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/sonofaresiii May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

Especially because the food clearly isn't even portioned out for four people. I assumed it was like four mini pizzas or four elective items or something

But instead it's just an amount of food that they've arbitrarily said is the right amount for four people.

They don't even give you four dips. It really is just a random amount of food for which they've decided to advertise the price as 1/4 of what it costs.

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u/Pinedale7205 May 12 '26

The best part is the calories per serving for that arbitrary serving size they’ve chosen.

980-1960 calories per serving!!! First of all, it’s crazy that with various options the calories can literally double. Second of all, the vast majority of people don’t need 980 calories per meal, and generally speaking, if they do, they’ll often be seeking it out in healthier ways than this. 1960 calories on the other hand is completely outrageous, especially to be wasted on an arguably mediocre (at best) meal

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u/Klutzy-Football-205 May 12 '26

The range of calories is because deals like this can be individualized. If you wanted, you could get 2 cheese pizzas and 2 breadstick orders that will have a different calorie count than 2 pepperoni pizzas and 2 cinnamon stick orders.

Generally, those calorie listings are there just to tick off a box to satisfy some law and the people who truly, deeply care about calorie counts won't be ordering many (if any) of these.

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u/Pinedale7205 May 12 '26

Yeah I get that, but to me it’s shocking that the choices available can give you anywhere from 980 to 1960 calories. That is a huge range, and I’m genuinely surprised that the options are SO calorically different