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http://www.newsweek.com/taco-bell-begins-delivery-200-stores-351314

Taco Bell began delivery on Wednesday in over 200 stores, primarily on the West Coast. Los Angeles, Orange County, the San Francisco Bay Area and Dallas are the first to test out Taco Bell's long awaited delivery system.

The service works with DoorDash, an independent company that does deliveries. There's a $3.99 fee for the deliveries and it's customary to tip the driver.

In Taco Bell's test run of the delivery program, the company said it took an average 38 minutes to go from ordering your food to eating it. The company ran tests in Dallas, Orange County, Palo Alto and San Jose.

"We’re testing and learning at the speed of the on-demand economy," Tressie Lieberman, VP of Innovation and On Demand at Taco Bell. "We’re thrilled to partner with DoorDash and leverage their like-minded commitment to customer service and innovation. This partnership enables us to provide consistent quality service and the feedback we need to elevate the delivery experience and evaluate where Taco Bell delivery goes next."

The company is also planning to expand their menu options at two locations in Chicago and San Francisco. Both will serve beer and wine.

 

[Ashodin]

3.99 and a tip?! You'll be spending near $10 extra on delivery. That goes against why we go to taco bell in the first place!

 

[Jarate]

3.99 and a tip?! You'll be spending near $10 extra on delivery. That goes against why we go to taco bell in the first place!

this is for when you are way too drunk/high to drive

usually people in that state wont mind the extra fee

 

[Fox318]

 

[Lights and Waves]

$3.99 for delivery? Girl bye. Might as well just make the damn taco yourself at home.

 

[Slayven]

extra 4 dollar to deleiver the rectal burning too you

 

[djplaeskool]

Delivery charge is a dealbreaker.

 

[Carl2282]

You could buy a lot of
Tacos for 4 bucks. No one tell Josh. Fatqb.gif

 

[The Lamonster]

Delivery fee and tip are worth it for keeping drunk drivers off the streets.

I know I'd rather pay than be drunk at home and not eating Taco Bell

 

[Johnny Ryall]

But what will Dan Ryckert periscope now?

 

[hydruxo]

$3.99 plus a tip haha, no thanks. I live pretty close to a Taco Bell anyways so if I wanted to go there I'd just hit up the drive thru.

 

[Cheesemeister]

So, more than double what your order would be.

 

[sixteen-bit]

3.99 and a tip?! You'll be spending near $10 extra on delivery. That goes against why we go to taco bell in the first place!

can't put a price on convenience

 

[Tom Nook]

 

[Piggus]

Why the fuck would they skip Oregon after we just legalized weed. your loss, Taco Bell!

 

[Vandiger]

Well I don't tip when a delivery fee is included.

 

[mreddie]

There's a $3.99 fee for the deliveries and it's customary to tip the driver.

 

[maquiladora]

 

[Tetraeon]

God I hope this comes to Canada for cheaper. $3.99 is crazy but not that much if you and a few friends are all pitching in on a disgustingly sized order.

 

[phaonaut]

Taco Bell is cold by the time I get it home and that like a 5 minute drive. Unless they pack it differently.

 

[Elginer]

My teen stoner ass would have loved this.

 

[Seanspeed]

Hmmmm......makes it tempting to move back to the US.

God I hope this comes to Canada for cheaper. $3.99 is crazy but not that much if you and a few friends are all pitching in on a disgustingly sized order.

Doesn't even have to be disgusting sized. You and a friend or two are too drunk to drive yet got the drunk munchies. $3.99 aint shit for a good helping of Taco Bell without leaving your fucking couch.

 

[evanmisha]

Canada fucking when

 

[OneEightZero]

$3.99 for delivery? Girl bye. Might as well just make the damn taco yourself at home.

Gotta call DoorDash to deliver the ingredients.

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

Checked my home address and yep... I get delivery for Taco Bell now.

