Is it just me or is £15.99 too much for takeaway pizza?
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Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
So true. Once they have you in the door buying one at full price they can afford to give a second one away for free. I imagine the ingredients cost 50p.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Way too expensive, could have had 4 kebabs for that!
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Last time I ordered a pizza, many years ago, I was astounded how much it cost. That was the last time....shame because I do like it but ridiculous prices as a takeaway.
bikingdad90
Guru
My local is £4.50 for a 10 inch. You could get almost four pizzas for the price of one at dominoes. They used to be good value then prices rocketed when they started a massive advertising campaign a few years ago.
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
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- Near Cambridge
I knew someone who worked at Pizza Hut as a manager
He said their pizza,s cost no more than 50p to make so yes 16 quid is too expensive
He said their pizza,s cost no more than 50p to make so yes 16 quid is too expensive
He had no idea what he was talking about, the ingredients alone may have cost that.
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
I imagine that if your are providing the bulk ingredients to thousands of pizza,s everyday then the economies of scale come right down
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Yes.
The most expensive pizza i've had came from Dominos... it was also the blandest.
The most expensive pizza i've had came from Dominos... it was also the blandest.
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
@screenman, you really don't have to be "champion of business overheads" every bloody post! *
£16 is a complete rip-off for a fecking pizza.
* maybe not every post...and there are others on here who own or have owned businesses or who manage large (edit - or small, or any) budgets at work who can still understand why £16 for a pizza is fecking mental
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
I reckon I might pop round to Alfonso's later for a decent pizza.
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
I think for cost of raw ingredients versus the final price, take away pizza simply must be the biggest markup in food industry history. I almost wish I'd have bought a Dominos franchise years ago, it has to be a licence to print money. Zero hours contracts for staff, cheap ingredients, and a massive end price with no shortage of people willing to pay it.
I'll occasionally pick up a "collection only" offer for my daughter since they're usually half price mid week, she eats one quarter of a large pizza and I freeze the other three quarters in three freezer bags. That'll do her another 3 treats then, and it reheats nicely in the oven in about 6 mins from frozen.
At full price, for one meal, I won't buy one, and I'm not exactly careful with money either.
I'll occasionally pick up a "collection only" offer for my daughter since they're usually half price mid week, she eats one quarter of a large pizza and I freeze the other three quarters in three freezer bags. That'll do her another 3 treats then, and it reheats nicely in the oven in about 6 mins from frozen.
At full price, for one meal, I won't buy one, and I'm not exactly careful with money either.
Blah de blah de blah
Supply and demand. Marketing. Carefully worked out price point based on time dependant demand.
Buy it. Don't. They're not wrong as they are making serious money. Is it worth it for you? That's up to you. Are they wrong? The investor's criteria will be maximised profits. They are clearly fulfilling that.
Supply and demand. Marketing. Carefully worked out price point based on time dependant demand.
Buy it. Don't. They're not wrong as they are making serious money. Is it worth it for you? That's up to you. Are they wrong? The investor's criteria will be maximised profits. They are clearly fulfilling that.
