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Dominos - price gouging

  • 27-11-2020 09:12PM
    #1
    boardz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭boardz


    Really disappointed with Dominos Pizza tonight. All the kids around for the Toy show and tried to order Dominos early and while I can understand no deliveries they have also suspended all of their deals. This is price gouging to me and and I will avoid ordering from them in the future.

    We've ordered from Apache who are delivering and have their deals active.


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  • #2
    paulpd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 168 ✭✭paulpd


    We ordered online and paid the delivery guy cash at the door. Dublin 12 about an hour ago. Definitely got some deals as it said we saved 10 euro when completing the order.


    quote="boardz;115440868"]Really disappointed with Dominos Pizza tonight. All the kids around for the Toy show and tried to order Dominos early and while I can understand no deliveries they have also suspended all of their deals. This is price gouging to me and and I will avoid ordering from them in the future.

    We've ordered from Apache who are delivering and have their deals active.[/quote]


  • #3
    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,662 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    Mod note: Moved from Food forum as it’s not suitable for there but might suit here.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,708 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Is it considered price gouging because you don’t get a discount on normal price?


  • #5
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 7,047 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Dav010 wrote: »
    Is it considered price gouging because you don’t get a discount on normal price?

    I don't understand how the OP think that.


  • #6
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    I'm disappointed in Dominoes pizza any time I get it. Even when I don't pay for it.


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  • #7
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,245 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    I don't understand how the OP think that.

    Nobody pays full price for Dominos, 24 quid for one 13.5 inch Pizza?? You’d want to be mad

    Chomsky(2017) on the Republican party

    "Has there ever been an organisation in human history that is dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organised human life on Earth?"



  • #8
    heavydemon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭heavydemon


    Ordered at 6:15 rang at 8pm as no sign of delivery. It was en route in their tracker but when i called there was a mix up and said id have to wait an additional hour. I asked for a discount and was declined so cancelled the order. Disaster


  • #9
    hurikane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭hurikane


    This thread needs the guy from bargain alerts to tell us how much the pizza ingredients cost when added to Tesco basket.


  • #10
    accensi0n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,972 ✭✭✭accensi0n


    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_gouging

    Nope.


  • #11
    boardz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭boardz


    Dav010 wrote: »
    Is it considered price gouging because you don’t get a discount on normal price?

    These are standard deals - not discounts - visible even now on their site but deactivated because of the night that's in it.

    Poster accensi0n above has helpfully put in the definition of price gouging to prove my point.

    Honestly wasn't missed Apache food was lovely.


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  • #12
    antix80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭antix80


    Op, definitely price gouging. This is a case for Joe Duffy. Make sure to tell him how de kids do be hungry and you saved all year to get a mighty meaty with 2 sides and a 1.25ml bottle of coke and dey charged twice as much and forgot de garlic dip and wouldn't even swap de garlic bread for chicken wings even doe de yung ones are alergic to garlic and the delivery man was foreidn and wasnt wearin a mask


  • #13
    Mongfinder General
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,992 ✭✭✭Mongfinder General


    antix80 wrote: »
    Op, definitely price gouging. This is a case for Joe Duffy. Make sure to tell him how de kids do be hungry and you saved all year to get a mighty meaty with 2 sides and a 1.25ml bottle of coke and dey charged twice as much and forgot de garlic dip and wouldn't even swap de garlic bread for chicken wings even doe de yung ones are alergic to garlic and the delivery man was foreidn and wasnt wearin a mask

    Miserappalling so it is.


  • #14
    boardz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭boardz


    antix80 wrote: »
    Op, definitely price gouging. This is a case for Joe Duffy. Make sure to tell him how de kids do be hungry and you saved all year to get a mighty meaty with 2 sides and a 1.25ml bottle of coke and dey charged twice as much and forgot de garlic dip and wouldn't even swap de garlic bread for chicken wings even doe de yung ones are alergic to garlic and the delivery man was foreidn and wasnt wearin a mask

    Yawnnnn


  • #15
    foxatron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭foxatron


    Deal to beat the band. Black Friday sure


  • #16
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,633 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Domino's was set up by a homeless man, he had $5 bought pizza and sold it for a profit and it took off from there....

    It's some of the most expensive food one can purchase now and I'm not totally against as I will buy occasion but at minimum 30% or 50% off....

    It's extremely expensive.


  • #17
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72,855 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    This is basically a form of yield management as done by airlines - no need to discount product when you know it'll be sold anyway.

    Change your purchasing habits if you don't agree with it.


  • #18
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72,855 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Domino's was set up by a homeless man, he had $5 bought pizza and sold it for a profit and it took off from there

    That's not even vaguely true.

    Founded by an architecture student.


  • #19
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,633 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    L1011 wrote: »
    That's not even vaguely true.

    Founded by an architecture student.

    Ok wilkipedia said otherwise... I stand corrected...


  • #20
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,633 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Still extortionate price though


  • #21
    Pkiernan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,310 ✭✭✭Pkiernan


    punisher5112 wrote: »

    It's some of the most expensive food one can purchase now.....

    It's extremely expensive.

    No its not.
    Try lunch at Greshams


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  • #22
    purifol0
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    OP I've just been on to Ruth Coppinger and she agrees with me that this breaches your fundamental human rights and the only way to stop this happening is for the govt to nationalise Dominoes.

    There's a rally planned check ur Facebook for details. Stay well hun


  • #23
    boardz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭boardz


    purifol0 wrote: »
    OP I've just been on to Ruth Coppinger and she agrees with me that this breaches your fundamental human rights and the only way to stop this happening is for the govt to nationalise Dominoes.

    There's a rally planned check ur Facebook for details. Stay well hun

    Ah stop you're going to get the thread moved to the comedy forum.


  • #24
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,633 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Pkiernan wrote: »
    No its not.
    Try lunch at Greshams

    So you believe €3.50 actually €4.50 for a small handful of wedges is ok and 9 for a little tiny pizza is cheap


  • #25
    Kraftwerk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭Kraftwerk


    Dominoes is criminally overpriced to the point that they have to have constant deals and offers for it to seem affordable and appealing to consumers.

    I'd call that price gouging tbh. Having unrealistic prices so you can claim you're giving 30% off every day of the week. Then not offering the discounts during big events.


  • #26
    Tired Gardener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 456 ✭✭Tired Gardener


    Can't fathom out why anyone would pay their asking prices, even with a supposed discount.

    Oh well, guess fools and their money are easily parted.


  • #27
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,546 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    If only they didn’t have a monopoly on the pizza market :(

    I remember when there were other pizzerias.


  • #28
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    If only they didn’t have a monopoly on the pizza market :(

    I remember when there were other pizzerias.

    They don't in D5 thats for sure. Pizzahut are ****e though.


  • #29
    Jim2007
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 10,830 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jim2007


    boardz wrote: »
    This is price gouging to me and and I will avoid ordering from them in the future.



    Not offering you deals is not price gouging.


  • #30
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,184 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Airlines, hotels, Uber and even supermarkets do it. If you shop mid week in Tesco the place is full of deals, go on a Friday or weekend and there's no deals.


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  • #31
    Pkiernan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,310 ✭✭✭Pkiernan


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    So you believe €3.50 actually €4.50 for a small handful of wedges is ok and 9 for a little tiny pizza is cheap

    If you think Dominos is expensive you're either on welfare or havent left your village.


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