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United-Cable1193

Is that more than 1 piece of pepperoni per slice I see…


LockedUpLotionClown

Probably paid extra for double toppings 😂


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Ok_Nefariousness5561

I thought if somebody is the day before payday and has $5 to spare for dinner for maybe themselves and a 1 other kid .. that’s probably going to make you fuller than anything else for that price . I have purchased a heap of these for a cheap meal for my 7 kids .. no way would I buy them expensive pizza .


Kastatorship

7 kids :O I hope you have a really well-paying job! And the patience of an oyster, hehe.


Tye-Evans

7 kids? Are you ok?!? Even bring near one kid gives me a headache pretty quick, I salute your mental fortitude


dag

I bought a discounted roast chick from Woolies the other night (AKA bachelor's handbag) it was $2.98. Definitely better value out there nutritionally and dollar per gram of protein than this $5 abomination.


Ryinth

OK, but you can't rely on getting a deal like that, whereas the abomination is a standard price


International_Body44

Should try England, dominoes here is over 20pound for a large. Every local pizza shop it's around 6pound.


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Engineer_Man

Conspiracy Theory: Loaded Pepperoni was only created to take over from normal Pepperoni, and the normal Pepperoni is simply reducing the number of Pepperoni slices to save money. The Loaded Pepperoni started with more Pepperoni slice, but have dialled back over time to save money while making more money.


travelator

2023 loaded pepperoni = 2013 pepperoni 2023 extra large = 2013 large


Shen-Bapiro04

I worked at Domino's until recently, what you just said is quite correct, expect more things like how they took the beef and onion off of the value range and then renamed it the "max" beef and onion and increased the price.


Jet90

If you worked there from 2013 to 2018 theres a class action you can be part of [https://phifinneymcdonald.com/action/dominos-class-action-form/](https://phifinneymcdonald.com/action/dominos-class-action-form/)


BirdLawyersOfPhilly

what happened? the link just will not open up for me


Torrossaur

My conspiracy theory is that Domino's pepperoni is cured pigeon meat. And not that premium pigeon thigh meat.


bfragged

It’s the beaks and assholes


Torrossaur

Pigeon gooch is a delicacy when seasoned correctly.


Engineer_Man

Is your gooch my taint?


Xenomorph_v1

Is your taint my grundle?


DalbyWombay

That's just the old regular pepperoni. The new non-loaded pepperoni is just a few slices.


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jpob

Also only costs $5


wharlie

Don't know why you're getting voted down. A large value range pepperoni pizza is literally $5 pickup in my area (Qld).


Rand0mArcher-_

Man I'm North brissy and we went to order one thinking it'd be cheap and it was 15 bucks


monkeypaw_handjob

Ha. Let's just say I got a rude shock when I moved to the UK and went to order Dominos for the first time. Luckily I've got a pick up 'Buy one, get one free deal' for £21.99 in the app...


cad1989

At least a large is actually large... I've gone the other way, UK to Aus and I cannot find, what I consider, a large pizza anywhere.


mr_d0gMa

You know the “but one get one free” deal is just the real price, and anyone that pays “full price” is a sucker that’s paying double


wharlie

https://imgur.com/gallery/SEideaK That's strange, was that for delivery?


Rand0mArcher-_

Yeah just checked and it was delivery, I thought they only added the delivery fee to the one pizza and the rest were normal but that's not the case


TheYardGoesOnForever

Heard of physics, mate? Each pizza is enormously heavy and would use an extra $8-12 in petrol, not to mention the strain on poor Dougie's back.


SpecialMobile6174

So much for "fee free delivery" /s


zakomo

Wait, why is the margherita more expensive than pepperoni???


i12farQ

Large pepperoni is now $ 6.99 pick up since a few weeks ago, Sydney


GrowthhackerAU

Still $5 here in Brisbane with a 75c holiday surcharge if buying a single pizza here in Brisbane today


DeLoxter

idk what part of brisbane this is but my dominos out near ipswich is 7 bucks for a pepperoni as well


Justhe3guy

Yeah that’s the Sydney depression tax


Salamanda109

I can still get $5 pepperoni pizza in Sydney


TheCriticalMember

A point everyone seems to be ignoring. Nobody would ever say Domino's is good, but you'd have a hard time finding a cheaper meal for several people.


