Random Question about 1994 pizza delivery

[raangoli]

Like the cost of the pizza + delivery?

[v]

Even if you could find some number, wouldn't it vary based on cost of living and where you're ordering from?

[v]

If you want to talk about pizza and inflation though, you may find this interesting: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Principle

(In ny, typical plain slice is around $2.75 now, and the subway fare is about to go from $2.50 to $2.75 -- so it holds true!)

[mbcdefg]

I don't know the answer, but it made me think of this:



Which is actually from 1992.

And the Pizza Hut commercial from The Land Before Time VHS:



I'm aware that this was not at all helpful. Sorry.

[Deleted]

If you can't find it, neither can anyone else.

So make it up.

[shamrockshake]

I feel like you need one of those "born in xxxx" birthday cards that tell you the history from the year you were born, they have random things like that on those

[v]

Jan 29, 2015 9:46:04 GMT -5 @domerjen said:

i dont think the price has risen at places like pizza hut/dominoes. In fact, if you are good w/ coupons it might be cheaper now. but i have no had evidence.

Since 1994? Really?

Chains can have different prices in different areas. I doubt the $2.99 large pizza special at Papa John's in my LCOL college town (that I ordered constantly fro. 1997-2001) was offered in NY. And I know for sure that you aren't ordering Papa John's in NY now for anything close to that. I also know that the Papa Johns in Manhattan are way more expensive than the one near my sister's house, 20 miles away in the suburbs.

[raangoli]

Jan 29, 2015 9:58:13 GMT -5 v said:

Jan 29, 2015 9:46:04 GMT -5 @domerjen said:

i dont think the price has risen at places like pizza hut/dominoes. In fact, if you are good w/ coupons it might be cheaper now. but i have no had evidence.

Since 1994? Really?

Chains can have different prices in different areas. I doubt the $2.99 large pizza special at Papa John's in my LCOL college town (that I ordered constantly fro. 1997-2001) was offered in NY. And I know for sure that you aren't ordering Papa John's in NY now for anything close to that. I also know that the Papa Johns in Manhattan are way more expensive than the one near my sister's house, 20 miles away in the suburbs.

Why do those even exist? 

[jinkies]

Jan 29, 2015 9:49:37 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

If you can't find it, neither can anyone else.

So make it up.

I like your style.

Pick a number, present it with confidence. No one will know the difference.

[v]

Jan 29, 2015 10:00:42 GMT -5 raangoli said:

Jan 29, 2015 9:58:13 GMT -5 v said:

Since 1994? Really?

Chains can have different prices in different areas. I doubt the $2.99 large pizza special at Papa John's in my LCOL college town (that I ordered constantly fro. 1997-2001) was offered in NY. And I know for sure that you aren't ordering Papa John's in NY now for anything close to that. I also know that the Papa Johns in Manhattan are way more expensive than the one near my sister's house, 20 miles away in the suburbs.

Why do those even exist? 

BECAUSE IT IS DELICIOUS.

There is a place in my heart for all types of pizza.

Also, let's be honest -- while NY has some truly fantastic pizzerias, a vast majority of the pizza here is pretty vile.

[lemons]

I don't know how I managed to delete my initial post...but the cost for one topping was $9.99 in Jan '95 so that's close enough.

We do the then/now for the anniversary parties...

Thanks!

[h]

I have no idea what I paid for pizza in 1994. But I think that is probably when I last had Papa John's.

[mbcdefg]

Jan 29, 2015 10:00:42 GMT -5 raangoli said:

Jan 29, 2015 9:58:13 GMT -5 v said:

Since 1994? Really?

Chains can have different prices in different areas. I doubt the $2.99 large pizza special at Papa John's in my LCOL college town (that I ordered constantly fro. 1997-2001) was offered in NY. And I know for sure that you aren't ordering Papa John's in NY now for anything close to that. I also know that the Papa Johns in Manhattan are way more expensive than the one near my sister's house, 20 miles away in the suburbs.

Why do those even exist? 

[Deleted]

I didn't see the OP but I assume it was "what did pizza delivery cost in 1994?"

Well, the movie Home Alone came out in 1990 and here is an excerpt from the script:

- Pizza's here! - There you go.

That's $122.50.

It's my brother's house. He'll get it.

Hey, listen...

- Are you Mr. McCallister? - Yeah.

The Mr. McCallister who lives here?

Good, because somebody owes me $122.50.

Am I under arrest or something?

There's always a lot of burglaries around the holidays.

We're checking the neighborhood to see if the proper precautions are taken.

We have automatic timers for our lights, locks for our doors.

That's about as well as anybody can do.

- Did you get some eggnog? - Come on.

- Let's eat. - Come on.

- Eggnog? - Pizza!

- Are you gonna be leaving? - Pizza!

Grab a napkin and pour your own drinks.

- Does Santa go through customs? - What time do we have to go to bed?

Early. We're leaving at 8 a.m. On the button.

I hope you're all drinking milk. I want to get rid of it.

- Pizza boy needs $122.50, plus tip. - For pizza?

Ten pizzas times 12 bucks.

- You've got money. - Traveler's checks.

Forget it, Frank. We have cash.

You probably got the checks that don't work in France.

But I agree with @domerjen that the price hasn't increased much since then. Case in point, I can get an 18 inch pie for $11.99 with free delivery at my favorite place.

[v]

Jan 29, 2015 11:46:09 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

I didn't see the OP but I assume it was "what did pizza delivery cost in 1994?"

