IT'S A PIZZA MIRACLE!!!!

[mabillon]

DD's birthday party is tomorrow and being held at a local play place.  We're ordering pizza for the kids and parents - 11 pizzas total.  I called Papa John's earlier today and got most of the way through the order when their phones stopped working.  Tried to call back a few times unsuccessfully.  Turned to the local Domino's and was excited because they were actually able to beat PJ's price by $15 - yay!  Got the order confirmed, all is good.

PJ's called me back just a bit ago to apologize for their phone issues and try to get my order finished.  I explained how I moved on and they immediately offered 50% off.  Score!  However, I wanted to make sure D's would allow me to cancel (I'd given them my credit card info).  Called D's and they immediately price matched!  I stuck with Domino's because they already had my order and payment info but I basically feel like I just won the lottery.  We're saving about $60 this way so it's no small feat.

DH will be happy because this is basically the cost of a Little Caesar's Hot n Ready which I veto'd because I didn't want to worry about picking up at the last minute (delivery-only).  I feel a little ridiculous being SO excited about this but I am genuinely pretty thrilled.  Between this and the Costco cake,  this may turn out to be cheaper than an at-home party (where I would certainly feel compelled to cook nice food because I'm an obsessive host). 

[dbe100408]

That's awesome! I would be thrilled with this! I hope the rest of your party goes as well as the planning is going.

[teamhayes]

I would be excited too

that is a huge savings

[creamsiclechica]

I would be over the moon happy about this!!

Or over the pizza! That's fab!!

[The Foozzler]

Nice! It sucks that you had so much back and forth, but that is an awesome savings!

[jenbelle]

It is a miracle! I may have to try this tactic!

[mabillon]

Apr 17, 2015 14:31:04 GMT -5 jenbelle said:

It is a miracle! I may have to try this tactic!

Step 1: Position your DH with wire cutters outside of your local pizza place.
Step 2: Start placing your order, then have DH cut their phone lines.
Step 3: Book with the competition, wait two hours, get a better offer.

But more seriously - YES.  I will henceforth always price haggle for orders over 4-5 pizzas.

[hotnready]

Why have you forsaken me, mabillon?

I will not forget.

Pizza pizza.

[christidee]

Woot woot. That's awesome.

[steph196]

That's awesome!

[shevacc]

Great negotiating!

[ktstorm]

Woo that's awesome!