false advertising by Taco Bell

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Taco Bell is being sued after a customer filed a class action complaint against the fast-food restaurant, accusing it of "falsely advertising the amount of beef and ingredients" contained in some items of the menu.

Frank Siragusa, the plaintiff, says Taco Bell overstates menu items by at least "double of the amount" on its Taco Bell’s Crunchwrap® Supreme, Grande Crunchwrap®, Vegan Crunchwrap®, Mexican Pizza and Veggie Mexican Pizza, damaging consumers financially as they don't receive what they are paying for.

The suit, filed in the Eastern District of New York, states that Siragusa and all other individuals who purchased the items from a Taco Bell in New York during the period of July 31, 2020, through the date of the final deposition, are eligible to be part of the class.

Siragusa included pictures from Taco Bell's advertisements in the class action to compare them to what is provided to customers, where a great difference between the products can be seen.

https://media.nbclosangeles.com/2023/08/Screen-Shot-2023-08-01-at-1.43.37-AM.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=1200%2C676&w=975&h=548&crop=1
https://media.nbclosangeles.com/2023/08/Crunchwrap-supreme-1-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=1056%2C595&w=975&h=548&crop=1
https://media.nbclosangeles.com/2023/08/Grande-Crunchwrap-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=1106%2C623&w=975&h=548&crop=1
https://media.nbclosangeles.com/2023/08/Mexican-Pizza-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=1338%2C753&w=975&h=548&crop=1
https://media.nbclosangeles.com/2023/08/Veggie-Mexican-Pizza-1.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=1235%2C695&w=975&h=548&crop=1

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Grande Crunchwrap® 8
Crunchwrap® Supreme 5
Mexican Pizza 2
Vegan Crunchwrap® 1
Vegan Mexican Pizza 1


omar little, Tuesday, 1 August 2023 21:29 (one year ago)

voted Mexican pizza cos it's terrible and I love it and also I want restitution for being ripped off

linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 21:34 (one year ago)

I really hope dude's argument is purely based on those pictures lmao

linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 21:34 (one year ago)

The actual veggie Mexican pizza looks like it got stepped on.

I have been waiting for years for someone to bring a lawsuit like this. What a time to be alive.

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 21:40 (one year ago)

I've had a mexican pizza in the past, but I'm blissfully unaware of "crunchwraps" until now

Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 1 August 2023 21:47 (one year ago)

i had never heard of a grande crunchwrap

actual veggie mexican pizza received (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 21:51 (one year ago)

A local Mexican restaurant does their own version of the crunchwrap and it definitely does not want for meat

fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 21:51 (one year ago)

This kind of disparity between the advertised food product and the actual one is just something that most of us accept as a matter of course.

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 21:52 (one year ago)

I don't blame the poor employees for phoning it in sometimes

Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 1 August 2023 22:03 (one year ago)

My son and I went to Del Taco the other day, his burrito was wrapped more like a small pouch, with all the fillings kind of gathered in one spot. He just laughed and ate it.

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 22:05 (one year ago)

I appreciate that Frank still couldn't resist starting to eat some of those items

omar little, Tuesday, 1 August 2023 22:05 (one year ago)

And that he's only really concerned with five menu items

Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 1 August 2023 22:08 (one year ago)

The agencies that provide professional food photography have specialized food beauticians who spend hours primping the food before it gets its picture taken. If the workers at Taco Bell were paid like those food beauticians I bet the actual products would look a lot better. (NB: Ironically, by the time the beautified food is ready to be photographed it's usually inedible.)

more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 1 August 2023 22:32 (one year ago)

Forty years later and we have "Where's the beef" IRL.

fajita seas, Tuesday, 1 August 2023 23:04 (one year ago)

i thought this would involve deepfake ads, somebody satiate me by making deepfake taco bell ads using the actual products featured

Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 2 August 2023 00:11 (one year ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Monday, 7 August 2023 00:01 (one year ago)

Taco Bell is such a guilty pleasure, but the first time I went to one after the pandemic the prices went WAY up and the service was really slow.

Chevy Chase drumming mystery (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 7 August 2023 00:12 (one year ago)

Yeah most combos are like 11.99 now

linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Monday, 7 August 2023 00:12 (one year ago)

2 bean burritos and a sparkling water is still under $4 tho

slai gorgeous-alexander (m bison), Monday, 7 August 2023 00:13 (one year ago)

I've had a mexican pizza in the past, but I'm blissfully unaware of "crunchwraps" until now

― Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, August 1, 2023 2:47 PM (six days ago

you are missing out! I mean ... the crunchwrap is very much an item that pairs well with alcohol, or rather, after having had a significant amount of alcohol.

Also, Eli's Mile High makes a "Krunchwrap" (vegan option) that is basically what the Taco Bell version should be. I think it's under $10

sarahell, Monday, 7 August 2023 12:01 (one year ago)

Good to know!

Andy the Grasshopper, Monday, 7 August 2023 17:07 (one year ago)

ya I don't eat fast food very often anymore but the prices are kinda insane now, like a footlong from Subway is now $12. last time I went to Wendys I think I spent nearly $15 on a sandwich, chili, and frosty. might as well just go somewhere good.

frogbs, Monday, 7 August 2023 17:10 (one year ago)

The only one of these things I would actually eat the official propaganda-photo version of is the Crunchwrap Supreme.

There's a Mexican place just down the highway from me that sells a burrito the size of my forearm for $15. It's amazing, but it's very hard to get any work done after eating it.

but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 7 August 2023 17:14 (one year ago)

There should be a clothing company that makes shorts/pants/shirts/jackets only with crunchwrap supreme sized pockets. The pockets would be lined with plastic so you don't have to slow down and unwrap your food twice. Believe this has come up before.

actual veggie mexican pizza received (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 7 August 2023 21:28 (one year ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Tuesday, 8 August 2023 00:01 (one year ago)

"Your Honor, move to strike the complaint because Plaintiff does not know 'i before e.'"

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 8 August 2023 00:51 (one year ago)


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