Taco Bell customer pulls into drive-thru. He alleges an employee tapped a full trash bag on the ground outside the window: ‘What’s the trick’

Taco Bell drive-thru timing tricks have become a recurring topic in Reddit discussions, with users describing alleged methods employees use to manipulate vehicle sensors and recorded wait times. Now, one customer says they may have spotted another version of the practice at their local Taco Bell.

Reddit user AdderallDude raised the question in an August 2026 post in the r/TacoBell subreddit titled, “What’s the trick my Taco Bell employees be pulling.” At a recent Taco Bell visit, he wrote, “I noticed when you order in the drive-thru, before you pull up to the window the worker has a trash bag filled with something they tap on the ground outside the window before you pull up.”