-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Nearly two months after Taco Bell entered the value meal wars with its biggest deal ever , the fast food chain has let down many of its most ardent fans across the nation. Taco Bell is currently celebrating the 20th birthday of its beloved Mountain Dew Baja Blast soda, which garnered a cult following shortly after its release in 2004. As part of the Bajaversary festivities, the chain offered customers free drinks and launched its highly-anticipated collaboration with Stanley — the popular brand of food and beverage containers.
The release, which dropped on Aug. 13, promised 100 lucky fans the limited-edition Stanley x Bajaversary tumbler. The first 20 fans who claimed a cup also got a free Mountain Dew Baja Blast for an entire year via a $200 gift card.
Despite the sweet perks, the launch was met with widespread disappointment from fans on Reddit and TikTok. Many claimed the release itself was one big scam after they were met with an error message upon clicking the link to enter the giveaway. “So I had 8 ppl helping me in a circle and all we got was page not found!” said user u/CoraTurner411 on the Taco Bell subreddit.
“Soooooo sad! Been drinking baja since the very 1st day :(“ Another user, u/Ok_Succotash5265 , had a similar experience, saying, “Same! I contacted their [Taco Bell’s] support team, the last drop was not like that. I think someone screwed up the website. I literally watched it go live and hit it right away a.