--- title: Chipotle Life Hack Goes Viral With Internet Reactions description: One dad's Chipotle ordering hack has created a stark internet divide. canonical: https://time.com/4846777/chipotle-hack-internet-reactions/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-06T13:14:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:21:58.453Z og:title: The Internet Is Freaking Out Over This Dad's Chipotle Hack og:description: The internet can't agree on whether this is brilliant or the worst possible move og:url: https://time.com/4846777/chipotle-hack-internet-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte5d538d3f2e8d37b/6988d4a2cf40a83283c48704/gettyimages-524101538.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 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It covers the reporting, scoops and conversations shaping AI and the decisions facing leaders. #### Where can I get reported AI news rather than commentary? In the Loop is TIME's AI newsletter, built on original reporting and access to the people building and governing AI. It publishes Tuesdays and Fridays and is free at time.com/newsletters. #### Who writes TIME's In the Loop? Harry Booth, a tech reporter at TIME, writes In the Loop. #### Is In the Loop free? Yes. In the Loop is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-loop-2026q3/newsletters?i=565ac8e4-a343-4360-96af-1eaf43a6e7d2&cr=time-nl-loop-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Chipotle Is Giving Away Free Burritos to Nurses [Watch (HLS stream): Chipotle Is Giving Away Free Burritos to Nurses](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4GKunlXH.m3u8) (1:30)  _Published 2017-06-09. MONEY VIDEO_ by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 6, 2017 1:14 PM UTC MONEY VIDEO by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Jul 6, 2017 1:14 PM UTC One man’s [Chipotle](http://time.com/4417999/fit-guy-eats-chipotle-every-day/) ordering hack has created a stark internet divide. The man in question — identified as dad Josh Williams — took to Twitter on Sunday to share the now viral contents of his recent takeout bag to share that he asked the good workers of [Chipotle](http://time.com/4517939/chipotle-chorizo-national-taco-day/) to individually wrap every last taco ingredient in separate containers. The guacamole, cheese, salsa all were scooped into at least 10 plastic containers at Williams’ request, potentially stalling the line no matter how quick the staff at the fast casual joint were. “Either my wife or I had the idea the get the cold ingredients on the side so we could reassemble \[the tacos\] at home,” he told [BuzzFeed](https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelleno/someone-invented-a-chipotle-ordering-hack-and-twitter-is?bffbmain&ref=bffbmain&utm%5Fterm=.yo3ak6Y7y#.wkpnxGqNK) and later shared to Twitter that the employees were “surprisingly chill” about it. “Am I weird? Or Brilliant?” he asked of his idea to keep the takeout toppings in optimal eating condition for the 45-minute drive home for his family meal. As the internet answered, the tweet, which has been retweeted 1,343 times and liked 7,622 times as of Thursday, quickly went viral with passionate responses. Some people thought he was doing a great job at life with this idea. > [](https://twitter.com/jw/status/881732111929032704) > [](https://twitter.com/QueenCatia/status/882323161081155588) > [](https://twitter.com/littletir72/status/882630768903761920) > [](https://twitter.com/Lopeezie/status/882152143871819776) > [](https://twitter.com/tracyfrey/status/881721709371334656) Others thought it was too demanding, wasteful, or just ridiculous. > [](https://twitter.com/WitchHats/status/882048292057731073) > [](https://twitter.com/MackHardRd/status/881977510941999104) > [](https://twitter.com/johnolilly/status/881696155746226176) > [](https://twitter.com/taylorfrances7/status/882029716148023298) ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4846777/chipotle-hack-internet-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4846777/chipotle-hack-internet-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Can't Decide If This Dad's Chipotle Hack Is Next-Level or the Worst","datePublished":"2017-07-06T13:14:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-08T09:21:58.453Z","description":"One dad's Chipotle ordering hack has created a stark internet divide.","url":"https://time.com/4846777/chipotle-hack-internet-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Social Media","Food & Drink","Internet","viral","Family","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte5d538d3f2e8d37b/6988d4a2cf40a83283c48704/gettyimages-524101538.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte5d538d3f2e8d37b/6988d4a2cf40a83283c48704/gettyimages-524101538.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. 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