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C70R said:
Yes, but not so easy to do it at that price level and make a profit.
Unless you're chucking fake cheese and 'faked' meat toppings on it.
A practice that's rife among the cheaper pizza restaurants: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pizzas-cont...
Buyer beware, as ever.
I'm no huge fan of McDs, although it's laughable to call it expensive - but you can always guarantee that you get what you're paying for.
I think I've had one of those fake pizzas. I ordered from a local place that had ok reviews on Just Eat and I could not believe how tasteless and crap this pizza was. The cheese had no flavour whatsoever. Any supermarket pizza would have been better.Unless you're chucking fake cheese and 'faked' meat toppings on it.
A practice that's rife among the cheaper pizza restaurants: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pizzas-cont...
Buyer beware, as ever.
I'm no huge fan of McDs, although it's laughable to call it expensive - but you can always guarantee that you get what you're paying for.
AlexC1981 said:
C70R said:
Yes, but not so easy to do it at that price level and make a profit.
Unless you're chucking fake cheese and 'faked' meat toppings on it.
A practice that's rife among the cheaper pizza restaurants: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pizzas-cont...
Buyer beware, as ever.
I'm no huge fan of McDs, although it's laughable to call it expensive - but you can always guarantee that you get what you're paying for.
I think I've had one of those fake pizzas. I ordered from a local place that had ok reviews on Just Eat and I could not believe how tasteless and crap this pizza was. The cheese had no flavour whatsoever. Any supermarket pizza would have been better.Unless you're chucking fake cheese and 'faked' meat toppings on it.
A practice that's rife among the cheaper pizza restaurants: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pizzas-cont...
Buyer beware, as ever.
I'm no huge fan of McDs, although it's laughable to call it expensive - but you can always guarantee that you get what you're paying for.
ambuletz said:
I've never been to New York but that kind of stuff is common in the cheapest NY pizza slice places. As inflation makes things more expensive costs have to be cut somewhere to sell slices for $1 to entice people wanting a cheap slice. The idea of a $1 slice always fascinated me and I wish we had this in the UK.. but as leases come to an end and rent rises NY will see the end of what it's well known for.
There was a place tried the model a few years ago in a small town in Ireland that I would occasionally pass through. It went tits up. It always struck me that you needed to set up shop somewhere with a ton of foot traffic (see: New York, probably) or all you'll be doing is watching pizza dry up and become like cardboard. I don't think it's the worst idea, but there are a multitude of ways to get it wrong. Curiosity got the better of me heading past twice. The first time I had a dry slice exactly as outlined, the second I ordered a full, fresh pizza. Annoyingly it was actually very good, and the place could have established itself along a traditional pizzeria line quite easily.
Levin said:
ambuletz said:
I've never been to New York but that kind of stuff is common in the cheapest NY pizza slice places. As inflation makes things more expensive costs have to be cut somewhere to sell slices for $1 to entice people wanting a cheap slice. The idea of a $1 slice always fascinated me and I wish we had this in the UK.. but as leases come to an end and rent rises NY will see the end of what it's well known for.
There was a place tried the model a few years ago in a small town in Ireland that I would occasionally pass through. It went tits up. It always struck me that you needed to set up shop somewhere with a ton of foot traffic (see: New York, probably) or all you'll be doing is watching pizza dry up and become like cardboard. I don't think it's the worst idea, but there are a multitude of ways to get it wrong. Curiosity got the better of me heading past twice. The first time I had a dry slice exactly as outlined, the second I ordered a full, fresh pizza. Annoyingly it was actually very good, and the place could have established itself along a traditional pizzeria line quite easily.
ambuletz said:
As i live in london I think it would be a great place to set up there. Especially around canary wharf. You could potentially get 1-2 slices and a bottle of water quicker than you would lining up for a sandwich in pret/subway
In that case it could absolutely work! 
I used New York in my example but I'm willing to bet London could do the same thing just as well.There have been places in London that have tried it, and failed mostly.
Culturally we don't have the same relationship with pizza that a city built by Italian immigrants (like NY) does. We buy kebabs and burgers when we're drunk - New Yorkers queue up for $4 pizza slices. We grab a Pret sandwich or a Gregg's sausage roll to lunch on the go - New Yorkers visit pizza slice shops and Mexican food trucks.
Pizza being entrenched in the NY culture means that you get lots of tourist demand too. Here it's more of a curio, and even in spots with high footfall the demand is low.
Culturally we don't have the same relationship with pizza that a city built by Italian immigrants (like NY) does. We buy kebabs and burgers when we're drunk - New Yorkers queue up for $4 pizza slices. We grab a Pret sandwich or a Gregg's sausage roll to lunch on the go - New Yorkers visit pizza slice shops and Mexican food trucks.
Pizza being entrenched in the NY culture means that you get lots of tourist demand too. Here it's more of a curio, and even in spots with high footfall the demand is low.
ambuletz said:
Levin said:
ambuletz said:
I've never been to New York but that kind of stuff is common in the cheapest NY pizza slice places. As inflation makes things more expensive costs have to be cut somewhere to sell slices for $1 to entice people wanting a cheap slice. The idea of a $1 slice always fascinated me and I wish we had this in the UK.. but as leases come to an end and rent rises NY will see the end of what it's well known for.
