Welcome to Taco Bell. How may I over charge you?

Posted on September 13, 2005
Filed Under Humor, Ranting

While checking out the blog of a co-worker, Jason Murphy, I found a great post that talked about a guy who got handcuffed and taken to jail for using 57 $2 bills to pay for something at Best Buy. Here is the the link to the original story, which is a funny read. Somebody left a comment on the post that linked to an even funnier story about a Taco Bell worker who didn’t think a $2 bill was real money. This story made me laugh and it also reminded me of a semi-related thing that happened at a Taco Bell many years ago… Here is my true story.

I went in to a Taco Bell to grab some lunch. I reached in my pocket and found two singles. Since a taco was $0.69 and a burrito was $0.79 cents, I knew, through simple calculations, that I could get one of each. So, when I get to the front of the line, I order exactly that. The conversation between me and the employee went something like this:

Taco Bell Employee: May I help you?
Me: I’ll have 1 bean burrito and 1 taco, please.
TBE: Anything to drink?
Me: Nope.
TBE: OK, your total is $3.72
Me: Uh, that can’t be right.
TBE: It is. It says so on the register.
Me: No, it can’t be. A burrito is 69 cents and a taco is 79 cents…
TBE: Plus tax.
Me: Even with tax there is no way it’s more than $2.00.
TBE: Look, that’s what it says on the register.
Me: OK, fine. I’ll just have 1 taco then.
TBE: So, you don’t want the burrito?
Me: I only have $2.00 so I’ll just get the taco.
TBE: OK, 1 taco. Your total is $2.15
Me: WHAT??? How can that be???
TBE: Oh, it looks like it’s also charging you for a small drink. Do you want the drink?

It makes me wonder how many times other stuff has been added on to my bill at places that I didn’t catch. And, would I have even caught this if I had more money in my pocket and wasn’t stuck to such a specific budget…

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