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