As the inflation-triggered competition <\/a>for value between big brands heats up, nostalgia for<\/a> fast-food restaurants \u2014 and their affordable prices \u2014 is high. One X account takes us back to a simpler time of extreme color schemes, flamboyant designs and low prices.<\/p>\n Related: Considering franchise ownership? Get started now to find your personalized list of franchises that match your lifestyle, interests and budget.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n X account Time Capsule Tales<\/a> is publishing photos of fast food icons like Taco Bell<\/a>, Burger King,<\/a> Pizza Hut<\/a>, McDonald’s<\/a> and others in their 1970s, ’80s and ’90s glory.<\/p>\n The nostalgic pics include a Burger King that was found “fully intact<\/a>” behind a wall at a long-closed shopping mall in Wilmington, Delaware, in 2022.<\/p>\n A fully intact vintage Burger King was found behind a wall at the Concord Mall in Wilmington, DE. This photo was snapped by Jonathon Pruitt April of 2022. pic.twitter.com\/pzfMnpjo4h<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jack-of-all-trades (@Upliftingvision) July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n One highlight is the circa 1970s-’80s<\/a> Taco Bell menu, which explains in great detail what a taco and a burrito are, complete with a sound-it-out, phonetic pronunciation of each food \u2014 “Tah-co” and “Buh-ree-toh.”<\/p>\n The menu is from when the brand called its Pintos and Cheese<\/a> refried beans by a different name \u2014 Frijoles (Fre-ho-les) and still served the now-extinct Enchirito, which made a brief comeback<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n Enchirito, tostada, and the combo burrito were all fire and all are gone now. I rarely go to TB anymore but when they brought back the enchirito in ’22 for a limited time, I bought an enchirito (or two, lol) at least twice a week. It wasn’t the same but it was still good! pic.twitter.com\/OFabl2YuuR<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ??? ?????? ?????? ? (@YouFlthyAnimal) July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Then, there are the prices. One retro Taco Bell<\/a> menu from 1984 shows how inexpensive it used to be to eat fast food. The prices for drinks \u2014 $.45 for a small Pepsi compared to $2.29 today<\/a> for the same beverage \u2014 are immediately noticeable. But it’s the Combo Burrito Meal for $1.19 that really stands out. Taco Bell’s least expensive combo is the value-inspired temporary $5.99 combo<\/a>, with prices for combo meals rising from there to the $11.29 price point<\/a> for the 2 Chicken Chalupa Supreme Combo.<\/p>\n Read More on X: Time Capsule Tales<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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