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I ordered my daughter a pizza, something I don't usually do. I got Domino's smallest size with two toppings. I got her cheese sticks and two sauces and tipped the driver 20%. $31.07.

Note I did not buy any food for myself.

To head off questions:

  1. No, I couldn’t cook for her. I’m suffering from a long-term illness where I can’t eat solid foods and am extremely smell sensitive. My wife is at a funeral, so I had to order food.
  2. She’s extremely picky and refused to let me order anything but pizza.
  3. We live outside of town, in a not very big town, with very few pizza delivery options, and they’re all at least this expensive.
  4. No, I didn’t also have to buy her the cheesy bread or the second topping or the sauces, but it’s nice to get my daughter a treat and that is no excuse for the order being that expensive.
  5. We’re in Indiana, so this should be ludicrous in terms of pricing. This used to be the pricing I would expect when we lived in L.A. and ordered from a good local place rather than a chain.

Edit: Turns out what I should have been infuriated about is people repeatedly telling me to get takeout and having to repeatedly explain why that wasn’t an option, having people not believe I’m sick, and being repeatedly berated for not magically knowing food coupons exist on the internet when I never order food on the internet. Oh right, and also being a bad parent for not forcing food my daughter doesn’t like down her throat or starving her if she won’t eat it.

By the way, I have another thing to be infuriated about. A huge storm came in and this happened to our trees. I assume I will start being berated for not cutting them down before that happened, but because I have no power or internet at home and have to go to the library to post, your further posts telling me what an idiot I am and how I’m an awful parent and how I’m not really sick will take me a while to read. Sorry to ruin your day. Maybe you’ll find someone else to treat like shit.

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Anyway, have fun telling me I’m the worst person on Lemmy, just don’t expect a quick reply.

Oh, and do tell me how stupid I am for not knowing that people who clear up and fix such damage have coupons on their website.

loudWaterEnjoyer ,
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This is a gift that keeps on giving

boatsnhos931 ,

You need to train your little slave how to run a gas powered chainsaw. I refuse to believe you didn’t know that stores have apps that feature coupons… NERD 😝

Babalugats ,

Not sure where based op, but a pizza counter top oven (5 minutes) is around €80 in Europe since inflation, but can still be found for around €60 in sales. I guess if there are similar ovens and similar prices that would mean if you find yourself getting pics more than 3 times a year from Dominos, then maybe buy one of those (e.g. Arieta 909 or G3ferrari) It would work out cheaper. Make the dough, buy the toppings put them all in the freezer. No smell other than the same smell from cooked pizza.

FlyingSquid OP ,
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That’s not a smell I can handle. I stay in my office in the garage when pretty much any food is cooked or delivered and then have them leave the oven extraction fan on for 15-30 minutes. That usually brings the smell down to mildly unpleasant for about half an hour until I think I must get used to it.

Jarix ,

For reference from uber eats near vancouver bc

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gerbler ,

Pizza is always fucking insanely overpriced. I feel like this wasn’t always the case…

BeMoreCareful ,

Domino’s is pretty high for what it is. Not that it’s bad pizza, but…

Babalugats ,

Dominos is not bad pizza? Where are you based, or am I missing the /s?

raynethackery ,

Sending hugs my airborne cephalopod.

Kcap ,

A domino’s employee told me to use coupon code 9193 at checkout, he said it’s the best one that all the employees use. Hope it helps y’all 🤷

bl_r ,

Dominos is outrageously expensive if you don’t shop the deals.

When I was in college, I’d get dominos with my roommates when they had the 20$ special, which would be about 30$ after tip and delivery. The special had 2 medium pizzas, garlic knots, cinnamon twists, and soda.

After I moved back home, I learned my local dominos doesn’t always have that deal. I’d get something similar to what you got and I’d be upset that I got less food for a bit more…

Now what really pisses me off is the high end neopolitan place near me is cheaper on their dinner special days, where you can get 2 personal pizzas that taste so good I’d accept it as proof that god is real for about 25$ including tips and gas money.

Serinus ,

It’s tiered pricing. All the chains are doing it now. Jump through hoops or pay double.

StaySquared ,

You are the parent of your daughter… yet she dictates to you what she eats?

There’s your problem to begin with. You know what happened when I refused to eat what my mother made? Dealt with it… by not eating anything.

Yeah yeah here comes the downvotes from non-parents and parents who don’t know how to parent.

Also, thanks Biden. The economy is doing GRRRRRREAAT!

FJB.

FlyingSquid OP , (edited )
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Intentionally denying food to a child is child abuse. So I hope you are a non-parent if that is how you think you should treat children.

Edit: Oh wait, I forgot, I’m the abusive parent here.

StaySquared ,

Intentionally? No… they have two options. Eat was has been made or don’t. It is THEIR decision. lmao “child abuse”. Goodness that’s weak af.

FlyingSquid OP , (edited )
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

How would you like it if someone said to you, eat this thing you can’t stand or go hungry? Because that’s the choice you’re giving. Eat something that makes them feel sick and disgusted or starve.

People are allowed to not like certain foods. Why do you think it’s acceptable to give any human being the choice to eat what you want them to eat or don’t eat? That’s literally how they punish prisoners. Look up nutraloaf.