 

[SolidChamp]

You could buy a lot of
Tacos for 4 bucks. No one tell Josh. Fatqb.gif

McDonalds charges $1 ($30NT) for delivery here in Taipei. A dollar. That, and from the time I punch it into the app till the time it arrives at my door, 10 minutes flat.

Beat that, Taco Bell!

 

[Quixzlizx]

You can get a meal at Taco Bell for $3.99.

 

[Degen]

$3.99 delivery fee + tips?

You'd need a lot of people at your house to make that worth it

 

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

extra 4 dollar to deleiver the rectal burning too you

Hahaha.

That Taco Bell better come with delivered head,

 

[rjinaz]

So basically drunk food delivered right to you for a fee. I'm ok with this. Probably won' use it but once or twice a year though. Honestly have to wonder how viable this will be for them.

 

[rjinaz]

McDonalds charges $1 ($30NT) for delivery here in Taipei. A dollar. That, and from the time I punch it into the app till the time it arrives at my door, 10 minutes flat.

Beat that, Taco Bell!

Your McDonald's delivers? This is the real news here.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

"Will the deliver to the van I've been living in for the last 8 months?"

 

[neobiz]

Gonna do booming biz in Colorado type states

 

[Purple Cheeto]

this is for when you are way too drunk/high to drive

usually people in that state wont mind the extra fee

But in a place like Los Angeles where there's somewhere to get tacos within walking distance of pretty much every person's house, why would they pay this?

 

[sooperkool]

Ever since places started adding a "delivery charge" thats outside of tips, I don't get delivery.

 

[jmdajr]

I am satisfied with these replies

 

[MechDX]

A NEW CHALLENGER ARRIVES!

 

[NullPointer]

Checked my home address and yep... I get delivery for Taco Bell now.

How do you check this? Didn't see any mention about it at http://www.tacobell.com.

 

[Firelord Chargrilled]

and people wonder why America has an obesity problem

 

[onadesertedisland]

TB has trouble getting the order right at the drive thru, I shudder to think how bad delivery will get tuffed up.

 

[Retrocide]

$3.99 seems to be right around the price a third party company like food cab (Think uber...for food delivery) in our charges to deliver, so these won't be Taco Bell employees most likely.

 

[hiryu2015]

Here in the south peninsula, Doordash prices per item are already higher than listed prices found in-store or on Yelp, etc. I wanted to check how inflated the Doordash Taco Bell prices were but I wasn't sure of the actual in-store price since I haven't been to a taco bell in over 5 years. So I googled the price of the basic "crunchy taco" and found the identical item on Doordash.

Doordash: $1.50
Google result: $1.19

Other items I'm sure are also similarly priced, so it's more than just the delivery fee and customary tip.

 

[legacyzero]

3.99? Nah.

 

[tariniel]

38 minutes. $3.99.

Can you imagine how cold your tacos are going to be in 38 minutes? Those fucking things are almost cold by the time I drive home after getting them.

The only time I could see this being a thing I would do is when I'm drunk at 2am. Will they even deliver at 2am?

Edit: Doesn't matter. I live in Orance County, CA, I have a Taco Bell within 1 mile, and their site map says no delivery locations.

 

[cdyhybrid]

No Seattle.

I am sad.

 

[breakfuss]

$3.99 for delivery? Girl bye. Might as well just make the damn taco yourself at home.

LOL

 

[XiaNaphryz]

A NEW CHALLENGER ARRIVES!

But Stafford never left!

 

[Tetraeon]

Hmmmm......makes it tempting to move back to the US.


Doesn't even have to be disgusting sized. You and a friend or two are too drunk to drive yet got the drunk munchies. $3.99 aint shit for a good helping of Taco Bell without leaving your fucking couch.

It's a drop in the bucket for drunk me.

 

[Daria]

nah, they're not getting a tip while charging me $3.99. that's more than my meals cost when i go there half the time

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

But in a place like Los Angeles where there's somewhere to get tacos within walking distance of pretty much every person's house, why would they pay this?

Pot and alcohol.

My local taqueria is cash only.