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Man Attempts To Rob Taco Bell, Then Asks For A Job Application
Well this guy is doing it wrong: We've been alerted to a report from Haverstraw, NY where police say a man entered a Taco Bell, waved a gun around, demanded money — then asked for a job application. More » -
free but not worth it
Guy Gets What He Pays For In Taco Bell Promotion
Darin took Taco Bell up on its free Black Jack Taco Halloween promotion. More » -
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Angry Customer Shoots Taco Bell Employee Because They're Closed
So, you roll into Taco Bell at 3:30 am. They're closed. Sure, you're upset, but do you need to shoot the person working there? One guy in Miami thinks so, and he's apparently still at large after shooting a Taco Bell employee in the leg simply because the restaurant wasn't open. More » -
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ID Theft Ring Placed Skimmers In Taco Bell, Stole Cards From Gym Lockers
Credit card skimmers aren't just on ATMs and in grocery stores, apparently they're at Taco Bell. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that a ID theft ring was busted for skimming credit card numbers at a Taco Bell as well as stealing cards from people's gym lockers. More » -
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Taco Bell Chihuahua Mascot Dies
Gidget, the tiny Chihuahua star of Taco Bell's "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" ad series in the '90s, in addition to other ad and film work, died yesterday of an apparent stroke. She (yes, she) was fifteen years old.
Taco Bell Chihuahua Dies at 15 [Us Weekly] (Photo: NightRPStar)
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fast food
Save Time With 2,000 Calorie Fast Food Meals
Recently, those buzzkills at Time published this mouth-watering article about the massive caloric content of fast food. Apparently, the Senate is considering federal legislation that would require chain restaurants to list calorie counts on menus. More » -
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McDonald's Remains America's Favorite Fast Food Restaurant
Consumer research company Experian Simmons (yes, owned by Experian), has released a new study of fast food industry covering the past 5 years, and it looks like we still love going to McDonald's more than any other fast food restaurant. More » -
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bad consumer
Advice: Don't Have Group Sex In The Taco Bell Bathroom, Kids Might Walk In
The Taco Bell in South Bend, Indiana is installing "self-locking" doors after two young girls walked in on four people having sex in the bathroom. Public sex in this particular bathroom is apparently such a problem that they tried keeping the bathrooms locked — but too many customers complained about having to ask for a key. More » -
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Taco Bell Typo Causes 11 Overdraft Fees
A Vancouver man says he was overcharged by Taco Bell — costing him hundreds of dollars in fees. The man used his debit card to buy $15 worth of Taco Bell for his family. The receipt read the correct amount, and he says he didn't notice that his card had been debited $150 until he started receiving overdraft fees for each item he bought after Taco Bell. More » -
bad consumer
Don't Hack Into The Taco Bell Drive Thru And Yell Obscenities At Customers
Sure, we have to admit that it's kind of funny, but our official position is that you should not use your immense technological skills to modify a radio to broadcast on the Taco Bell drive thru's frequency. Sadly, we did not get this important message out to two teenagers in Sedalia, Mo. More » -
dirty tricks
This Taco Bell Lies About Water In Order To Sell The Bottled Kind
Seriously, has it come to this? Now we have to resort to fountain drink station sleuthing to figure out whether our local fast food restaurant is lying to us? Nathan used his knowledge of drink machine buttonry to figure out that the machine does indeed offer up plain municipal water. The "water" button has been colored black with a marker, however, to help it blend in with the machine. More » -
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Police Dispatch Log: Taco Bell "Steal A Taco" Promotion Turns Ugly
Reader Kevin sent us the following entry from his town's police dispatch log. It seems that the "Steal A Taco" promotion was causing some problems at the drive-thru window of his local Taco Bell. More » -
free stuff
Free Tacos Today At Taco Bell
That "Steal A Base, Steal A Taco" promotion is today, October 28th, from 2pm to 6pm. Get a free beef crunchy taco thanks to Jason Bartlett of the Tampa Bay Rays. More » -
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Taco Bell: Dude Steals Base In World Series, So Enjoy Your Free Taco
A base was stolen last night in Game 1 of the World Series (yes, it seems that they do still bother to televise baseball after the Red Sox are eliminated,) meaning that everyone in America is eligible to receive a free taco. You have the Tampa Bay Rays and shortstop Jason Bartlett to thank this year. Be sure to send him a note. More » -
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Taco Bell Offers Free Tacos To Dieters
Someone in Taco Bell's marketing department is unclear on the concept of "losing weight," or else just completely amoral (hence the marketing job), because the company is "sponsoring" Oklahoma City residents who have taken part in a weight loss challenge by giving away free tacos. To be fair, these "fresco crunchy tacos" are less than 200 calories each (the company says 150 calories, 8 grams of fat, but this independent analysis puts it slightly higher). But still—tacos? Free tacos to people who are trying to lose weight? More » -
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Police Officer Awarded $40,000 Over KFC's Urine-Tainted Food
A police officer and his family from Sydney, Nebraska have been awarded $40,000 from their lawsuit which alleged that a KFC/Taco Bell store had served them food contaminated with an employee's spit and urine in 2005. The lawsuit stated that fellow workers actually saw the employee taint the food and told management who failed to alert the family, according to the AP. Consequently, the officer's two sons became violently ill. His 4-year-old was hospitalized and treated for gastroenteritis and dehydration. Details, inside... More »