StaySquared ,

If the food is literally giving them sickness, that’s one thing. Tell me, are parents in African tribes abusing their children when they give their children only two options, eat or don’t? How about parents in war torn nations? I’m not giving my kids the luxury, that’s not how many of us around the world, outside of the Western world roll.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Which African tribes?

Holyginz ,

It’s a troll. I doubt they have a kid or married based on their responses. And if they do I feel bad for them. Most of the time if the comment is overly antagonistic they just want to get a rise out of someone since their life is empty and it’s the only way they can feel a spark of enjoyment in their life. You have done literally nothing wrong here and you don’t owe anyone an explanation.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Thank you.

Holyginz ,

Absolutely. I am not very good at it myself, but the best way to deal with these people is to ignore them. Without attention they get bored and do other stuff. Either that or you fight their nasty by being nasty in return. But they have no shame so you kind of have to sink to their level. I will admit I do that from time to time myself to release steam, but its not great for your mental state to do it a lot. Sorry about the ton of unsolicited advice, I just hate seeing it when trolls are tormenting people about things they have no business talking about.

FarmTaco ,

UP HILL, BOTH WAYS, IN THE SNOW

LordGimp ,

A child with agency?!? Making decisions?!?? Not in MY white fright dystopia they wont!! I was abused and therefore I am entitled to abuse any child I see, because I am a child in my mind! Why would I ever address my own deficiencies when I have a political figure to scapegoat every decade or so?

StaySquared ,

I’m Latino, wife is Arab… we are not the same as you gringos. Your child has authority over you, we have authority over our children. This is the way.

Stay salty.

Holyginz ,

Children obeying you because they are afraid of being beaten isn’t having authority over them. Its abuse, but sure, fall back on racism to feel superior.

StaySquared ,

Someone should have called you out for claiming, I used, “beating” or that my children are afraid in general of me and or their mother… Instead you got upvotes… dafuq is wrong with your reading comprehension? You high? Too much my little pony?

Holyginz ,

Sure sure, keep going. You are TOTALLY getting back at me. Go on, keep trying the tough guy act. If nothing else it’s amusing.

PythagreousTitties ,

No one likes you, that’s all.

Nicoleism101 ,

🍿

madcaesar ,

You were making a good point then went batshit 🤷‍♂️

Daxtron2 ,

Thats why I always go for a local shop, it ends up being the same price and better

werefreeatlast ,

What are you complaining about? That’s affordable! Don’t you make 180k? Obviously not! You might wanna read my take on the economy.

lemmy.world/comment/10828100

brttmardvo ,

This thread replies are priceless

kameecoding ,

Pizza prices shot through the roof and I honestly can’t say they are better than throwing a frozen pizza with some mozzarella added into the oven for less than half the total price. I don’t think I have made photos, but I legit had “pizzas” where the outer 2-3 inches had no toppings, just tomato sauce burnt onto the dough.

this is central europe so frozen pizza is between 2-4 euros, 1 euro for mozzarella vs 8-10 euros for take out pizza.

it’s also a lesser serving, so healthier.

bjornsno ,

it’s also a lesser serving, so healthier.

I’m sorry but this is hilarious. You spent less money and you got less food? Fascinating 😄

tobbue ,

8-10 Euro for a pizza would be great. A normal/medium sized pizza that is not a is 15-17 euros for me here. I haven’t ordered food for half a year now or so, it’s not worth the money anymore.

dafo ,

Norway?

DAMunzy ,

You’re using Domino’s wrong. You have to use the 2+ two topping medium pizza coupon for $6.99 each. They have it plastered on the website and the app.

FlyingSquid OP , (edited )
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I will say it again- that is a waste of food. I am not going to eat it, my daughter doesn’t like cold or reheated pizza and it’s not like I’m going to shove it down her throat.

I am not going to waste food to get a better deal.

And I will also say this again- why should I use a coupon if Domino’s can afford to charge less anyway? They should just charge less.

Edit: You all keep downvoting me without telling me why Domino’s shouldn’t just charge less when they can afford to.

Nicoleism101 , (edited )

Regardless of who is right you should stop getting worked up over opinions from basement dwelling goblins. It’s the first rule of the internet. It can’t be used healthily otherwise.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Apparently, everything I say is a lie. So maybe I’m the troll?

dan ,
@dan@upvote.au avatar

why Domino’s shouldn’t just charge less when they can afford to.

Ideally they would charge less, but people are willing to pay the higher prices, so they charge the higher prices. We live in a capitalist society, and they’ll increase the prices as high as the market can bear.

A lot of companies increase their prices but have coupons that bring the price down. Easy way for them to make more money, as people that like the product will continue to buy it, and not every customer will use the coupons.

BeMoreCareful ,

deally they would charge less, but people are willing to pay the higher prices, so they charge the higher prices. We live in a capitalist society, and they’ll increase the prices as high as the market can bear.

It’s dumb, but it is what it is.

VirtualOdour ,

You are right, I hate that I have to navigate a bizarre maze of mathematical conundrums just to order food. I avoid ordering I’m general but the rare time I do it annoys me every time and I always feel like I’m getting ripped off.

scottywh ,

That’s crazy… I can get more than 3 times as much food from Domino’s in a HCOL area for less money just by paying attention to the online deals and picking it up instead of delivery.

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