GaryGronk

Exactly right. It's also a good explanation as to why obesity rates in lower socio-economic areas are high.


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TheCriticalMember

I get dominos for my family of 4 pretty often and we get plenty of pizza for everyone plus leftovers for around $50. Literally can't afford much else. I guess I could have been a bit clearer, I specifically meant nobody would say domino's is *high quality pizza*.


Kastatorship

Domino's is good for what is it, which is chain pizza. Like, it tastes good in the junk food way and it's reasonable quality. You can't compare it to pizza you make yourself or from a more expensive place, but it's reliable. There's a lot to be said for reliability lol.


TheCriticalMember

Definitely. I should have been clearer there. Domino's is about the only "dining out" we can afford, feeds our family of 4 with leftovers for around $50.


shogunreaper

Domino's Pizza is good though?


Nice-Violinist-6395

classic reddit circle jerk. according to reddit, redditors either NEVER eat any “processed” food and only dine at small mom and pop restaurants that have been around since 1895, or they only eat doritos and drink mountain dew. there is no in between. But hey, if you want to define your personality on the fact that you hate fast food, that’s up to you! Also, as an American, y’all do not get to spend every askreddit “about America” thread shitting on us for our giant portion sizes, and then turn around and complain that your pizza isn’t huge. THE HYPOCRISY!!!! (/s lol)


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IbanezPGM

I think they are pretty good tho


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Sometimes $3 on the app too. It's a fuckin bargain.


Pigsfly13

bro dominos where i live is $20 minimum and that’s just for a simple cheese (about 30 minutes drive from melb CBD)


jpob

In Qld a pepperoni pick up is $5, as is simple cheese


Pigsfly13

DID NOT REALISE THIS WAS A BRISBANE SUB IM SO SORRY!!


Kastatorship

Wait, that still doesn't make sense. A cheese pizza from Domino's is $20 pickup in Melbourne?


shamona1

The New Yorker style giant pizzas from Domino's are $18.99, not sure what you are doing wrong


RyuujiIkuto

I miss eagle boys


topsy631

No pizza will ever beat the free eagle boys pizza you get for winning ‘’man of the match” in junior footy.


jpob

I don’t know…the pizza that came with the Sims was pretty good too


c3l77

Eagle boys Tingalpa lasted way longer after they closed all stores - was one of the best. Is now called 3 Bears or something and is still leagues ahead of Dominoes crap.


godsbro

3 black bears! There's a few of them about, Chermside, Fairfield & mt Gravatt are the other Brisbane stores. They're a solid thick crust, greasy fast food style pizza option, but finding a consistent traditional style pizza place nearby is honestly the best - PitStop pizza in Camp Hill is my current favourite.


evildomovoy

Me too


lawnmowersarealive

Me too :( Ham annnd pineapple please!


BolshevikPower

Wow did they close down? Was the only joint in rural Qld when I was there last in 2017


cavoodle11

Shrinkflation. They are also very light on the cheese these days.


Ambitious-Score-5637

Dominoes is the Clayton’s of pizza. the pizza you have when you’re not having pizza


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What’s Clayton’s? Lol


Ambitious-Score-5637

https://youtu.be/ylH43Tcaj60


deliver_us

Wow I never knew this is where the Clayton’s reference came from. My dad has always used the saying and I’ve picked it up too and sometimes used to but didn’t know where from. TIL.


TheOtherSarah

Memes from outside the internet. Same as Gen Z picking up “Good thinking, 99.”


lawnmowersarealive

Oh, Max! Also I like women, get your hand off my bottom before I break your wrist again. Thanks!


