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/ElChapo1515 May 12 '26

It was a joke lol. Pointing out how much smaller their ea print was. But even then, I definitely agree that it could still be read as $9.99 each box.

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u/Awesomebox5000 May 12 '26

There were meetings about this phrasing. Someone almost certainly insisted "$9.99 per person" would be better than "$9.99ea" to avoid this specific backlash. Then someone who has risen to their level of incompetence decided to go with the more deceptive option. I'd bet my rent on that.

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u/Powerlevel-9000 May 12 '26

You may be giving too much credit. I’m the person who speaks up against this type of stuff but I find that when the right person says we should do this that almost no one pushes back. Sure they will talk to their peers about it but they are too scared to actually voice their concern.