Chipotle Conspiracy Investigation
Summary
TLDRIn this entertaining and investigative video, the host embarks on a humorous quest to uncover the alleged 'Chipotle app scam' where it's believed that online orders receive smaller portions than in-store purchases. The team conducts a thorough experiment by ordering identical meals both in-person and through the app, then compares the quantities using a food scale. The results are surprising, with significant differences in portion sizes. Adding to the adventure, they also test a theory that Chipotle staff give larger portions to customers they suspect are filming for social media, like TikTok, by sending one of the team in to order while pretending to be a TikToker. The video is a lighthearted look into consumer behavior, corporate practices, and the power of social media influence.
Takeaways
- 🍽️ The video discusses a theory that Chipotle provides less food in online orders compared to in-store orders.
- 📱 The group conducts an experiment by ordering the same meals both in-person and through the Chipotle app to compare portions.
- 🎥 They document the process and plan to weigh the food to see if there is a significant difference in the amount of food received.
- 🚗 The group rents a minivan, humorously calling it the 'conspiracy mobile,' for their Chipotle investigation.
- 🤰 One member of the group is pregnant and expresses concern about eating Chipotle, which is suggested might not be safe for pregnant women.
- 😂 There are several humorous asides and jokes throughout the script, including discussions about 'dripping in microplastics' and 'fast weight'.
- 🎉 The group also tests another theory that Chipotle employees give more food to customers they think are recording for social media, like TikTok.
- 🍽️ They find that the in-store orders are indeed larger and fuller than the online orders, supporting their initial theory.
- 📈 The group uses a scale to weigh the food and calculates the percentage difference, finding significant discrepancies.
- 📱 Towards the end, they also explore the idea of pretending to be TikTokers to see if they receive more food.
- 🍰 The video concludes with the group eating cupcakes and discussing the implications of their findings, hinting at further investigations.
Q & A
What is the main topic of discussion in the transcript?
-The main topic of discussion is a theory that when ordering from Chipotle through the app, customers receive less food compared to ordering in-store.
Why does the speaker believe the Chipotle app might give less food?
-The speaker believes that because there is no face-to-face interaction when ordering through the app, employees might feel less pressured to give generous portions.
What method do the speakers use to test their theory?
-The speakers use a food scale to weigh the food received from both in-store and online orders to compare the quantities.
What is the outcome of their experiment?
-The experiment shows that the in-store orders are significantly heavier, suggesting that the online orders do indeed contain less food.
Why does the speaker mention TikTok?
-The speaker mentions TikTok because there is a belief that Chipotle employees give larger portions to customers they believe are filming for TikTok, to make the food look more appealing on social media.
What is the role of the 'conspiracy mobile' in the transcript?
-The 'conspiracy mobile' is a minivan that the group uses to travel to Chipotle for their experiment, and it's also suggested to be a vehicle that could be used for future conspiracies or family outings.
What is the purpose of the Rocket Money sponsorship mentioned in the transcript?
-Rocket Money is a personal finance app that helps users manage their subscriptions, lower bills, and monitor their credit. The sponsorship is used to promote the app's services to the speaker's audience.
Why does the speaker mention a Chipotle unlimited card?
-The speaker mentions the unlimited card as a past privilege given to YouTubers by Chipotle, which allowed free food but has since stopped working for the speaker.
What is the significance of the Detroit man charged with shooting a Chipotle employee?
-The mention of the Detroit man serves as a cautionary tale for the group's experiment, highlighting the potential risks and seriousness of confronting fast food employees about perceived injustices.
What is the general tone and purpose of the video script?
-The tone is humorous and casual, with the purpose being to entertain while also conducting an informal investigation into the Chipotle app ordering theory.
What is the final conclusion the group reaches about ordering from Chipotle?
-The group concludes that ordering through the Chipotle app results in receiving less food than ordering in-store, and they suggest that the same might be true for other restaurants with online ordering systems.
Outlines
🍽️ Chipotle Ordering Controversy
The speaker discusses a theory that Chipotle provides less food in online orders compared to in-store orders. They express excitement about testing this theory by ordering the same meals both ways and comparing the quantities. The speaker also humorously mentions a past experience with a Chipotle card for YouTubers and their love for the restaurant despite potential discrepancies in serving sizes.
🤰 Chipotle's Pregnancy Concerns and Theories
The conversation shifts to concerns about Chipotle's food safety for pregnant women, followed by playful banter about the dangers of Chipotle's meat. The speaker reassures their love for Chipotle despite the video's content. They also introduce a new theory that Chipotle employees give larger portions to customers who are visibly recording for social media, like TikTok, to make their meals appear more appealing on-screen.
