Greenbrook: No quiero Taco Bell.
A New Jersey couple is suing the taco chain after claiming the franchise in Green Brook, N.J., overcharged the two for their meals, reported NJ.com.
Nelson and Joann Estrella left their home for a nearby Taco Bell in May 2018 to purchase two Chalupa Cravings boxes. Each is comprised of a five-layer taco, Chalupa Supreme, crunchy taco, medium drink and cinnamon twists.
The TV ad claimed the meal costs $5 a pop, but after ordering two the pair was shocked to see they owed $12.18 before taxes, alleges the lawsuit. Wl
When the Estrellas argued the price should be $10, an official at the restaurant countered that it wasn’t compelled to comply with the discounted cost as the ad asserts that prices may vary, according to the suit.
“You can’t tell someone you are going to charge them $5 in big bold print and then take it away with a fine print disclaimer,” explained the Estrellas’ attorney, Douglas Schwartz. “You can’t do that. It’s against the law.”
The lawsuit argues that the Estrellas “sustained an ascertainable loss, in the form of time wasted driving to the subject Taco Bell, the gasoline expended to drive their vehicle to the subject Taco Bell, and in the amount of $2.18, which is the difference between what they should have been charged ($10.00 before taxes) and what they were charged ($12.18 before taxes,)” the lawsuit reads.
The case is now in federal court.
At the bottom of the TV ad reads a legal disclaimer that runs for less than two seconds in 1/16th the font size of the type for the $5 bargain, says the lawsuit, which claims that is a violation of the New Jersey Administrative Code.
As to why anyone would quibble over a couple of bucks, Schwartz said, “While it is $2 to my clients, it is hundreds of millions (of dollars) to Taco Bell.”
Credit: NJ.com
Sandy Farrell-Rolzhausen
Thomas Pirkowski Kristina Marie Sharon Brock Pirkowski
If they win I’m suing car dealerships next. ??♂️
Sal Ferrara same
Nick Gorski make sure you get charged the correct amount tonight ???
Get a life
Emily Jonaitis bruh
Sarah Applegate Um what
Emily Jonaitis I had to double click to make sure it wasn’t in Florida lmao
I can only imagine what this couple looks like
Not for nothing, but they’re right. I’ve complained myself. Never thought about a lawsuit though. And as stated, a couple dollars to one person, but it will add up for taco Bell.
Yes its not 5 like ad states its actually 6 and change…
Jason Forbey you seriously need a life. #RealWorldProblems
Laura Schneider Lange you can kiss my ass. If my comment bothers you, then you need a life.
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Louis Saldino
Rich Marshall
Somebody should kick this couples lawyer right in the dick
I’m guessing they have money to spend to sue over some bullshit. Bunch of losers with no lives.
Meliss Early why are they losers??
Is it because Taco Bell is unjustly enriching itself for the tune of millions of dollars??
Or is it because they dont want to be ripped off???
I’m pretty sure $5 or $10 spent on a fast food restaurant isn’t a big deal. There’s a lot more important shit in life to focus on than that.
You can easily speak to corporate, and make a complaint instead of WASTING precious time of your life.
Are you serious right now?
So you’re saying that spending a ton of money on a freaking lawyer is worth it?
Get a life!
Phone Number: Call the corporate office at 1-949-863-4500. You can also contact the customer service department with feedback at 1-800-822-6235
Carlos Martinho ?♀️
Jayne Clancy-Stites right?!
Meliss Early I can’t some times lol
Carlos Martinho lmfao. You also need a life
I see $5
I guess they forgot taxes on prepared food ??♀️??♀️??♀️
Perlita Lorena it says 12.18 before taxes.
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People just got nothing better to do I guess
Had to read this bullshit twice. Ascertainable amount of time and gas wasted plus $2.18. GTFOH!!! They win I am suing the fuck outta them
Gary Foster Lindsay Foster
Unreal I got your chalupa..lol
Looks they were looking for someone to sue
Hahaaa.
So they’re suing for 2 bucks or they trying to say pain and suffering or something
It’s not about the money..it’s about the principle ??♂️
Kyle Lucyk Phone Number: Call the corporate office at 1-949-863-4500. You can also contact the customer service department with feedback at 1-800-822-6235.
Kyle Lucyk I feel like maybe they will be able to reason? If people contacted them
Kyle Lucyk so ? Then you stop going there ! You don’t sue. You have to be a total loser to sue over this crap
Laura Schneider Lange just because you don’t agree with them that makes them losers? Who cares what this couple does with their time and money..I don’t understand why everyone is getting all worked up over something that doesn’t effect them whatsoever…I would hate to live like that yikes ?
Peter Caporino?
I asked for the $5 box and was told its a different price than the ad too! But didnt sue over it!
I hope they are the only two victims of the next mass shooting Committed by someone who gets off completely on mental instability
Its the princapality smokey and you know this Man
What kind of lawyer would even take this case? None that I know.
Jacki Bruno Ferrara but if they win the case the lawyer would get 33%. That’s like 72.333 cents
If your dumb enough to eat that shit, you should be over charged.
Yeah it SOUNDS like BS, but it’s the bigger picture of corporate greed… First, the lawyer is most likey taking the case on contingency… Nobody in their right mind would pay a lawyer for that!!
Fast food places serve 9.3 million people a DAY, if they overcharged a dollar on every customer that’s how much they’re raking in extra a day! 9.3 million of pocket change, they already make a 90% profit on soda alone…
Moving to bigger companies, they found that AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast overcharge people to the tune of 60 BILLION a year, they already charge us an arm and a leg and then make billions more by overcharging.. Target was sued for 5 million, whole foods, a million for the same thing…
While it might seem stupid and a small amount on a personal level, all these companies are getting away with it across the country and should be held accountable.