Well, the movie Home Alone came out in 1990 and here is an excerpt from the script:

- Pizza's here! - There you go.

That's $122.50.

It's my brother's house. He'll get it.

Hey, listen...

- Are you Mr. McCallister? - Yeah.

The Mr. McCallister who lives here?

Good, because somebody owes me $122.50.

Am I under arrest or something?

There's always a lot of burglaries around the holidays.

We're checking the neighborhood to see if the proper precautions are taken.

We have automatic timers for our lights, locks for our doors.

That's about as well as anybody can do.

- Did you get some eggnog? - Come on.

- Let's eat. - Come on.

- Eggnog? - Pizza!

- Are you gonna be leaving? - Pizza!

Grab a napkin and pour your own drinks.

- Does Santa go through customs? - What time do we have to go to bed?

Early. We're leaving at 8 a.m. On the button.

I hope you're all drinking milk. I want to get rid of it.

- Pizza boy needs $122.50, plus tip. - For pizza?

Ten pizzas times 12 bucks.

- You've got money. - Traveler's checks.

Forget it, Frank. We have cash.

You probably got the checks that don't work in France.

But I agree with @domerjen that the price hasn't increased much since then. Case in point, I can get an 18 inch pie for $11.99 with free delivery at my favorite place.

That just inspired me to do some investigation about pizza in my hometown. The place I used to go to after school (1996-1997ish) had slices that were $.95 so a large plain pie was probably $7 (it was cheaper by the pie). I found a current(ish) menu online and it is now $11.25.. No idea about delivered price because there was no place that delivered when I lived there (not sure about now). This is in NJ.

The exceedingly crappy pizzeria that is closest to my apartment charges $18 for a large plain pie. The decent places charge $20-$22. (All prices before tax and tip). Again, cost of living factors in.

[dexteroni]

Wait - was a post about pizza deleted? Why? lol.

[Deleted]

@beerae, is that you?

[Deleted]

The pizza in my hometown was around $20 for a large supreme in the 90's, it's around $25 now. It was (and still is) a small town with no competition.

But I'll eat all pizza. I can't NOT eat pizza if it's front of me. I eat it everywhere we go. Even if I have to pick everything off. I have no limits. Asking how pizza chains exist is like asking why the sky is blue.

[heyrebekah]

Jan 29, 2015 12:47:15 GMT -5 papiercherri said:

But I'll eat all pizza. I can't NOT eat pizza if it's front of me. I eat it everywhere we go. Even if I have to pick everything off. I have no limits. Asking how pizza chains exist is like asking why the sky is blue.

OMG, yes.

[ewall]

$5.99 at McDonald's in 1993. Same price today!

o.canada.com/life/food-drink/attention-children-of-the-90s-you-can-still-get-mcdonalds-pizza

[mbcdefg]

Jan 29, 2015 10:02:07 GMT -5 jinkies said:

Jan 29, 2015 9:49:37 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

If you can't find it, neither can anyone else.

So make it up.

I like your style.

Pick a number, present it with confidence. No one will know the difference.

Haha, yeah. If someone objects I'd just shrug and say, "Prove me wrong." Like v said it's going to depend on the area anyway, so personal anecdotes are going to vary.

[agnes]

McDonald's had pizza?!

[alleinesein]

I was a freshman in college back in 1994. My roommate and I used to order the $5 Huger Huge 36 inch 2 topping pizza a few times a month. It would last for days and we just kept it in the box sitting in the middle of the floor until it was gone. All of the other pizza places in town were more expensive and if I remember right about the same price as what I pay now for delivery with all of the promos that Dominos and Pizza Hut run.

[alleinesein]

Jan 29, 2015 15:58:39 GMT -5 agnes said:

McDonald's had pizza?!

Yup!

[heyrebekah]

I love that the OP was deleted and people are still coming in to reminisce about pizzas they have known. We used to order from a place called Paul Revere, and I think it was about $12 for a medium pepperoni delivered. Mmmmm.

[raangoli]

Jan 29, 2015 16:19:46 GMT -5 heyrebekah said:

I love that the OP was deleted and people are still coming in to reminisce about pizzas they have known. We used to order from a place called Paul Revere, and I think it was about $12 for a medium pepperoni delivered. Mmmmm.

Please tell me their slogan was: 

"The pizzas are coming! The pizzas are coming!"

[heyrebekah]

Jan 29, 2015 16:35:51 GMT -5 raangoli said:

Jan 29, 2015 16:19:46 GMT -5 heyrebekah said:

I love that the OP was deleted and people are still coming in to reminisce about pizzas they have known. We used to order from a place called Paul Revere, and I think it was about $12 for a medium pepperoni delivered. Mmmmm.

Please tell me their slogan was: 

"The pizzas are coming! The pizzas are coming!"

LOL! Sadly, no. I just googled them and apparently it is Revolutionary Home Delivery. 

[raangoli]

Jan 29, 2015 16:43:33 GMT -5 heyrebekah said:

Jan 29, 2015 16:35:51 GMT -5 raangoli said:

Please tell me their slogan was: 

"The pizzas are coming! The pizzas are coming!"

LOL! Sadly, no. I just googled them and apparently it is Revolutionary Home Delivery. 

Haha, that's still pretty awesome. Well played! 

[thedutchgirl]

Dominos delivered $5 pizzas (a special) to my dorm in 1996/97.

It was not good. But it was cheap.

[lemons]

I grew up in a small town and we had to drive about an hour to get pizza. Godfathers pizza and Pizza Ranch were my favorite. We made homemade pizza often.