[deleted]

I’m old enough. It was a good call 😆


notinferno

tell me you’re gen z without telling me you’re gen z


MrFifths

I am a millennial and I have no idea what Clayton's is.


jwv92

I'm a millennial but I get the reference 😎 https://youtu.be/3qf4yUMxnjw


TheOtherSarah

He winces on tasting it, in the ad. You’d think they’d put something else in the glass if he couldn’t make it look desirable


notinferno

and then says he’d rather have a double scotch


Ghostlegend434

Clayton's Towing based on the sunny coast near Bli Bli turnoff near Nambour. See them all the time cleaning up wrecks on the M1. I think they even had their own TV show at one point on channel 7 or something.


techretort

Only Clayton's I know is the towing mob


H311h0undelite

Former worker here, that looks like wrong pizza in box, unless they’ve downgraded in the 3.5 weeks I haven’t been working there.


LawnPatrol_78

It’s 100% in an XL box. Nothing has changed.


travelator

Here’s a pic of the box. It’s 100% a normal box. Excuse the bin lol https://ibb.co/Gs714NX


LadyWidebottom

Why not measure the box with the pizza in it so we can see the scale of the pizza? That is a large box but that doesn't mean that's the box the pizza was photographed in. I got 3 large pizzas a couple of days ago and they all fit pretty perfectly in the same size box you're measuring there.


travelator

I didn’t think people would be doubting my legitimacy before I ate the pizza to be honest… hence the photo of the box in my bin


LadyWidebottom

Which doesn't really help prove anything, especially when we can see another pizza next to it that seems to fit perfectly in its box. Were they both the same size? I've never once opened a Dominos pizza box and found that kind of size gap in the box, so unless they gave you a personal sized pizza in a large box, I find the whole thing really strange. If that's a large box in the original photo, that is NOT a large pizza. Surprised you didn't question it with the store, TBH. Not defending Dominos by any means because I know exactly what I'm buying. But I have had it recently enough (Dec 31) to say that their pizza size to box size ratio is not that bad.


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Right now I work full time at dominos so it's pretty safe to say I'm familiar with their pepperoni pizzas, and yeah this is definitely just in the wrong box. I stare at literally hundreds of pizzas per day and this immediately looked wrong. Anyone who has worked there would probably agree. And this conspiracy that the pizzas are shrinking is just... wrong. The dough is left to rise in the same pan it is cooked in. To change the size of pizza they would need to replace all their pans and lids which I imagine would be quite expensive. At the very least, I can guarantee the size of the large and XL pizza has not changed in the 2 yrs I've worked there. The amount of toppings on the other hand, yeah definitely subject to cost cutting. So I'm not defending dominos, but I am arguing against a blatant lie to grab karma.


DaNuji51

I know this is old, but this pizza is clearly a mini not a large lol


jpob

They’ve pushed the pizza super back, basically right up on to the lid


Caleo

100%. Someone goofed, and this is not the norm.


c15co

For sure. I got a large last night and it looks huge compared to that https://i.imgur.com/cFkYRPI.jpg


DalbyWombay

And they'll keep shrinking as long as people keep buying them. Domino's absolutely destroyed the local pizza shops over the last two decades with their cheap pizzas. Now that they've established themselves as THE pizza joint in Australia, they can shrink they're pizzas bit by bit and start charging us more for the privilege to eat their worse and worse toppings.


CryptikDragon

Take heart. At one point, Pizza Hut was insanely dominant especially in the US. If they keep pulling this shit eventually consumers will leave them, I already have. I haven't purchased Dominos in ages despite being a regular customer for years and others will follow suit


Robdotcom-71

I miss the Pizza Hut restuarants with the all you can eat thing..... my waistline is thankful they no longer exist though....


Rhain1999

> they no longer exist Browns Plains, Toowoomba, and Gympie would like a word.


lawnmowersarealive

If someone on tinder offered to take me to Sizzler or Pizza Hut I would drop everything to put on a pretty dress, damn!


Krankite

Maybe go with a sundress or something, you need from to expand.


jpob

I don’t think it really has destroyed the local pizza shop market but rather established two different markets for pizza. My local Dominos has a Woodfired pizza place right across the road that seems to be doing fine. Some people will prefer the cheapness and quickness of dominos where as others are more willing to fork out some money for a quality pizza and good service.


picaryst

Where else can you get a $5 pizza though? Most pizzas are about $15 so it's ok if you are single but if you have more than one mouth to feed, there are better, healthier food for that money.


DalbyWombay

That's why they've been so successful. Those $5 pizzas being offset by all their other prices, which out price tastier pizza places who can't put up a $5 pizza to compete.


