Category: Unscientific Poll

The results are in for our How Many Taco Bell Sauce Packets Do You Have in Your Home? Unscientific Poll and almost 50 percent of you who participated said you don’t have any Taco Bell packets at home. That’s surprising to see from the readers of a junk food blog. I thought that number was going to be much lower.

A few notes about the results, which you can see in the table below.

• There were 1,268 votes.
• I’m an idiot because “50-100 packets” should’ve said “51-100 packets.”
• I had 19 packets when the poll started, but now I have 27. So I’ve moved up a packet bracket.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Number of Packets	Votes	Percent
Zero	443	34.94%
Zero because I think Taco Bell is disgusting	177	13.96%
1-10 packets	256	20.19%
11-25 packets	175	13.8%
26-50 packets	134	10.57%
50-100 packets	44	3.47%
More than 100	20	1.58%
More than 100 because I live in a Taco Bell	19	1.5%

Every other year, I do a Taco Bell sauce packet purge.

That’s when I toss out ALL the packets I can find in our fridge’s middle drawer. By the way, what is that middle drawer in our fridge for? Beverages? Yogurt? I’m pretty sure it’s not meant to be used as a fast food condiment drawer.

Although some are fairly new, I get rid of them because they’re thrown in the drawer haphazardly. This makes it hard to tell the difference between those that have been in there for two years and those that just got there. When I do a purge, I throw out about 50-75 packets.

How do I accumulate so many packets?

Most of the time it’s a generous Taco Bell employee who dumps a handful of sauces into my bag that’s four times more than what I need. Other times, at locations that have the sauces out in the open, my hand becomes a broken arcade claw game machine that causes everyone to win a prize and it picks up more than what I need. And, sometimes, I pick up sauce packets, but end up not using them because what I bought didn’t need any.

Recently, I did a purge, so I don’t have many packets right now, just 19.

But I feel I’m not alone when it comes to accumulating Taco Bell sauce packet, hence this Unscientific Poll. So Impulsive Buy readers, how many Taco Bell sauce packets do you have in your home right now?

The poll will close on Thursday, September 7 at 11:59 p.m. HST.

The results are in and Honey Walnut Shrimp received the most votes in our Best Panda Express Entree That’s Not Orange Chicken Unscientific Poll.

A few notes about the results, which you can see in the table below.

• There were 1,581 votes, but I removed 27 of them because they were write-in votes for an appetizer or Orange Chicken, or they were a comment about Panda Express not being food or good.
• When I started the poll, I didn’t include Beijing Beef as an option because I forgot to add it. But I included it later and at the end tallied and added whatever votes it got under the “Other” option.
• I’m surprised Grilled Teriyaki Chicken came in second place. I thought SweetFire Chicken or Beef Broccoli would’ve been second.
• I voted for Eggplant Tofu.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Menu Item	Votes	Percent
Honey Walnut Shrimp	282	18.15%
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken	217	13.96%
SweetFire Chicken Breast	197	12.68%
Kung Pao Chicken	158	10.17%
Beef Broccoli	138	8.88%
Beijing Beef	127	8.17%
Black Pepper Chicken	127	8.17%
Mushroom Chicken	84	5.41%
Shanghai Angus Steak	61	3.93%
String Bean Chicken Breast	58	3.73%
Eggplant Tofu	48	3.09%
Five Flavor Shrimp	32	2.06%
Honey Sesame Chicken	9	0.58%
Sweet and Sour Chicken	4	0.26%
Firecracker Chicken	3	0.19%
Mandarin Chicken	2	0.13%
General Tso’s Chicken	1	0.06%
Golden Szechuan Fish	1	0.06%
Mongolian Beef	1	0.06%
Pacific Chili Shrimp	1	0.06%
Thai Cashew Chicken	1	0.06%
Peppercorn Shrimp	1	0.06%
Sweet and Sour Pork	1	0.06%

If this was “Best Panda Express Entree,” I’m 100 percent sure Orange Chicken would win in a landslide. Heck, I’d vote for it. Since it’s the obvious winner, I thought why don’t we find out the second most popular entree from Panda Express.

So readers of The Impulsive Buy, select your favorite Panda Express Entree that’s not Orange Chicken in the poll below. Don’t see your favorite that’s not Orange Chicken? You can also write-in a seasonal favorite or discontinued entree in the “Other” field at the bottom.

The poll will close on Friday, June 23 at 11:59 p.m. HST.

Update: Beijing Beef was added to the poll. It’s on the Panda Express website, but I missed it when adding entrees to the list. I apologize to all the Beijing Beef lovers out there. Most of the votes for Beijing Beef are listed under “Other” but will give a final tally soon after the poll closes.