Can you believe it! A free taco from Taco Bell for everyone in the United States! Yes I'm telling the truth. Thanks to the stolen base in the 5th inning of the World Series by the Tampa Bay Ray's shortstop Jason Bartlett, everyone in the US gets a free taco. For the second consecutive World Series, Taco Bell offered the "Steal a base, Steal a taco," promotion for the first stolen base of the series. Taco Bell's chief marketing officer, David Owen's had this to say,
"Last year we gave away millions of tacos to America, and based on the wild popularity with consumers, we're bringing back the promotion. With consumer sentiment near all-time lows, 'Steal a base, Steal a Taco' is our way of extending the magic of the World Series to everybody by celebrating the game and rewarding fans, no matter which team you root for."
So next Tuesday from 2pm to 6pm at any participating Taco Bell be sure to claim your free crunchy seasoned beef taco, I know I will. When I first read this story on mlb.com I was feeling really down and stressed out because of all my homework, but this just raised my spirits immensely. There is no way I'm going to miss out on this.
I think this is a great idea and that many other restaurants should think about doing something like this. It's a great way to advertise and people love free food. I was thinking about how much food it would take to give everyone in this country a free taco. I concluded that it would probably be enough to feed several starving countries. That gave me an idea. How about instead of giving everybody in our country a free taco, we help feed the hungry people in other parts of the world. I mean lets face it, I don't think America needs anymore reasons to eat fast food. Why give out free food to people who are overweight and need to stop eating so much and give the food to people who need it?
