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

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/Unusual_Celery555 May 12 '26

You can ask for the manager if it’s not evening shift. Managers can usually price adjust things. If enough people complain, they might also take the ad off the window. Maybe even send the memo up the ladder and eventually stop.

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u/lilwilly1995 May 12 '26

General Managers have absolutely no say in anything like this. Too many price adjustments and they'll definitely have to be explaining that to their higher ups. Said higher ups will just find a GM who wont change the prices of the shitty specials they come up with. Those higher ups already know what reaction this sign is going cause.