I genuinely don’t know how chipotle has survived this long when excellent family run Mexican restaurants are a dime a dozen all over the country and are super cheap to boot. I’ve tried it a few times and just never understood what people liked about it that you can’t get at your local Mexican joint.
Chipotle offering a discount, while warning they may also inflate prices and delivery fees simultaneously
Submitted 3 weeks ago by pureness@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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BlueLineBae@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I don’t understand how it’s so popular in border specifically. Like Taco Bell I understand, that’s not Mexican food, they don’t claim to be Mexican food, it’s gringo food, half the people I see at Taco Bell are Hispanic because that’s a specific type of food different from everything else… But there’s a Mexican place of some kind on nearly every corner in AZ. There’s no reason to ever even consider Chipotle.
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A large part has to do with their speed, convenience, and specific ordering style. Being able to walk in, tell someone exactly what you want on your burrito, watch them make it, and then leave with it is something I’ve never seen a Mexican restaurant offer, but chipotle does.
zerosignal@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I don’t go to Chipotle when I want Mexican food. I go to Chipotle if I want something quick and vaguely Mexican-ish. Also I like the fact that I customize it how I want.
Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I haven’t been to a chipotle, but it sounds from readingnhere that it offers the same thing Subway and Harveys do. No presumptions, no need to ask them to remove anything. You ask for exactly what you want, and as a bonus, you even get to watch it being made. For people that have allergies, sensitivities, and many of the various food related neurodivergencies, like super taster, hypersensory, ARFID… basically anything that makes you feel like a jerk ordering from other places, it’s refreshing that our order is easier rather than harder. Feel like less of a burden.
IceFoxX@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
As a non-American, I associate it with extremely unhealthy artificial shit. That shit even has a fucking South Park episode. That can only be harmful. Chipotleaway
tyler@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Agreed. I grew up near the border and moved to Colorado and everyone here was obsessed with it when I first moved here. I could not understand it. It was the blandest, worst, not Mexican at all, food and there’s so much actual good Mexican food here that’s cheaper. Doesn’t even make sense.
Ghost@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Honestly as a vegetarian Chipotle is just about the only chain that has an actual entree I like to eat. Not to mention all the Mexican places in my mid-sized northeast city I can think of are all more expensive sit down restaurants. (Nevermind even accounting if there’s a good veg option) So after work for some quick food or even on road trips Chipotle is really helpful for me, I would be devastated if they ever closed. I personally think it tastes pretty good too but could understand omnis with more options living in the south thinking otherwise.
Contemporarium@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
It’s cheaper than Taco Bell and I like their rice and chicken. Also it’s fast.
teft@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Since when is chipotle cheaper than the Bell?
Sergio@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
bc some people just mindlessly trust the franchises. Kelly had a cartoon about this.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I don’t understand how it’s so popular in border specifically. Like Taco Bell I understand, that’s not Mexican food, they don’t claim to be Mexican food, it’s gringo food, half the people I see at Taco Bell are Hispanic because that’s a specific type of food different from everything else… But there’s a Mexican place of some kind on nearly every corner in AZ. There’s no reason to ever even consider Chipotle.
Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Consistency is the reason.
Chipotle is great for kids and people who want the same flavor profile. My kids love Chipotle mostly because they don’t want strange foods or new flavors. Most kids (and some adults) eat a handful of foods and don’t want surprises. My eldest is starting to branch out to new foods now that he is firmly in his teens. But the youngest won’t touch anything new.
The independent Mom and Pop Mexican restaurant may have much better food, but it doesn’t taste the same. Which is great for people who have much more varied pallets, not so much for kids and adults who don’t.
FurtiveFugitive@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
They’re not the only company pulling this but at least they put up the disclaimer. I got a “free delivery offer” on another app a few weeks ago. Logged in, made my order, noticed it was higher than when I order pickup on my way home from work. Look closer, and sure enough, there’s no delivery fee but all the item prices were higher. It’s bait and switch and should be illegal.
drmoose@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Thats what Temu does with its gift and discount promos as well at global scale which is clearly illegal in many countries. People fall for this hard because their already invested and continue with the process - it’s a well known dark pattern. Thats why Agoda and all airlines do as many extra fees visible at the last step as possible.
fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I’m boycotting because the new chicken is a gross honey thing instead of last year’s Al Pastor which I liked. If I wanted chicken drowned in sugar sauce I’d go to Panda Express.
girthero@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Miss the Al Pastor… Had more of a kick!
mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
All deliveries uses a third party app, hell, even Pizza places now use delivery apps to fullfill their delivery. Menus on third party have always been inflated. Those apps charged the restaurant anywhere from 5% to 30% per order, so the restaurant just charges the same percentage of all their items.
So its not really useful for anyone beside those who actually want a delivery, and were already willing to pay the inflated prices.
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Discount increased prices or increased discount prices?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yes.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
It is cheaper if you were already planning on getting a delivery. This uses a third-party delivery app to fullfill the order, menu prices has always been inflated by 5-30%. The app charges the restaurent, and in turn, they charge the customer.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I know it doesn’t matter but as much as I like their burritos I just had to stop buying. I couldn’t take their fuckery, and it’s absurd to me what they’re charging for a burrito that’s basically all beans and rice. I wouldn’t mind it if they paid their workers well, but we all know they don’t.
ieatpwns@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
$20 for a burrito was my limit I can go down to the taqueria and get 2 burritos and a jarrito for that price
steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Where do you live where it’s 20 for a burrito? Is that for delivery or pickup?