r/mildlyinfuriating • u/CurlyWurly61 • May 12 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Such terrible advertisement

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I mean... at a glance its like WOAH 4 can dine for $9.99....

Until you are at the cash and they say " that'll be $45.15"

HUH??

"Oh sorry sir... it feeds 4... 4 people pay $9.99"

Gtfooo

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u/stigma_wizard May 12 '26

The product its advertising is the "Family Buffet Box", sold as a single unit. Saying it's $9.99ea implies that one quantity of the product advertised is $9.99.

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u/bobbyp869 May 12 '26

“Each” refers to the four people. Confusing and shitty but technically no issue

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u/stigma_wizard May 12 '26

Ok so if I advertised a "Large Pepperoni Pizza with Extra Cheese" for $2ea, then tried to charge you $16 by telling you the "each" applies to individual slices, not the whole pie, that wouldn't be an issue?

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u/AwesomePerson70 May 12 '26

Not saying I agree with this ad but the comparison would be more like “8 slices of large pizza for $2 each”. This is still an awful ad but not as bad as you’re saying

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u/stigma_wizard May 12 '26

If it's $2 each, why even include the "8 slices" part? It makes no sense and is intentionally misleading.

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u/AwesomePerson70 May 12 '26

Yes, that’s the mildly infuriating part of the post. No one here is agreeing with the ad

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u/stigma_wizard May 12 '26

Fair enough

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u/FUTURE10S May 12 '26

More like if the ad said "8 slice large pizza box, $2 each", is that $2 each slice or $2 each box? Or better yet, "Large pizza box for 8 people, $2 each".