🚗 Conspiracy Mobile and Rocket Money Sponsorship
The speaker introduces a new minivan, dubbed the 'conspiracy mobile,' which they plan to use for their investigative adventures and family outings. They also discuss a sponsorship from Rocket Money, a personal finance app that helps users manage their finances better by canceling subscriptions and lowering bills. The speaker shares their positive experiences with the app and how it has helped them in the past.
🛒 Chipotle's In-Store vs. Online Ordering Theory
The speaker and their friends strategize about how to test the Chipotle ordering theory. They decide to split into groups, with some going in-store and others ordering online. They discuss the logistics of the operation, including who will pretend to be a TikTok influencer to test for potential bias in serving sizes.
🚦 Encounters with a Persistent Toyota and Chipotle
The group encounters a Toyota that seems to follow them to Chipotle, leading to humorous speculation about the driver's intentions. They discuss the exterior of the Chipotle location and the need to park away from the entrance to avoid detection. The speaker also mentions an incident where a man was charged for shooting a Chipotle employee over a guacamole dispute.
📱 Ordering Chipotle for the Experiment
The group discusses their Chipotle orders, debating between burritos and bowls, and deciding to order both. They also contemplate the idea of ordering extra items like queso to test if Chipotle skims on those as well. There's a humorous moment when one member has trouble downloading the Chipotle app, leading to a conspiracy theory that the app is aware of their plans.
🎬 TikTok Influencer Experiment at Chipotle
The speaker outlines a plan for one of the group members to pretend to be a TikTok influencer while ordering at Chipotle, to test if they receive a larger serving. They discuss the potential risks and the excitement of the experiment. The group also contemplates the impact of their actions on the Chipotle employees and the ethical considerations of their experiment.
📚 Weighing Chipotle's Food for the Experiment
After ordering, the group gathers to weigh the food they received from Chipotle. They compare the in-store and online orders, noting significant differences in portion sizes. The speaker expresses shock and dissatisfaction with the results, suggesting that the online orders are indeed smaller. They also discuss the visibility of the food and the potential for a class-action lawsuit.
🍔 The TikTok Influencer's Chipotle Experience
The group sends in their designated TikTok influencer to order at Chipotle and observe if they receive a larger portion. They discuss the influencer's experience and the reactions from Chipotle staff and other customers. The speaker also shares a humorous anecdote about another group member's failed attempt to act as a TikTok influencer due to stage fright.
🎉 Chipotle Food Weigh-In and Future Plans
The group concludes their experiment by weighing the TikTok influencer's Chipotle order and comparing it to the previous orders. They find that the TikTok order was the largest, confirming their suspicions about the impact of social media influence on serving sizes. The speaker expresses frustration at the perceived deception and contemplates targeting other businesses with similar practices.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Chipotle
💡Online Ordering
💡Portion Size
💡Experiment
💡TikTok
💡Sponsor
💡Scale
💡Conspiracy Theory
💡In-Store Ordering
💡Weighing
💡Burrito
Highlights
A theory is presented that Chipotle provides less food when ordered through the app compared to in-store orders.
The video creator used to have a Chipotle card for free food but it stopped working and they still love Chipotle despite this.
An experiment is conducted to test the theory by ordering the same meals in-store and through the app to compare quantities.
A scale is used to weigh the food items from Chipotle to quantify the difference between in-store and app orders.
The video creator and friends order both in-person and through the app to see if the theory about portion sizes holds true.
A surprise is revealed that Spencer is bringing a minivan for the group, which they name the 'conspiracy mobile'.
The group discusses the possibility of other restaurants also skimping on food portions for app orders.
A sponsored segment for Rocket Money is included, highlighting its features for personal finance management.
The group's dynamic and humor is showcased as they prepare to test the Chipotle theory.
Different orders are placed both in-store and through the app, including burritos and bowls, to test the portion size theory.
The group speculates that Chipotle employees might give more food if they know they are being filmed for social media.
An attempt to weigh the food items is made, but the process is interrupted by various comedic moments.
The group discusses the potential consequences of confronting Chipotle about the portion size differences.
A comparison of the in-store and app orders is visually striking, with noticeable differences in portion sizes.
The group weighs the food items and finds significant differences in weight between in-store and app orders.
The video ends with the group considering the implications of their findings and planning to share their experience.
