Assuming this was around 1994, and adjusting for inflation, it should still be under $2.
The beefy 5 layer burrito was introduced in 2009/10
So, Ryan Gosling was 29 years old in the top picture. Damn is he a great actor.
Must be a method-actor.
til he’s a year older than me
It’s stitched together, it’s not a taco bell ad, it’s a meme.
The whole supply chain increased their prices as well. Did you take that into account?
By scaling entire price? Yeah.
A Ryan Gosling appearance today is enough to warrant $5 for 5 layers.
That price held untill atleast 2012, that’s a solid 5 dollars of increase in just over 10 years. I could totally be talking out my ass
Weird, 2012 was about when Brian Niccol took over as Chief Marketing Officer and then later became CEO of Taco Bell. Afterwards he moved to Chipotle and raised prices and lowered quality there too. Now he’s in the news for becoming the new Starbucks CEO where he will be commuting via private jet 600 miles 3 days a week.
So you’ll be happy to know that your extra money on tacos, burritos, and coffee goes to good use like paying this asshole millions of dollars to fly around on a private jet enshittifying everything he touches
This chaps my ass almost as much as the beefy 5 layer burrito
And the cherry on top about that guy… he’s a union buster.
New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Has a History of Union-Busting. Niccol’s tenure as Chipotle CEO was marred by settlements over unfair labor practices and child labor law violations
Union busting and child labour and still can’t get prices down. If that’s not a terrible CEO I don’t know what is.
Capitalism fanboys will read these posts and think to themselves “boy I sure am glad we’re not like the soviet union where a small cabal of elite deprived everyone else of a good life for their own benefit”
Beefy5 layer burrito has that effect.
Hopefully most of the price increase is tax related as a luxury food item and the money goes towards diabetes and obesity research. Right?
Had to AI this one.
The Beefy 5-Layer Burrito at Taco Bell was introduced as part of the company’s “Why Pay More?” value menu in 2010, priced at 89 cents. Over time, like many fast-food items, the price of the Beefy 5-Layer Burrito increased due to inflation, rising food costs, and other economic factors.
The exact timing of each price change can vary by location and market, but in general, the price increased gradually over the years. By the mid-2010s, the price had risen to over a dollar, and by the late 2010s and early 2020s, the price could be found in the range of $1.50 to $2.00 or more, depending on the region and promotions.
Yes, trust AI, that’s what Ryan Gosling looked like 14 years ago.
It has to be the early 90’s, he was born in 1980 and looked like this in 1998.
Twinkules
Early 90’s what? You mean early ’90s?
You do realize those are several images stitched together… right?
Images stitched together in order capture the amount of time that passed, yeah. They’re just not from the right years for that.
You guys are obsessed with gosling. We are talking about taco bell
I’m beginning to think the first picture might not be accurate to the year, surely he didn’t look that young back then
God damnit
It was, in fact, introduced in 2010. I don’t know what’s up with the image, but the AI appears to be correct.
Lmao, yeah… I doubt that was from 2010 😂
Well… it was released in 2010 so I don’t know what you want me to tell you lol
The 89c deal with the picture of a 12 year old gosling isn’t from 2010
lol who gives a shit about gosling. We are talking about burritos here, man
I don’t know what’s sadder the giant Safeway sandwiches going from $9.99 to $13.99 or my mortgage about to go up like 200 goddamn dollars…
My mortgage has gone up like $300 in the last 14 years due to taxes & insurance… but if I were still a renter it’d have gone up by $1000 (or more?) so I’m not complaining.
You should complain. We’re all getting ripped off.
I mean, my house value quadrupled during that time, so it’s kinda fair that I’m paying more property taxes. As for the insurance… I gotta admit I haven’t paid much attention.
Unless you are selling the house (which still means you have to buy another one…) it’s paying for unrealized gains which the rich fucks making the rules tell us is so unfair whaaaa whaaaa whaaa (insert child crying noises here)
On the contrary: as a single-family homeowner, I’m being massively subsidized compared to the amount of city services and infrastructure I consume. (It could be worse: I could have a large lot in a car-dependent suburb instead of a small lot in a streetcar suburb and therefore be even more of a leech – i.e., like those rich fucks you’re talking about – but still, I’m definitely not paying my fair share of taxes.)