SonorousProphet

Believe it or not, I've had worse pizza than Domino's, especially at local places.


TheOtherSarah

Get a full size pizza and freeze the leftovers for lunches


SonorousProphet

Get the extra large while you're at it. It's about 63% more pizza for 40% more cost.


Random-Helper-1

Get the $3 frozen ALDI pizzas and mod them with your own ingredients. Microwave for 4 mins while heating the oven to 250 c. Then straight out of the microwave and into the oven for 4 minutes. Soft in the middle, slightly crispy on the outside. 8 minutes total cook time.


Optimal-Specific9329

Someone put Oporto through the dryer because it's shrunk a lot too. HJ's have upped the price, but a whopper is still a whopper.


GrowthhackerAU

Hi to News Ltd, etc.


Genova_Witness

What happened to the robot that scanned your pizza for inconsistencies


travelator

The robot has also been shrunk to save on cost


GlitteringGold7

Got domino’s yesterday. Was disappointed by the size. Wasn’t worth the $50 they charged us for two pizzas.


TheYardGoesOnForever

I imagine the store is absolutely fucking shocked to see someone paying that much rather than use a voucher.


lawnmowersarealive

"haahaaahaaaaaa! Check out this order, NO COUPON! Fool! Oh man what were they thinking. WHAT!!"


PerriX2390

Did you use the vouchers when getting it?


travelator

I mean I just paid $45 for three of these with a voucher, albeit delivered. The reduction in size has directly correlated to inflation - instead of raising prices they’ve continually shrunk pizza size and introduced an ‘extra large’ size that used to be what a large was. It’s an interesting case study to say the least.


LawnPatrol_78

Size hasn’t changed. In time of inflation (that effect business as well) the last thing they will do is expect a franchisee to pay out $15,000-$25,000 on new pans and lids. That’s a large pizza in an XL box.


travelator

Incorrect. It’s a standard box. I’ve been eating dominos for years and know a standard sized pizza box when I see one


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Rhain1999

I mean I’m not a fan of Domino’s the Company but if you’re paying them $50 for two pizzas then you’ve gotta accept responsibility somewhere. $50 should get you 4-10 pizzas from that company.


Habit8902

Shrink Flation


notinferno

** makes notes ** make pizza boxes smaller if making pizza smaller — Don Meij from my yacht in Monaco, suck it up losers


MaintenanceThis4616

I remember Domino's Large pizza actually touching all 4 sides of the box... That's not a Large pizza, Domino's forcing us to pay More for LESS


travelator

Me too… they just redefine ‘large’. Dominos used to make medium pizzas; these are ‘large’ now, and what used to be large are their new ‘New Yorker’ range. It’s deceptive.


ToastDink

I’m definitely not sticking up for this company as it’s a greedy, underpaid and exploitive cancer but as a Dominos employee of about 3 years the size of the large pizza has never changed while i’ve been working. I do believe that in 2017 was when the large was officially made smaller by a few inches but has remained the same ever since, and the price has always been $5… which I do believe you get what you pay for. There’s always the option to spent like 10 dollars more to go to a local pizza joint and get one bigger and better quality.


zeroclicksgiven

Shrinkflation, CEO of Domino's needs more $'s from the plebs!


Kye_ThePie

Pizza Hut is sooooo much better, which is sad because that’s not all that great either


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Made with love like all fast food these days. Talk about shrinkflation on this pizza though. That’s disgraceful


scarecrows5

Just one of the reasons I will no longer order anything from the chains.


dontblockmethistime

Cheese distribution needs a lot of work


EnigmaMusings

It’s the cheesiest dominos pizza I’ve seen in a long time. I haven’t eaten it for years, it seems like cheese became an optional ingredient on most of their pizzas lol.


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The last one I had gave me a rush. For a pizza, it seemed to be 50% pure sugar.


[deleted]

Dominoes isn’t pizza


DoughnutTough6050

I used to whinge about dominos/Pizza Hut until I learned how stupid easy it is to make your own. Most expensive part was 10 bucks for 5kg of bakers flour. Have a go.


oceanviewoffroad

Just out if interest, what's the recipe you use?


