I assume a lot of corporations are just using it as an excuse to gouge a bit?

6 years ago, I would get a 20 oz Mtn Dew out of the vending machine for $1.25

now it's $2.50 (so I basically don't do that anymore)

inflation certainly hasn't doubled priced in that time, right?

not everything has gone up by double. I don't get it. I got a B- in Economics

9/23/2025 12:07:45 PM

and I'm looking online at the Taco Bell menu because I haven't gone in a while

3.19 for a soda?

I'm about 100% certain that soda costs about 15 cents (if even that) for that amount

like ???

who are they trying to keep from getting fast food?

I can afford it, but poor people are just basically going to stay poor if they eat fast food, obviously

yeah, I'm LTTP by at least 5 years, I know it's just kind of alarming

9/23/2025 12:12:16 PM

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WM2NS

6 years ago there were 14 trillion dollars floating around, now there are 22 trillion.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbTOQfJ3jQk

9/23/2025 12:13:02 PM

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"who are they trying to keep from getting fast food"

They aren't trying to keep anyone from getting fast food, the people in charge just want more money. And the easiest way to get more money is by charging more money to the suckers (customers)

9/23/2025 1:41:53 PM

actually my local Taco Bell's prices were a lot cheaper than those quoted online, so I was satisfied with my out-of-control amount of calories in one sitting

I get that they can get away with it, but I don't understand. it's not like Pepsico is ever going to go out of business

I'll just resign myself to my little corner since I'm over 40 and still don't understand life basics :3

9/23/2025 1:53:01 PM

also instead of making it into a whole new thread, here's my next thread:

Asking customer which sauce and then not giving them any sauce


was lookin' for that 100% purple drank Hot sauce packet at Taco Bell the Fire has a weird flavor, but the Hot is a good one. I just put some salsa up on there though

please stop asking me which sauce I want if you aren't going to put it in the bag

I guess I put too much faith in them by not asking them at the window bc I just assumed they put it in there

it's such a common mistake. I know a lot is going on but that shit is so clutch breh

naw but I appreciate all food service workers

9/23/2025 1:55:49 PM

also they gave me something that tastes somewhat like a zero sugar Mtn Dew when I asked for a god damn full ass diabetes sugar Mtn Dew

it's sort of like a regular one was mixed with a diet or something

disgusting

Taco Bell is a maybe biannual visit for me anyway, so fuck it

9/23/2025 1:58:19 PM

use the taco bell app my guy

also, diablo sauce is the weird flavored hot sauce. fire is fine

9/23/2025 2:23:34 PM

unless they changed the recipe, the Fire was just a lil too dark and had some offputting flavor

I like really hot stuff, but only the Hot one has a good flavor to it

though I'm not really known for my fine taste in foods

9/23/2025 2:31:22 PM

I kind of want my calorific Mtn Dew though

that's like half of the fun of consuming 1500 calories

9/23/2025 2:31:49 PM

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"I get that they can get away with it, but I don't understand. "

I mean it's just pure unadulterated greed. Not much else to understand.

Also i agree that hot is the best tasting taco bell sauce.

9/23/2025 3:06:33 PM

lol I found a Hot packet from who tf knows when

it actually wasn't bad. it had to be at least 1 year old though

tacos were p good though - mexican pizza is good but in a weird way

9/23/2025 6:33:46 PM