Reddit user calls for Taco Bell boycott
How much would you be willing to spend on some cheesy, beefy goodness from Taco Bell? Prices are certainly getting extremely high, and one customer on Reddit recently reached their limit. They made a post to express their disappointment and encourage others to boycott: "Boycott Taco Bell!" the post is titled, with a photo of a sad-looking quesadilla attached to it.
"The prices are ridiculously high," they wrote, citing one post in the subreddit that claimed Taco Bell prices are up 55%. "It seems like fast food chains are using the inflation excuse to raise their prices, and will keep raising them if we keep buying their food."
They went on to say that although their family loves Taco Bell and eats it once a week, "it’s too damn expensive now," noting that it's better to eat at local Mexican restaurants that serve "better quality food at reasonable prices" and a quesadilla, which costs $5 at Taco Bell, is "one of the cheapest and easiest things to make at home."
However, many people in the comments pushed back on this sentiment, claiming that the best way to fight unreasonable prices is not to boycott altogether, but rather to "shop smarter."
Commenters say they won't boycott Taco Bell
"I'm not going to boycott Taco Bell," one comment reads. "Some prices are higher than they should be, but my answer to that isn't to flip out and boycott Taco Bell, it's to stop ordering the overpriced items."
For example, they recommend sticking to the Cravings Value Menu and the boxes, which are often "an absolute steal and better than practically any other deal in fast food," even better than "basically any deals Taco Bell has had in the last 15 years."
"People need to shop smart, rather than just buy wildly overpriced ala carte items then rage on the subreddit," they concluded.