A 2012 receipt from Taco Bell has gone viral on the internet, sparking a national conversation on fast food inflation.
A TikTok user shared her old receipt last week, showing a faded receipt that listed two “Beefy 5-Layer Burritos” at just $2.59 for both.
“Can you even get anything from Taco Bell for $2.59?” the TikToker, “LovelyOcean,” asked in the video.
“I’m so upset. I can’t even justify going to #tacobell anymore. #inflation,” she wrote in the caption.
Thousands of commenters posted with similar sentiments.
“I remember when you felt kind of greedy if you spent more than $10 there, because that meant that you must have an insane amount of Taco Bell,” said one user.
“Me and my family’s usual order ended up being $40 at Taco Bell and I realized maybe it’s time to give it up,” another said.
Taco Bell employees also voiced their concerns over the price due to inflation.
“As someone who works at Taco Bell, I think the prices are crazy. Someone got ten items for almost 60 dollars and they were the cheaper options,” one person commented.
