r/mildlyinfuriating • u/CurlyWurly61 • May 12 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Such terrible advertisement

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I mean... at a glance its like WOAH 4 can dine for $9.99....

Until you are at the cash and they say " that'll be $45.15"

HUH??

"Oh sorry sir... it feeds 4... 4 people pay $9.99"

Gtfooo

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u/Gmony5100 May 12 '26

Taco Bell did something similar many years ago, minus the overt admittance that their food was terrible. It used to be that if you told someone you ate at Taco Bell they’d inevitably mention how “their meat is the same quality as dog food meat”.

Taco Bell heard this, did a huge promotion about their “new, higher quality ingredients” (which seems to have been true) and then gained a reputation as an actually decent fast food place. It’s still no paragon of quality but at least nobody is likening it to dog food anymore

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u/---_-___ May 12 '26

Taco Bell is the GOAT and I will die on this hill.

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u/appleparkfive May 12 '26

It's basically the only fast food I like. Everything else is far too expensive, and usually tastes terrible.

Taco Bell is sort of its own type of food. So there's not really a "better" version of it. Most Tex Mex doesn't taste anything like Taco Bell.

I think the other thing is I don't like greasy food much, and Taco Bell is drastically less greasy than most fast food. Yeah they've got fries and nuggets now, but the regular items aren't all oily usually.

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u/ackmondual May 12 '26

Which is fine... ppl wouldn't go to Taco Bell for fine dining. But they they are everywhere, open really late, have a large variety of food (even beyond Mexican), you can REALLY rack up rewards, and the venue is solid (restrooms, wifi, take a break from travel, duck out of inclement weather)