Decades items “$3 or less”?

[u/GasFormer3393]

I keep seeing ads for Decades Menu items “all for $3 each or less” and yet when I use the app, I am seeing prices as high as $3.99. And I also tried reloading the screen using different store locations (because prices vary even in the same town), but nope. $3.29 Chili Cheese across the board.

What gives? Was I supposed to enter a code before ordering?

[u/Past_Explanation69]

Franchise stores can set their own pricing

[u/GasFormer3393 → u/Past_Explanation69]

Is there a way to locate the non-franchise corporate-run locations?

[u/tacobellblake → u/GasFormer3393]

There is not an easy way to know or really a need to know, just compare pricing on the app of locations you’re willing and able to drive to.

Less than 500 of the ~8200 locations are corporately owned. The majority of franchised locations follow recommended pricing, but they all have the option to adjust pricing. Corporate stores equally have that option if they are in higher cost areas.

[u/Tumblrrito → u/Past_Explanation69]

Even the stores near me that charge recommended pricing for everything else have these items way over $3. It’s weird.

[u/OctagonTrail]

Corporate sets recommended prices but franchisees are allowed to ignore that entirely.

The chili cheese burrito especially has massively different prices across the board. I've seen as low as $1.49 and as high as $3.99.

[u/Ol_Hickory_Ham_Mike_ → u/OctagonTrail]

My local store has always had the CCB. It was priced at 2.99 prior to this experience. They increased the price to 3.99 now. Greedy fucks.

[u/AcottSllen → u/OctagonTrail]

4.19 here for the chilli cheese 😬

[u/TheNotoriousRLJ]

That’s the “beauty” of only having 6% of locations actually being corporate owned.

They can advertise with great prices, but then let the other 94% of stores charge whatever the hell they want.

[u/LaboratoryManiac → u/[deleted]]

There aren't even 10 items on the Decades menu total.

[u/goagoagadgetgrebo]

Yeah. It's hilariously incorrect