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Taco Bell is bringing back potatoes
cnn ^ | 1/14/2021 | Danielle Wiener-Bronner

Posted on 01/15/2021 7:21:48 AM PST by mylife

Taco Bell knows you're upset about losing potatoes. It's sorry it hurt you. And it's bringing them back.

Last year, Taco Bell cut a number of items from its menu, including two dishes that featured its seasoned potato bites: Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes and the Spicy Potato Soft Taco. Those two items will be back in restaurants on March 11, the chain announced on Thursday. Rumors of potatoes getting axed started to swirl last summer after a Reddit user, identified as a verified employee, said potatoes were leaving the menu. Taco Bell soon confirmed the news, leading to a stream of dismay online. "Taco bell getting rid of potatoes is worse than my parents divorce," one person tweeted in July. "I don't think I can forgive Taco Bell for taking potatoes off their menu," wrote another. People posted cry-face emojis, and heartbreak emojis. A Change.org "petition for Taco Bell to NOT remove all potato items," among other items, garnered over 5,000 signatures. The potatoes were booted from Taco Bell's menu in August.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: food; tacobell
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How stupid do you have to be to take one of your best profit margins off of the menu?
1 posted on 01/15/2021 7:21:48 AM PST by mylife
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To: mylife

Taco smell. Grade F Beef.


2 posted on 01/15/2021 7:23:10 AM PST by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: mylife

Potatoes? I never even knew they had potatoes.

It’s been over a decade since I’ve had Taco Bell. I’m not anti-Taco Bell; it’s just that are hundred of better options to eat at.


3 posted on 01/15/2021 7:23:53 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Trump is a deposed Pres. in exile. America is truly a banana republic. Our govt. has been overthrown)
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To: mylife

They’ll never win the Franchise Wars now.


4 posted on 01/15/2021 7:25:13 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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5 posted on 01/15/2021 7:26:25 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Remember Taco Sunday?

Tacos for 49 cents. Yeah, you get what you paid for, but I would order up about 10-15 and be good for the day.


6 posted on 01/15/2021 7:26:50 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Trump is a deposed Pres. in exile. America is truly a banana republic. Our govt. has been overthrown)
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Dear taco bell, learn how to make chorizo con huevos y papas.


7 posted on 01/15/2021 7:28:15 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Responsibility2nd

If you eat Taco Bell, no need to purchase Metamucil either.
Win-win...


8 posted on 01/15/2021 7:29:10 AM PST by EEGator
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Idaho Won...........
9 posted on 01/15/2021 7:31:18 AM PST by deport
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To: mylife

The line at our local Taco Bell is ridiculously long at all hours. They must be doing something right.


10 posted on 01/15/2021 7:31:34 AM PST by moehoward (.)
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Yo quiero tater tots..


11 posted on 01/15/2021 7:32:13 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: moehoward

That or there are a LOT of stoners where you live.


12 posted on 01/15/2021 7:34:30 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Those Taco Bell $5 box meals are a good deal. Probably a chemical bonanza going on, but it does cure some hunger for a cheap price.


13 posted on 01/15/2021 7:34:52 AM PST by teevolt
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"Dear taco bell, learn how to make chorizo con huevos y papas."

Hear, hear! This would become one of their most popular items.

14 posted on 01/15/2021 7:34:57 AM PST by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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The line at our local Taco Bell is ridiculously long at all hours. They must be doing something right.

Cheap and quick, perfect for millennials who haven't cooked a meal in their lives.

15 posted on 01/15/2021 7:36:06 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: fidelis

And the ingredients are dirt cheap!!!


16 posted on 01/15/2021 7:36:17 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Danielle Wiener-Bronner is performing important journalisms at the CNN.


17 posted on 01/15/2021 7:37:35 AM PST by cdcdawg (Turn off Fox News! You can do it!)
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It’s her business.


18 posted on 01/15/2021 7:38:34 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Return with double decker tacos!!


19 posted on 01/15/2021 7:40:13 AM PST by Bartholomew Roberts
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To: mylife

It is well known in the industry that potatoes are cash cows. Spuds are cheap, popular among customers and have a relatively high mark-up,


20 posted on 01/15/2021 7:41:24 AM PST by be-baw
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