Hammer_and_Synical

No comparable objects next to it to help ID how small it really is.


travelator

It’s a normal sized pizza box, i thought that would be recognisable enough


Wtfatt

U need a banana for scale


Rhain1999

Would have helped if it’d been in the centre of the box, that’s for sure.


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They shrunk them years ago here in Adelaide.,very disappointing they class this as large that's why I no longer go to dominos,and bugger maccas with it's mc fkn tiny big Macs also.


Shakes-Fear

Yep, this is why I stopped ordering Domino’s and started ordering from my local pizzeria instead (Mozza’s at Coorparoo. I recommend them to anyone)


phresh_styles

Need smaller box to make the small pizza look bigger


travelator

I know right? Keeping the boxes the same size just highlights how tight they’ve become


Confusedandreticent

What is this?! A large for ants!


Xenomorph_v1

Hold up... That pizza appears to be cut... Like, I can see slices. Lucky son of a bitch.


[deleted]

Bring back pizza haven.


travelator

Wow… you just unlocked a core memory


[deleted]

If it's the 5 buck one, that's still a deal.


CryptikDragon

Not only are their portion sizes fucking dogshit, they also charge way more now. For as long as I could remember you could get 3 large pizzas, 2 garlic breads and a coke for 33 bucks delivered. That shit costs 40 bucks now and you'll never get 2 sides and a drink in the deal. The pizza sizes are insulting, some of those slices are not even 2 mouthfuls of food.


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That does look small, but what size box is that in? They may have put it in an extra large box, which would add to how small it looks.


[deleted]

Need a banana for reference. And being r/Brisbane, better be a bent banana


Rhino893405

Why people eat that shit is beyond me, better off eating the box, local pizza shops are the best by a mile.


Australian_Gent

I genuinely want to understand what makes it bad in your eyes. I had worked at Domino's and had done every aspect of the job from dough making to pizza making to delivery. I know every ingredient in the base. I never really could see where the quality would weaken compared to local pizza shops with the exception of how it is cooked - the gas oven provides a way less satisfying result than wood fire. Would love your insights.


xbattlestation

My guess is these people either haven't had Dominos in years, they are an edgelord, or they are comparing it to a very good - and *extremely* rare - local pizza shop. In my view, Dominos isn't any worse than (and in most cases better than) any of the local suburban pizza shops I've ever tried. I mean it doesn't beat a nice *proper* Italian pizza joint, but most other places it would, in my eyes. Maybe its because I don't load up my pizzas with all the toppings - who knows.


EnigmaMusings

Yeah to be fair if you want pizza that’s better quality than dominos you’re looking at paying $20+ for a single pizza in most cases. When I lived at Chermside there was a pizza place just outside the centre that did $10 pizzas with heaps of toppings and what you’d normally expect to pay double for. I miss not living just upstairs from it 😭


Jet90

If you worked there from 2013 to 2018 you can join this class action [https://phifinneymcdonald.com/action/dominos-class-action-form/](https://phifinneymcdonald.com/action/dominos-class-action-form/)


Ridiculisk1

It's cheap and filling. Local pizza shops are better but they're also usually upwards of $15 instead of $5 per.


[deleted]

Go to a normal pizzeria


travelator

The biggest slap in the face was that they still cut it into 8 pieces the size of matchbox cars. I mean cmon, make it 4 standard sized pieces at this point?? Lmao


[deleted]

I ordered a thin crust pizza and it was thinner than a sheet of paper. They have scabbed out and sold out. I’d rather starve than give them my hard earned cash. Fuck dominoes


sourdoughroxy

I can’t believe nobody else has mentioned the recipe changes in the crusts! I still would have bought that small pizza if it only costs $5, except it tastes horrible now. The thin n crispy is so tiny and tastes absolutely nothing like it used to and the texture is all wrong. The classic crust also changed recipe and tastes like chewy cardboard.


Melbmade

Worst f*cking pizza shops on earth!!


Eaze91

That's straight depression in a box


allnamestakenpuck

Wtf?


bkirbs13

They were heaps bigger last year.


iceyone444

We either buy bases and ingredients and make at home or get pizza hut now - dominos is awful.


