Re:U.S. annual inflation rate drops to 8.5%
by jrochkind1 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @11:07PM
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All this talk of Taco Bell and you reminding me of the '$5 box' got me to go there today -- there is no more (or wasn't currently) the "$5 cravings box" there used to be (like even a year ago?) that had a truly ridiculous amount of food in it, including fancy items like chalupas or whatever, and more than I actually want to eat in a meal.
There IS a $5 "classic combo" that's large drink, one crispy taco, one beef burrito, chips, and a drink. Which is still way more than you can get anywhere else for $5 these days, if that's what you want to eat. While the rest of the menu is going to result in a more expensive meal than you'd get most other fast food. Although maybe I'm wrong about that, I think maybe my local McDonald's has some "combo meals" at like $13 even?!
Amusingly the "Dominos Coupon pizza" has stayed constant through all this, whereas everything else around here has gone up - high enough that the difference between going to Culver's or going to the bar or an actual restaurant is basically nil again.