On Tuesday, I went to the nearly empty Taco Hell Bell on Old Courthouse Road near Tysons for my free taco. The promotion was triggered because there was a stolen base in the World Series. Really, one lousy stolen base over a minimum of four games? Why not just give them away outright instead of something with such a high probability as a stolen base? Think of what they would have used for football — a punt downed inside the 20? For hockey, 5 on 3 powerplay?
Anyway, the other day I wondered if a free Taco Bell taco was overpriced. I hadn’t eaten Taco Bell since my junior year of college and I didn’t think much of the food then. After biting into one I determined that a free one was priced about right, but at 79¢ it would be a ripoff. After all, the taco tasted like and had the consistency of seasoned cardboard with a little grease thrown in. I only had a bite and a half before giving up. No point eating all those empty calories for something I didn’t enjoy.
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