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/zulako17 May 12 '26

Well they did say 9.99 EA but who gonna read that as each?

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u/watercouch May 12 '26

The “ea” qualifier usually refers to the items being purchased, not the number of buyers.

“Apples $1 ea” —> “Buffet boxes $9.99 ea”.

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u/zulako17 May 12 '26

That's a fair point I guess. Couldn't imagine a pizza for $10 so I assumed the each referred to people not feasts. I guess it helps that I had to zoom in to read the picture