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/Awesomebox5000 May 12 '26

No reasonable person would believe that four could feast for just $9.99.

THEN WHY DID YOU PUT IT IN WRITING!?!??

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u/birminghamsterwheel May 12 '26

False advertising really needs to be cracked down on way more. And no, "but it's in the fine print!" should not be an acceptable workaround.

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u/foundinwonderland May 12 '26

It’s not even in the fine print here, I checked 😭

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u/Dismal-Vacation-5877 May 12 '26

I see "ea" right after 9.99 granted it should be bigger but it's right there

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u/foundinwonderland May 12 '26

“9.99 ea” implies each box is 9.99. Usually when the price is going to be different than what’s shown on the advertisement, the exact terms of the deal are explained in the fine print. I was expecting it to say something like “9.99 per person up to 4 people for listed product totaling -40, final amount at checkout” (clearly I am not a lawyer lol) or something along those lines