Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The $300 Burrito

It's well known that C likes nice things (Lululemon, Anthropologie, me...) and she's more willing than I to pay a premium for the quality upgrade. However, last week my $300 burrito (technically it was a $303.38 burrito) 'bridged' her reign and topped her in such a fashion last week that it will be a while before she gets the 'crown' back.

We've all accidentally overpaid for items; sometimes the register rings it up incorrectly and you don't notice or you ordered the $50 special without asking the waiter how much it costs. Admittedly, however, it's hard to significantly overpay at Qdoba - everything costs $5.75-6.75.

On my recent Qdoba visit, I though I would try something new. One bite into this overstuffed burrito and I new something was different. Upon reflection, I realized that while this burrito has a different sauce, it tastes like all of their others. Stopping to savor the flavor and enjoy the BBQ sauce in my burrito, I realized the true difference was that I was now missing a 20% of one of a lower front incissors (a front tooth). Somehow I chipped a chunk out of my tooth on a soft burrito. The weirdest part is that I never found the piece of tooth - it was not in the burrito, on the table, nor did I swollow it. I really wanted to find it because I was wondering if the tooth fairy leaves money for partial teeth - I guess we'll never know.

Regardless of where the tooth part is, a quick visit to the Dentist (the $300 bill - although I'm awaiting insurance reimbursement) and my tooth is whole again. In fact this dental office was nice enough to upgrade me, since I was a first time client. Check me out below.

The moral of the story, is that while it may seem worthwhile to enjoy the occasional $300 burrito its not and like fluoride in your water, you'll wonder what the real benefit is and why the communists did it.



Yes, C does likes the mustache