If you want to know who’s really getting ripped off, it’s all the renters in dense apartments. Not only are they paying extra so their landlords can profit, they’re paying even more because they’re the ones funding the subsidy for single-family homeowners like me. Basically, I’m exploiting them via the skewed way property taxes are assessed. Thanks for funding my privileged lifestyle, people too poor/unluckly to be able to buy a house! 🤑
(But seriously, it really is very unfair and we need to reform the property tax code and, even more importantly, the zoning code.)
It is so messed up how every part of our society is secretly tuned to make being poor trapped yet every rung up the ladder to being wealthy, the journey gets a little easier by hidden subsidies like this.
The insurance is based on the cost to rebuild the home, which has also drastically gone up, so it makes sense that it has risen too
Yes and no: yes in that the real cost has indeed drastically gone up, but no in the sense that the cost that the insurance company would actually pay would be based on the policy’s coverage limits, and I’m not sure if those have actually been adjusted to keep up…
As a renter, I don’t pity the mere $200 increase you’re dealing with.
My car insurance has doubled in less than 8 years. But don’t worry, it has less coverage too! Oh, but I’ll get a teeny tiny discount if I let them install a lowjack!
My car insurance went up like 20% from last year to this year. Exact same shitty “coverage” as before.
escrow went up that much?
Yes, your escrow can go up that much if your property tax, school tax, or in some cases insurance had a sudden jump in value or changes in what can be claimed. It varies by area and loan, but isn’t unheard of.
interesting, based on Zillow info my house doubled in price in the last 5 years, but my escrow only went up $20 in that time, mostly insurance, don’t tell my county tho 😂
The saddest part is the beefy 5 layer burrito being what people that worked at Taco Bell would order and ask for it grilled for a reasonable cheap meal to now resulting in “WTF is there any ground beef here? WTF is there real cheese? Are these ‘beans’ safe to consume?”
Edit: my friend who previously worked there when in college asked if it was even beans on the thing…
At least you’re not just throwing away money like those of us who have seen rent double in 3 years.
Yep mines about to go up $200 because my insurance is over $1,000 more this year.
How do you have a mortgage change price? I don’t get that? Both of mine haven’t ever changed.
I think it’s typical to get a 5 year contract and having to renegotiate a new mortgage at the end of said contract. At least, it is here in Canada. Rate goes up, monthly payment goes up.
Do you have 10, 15, and 30 year loans up there?
They exist, but from what I hear, they’re very hard to get. I would’ve loved to get 30 years with the interest rates I had five years ago.
Mortgage payments cover insurance and taxes in addition to the mortgage itself. Unless you have a variable rate mortgage the portion of the payment going to the loan doesn’t change but the amount needed to cover taxes and insurance can.
Oh okay. So I could just include the other charges when I say mortgage here in the states and I could say the same thing then.
Inflation, greed and enshittification.
Stagflation
Is that a delivery service’s marked up price? Their site has them for much less.
Could be down to their location. I mocked my gps to a place i guessed would be expensive (Long Beach CA) and got this
Nanaimo BC, Canada… price is in CAD. That converts to $3.32 USD
I must say I am shocked that our prices are on par with or lower than anywhere in the US. I mean the conversion rate on the California price is insane in CAD:
This is the TB closest to me in the Los Angeles area.I can get that as part of the build your own craving box for $6.
Crunchwrap, this, potatoes, and a drink for $6.
Capitalist greed happened.
What happened to the 7 layer ?
Ran out of dodo eggs and ambrosia.
People couldn’t afford the extra 2 layers.
They removed it from the menu in the last couple of years
The $2 meal deal, kept me alive in college. Sounds like I couldn’t even get the tiny Doritos bag for $2 now.
“fun” size now only 3.99
At least it doesn’t look like it shrunk too.
- Photos are for illustration purposes only
It 100% shrunk. That image is misleading
Well, he’s a big star now so that layer of his warm macho cheese is expensive.
I can get 2 for that around here.
4.19 at my local tb, too damn expensive.
guys look a +500% price increase in less than one Gosling life time is totally normal capitalism
Off topic but how does the guy at the top look 12 and 24 at the same time?
It’s two separate pictures, silly.
The Gosling Effect
I saw this on Facebook.
