Who do you think you're fooling, Taco Bell?
I was out running some errands today and decided I needed to stop for some food. My lil' buddy, Jenn had been talking about these great advertisements for some new red taco at Taco Bell. Well, nothing else sounded good, so I decided to take a chance and check out the food at Taco Bell.
If there's one thing that's always ticked me off about Taco Bell it's their advertising. I remember when the Gordita came out. They advertised it with the 1998 Godzilla movie, so you got the idea that this thing was freakin' huge. But...no...it was tiny. That's when I first started noticing this trend. I think about the only thing that's ever been actual size in Taco Bell commercials was that stupid dog.
Yo Quiero Yappy Dog?
So WHY did I think today would be any different? No clue. Maybe it was a moment of gullibility. Whatever it was, I pulled into the drive-thru lane here's what I saw on the board:
Wow! It's huge! It's FILLED with meat! It's....it's RED!!!!
It's called the Volcano. That name probably implies that it's really hot, right?
I actually considered not buying it due to the size. Since I was going to be eating while driving I figured I'd end up with all that delicious meat in my lap and that'd be bad, right?
Instead I got three. Hey, they were only 89 cents! All that meat for 89 cents?!?!? How is that possible?? Well, here's how:
I think you can make out the subtle differences between the advertised taco and the real one.
For one, where's the meat?!?!! Look at how it's stacked on the ad! Can you see it in the real picture? Nope....me neither.
How about the "Cheesy Lava Sauce?" Nope....I don't see it there either.
I guess my question is, how do they continue to get away with crap like this? Isn't there some law about truth in advertising? Is it too much to expect the food I buy to actually look like the advertisement??
A few years ago there was a Congressional hearing about breakfast cereal prices. Apparently Congress was all up in arms about cereal companies jackin' up the price and not giving us as much cereal in the boxes as they used to. Well, if they can hold a Congressional hearing about cereal can't they do something about Taco Bell? Maybe someone needs to talk to INS about that instead!
My point is, there's no way Taco Bell can pass this off as, "Some settling may occur in shipping." They're totally hosing us in their advertising. They know it, we know it. Why isn't this illegal?
Serious...what's the deal?
If there's one thing that's always ticked me off about Taco Bell it's their advertising. I remember when the Gordita came out. They advertised it with the 1998 Godzilla movie, so you got the idea that this thing was freakin' huge. But...no...it was tiny. That's when I first started noticing this trend. I think about the only thing that's ever been actual size in Taco Bell commercials was that stupid dog.
Yo Quiero Yappy Dog?
So WHY did I think today would be any different? No clue. Maybe it was a moment of gullibility. Whatever it was, I pulled into the drive-thru lane here's what I saw on the board:
Wow! It's huge! It's FILLED with meat! It's....it's RED!!!!
It's called the Volcano. That name probably implies that it's really hot, right?
I actually considered not buying it due to the size. Since I was going to be eating while driving I figured I'd end up with all that delicious meat in my lap and that'd be bad, right?
Instead I got three. Hey, they were only 89 cents! All that meat for 89 cents?!?!? How is that possible?? Well, here's how:
I think you can make out the subtle differences between the advertised taco and the real one.
For one, where's the meat?!?!! Look at how it's stacked on the ad! Can you see it in the real picture? Nope....me neither.
How about the "Cheesy Lava Sauce?" Nope....I don't see it there either.
I guess my question is, how do they continue to get away with crap like this? Isn't there some law about truth in advertising? Is it too much to expect the food I buy to actually look like the advertisement??
A few years ago there was a Congressional hearing about breakfast cereal prices. Apparently Congress was all up in arms about cereal companies jackin' up the price and not giving us as much cereal in the boxes as they used to. Well, if they can hold a Congressional hearing about cereal can't they do something about Taco Bell? Maybe someone needs to talk to INS about that instead!
My point is, there's no way Taco Bell can pass this off as, "Some settling may occur in shipping." They're totally hosing us in their advertising. They know it, we know it. Why isn't this illegal?
Serious...what's the deal?