There was a place tried the model a few years ago in a small town in Ireland that I would occasionally pass through. It went tits up. It always struck me that you needed to set up shop somewhere with a ton of foot traffic (see: New York, probably) or all you'll be doing is watching pizza dry up and become like cardboard. I don't think it's the worst idea, but there are a multitude of ways to get it wrong. Curiosity got the better of me heading past twice. The first time I had a dry slice exactly as outlined, the second I ordered a full, fresh pizza. Annoyingly it was actually very good, and the place could have established itself along a traditional pizzeria line quite easily.
Motoring12345 said:
ambuletz said:
Levin said:
ambuletz said:
I've never been to New York but that kind of stuff is common in the cheapest NY pizza slice places. As inflation makes things more expensive costs have to be cut somewhere to sell slices for $1 to entice people wanting a cheap slice. The idea of a $1 slice always fascinated me and I wish we had this in the UK.. but as leases come to an end and rent rises NY will see the end of what it's well known for.
There was a place tried the model a few years ago in a small town in Ireland that I would occasionally pass through. It went tits up. It always struck me that you needed to set up shop somewhere with a ton of foot traffic (see: New York, probably) or all you'll be doing is watching pizza dry up and become like cardboard. I don't think it's the worst idea, but there are a multitude of ways to get it wrong. Curiosity got the better of me heading past twice. The first time I had a dry slice exactly as outlined, the second I ordered a full, fresh pizza. Annoyingly it was actually very good, and the place could have established itself along a traditional pizzeria line quite easily.
I suspect it's a hipster fad/phase which will pass.
Succumbed earlier and had a McDonald's delivered.
Now I see why its so popular. Unlike many other places, no minimum order value, free delivery and very fast delivery (10 mins...).
In a sea of London burger takeaways specifying £10-20 minimum and £2.50 or so delivery charge, McDonald's has obviously leveraged its scale to negotiate terms and costs with the apps.
Now I see why its so popular. Unlike many other places, no minimum order value, free delivery and very fast delivery (10 mins...).
In a sea of London burger takeaways specifying £10-20 minimum and £2.50 or so delivery charge, McDonald's has obviously leveraged its scale to negotiate terms and costs with the apps.
ambuletz said:
I've never been to New York but that kind of stuff is common in the cheapest NY pizza slice places. As inflation makes things more expensive costs have to be cut somewhere to sell slices for $1 to entice people wanting a cheap slice. The idea of a $1 slice always fascinated me and I wish we had this in the UK.. but as leases come to an end and rent rises NY will see the end of what it's well known for.
When I lived in London back in 1991 I used to buy £1 pizza slices from a vendor in Leicester Square.hyphen said:
Succumbed earlier and had a McDonald's delivered.
Now I see why its so popular. Unlike many other places, no minimum order value, free delivery and very fast delivery (10 mins...).
In a sea of London burger takeaways specifying £10-20 minimum and £2.50 or so delivery charge, McDonald's has obviously leveraged its scale to negotiate terms and costs with the apps.
I don't think that the type of people who are regularly getting good burgers delivered are heavy McDs consumers.Now I see why its so popular. Unlike many other places, no minimum order value, free delivery and very fast delivery (10 mins...).
In a sea of London burger takeaways specifying £10-20 minimum and £2.50 or so delivery charge, McDonald's has obviously leveraged its scale to negotiate terms and costs with the apps.
I'm going out on a limb here, I realise.
Patch1875 said:
Double quarter pounder with cheese just can’t bring myself to getting anything else.
Obviously with large fries and a vanilla milkshake with some chicken selects chasers
For me, it's usually a 20 x nugget non-share box, or 2 x double cheeseburgers (which I think offer the best value using the £ to burger ratio).Obviously with large fries and a vanilla milkshake with some chicken selects chasers
When using the drivethru, I've usually tucked both double cheeseburgers down my enlarged cake hole by the time I've driven off their property. By using the front passenger seat as a plate, both options make it easy for eating and driving one handed too (whilst on private roads mind!!)
Edited by LeadFarmer on Sunday 21st February 12:51
hyphen said:
Succumbed earlier and had a McDonald's delivered.
Now I see why its so popular. Unlike many other places, no minimum order value, free delivery and very fast delivery (10 mins...).
In a sea of London burger takeaways specifying £10-20 minimum and £2.50 or so delivery charge, McDonald's has obviously leveraged its scale to negotiate terms and costs with the apps.
"Free" delivery???Now I see why its so popular. Unlike many other places, no minimum order value, free delivery and very fast delivery (10 mins...).
In a sea of London burger takeaways specifying £10-20 minimum and £2.50 or so delivery charge, McDonald's has obviously leveraged its scale to negotiate terms and costs with the apps.
AIUI it's £4 regardless of what you order (and that goes to UberEats).
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