DJariya

https://www.eater.com/2022/1/6/22870...national-debut

$10 for 1 taco per day for a month


So are you in favor of more monthly food subscription services? I know Panera bread has a monthly service.

rexinnih

My bowels vote "no"

Cardsfan111

Here's what I posted in the Fast Food thread when this was shared:


So I voted maybe in the poll.

RichC2

I love taco bell, I don't want to drive to one every day though.

Now if it were delivery ...

Still, for $10 it isn't a bad deal.

rw2516

I have commitment issues. No subscription services for me. I prefer reordering over and over "one time only". I don't like automatic anything. I won't do automatic bill pay either. I don't like relinquishing control.

kd5

No thanks.

Taco Bell is just another fast food place to me, we don't do fast food very often these days in favor of real nutritious food (which most fast food isn't). We have a favorite Mexican restaurant we like to visit a couple of times a month, it isn't cheap like Taco Bell, but it's real Mexican food done by Mexicans and it tastes great. Taco Bell's burritos look like slop rolled up in a tortilla compared to a real burrito.

The idea of committing to eating a Taco Bell taco every day for a month makes me cringe.

emanon

Taco Bell is the closest food option to me for lunch while at work, so it's not unusual for me to end up there a couple of times a week. Still, I'm typically content with what's in the $5 box offering, and I also earn rewards (every $25) pretty quick for those occasions I feel I need to supplement what's in the box. So no, I probably won't participate.

BobO'Link

No. Not even if my office was "next door" to one. It's not worth the hassle, plus I don't own a "smart phone" and, even if I did, wouldn't load their app just for the privilege of paying a monthly fee for a "free" taco per day.

fujishig

Yeah, you'd have to go at least five times a month to break even. So if you work or live right next to a taco bell and/or go regularly, this is probably a steal (especially if they let you have multiple ones so you're not just going for one taco every time). If not, then not so much.

I live right next to a McDonalds which the kids love, and if they had some kind of deal for fries or something I might be tempted (though it would kill me).

tonyc3742

I would consider it depending on the price and convenience of the restaurant. 10 bucks is reasonable for what you get from it. Of course they want/expect you to buy more at least some of the time. Some months I do not get my money's worth from AMC A-list but I stay subbed to that (and you could argue I'm spending more with it because I always get popcorn and a drink, which of course is what they want.)
I like TB but don't generally go there 5 times a month, so this one in particular is only somewhat tempting. I'm also still WFH so I eat out for lunch much less than I used to.
I don't know if I'm 'in favor' of these in general but I appreciate and understand brands trying new things to increase sales and loyalty.

The Questyen

Lol.

Decker

I eat a bagel with cream cheese at Einstein's Bagels at least once every week. If they did this for $15/mo (their bagel with cream cheese is about $3.25) I would take advantage of it. But for Taco Bell (or any other "fast food" chain) ? No thank you.

Mrs. Danger

They're just working their way to a Columbia House style subscription.

BobO'Link

So you're saying they'll soon be billing you for a "meal" every day unless you check the "decline" box on time?

E Unit

Will this ever happen during the Olive Garden All You Can Eat Pasta Pass?

jpcamb

even if it did not require a tattoo I would not be interested in this.

GoldenJCJ

I guess it’s a decent deal but I’d be embarrassed to have the Taco Bell workers see me show up everyday for my taco.

Also. One taco isn’t enough to do anything. I’d most likely end up buying a full meal which would end up costing a lot of money AND I’d be eating a full Taco Bell meal every day. Ain’t no one winning in that scenario.

AGuyNamedMike

Nope, not worth it to me.

I only eat TB twice a year. Each of those I go in to order a 12 crunchy taco party pack, small drink, and 12 packs of Fire sauce. I sit and eat my meal and I'm good to go for another 6 months.

(Hey now, I like real Mexican. I go to a local place called Taco King at least weekly. Lengua tacos, pozole, chili verde, sope, asada torta... but the bi-annual visit to TB is a nostalgia thing from growing up in a region where the only Mexican food was TB or the dreaded Jack in the Box taco.)

General Zod

So they'll ship you 10 tacos every month, keep the ones you want, and send the rest back?

Kidding aside there's no way I'd do this. The Taco Bell line near me averages about 10 minutes wait time. I'm not waiting 10 minutes a day (5 hours a month) for my $10 in tacos. I'm good with the $5 box every now and then.

Mike86

Even if I went to Taco Bell more often it doesn’t seem like that great of a deal. A taco has to be one of the cheapest items on their menu. Maybe if there was more variety it would be a better deal.

T-bone22

Yea, they're betting on you ordering more than just the 1 taco, hence the existence of this subscription.

story

That's the point. This is a loss leader, pure and simple. They will make tons of money on this.

Josh-da-man

I think that's the plan. They want to get you in the store for your free taco, and then think you'll buy more stuff to complete your meal.

Actually feels kind of like a Hail Mary play on their part. Get people to pay ten bucks a month, hope they come in several times a week and buy more stuff like drinks and burritos. Are they in financial trouble? The Taco Bells near me seem to be woefully understaffed, and I've heard of people getting stuck in the drive-thru for nearly an hour waiting on their orders.

devilshalo

Maybe if I didn't have to use another APP to do so. I have enough APPs on my phone as is, I don't need another.

fujishig

That's obviously what they're banking on but pay 30 bucks a month and get three tacos a day. I wonder if they have any provisions for that (like force you to go back to the end of the line or something to get each subsequent order)