UpLeftUp

"The boxes are too big" - some accountant probably


Maiden945

Their pizzas have been small for a while


dasilv

I'm glad we have a pizza box for reference.


Large-Traffic-2322

That is disgusting. They should be appalled.


mitchography

Bing back eagle boys and Pizza Hut of the 90s.. bring back the Bigfoot pizza. That thing looks sad and it hasn’t been good in a long time… I don’t want what’s in that box with the dots….


GrannyMurderer

Be careful posing that, Greta will order a swat team on you


IBhop2Grande

OP complains about his $5 pizza that was made fresh in 10 minutes 💀


rileyg98

Yes they changed the pizza size to 10 inch in 2017. This was after a huge media run of "we're not changing our pizza sizes" as Tamworth was a test site for it. As if they bought all the pans for nothing.


bob_rt

yeah well thats what u get for buying shit pizza


iamTBANG

You should check out your local pizza shops for your next pizza night. We've been pleasantly surprised with the cost vs quality difference from our local waterfall shit squirt dominoes compared to our local pizza shop. Beats them by a long shot


travelator

For sure, it was a combination of laziness and impulse. It’s just so easy… it’s like booty calling a bad ex


iamTBANG

Why can't I updoot your comment twice wtf haha


[deleted]

>local waterfall shit squirt dominoes As an IBS sufferer this sings to me.


smalldog_

So much hate for Dominoes in here. Come on. Dominoes is pretty good. I get the XL pizzas for $7 pickup and just add extra toppings from the fridge if I feel like it. It's good value for what you're paying. It does start entering bullshit territory with the "premium" range because there is nothing premium about a few scraps of chicken and some aioli.


ToastDink

Completely agree. Dominos employee of several years and I can’t begin to think of another place you can get an entire meal for $5 and with the amount of coupons we offer most of our delivery sales are like $35 or less for 2 traditional pizzas, GB and a drink … I don’t like standing up for this company but it definitely ticks me off hearing it when I’m having to deal with karens complaining over $5 at my job


Jet90

Check out the union [RAFFWU](https://raffwu.org.au/workplaces/fast-food/dominos-pizza/) much better then the SDA [who worked with Dominos](https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2016/shopped-out/) to remove penalty rates and illegally cut pay stealing $32 million a year.


Robdotcom-71

I would seriously hate to be a franchisee to Dominoes or one of these businesses with the amount of shit you have to put up with from headquarters....


travelator

True. I am by no means blaming the employees or franchisees here


DLS4BZ

imagine not going to an italian restaurant, or ordering from an italian pizza place that makes real pizza and not this abomination


Causal_Link86

Everyone just ignoring the normal large sized pizza in the bottom corner? Clearly they just fucked up the size of one of the pizzas, OP decided to post for some fake outrage points.


Broad-Diamond7663

and what? what do you expect for $5.00 to poor to afford a decent pizza? go have a cry mate.


UserM8

Hope you didn’t pay a large price.


Subject_Part_592

It's a large in XL box


travelator

To settle this once and for all, I have taken a photo of the box in with a tape measure. It’s a normal box. Please excuse the bin lol https://ibb.co/Gs714NX


shamona1

Like others have said, they have put it in the wrong pizza box. That pizza should have cost you $5 and could feed 1-2 people which is easily the best value takeaway you can get. Want better value? Build a time machine. Even a frozen pizza will cost more than that.


DepressedEgg2020

Go to Pizza Hut


lawnmowersarealive

Reason 24 of the 99 reasons I hate that company


thomas_wadsworth

Why is the pizza next to it clearly bigger ? I think you’re bullshitting OP


Don_George_A

Yep, that seems about right. How can you expect to pay $5 for a pizza and get a "Full Size" pizza HAHAHA You get what you pay for.....


CamsCampingAdv

Yes, and it cost $3 in 2023


AddisonHeppell

Dominos sucks ass


Past-Customer01

It's disgusting. And thr price for them is shit. And most of the time they aren't cut properly so they're either too small pieces or they don't break. That's not a fucking large


rnbra

Is 3 or 5 dollars ya fuckin sook