and out of the 4 Taco Bell locations within a 10 minute drive from me, 3 of them were closed (weekday evening 5-8pm) because they had no workers.

>>18218569
how are democrats supposed to fix west virginia lol, how do you fix a place with an average IQ of 50 and the only jobs people want are coal mining jobs.
they DON'T want education, they DON'T want training for new careers or opportunities, all they want is their coal back and the only people they'll listen to are people who lie and promise them that they'll return the coal jobs.

yea RIP taco bell.

I miss having a cheesey gordita crunch and locos taco now and again but im not shelling out (hehe) 11 bucks

>>18216623
aka i confirm my own biases and am a moron

>>18216656
Are you from NOVA? nova is the cancer killing virginia

>>18219981
taco bell was doing wraps? also I agree, I want mcdick's snackwraps back. I don't really do fast food besides taco bell occasionally but I'd probably hit up mcdonald's if they had those wraps again.

>>18215961

Taco Bell and I haven't been on speaking terms since they got rid of the Shredded Chicken Burrito

I want some taco bell so bad but I am morally opposed to paying these prices for it.

>>18216063
the secret is them not cooking it enough

>>18220813
i don't get it

>>18220806
The tolerance of the enlightened and moralistic in full view right here.

Taco Bell has lost it's light, it's terrible now

>>18216050
Why did he do this?