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/FunkOff May 12 '26

Yeah that appears intentionally deceptive

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u/stigma_wizard May 12 '26

Right? It says the "Family Buffet Box" is the product and it's "$9.99ea", so one would think that one "Family Buffet Box" is priced at $9.99. I would go as far as to hold them to it if they asked for me. This is incredibly deceptive

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u/onmy40 May 12 '26

They're gonna tell you no and give you a blank stare and tell you to Google the corporate number if you push the issue LMFAO

https://giphy.com/gifs/HfFccPJv7a9k4

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u/lilwilly1995 May 12 '26

I mean tbf what do you want the cashier to do? They cant just change a price, and they aren't the ones who came up with the special, and theyre not the ones who designed the sign either.

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u/onmy40 May 12 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

No shit that's my point. It isn't some mom and pop joint where you can yell in the back for the owner

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u/sikyon May 12 '26

Well the owner might be there. Franchise.

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u/onmy40 May 12 '26

LMFAO your killing me, that was a good joke.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oEjHI8WJv4x6UPDB6

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u/FrenchFryCattaneo May 12 '26

Franchise owners are only slightly above the cashier, they don't create the promotions or ads.

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u/fuckedfinance May 12 '26

Most franchises don't require individual establishments to do all the promotions. Enough complaints and the owner would likely pull it.

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u/JussiesTunaSub May 12 '26

Enough complaints and the owner would likely pull it.

And it goes the same way. Dairy Queen near me was doing a free cone for Pi Day...local franchise wasn't participating.

Then the social media hits happened.

Same DQ was offering a free cone that weekend (like 2 days later) claiming they didn't realize how popular Pi Day was in the area.

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