Tracey Andino you SO desperately need a life
Laura Schneider Lange , yep I guess I do…. Thanks for noticing!!
Happened to me too, but after a short argument they relented and gave it to me for $5
I hope they get their $5 back. That’s how the legal system is SUPPOSED to work, right?
I cant believe this shit is real. Hahahahaha
Hmm litigious are we ?
Well if you watch the ad or does it says it’s not the same in all locations
AYFKM?
You are fucking idiots there are better things to fight over
Bear Brian
Hahaha you liked from both
Facebook is tearing me apart. I don’t know who I am any more.
Bear yea I didn’t know which to tag lol
Nicole Tavaglione that Zuckerberg is a sadistic genius
Hopefully Taco Bell will settle out of court for the $2.18.
Most taco bells are franchises and unless you tell them you want the deal advertised on tv they will charge you the normal price.
It’s not 5.00 in Lacey either
It Says participating Taco Bell’s ?
Wth is wrong with people.. These are the type of people who sit home all day thinking of ways to sue people
Ridiculous that this made its way to Federal Court. Normal people know that most of the time prices are before taxes no matter where you go. What happens if they go to the dollar store? Yes everything is a dollar but there’s tax so the price ends up more than a dollar. Morons….
The problem is the scumbag lawyer willing to take this case and waste the court’s time
Seriously I get their concern but take it to corporate don’t waste the justice systems and tax payers time and money.
This made my day!! ??? idiots…
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Danielle Carey Durante
Like the article states maybe it’s only $2.18 to people but if you figure how many people don’t question it, Taco Bell makes millions off of that 2.18 per order…..think about it!
Are you kidding me….Probably don’t have anything in life and this is the only way to get it.
The lawsuit is going to cost then exponentially more if they win. For 2 bucks let it go and don’t go back to Taco Bell
There aren’t words to describe exactly how ludicrous this is
Idiots
It’s $5.99 PER box I just got two boxes for our meals the other night. Then there’s tax. They didn’t over charge crap. Get over yourselves and get a life.
So damn stupid
These 2 are what’s wrong with America I hope the fast food kills them fast
Lots of people here really comfortable with false advertising. Sad
Yea tie up the court with this garbage tax payers money to
Pathetic!
That’s what happens when people can’t add!
I agree with them. it says 5.00 on there ads and if its not for every location then the ad should not be run in that particular location I thought of that myself thinking they just upsold the drink
Susan Mcgrath ?????
You are a big part of what’s wrong with this country
Angel Helene Cooper no I just worked in corporate America for the last 30 years and they only care about the $$$ not the people. whats wrong with this country is you got a lot of lazy entitled people I am certainly not one of them.
It says right in the ad ‘prices may vary’. Not all of the restaurants participate in the sale. The are all franchises and each franchise makes the decision
Omg can you imagine having this kind of time on your hands?
Taco Bell charges way to much get em
Same here in Toms River. NJ. I asked the same thing
Chic fil a has definitely forgotten my fries before and you don’t see me calling my lawyer.
Arlene White
I am so traumatized by reading this BS lawsuit I may have trouble sleeping and I think this couple and their attorney should pay me millions of dollars for the anger it caused me just reading this crap.
They didn’t have to buy it if they didn’t like the price.
Get a life the courts are busy lawyers will sue for any bs
Estrellas and Schwartz. I found the answers
Sean Catney and you are the winner right here????
Any wonder why our court system is so backed up! What a joke. How petty can these people be.
And to think, NOBODY has sued them for the wet shits.
I just CAN’T! The disclaimer is there for a reason…these people need to get a grip AND a life!
And people cant get lawyers for real lawsuits but this is a thing? Wow. Must be a desperate lawyer
Mary Ann Kuczmarski
Bob Shields I can’t….. ? f-ing people. ?
Ashley Dave ???
Joe Fowler
Well award them their loss, $2, lol, idiots.
Throw them on the clink just for being stupid
Lol
While this is hysterical they do have a point. It should be a class action suit if anything since TB is the one making out like bandits. Every little bit adds up and the only one benefitting is TB.
Chris Tean Kinsaul i agree with you. It seems like a petty pursuit for $2, but when you magnify that across the thousands of TB’s across the country, that’s a LOT of money!
Sandi Joy It’s not across the country – it is the ass-hats you elected to run NJ.
“At the bottom of the TV ad reads a legal disclaimer that runs for less than two seconds in 1/16th the font size of the type for the $5 bargain, says the lawsuit, which claims that is a violation of the New Jersey Administrative Code.”
Kind of like you can only get a “refund” on bottles and cans if you purchase them in a state that has already TAXED you that $.05 or $.10.
What I mean is that the “prices may vary” or “not available at all locations” usually means not in locations where the local taxes make it a money-loser. If the store advertised it as a $5box it is a more like fraud.
Ken Gouge stop yelling at me lol
Ken Gouge so since it happened in NJ it was a violation of the NJAC.
Chris Tean Kinsaul I thought that was referring to the small print being a problem.
Ex-lax is cheaper – just sayin’ 🙂
Im pretty sure all of these commercials say prices vary by location. I hope they get fined for wasting the courts time.
This Is just as stupid as the person suing starbucks For too much ice in their iced coffee
Omg. This is exactly why people think that N.J. is just a bunch of petty sue happy people ?. This is also a perfect example of what rich self entitled people (typical N.J. assh*les) who have too much time with nothing better to do.
David can’t make this shit up….
Brianna Hayes
Waste more money in lawyer bills to win $10
Maybe will get TB free for life instead of$?