Why the fuck didn't I think of this?

The sad truth of the matter is that Taco Smell probably made a profit on the 'transaction'.

From Pollen's Fast Food Nation:
“Today McDonald’s sells more Coca-Cola than anyone else in the world. The fast food chains purchase Coca-Cola syrup for about $4.25 a gallon. A medium Coke that sells for $1.29 contains roughly $.09 worth of syrup. Buying a large Coke for $1.49 instead, as the cute girl behind the counter always suggests, will add another 3 cents worth of syrup — and another 17 cents in pure profit for McDonald’s.” (pg 54)

The Math:
Large coke is ~$1.50 and has ~$0.12 of syrup. A large is say 32 oz or 1/4 of a gallon. That jug looks about 3 gallons to me or 3*4=12 Large cokes. 12*12c = $1.44. Taco Bell made a nickle off that chump.

I like math, It's awesome - I just wish I was better at it!

For those who don't know the Mountain Dew flavor "Baja Blast" is only available at Taco Bell. It is not available to buy in stores. That is the reason they did this.

what the fuck is with the music. fuuuck me.

i guess i can see telling your dorm/suite mates about your foray into the taco bell underworld to secure vast quantities of the rare and exotic "baja blast" mountain dew syrup would be thrilling.

>> ^lighthouse:
The sad truth of the matter is that Taco Smell probably made a profit on the 'transaction'.
From Pollen's Fast Food Nation:
“Today McDonald’s sells more Coca-Cola than anyone else in the world. The fast food chains purchase Coca-Cola syrup for about $4.25 a gallon. A medium Coke that sells for $1.29 contains roughly $.09 worth of syrup. Buying a large Coke for $1.49 instead, as the cute girl behind the counter always suggests, will add another 3 cents worth of syrup — and another 17 cents in pure profit for McDonald’s.” (pg 54)
The Math:
Large coke is ~$1.50 and has ~$0.12 of syrup. A large is say 32 oz or 1/4 of a gallon. That jug looks about 3 gallons to me or 3 4=12 Large cokes. 12 12c = $1.44. Taco Bell made a nickle off that chump.


You didn't figure in the carbonated water that's mixed with the syrup to make the drink. What about their utility bills and other expenses with operating a business? They also have to pay their employees.

I won't argue that Fast food chains are a ripoff, they sell crappy food that's not worth what they charge, but ripping them off because of that doesn't make it right.

That music is the most disturbing thing I have ever heard in my entire life. It sounds like some retarded psychotic people got together and decided to make a song.

Behold: our next next president.

And the music is great, like it belongs in a Fellini film.

For disturbing try the 1966 "They're coming to take me away "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzHtm1jhL4

The music is by a band called The Fuxedos, I believe, and the song is called "Jellybean Song."

hooray internet!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDu25kXs4Ng

>> ^jimnms
I totally agree. The guys stealing the dew are pretty damn low on many levels. I just wanted to show with the math how petty their crime was. Baja blast is wrong from the start so anything you do with it is pathetic.

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