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Phone is still the best way to order pizza
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Re: Phone is still the best way to order pizza
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I have "account fatigue"; I am so tired of having to create accounts and log in to things - yes, it's something I repeat daily, and that's the problem. Just let me buy the damn pizza, or whatever it is! I always use the "guest" option when available.
I totally agree, especially when it comes to creating an account on a corporate/national app when the business I deal with is local only. Having said that I think Domino's Pizza has a great process for ordering pizza on their web site where you build you own pizza and can then track the progress all the way to your doorstep.
Its just a shame about the quality of the food itself :)
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>If you call you won't have a coupon, and they aren't going to tell you about any They will, I worked at both Pizza Hut and Dominos twenty years ago and if you asked for the specials we'd basically tell you the coupons. I think our script even said "would you like to hear the specials today?"
That's just a generic special, that's not a coupon. A coupon is exactly what it sounds like - it literally requires a coupon to redeem, either a physical coupons or a digital "coupon." When I worked at a restaurant we had both - specials that everyone got and coupons deals that you needed a piece of paper for. They were similar as it was just typing a code into the register, the big difference is typing in the coupon…
Yeah, neither Pizza Hut nor Dominos we're actually that concerned about the coupons. Both places had drivers apply coupons to orders and pocket the differences, and while I'm sure they would have gotten fired if caught, not having the correct amount of coupons would lead you to be caught.
I think there were one or two actual coupons at Pizza Hut, where you did need the actual code and the piece of paper, but they were things in the coupon books kids would sell to raise money. At Dominos basically the best deal was the carryout special, which is now even advertised online.
Re: Phone is still the best way to order pizza
#434Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have "account fatigue"; I am so tired of having to create accounts and log in to things - yes, it's something I repeat daily, and that's the problem. Just let me buy the damn pizza, or whatever it is! I always use the "guest" option when available.
That's what the login with Google and login with Facebook options are for. They're there to help you and improve Your life. Come along now, and relinquish your daily quota of private information. We can either do this the easy way or the hard way. Don't you want to be a good model Product? We'll send you to the new colony on Mars when it gets built! --- While typing the above (a bit of ▧am improv) I had this a bit of…
Not every app has a Log In With Google option.
Re: Phone is still the best way to order pizza
#435Earlier quoted context omitted.
You mean the "Chicago and the sprawl around it all the way up to Maine along the great lakes" right? https://i.imgur.com/GOvnHcv.png Sorry coasties, Chicago's the new pizza capital
That linked graphic seems to show Burgers is the main go-to in Chicago. That said, I'm a huge fan of Chicago deep dish. I know some don't call that a proper pizza (esp New Yawkers, and I'm in the area), but I do love that Gino's pizza.
If I had an office in Manhattan, I’d probably eat NY pizza for lunch at least once every two weeks. Chicago deep dish, on the other hand, is more like a special occasion food. Once a year, twice a year, maybe. But I’ll certainly go on record that the crust on a good Chicago deep dish is the best pizza crust you’ll ever encounter. I love that crunchy texture.
Re: Phone is still the best way to order pizza
#436I don’t understand his argument for having to create an account. Most of these apps allow logging in through Google or Facebook, or Email.
Re: Phone is still the best way to order pizza
#437Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's just a generic special, that's not a coupon. A coupon is exactly what it sounds like - it literally requires a coupon to redeem, either a physical coupons or a digital "coupon." When I worked at a restaurant we had both - specials that everyone got and coupons deals that you needed a piece of paper for. They were similar as it was just typing a code into the register, the big difference is typing in the coupon…
Yeah, neither Pizza Hut nor Dominos we're actually that concerned about the coupons. Both places had drivers apply coupons to orders and pocket the differences, and while I'm sure they would have gotten fired if caught, not having the correct amount of coupons would lead you to be caught. I think there were one or two actual coupons at Pizza Hut, where you did need the actual code and the piece of paper, but they wer…
Rereading my post
>would lead you to be caught.
Wouldn't. Pretty significant mistake from me.
One guy barely hid that he did it, he spent like ten minutes on the computer before any delivery. Except when the owner was there.
Re: Phone is still the best way to order pizza
#438My local pizza place in Seattle has moved the technology the other way. Here’s the dialog when I call. “Pagliacci Pizza, how can I help you?” “I’d like to order a pizza” “Sure thing. Is this John Smith?” “Yes” “Do you still live at 1234 Main Street” “Yes” “Would you like to order the same thing you did last time?” “Yes” “Ok, it’ll be there in 20 minutes” Even better, while you talk to the store you called, the order…
My local pizza place (not a chain) does this. But manually.
If you call they will ask if you want the usual. Then that is it.
No confirmation of address, price, anything.
I can literally call and say "I want a pizza" and unless I want different toppings, that is the whole process.
Re: Phone is still the best way to order pizza
#439Earlier quoted context omitted.
Biggest issue is that DoorDash lies about how much you’re paying for delivery. They show you some of the fees, but hide the fact that the menu prices are often jacked up by 50% or more.
> hide the fact that the menu prices are often jacked up by 50% or more. Wheat in metric tonne lots direct from the farmer costs about $350-400/tonne, or about $0.35-$0.40/kg. Kroger enriched white bread costs about $3.00/kg, more than seven times as much. There are a lot of middlemen in there, each of which raises the price. On the other hand, I don't have to store a metric tonne of wheat, and maintain my own millin…
The amount you are paying for the convenience of delivery should be clearly laid out. To claim that delivery fees are X when really, your are paying significantly more is disingenuous.
Re: Phone is still the best way to order pizza
#440Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was a very slow adopter of Uber rides many years ago. When talking to some evangelist at that time offering me codes for free rides, one of the reasons I gave for not using Uber at that time, was that it was completely dependent on smartphone apps, therefore being unusable to certain portions of the population (old non-technical people, those who lost their phone, those who use an OS other than Android or iOS, dead…
>therefore being unusable to certain portions of the population (old non-technical people, those who lost their phone, those who use an OS other than Android or iOS, dead battery and no charging cable, etc.) FWIW uber has had a web app for years now, and before that there were a plenty of unofficial clients. I remember calling Ubers from my laptop in 2016.
That dialogue happened at an early enough point in time when that was not the case.
Glad to hear they have a web UI now. Even if I use the phone app, the web app is an important backup to have.