Transcripts
okay so this is in store a beast oh my
God oh my God no oh my God no oh my
godil on that H it's like
obvious get the scale get the scale
that's insane does anybody need that
much food okay that's not the question
okay Chris yes this is very exciting I
hope you have a diaper because we're
going to
chipot just kidding don't Su me I love
Chipotle I love Chipotle Not only was I
one of those like card holders like they
gave YouTubers Chipotle cards where you
have like free Chipotle forever uh mine
stopped
working I don't know why I don't know
what would have happened where they
would have done that but you know
whatever I still love them
my guts they
don't that was my dream to have that
card really uh it was my housekeeper
nightmare kidding I clean my own
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toilets okay what you talking about okay
conspiracies yes Chris I am so excited I
have a Chipotle conspiracy that it might
sound stupid to you but to me this blew
my [ __ ] mind so to help with this
Theory we have Ryland and Lizzy they're
sitting right outside look at them they
have no idea what they're in for look at
those two [ __ ] they can't hear me
Jared and Sandy are on their way and
Spencer is almost here with a surprise
but we'll get to that in a second first
let me explain the theory so this is
something that honestly it's not even a
theory at this point I think this is
real wait no it's a theory don't sue me
there's a theory that chipotle when you
order on the app you get half the amount
of food that you would get if you
ordered in the store have you ever
noticed this by the way have you ever
done this I order through that all the
time and for some reason in my brain
I've had this thought where I was like
is it not the same but I thought I was
just tripping I thought it was just me
okay you are not tripping
boo wa that was like I was like in 2006
um my
Bo no that's a real thing literally this
is all over the Internet Chipotle shrink
flation okay boys and girls I am here at
Chipotle do they rip you off on I online
ordering all right what's up YouTube
today we are going to be comparing
online ordering Chipotle with in-person
ordering I'm going to order the same two
meals one from actually in person
obviously and then one from Uber Eats
and then we are going to compare we'll
take a look at the in person one first
just ordered it here is a look at the
online
order looks like the inperson it it
might be a a bigger serving this is
something a lot of people are talking
about I'm not on Tik Tok but supposedly
there's a lot of it on there Chipotle a
scam this is something that is very real
I mean not real don't sue me so
supposedly when you go in the store and
you order because you're watching them
prepare your meal they feel pressured to
you know like give you a lot but when
you're ordering on the app nobody's
watching them and they feel like they
can just [ __ ] you over and give you a
skimpy ass serving a tiny burrito a
small bowl and just send it off because
they don't have to see you another Tik
tocker did pretty much the same
experiment and found similar results
uh-oh the smallest burrito I've received
yet I was shocked and you're not going
to complain and send it back because by
the time you get home what are you going
to do you're going to drive all the way
back and complain about it no and I was
looking at Reddit and somebody said that
they work at Chipotle and they are told
specifically once again just a theory
when it's an order from the app to give
less food no way current and former
Chipotle workers saying quote they're
required to give you less online cuz
management doesn't think they'll get
complaints about online orders so this
pissed me off because I have noticed
this every time I post made it from
Chipotle I have a memory of being like
oh really that's it but every time I go
to the store it looks huge so we are all
going to go to
Chipotle three of us are going to stay
in the car and order on the app three of
us are going to go inside the store and
order the same exact things and then
we're going to come back together and
compare side by side to see if this
theory is true now I know what you're
thinking Shane this isn't very
scientific
oh as triggering as this is I bought a
scale
haven't bought one in a long time um so
yeah this is a food scale so this is
like legit we're actually going to be
weighing this [ __ ] food no oh my God
how much is my
Stanley 3 lb wo I guess lead is heavy oh
my God okay let me explain what we're
doing to these tackling
chickens hi hi oh no you guys are eating
do we not have well our Theory involves
the most delicious place in the world
Chipotle
oh I honestly live for Chipotle I can't
do their meat I have to do vegetarian
but I love Chipotle no I love Chipotle
too but you're pregnant so what does
that mean it's not safe for pregnant
women it's probably not safe for
pregnant
women oh my God I'm not trying to get
to is it really no I think it'll might
cause it
early is that why I'm here
let me tell you I know you're not making
a video trying to take down Chipotle
after they gave you unlimited card
status which they took away but that's
not why I'm doing the video I still love
them and appreciate it do you remember
that yes did they remember that yes he
had unlimited food from Chipotle and now
he's trying to bring them down they took
it
back I also by the way never use it
because it's so uncomfortable to like be
in Chipotle and pull out the card and
then the woman at the Casual is just
like who are you and I'm like I'm
YouTube and they're like oh my God Fred
and I'm like okay I got to go that
happened twice shout out Fred so what's
the theory are you going to tell us
later what is that fake Stanley I have
no no I
gave this is my Stanley it's a little
bit better wow got to say hydrated for
