They're clearly just not tech geniuses if they haven't figured out that their online system doesn't *use up* the online coupon, forcing them to use the next best offer next time.

Alright.. I will admit I can't read the text on these.. but the question does come up [since these appear to be online only].. do you have to login or does it track your IP? If it's something like tracking the IP, perhaps it's done in such a manner that it makes note of which coupon you use and it's a 1 time shot. Which means the next coupon is a buck more.. but still valid, whereas the first cheapie used is no longer usable.

I dunno... Mind you, I don't order online. Or from Pizza Hut. And I'm in Canada [if that effects anything]

They seem different there. Maybe the reader's was an anomaly.

Bridge for sale.

At some point in the past I did a search for pizza hut coupons and got this site- [www.retailmenot.com]

Very useful.

@GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn: Hey there SteveDave, CT and NJ aren't that far apart... ;)

@Razor512: Well described.

I've never tested this to see if they'd take a $20 off coupon, the values I use are always identical to the ones that will be stuck to the top of the box when they deliver - So yes, I lie about having the coupon but I'm not creating discounts that aren't readily available. They've never questioned it, I figure the person taking the order knows the proper codes to put in the register and it's a done deal.

It's surprising how often this works. While shopping two weeks ago for a pair of boots that would be one time use only (Halloween costume), I noticed while waiting in line that everyone but me had a 50% off everything in the store coupon. When I got to the register the cashier asked if I had one and I said "No, but can we pretend I do so I don't feel left out?" She honored the discount. I fail to see the harm there.

for example if a company is selling 2 items product A and product B, if the 2 products are very different and cant really be compared then customers are less likely to pick any of them because there isn't really anything to compare it to

but suppose produce B is more profitable to the company

in order to increase the sale of product B, the company will create product C which is just like product B for a little worst

so this causes people to think this

I don't know how product A compares to product B but I know that product B is better than produce C and thus I will go with product B

People are more likely to choose a item that is comparable or better than another over 2 unrelated items

in many cases just making up a comparison is enough to increase sales, for example when home shopping networks sell a Nintendo wii for at a price thats been inflated like over $180, they make up a comparison by listing "original price" (even though that price doesn't exist and the company just pulled a random number out of their ass, that comparison is enough to trick ignorant into buying the overpriced item; thinking it was a good deal.

everywhere in advertising you will see comparisons, many of which are made up because humans like to compare.

@GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn: does that bring the rest of us female types one step closer to winning that lab coat in divorce court?

A lot of times I'll also see coupons like the ones above. The same pizza but different prices, however one will be for delivery, and the other will be carry out only.

As someone who eats at a lot of different pizza places, I can explain this: Each of those coupons has a different expiration date. One you can't see when you order online, since, of course, it won't show you an "expired" offer.

The difference between Pizza Hut, Dominos, and Papa John's is that Dominos and Papa John's only have a handful of chain-wide and district-wide offers, while the Pizza Hut online ordering system shows you *every* coupon - national, local, and single-location.

This is like going to McDonald's and seeing the prices for NYC, LA, Atlanta, Seattle, and Boise all on the same board.

If someone negotiates a lower sale price on a car, is it grand theft auto?

@tripnman: That's not negotiation, that's theft.

@MightyDwarf56: We love the 2X Tuesday deal, and order it almost every week. We like to MEDIUMS, as they are just the right size, but they are only listed on the onsite coupons as LARGE. Mediums are not an option there. I have to order the mediums, then apply the 2TT coupon code to get the deal. I contacted Domino's HQ about it, they replied and said they would look into it, but it is still exactly the same as before. No medium deal listed.
Not everybody wants LARGES! Hello?

Love Little Caesars tho

Left coupon: $1 off ONE cereal
Right coupon: $1 off TWO cereals
Center coupon: $1 off THREE cereals

Hmmm... Seems like a no brainer to me.

This reminds me of airline pricing, except that you can't see the other prices being offered.

It's the little things that keep me entertained.

often times.. Pizza Hut is a huge rip-off..

their iphone app is GARBAGE!!!!

but my main beef is............
We ordered 3 medium pizzas over the phone... Sorta specialty Pizzas, with at least 2 toppings..

Price came out to 50 bucks.....

WELL I THOUGHT THAT WAS ABSURD!!!!, i just ordered 2 large pizza's for 20...
so we went online, used coupons, 3 Large Specialty Pizza's.... 35 bucks...

SO, we were slightly confused. We called them back like "why were we charged so much". Apparently if you order over the phone, its more expensive, and Online gives you an automatic discount.... PLUS we used the online coupons... Whereas over the phone, they dont mention deals, and charge you for full price. What ripoffs.. Imagine how many people call in to still order Pizza.

good pizza tho

The idea is that you can get the customer in the door with the lowest price coupon, and then hopefully convince them to come back for slightly more. I'm also pretty sure some people don't even notice the two coupons have two different prices on them, and just assume them to be the same and go. By the time they notice at checkout, they're already in the restaurant and unlikely to simply walk away after ordering.

What this does is just make me wait the month until the new set of coupons come out. I rarely eat out anyway, so it's easy to do.

I've noticed things like this before.. it's a good thing too because whenever we order pizzas we check all of the places around us to see which one has it cheapest. (Pizza hutt, Dominos, and Papa Johns)

I always check and make sure the coupons are in fact the cheapest deal for what we want.

@coren: The cheapest pizza, if you can find it, is still Little Caesars. $5 for a 14 inch Hot N'Ready pizza.

The "hut" around my way does a horrible job of heating up pizzas, they always taste like as if they've been reheated...

@pecan 3.14159265: Blasphemy! I refuse to believe there isn't a good leftover pizza!

Pizza hut isn't close to the best, but cheap *is* cheap

One of my local pizza places always runs a special that's $10 for a one topping large, when regular price for a one toppping medium is $10. We always, always order the medium because we can't finish the large and the slices get thrown into the trash anyway because they're not as good the next day (I usually love leftover pizza, but for some reason, this pizza is great fresh but terrible leftover). Whenever we call to order pizza, the people are always absolutely incredulous when we decline their offer for the $10 large pizza.

lol

Every time you use a .JPG, the compression fragmentation kills a kitten.

I hear different franchises get to pick which coupon codes they will honor. Apparently there is a check box on the form for "All of the above."