Spent $8 on a gas station burrito that gave me a 2 hour bathroom emergency

I grabbed this massive looking burrito from a Shell station off I-35 last Tuesday, figured for $8 it couldn't be that bad. Took one bite and it tasted like microwave cardboard with a side of spicy regret. I ate the whole thing because I was starving and didn't want to waste the cash. Within 45 minutes I was stuck in a Taco Bell bathroom halfway home, texting my boss I'd be late. Ruined my whole afternoon and I still lost the $8. Anyone else ever swear off a gas station food item after one brutal experience?

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garcia.laura9d ago

Spicy regret" is exactly the right phrase for it. I'm curious though, was it one of those wrapped ones with the faded expiration date that you can barely read, or was it the kind that comes in a warmer that's been sitting there since Tuesday morning? I feel like the warmer ones are playing a whole different game of roulette. Did you at least make it to the Taco Bell bathroom in time, or was there a close call in the parking lot?

ben_nguyen9d ago

You mentioned the warmer ones playing a different game of roulette, and that reminded me of a gas station burrito I grabbed once near Amarillo. It had been under a heat lamp so long the tortilla was see-through in spots, like you could almost see the filling glowing through it. I ate it anyway because I was hungry and it was cheap. That thing was a two day commitment, not just a close call in a parking lot.