Four Star Pizza Rip-Off

Steoob

hello everyone

so today i called up Four Star Pizza in tralee to order a 16" barbeque supreme (which is gorgeous btw) and he says "sorry mate we all out of 16"'s but we'll give you a 9" and a 12" for the same price" and i was like "alright, class free food...

i put the phone down and thought waaaaaaaiiiittt a minute, a 12" and a 9" is smaller than a 16"... to the simple human brain 12" + 9" = 21" but ITS NOT

area of a 16" pizza = 'Pi'x8'squared' = 201.06192982974676726160917652989

area of a 12" pizza = 'Pi'x6'squared' = 113.09733552923255658465516179806
+
area of a 9" pizza - 'Pi'x4.5'squared' = 63.61725123519331307886852851141
=
176.71458676442586966352369030941

ie. RIPOFF... *****

that is all

Michael Collins

Ah yes the appliance of maths to pizza area. Unfortunately your maths implies the pizza's you got are 2-Dimensional, so you definately got ripped off.

But anway...don't they roll their own pizza bases? So they couldn't really have been "out of" 16 inches...?

Mr. Presentable

Not a rip off

Just the guy on the phone

Not a genius

But trying to help

wba88

sly b**tards. the guy on the phone was prob one of the 12+9=21 guys!

biko

Pizza mmmm.

Terry

Michael Collins wrote:

Ah yes the appliance of maths to pizza area. Unfortunately your maths implies the pizza's you got are 2-Dimensional, so you definately got ripped off.

But anway...don't they roll their own pizza bases? So they couldn't really have been "out of" 16 inches...?

large pizza franchises don't roll their own dough. it comes frozen from their suppliers.

Steoob

Michael Collins wrote:

Ah yes the appliance of maths to pizza area. Unfortunately your maths implies the pizza's you got are 2-Dimensional, so you definately got ripped off.

But anway...don't they roll their own pizza bases? So they couldn't really have been "out of" 16 inches...?

they have trays of all the different sizes already make out.. and ya they probably do it to everyone coz you know every one will go ZOMG!!!Ooneoine 21" pizza yaa!!

KdjaCL

Probably out of 16 boxes.


Altho well done on the size maths shame you couldnt do the price maths.


kdjac

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Mmmm pizza...

Dave!

julep wrote:

large pizza franchises don't roll their own dough. it comes frozen from their suppliers.

Domino's roll their own.... are they not a large franchise?

PS. yum, pizza......

#Smokey#

chap probably wasnt all that in-the-know but hey think of it as two pizzas for teh price of one

chern0byl

DaveMcG wrote:

Domino's roll their own...

Dominos do everything to a high standard but thats why they cost a fortune and you get much less for your €'s. More taste, but less wow factor. Im generally drinking with the lads when its pizza time so we always either go for Four**** or godfathers because at least when you see your order theres a really good wow factor to it, takes some time to finish it and you cant taste any real difference.

Caryatnid

Moral of the story: Never leave the maths till last.

Dave!

chern0byl wrote:

Dominos do everything to a high standard but thats why they cost a fortune and you get much less for your €'s. More taste, but less wow factor. Im generally drinking with the lads when its pizza time so we always either go for Four**** or godfathers because at least when you see your order theres a really good wow factor to it, takes some time to finish it and you cant taste any real difference.

But....... I like Domino's!

Ruu_Old

I want some pizza now!

chern0byl

Ruu wrote:

I want some pizza now!

Frozen is your saviour id say. Some late night, service without a smile Esso garage

Ruu_Old

Indeed, Goodfellas Chicken Provencal has saved me on many occasions.

irlrobins

DaveMcG wrote:

But....... I like Domino's!

You're not alone. One of the Irish stores (they won't say which one) had the highest turnover of all the worldwide stores last year.

spanner

Steoob wrote:

hello everyone

so today i called up Four Star Pizza in tralee to order a 16" barbeque supreme (which is gorgeous btw) and he says "sorry mate we all out of 16"'s but we'll give you a 9" and a 12" for the same price" and i was like "alright, class free food...

i put the phone down and thought waaaaaaaiiiittt a minute, a 12" and a 9" is smaller than a 16"... to the simple human brain 12" + 9" = 21" but ITS NOT

area of a 16" pizza = 'Pi'x8'squared' = 201.06192982974676726160917652989

area of a 12" pizza = 'Pi'x6'squared' = 113.09733552923255658465516179806
+
area of a 9" pizza - 'Pi'x4.5'squared' = 63.61725123519331307886852851141
=
176.71458676442586966352369030941

ie. RIPOFF... *****

that is all

What did the police say about this!!!!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

Pigman II

Mmmmm pi....

super_furry

It's not a rip-off at all. A 16" barbeque supreme costs €19, while the combined price of the 12" and 9" is €27.

Dave!

irlrobins wrote:

(they won't say which one)

Tenner bets it's Tallaght.

You in?

irlrobins

Nah, I've seen the other thread.

Surprised they named it. The article I read said the guy that owns the francise didn't want it to be known publicly. Wonder who leaked it.

tyther

super_furry wrote:

It's not a rip-off at all. A 16" barbeque supreme costs €19, while the combined price of the 12" and 9" is €27.

Not in tralee,a 16" only costs €15,a 12 is only€12 and a 9" is only €10,i know that a 16" is still cheaper then tho other 2 put together,but you are getin riped off for a pizza

Steoob

tyther wrote:

Not in tralee,a 16" only costs €15,a 12 is only€12 and a 9" is only €10,i know that a 16" is still cheaper then tho other 2 put together,but you are getin riped off for a pizza

and this guy knows coz he ate the pizza with me