Is this Taco Bell lawsuit frivolous & silly? Or should it be taken dead seriously?

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  1. Will Power

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    Fuck off with that ad-spamming shithole of a web site. :brood:
     
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    Uncle Albert would like his news reports provided to him via AM radio, please.
     
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  5. Nyx

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    I think it needs to happen. We're paying more and more money for less and less in return, and it goes well beyond "inflation." It's greed.
    So a little slap might help cool things off a little bit, and I'm fine with that.
     
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    If it was an individual 5 million then it would be way too large, but it's a massive corporation so if they are really falsely advertising then fines need to be large to be effective.
     
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    Taco Bell should have been sued years ago for all the nasty shots it gave me. But I love Taco Bell.
     
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    That's, uh, the Taco Bell Experience.
     
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    I have to say the last time I had food from Taco Bell was a few Thursdays back from the Taco Bell in my county mall's food court.

    I had the Crunchwrap Supreme combo meal & the crunchwrap was exactly as depicted in Taco Bell's ads. It really was. But that experience may have been a freak event for all I know? Maybe that Taco Bell had a very competent employee working that day?

    That one good experience isn't enough evidence in defense of Taco Bell as apparently at numerous locations Taco Bell customers are getting crap skimpy versions of the food as opposed to what's presented in Taco Bell's ads & pictures which are in my OP.
     
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    The last time I had Taco Bell was at my second job so that means at least 30 years ago. A reporter I worked with regularly back then liked it and he'd always buy.

    Come to think of it, the only time in my life I've eaten at that place was during the three years that I worked that job. :yuck:
     
  11. Nyx

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    Taco Bell depresses me. I love tacos. I LOVE tacos. I make my own tacos, and I love them. Could eat them every day. Yeah, it's white person tacos (yellow corn shells or tortillas, seasoned ground beef or chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onions, hot sauces), but I love them. Taco Bell manages to be even less than white person tacos for me. I haven't enjoyed a Taco Bell taco in years. The beef never tastes good, the lettuce is always shriveled and dry, the tomatoes are practically non-existent, the shells are some kind of white flour and bland as fuck. There is no satisfying crunch, no hot beef or hot spicy chicken mixed with cold veggies that really makes the experience.

    You can taste the utter cheapness, but it still costs too much for what it is: 5 basic ingredients re-arranged in a dozen different ways, and still failing to have a distinctive flavor.