whatever we're getting into yeah I like
to say dripping in
microplastics better than lead yeah um I
really don't want to get Su I love
Chipotle I really do every time I order
Chipotle you don't get it okay cuz it
makes me fast
wait do you not frequent what is the
theory though what are we
doing when you order on the app they
give you half the amount of food Oh Come
for sweet green what sweet green is the
number one offender of this really yes
we should expose them
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all I've got time you know what time it
is this is the big thing oh my God sorry
I'm going to casually sit and rocking
J oh my
God okay what if this is bigger than
Chipotle what if every restaurant and
fast food place don't laugh at me this
is bigger than
Chipotle it
is no no no hear me out hear me out all
these food places right like when you
order on the app or you order on
postmate there's no face to face so what
if they are skimping out on the Tog go
orders and you have to go in the store
to get the real portions Oh no you're
going to make us go in one by one again
3 by3 and there's other Chipotle
conspiracies that I kind of want to like
talk talk about or figure out I heard on
Tik Tok that if you tell the Chipotle
person or if you're like obvious about
the fact that you're Tik tocking they'll
overflow your bowl so it looks like they
give you more of a ration so that it can
be on social
media that just blew my [ __ ] mind
that's so true that's so true because
whenever I'm scrolling like on Instagram
and a girl will have like a big old
[ __ ] Chipotle Bowl it's huge yeah so
you think the employees are they're told
they're probably hold if if somebody's
filming you know
vertical fill that [ __ ] ball up to
the brim [ __ ] overflow I think
we're profiling even more than that you
look like a Tik tocker and they're like
filler wol oh no I tell every
establishment I'm a Tik tocker just so
that they overflow my
bowl honestly that's heck okay so we
have to test that too one of us has to
pretend like we're making a Tik Tok I
look the most like a Tik tocker right
you think they're really out here
scamming in these streets Chipotle from
my hometown of Colorado isn't really my
hometown but where I went to high school
they're not from there they are thinking
of the other one no I'm not the first
Chipotle ever was in Denver are you
kidding me do you want to fight right
now I don't care I just don't care but
you're taking a hard stance hold on no
no no you don't stop rolling I don't
care at all where was the first chipot
leg
no hold on hold on Chris yes yes yes
Denver Colorado
and right underneath it it says ryland's
Hometown
kindness
okay anyways so I know you're thinking
where's Spencer he's actually on the way
with a surprise for all of us follow
me so this is for the video but also
possibly for our
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future all right meet our new conspiracy
mobile what are you kidding me it's a
minivan do we own
it well we need a minivan we're Daddy's
now yeah this is great we're testing it
out well I realized we don't have enough
space in any of our cars for the seven
of us so I needed a vehicle to fit
everyone I love it
oh damn wow look at a Dodge baby you
sticker do you got a magnet or something
like conspiracy mobile we should get
something why look so good behind the
wheel he really does
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tour yeah
I'm
Bing yeah I'm yeah I'm Ming
Bing buckets from the first in and the
last out see me coming
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that was
sick oh my gosh are there TVs in the
this is
nice okay so technically it's not ours
yet but if we love it then we're getting
one that doubles as the conspiracy wagon
and our kid mobile I love
it how was this driving around today I
just really didn't want to crash it but
yeah I did feel like a mom and it it was
kind felt kind of fun I was like oh you
know you want to hinge dat in this you
can pick up a lot of girls in this
fill the car with girls and just kick
them out as they don't work out that's
what they say about minivans you can
fill the car with
girls okay let's see so how is there any
is there any cool features no we got to
get the
cheapest this it was like 80 bucks it
was really cheap the guy also had like a
lot of cars in his driveway so he
clearly like just does this this isn't
even from like a rental Enterprise it's
from somebody's home just a guy found
him on an app all right
enough room for all our Chipotle it's
going to be a lot of
Chipotle hey sorry to interrupt this
memorable investigation it takes a
honestly shocking turn just be happy you
can't smell it it'll make sense later
just just wait this looks really tacky I
was trying to have like my videos
playing in the background but now this
just looks um insane okay let me get out
of
here ooh look at that outside you know
I've heard heard about that H bet it's
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all right
bye okay I think Jared and Sandy are
here I don't know why I'm nervous I feel
like I I shouldn't be nervous right like
what's worse could happen it's here oh I
thought you about your brother coming in
I was like yeah you shouldn't see this
yeah we have a really weird relation I'm
really scared of him
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[Laughter]
okay are you guys
ready to
expose
ourselves yes Chipotle are you a
Chipotle fan I love Chipotle actually I
haven't well Sandy doesn't do well with
Chipotle you know she doesn't her bows
don't react properly or
whatever Chipotle but at one point I
think it's just the chicken and it's not
just a sanding
problem it's a it's a nation it's a
community we all have problem is that
what we're doing
[Laughter]
we're wait a minute this is a good idea