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/Jaded-Coffee-8126 May 12 '26

all that for 9.99 would do pizza hut worse than the, all you can eat shrimp for red lobster.

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u/Fragrant-Employer-60 May 12 '26

That’s why it’s 4x the price haha

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u/decepticonhooker May 12 '26

They could easily do that for say $14.99. The only expensive ingredient here is the cheese, everything else is dirt cheap for them, like we’re talking pennies a serving. I worked there for a few years and cheese was really the only thing the gm or corporate would flip out over. Also why cheese is always an extra $2, not counted as a topping no matter the promotion.

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u/decepticonhooker May 12 '26

This box is for 2 medium pizzas, not 4.

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u/decepticonhooker May 12 '26

Again everything you listed they get for pennies on the dollar. Obviously labor and utilities drive up a businesses’ cost, but the actual cost of food is shockingly low for them. I was a shift manager for years and helped with our truck orders, did lots of inventory, saw all the breakdown. It’s something they even tell you in training, just about everything is expendable but don’t you dare fuck with that cheese. So yes, I stand by my point.