Buzzfeed: Everything You Need to Know About the Internet's Feud with Papa John's Pizza

[Bang]

I don't think people are complaining about the price, its just the way he's going about it. Saying how the price will have to go up 10-15 cents a pizza? BFD. If people can't afford 10-15 cents, then they have bigger issues than Papa John's pizza. It's the fact that instead of providing health care to his employees, he's just going to make them work less. No more Papa John's for me.

I get that,, my point was he's whining about it like
A/ a dime is really going to matter to someone willing to pay for delivery because they don't feel like putting on pants, and
B/ as if he's giving us a shocking revelation that he's going to pass the cost along.. just like everyone else is...

and we're really not so stupid out here to not realize it.


~Bang

[The Evil Genius]

And it's the "Internet's" fued with them? Not sure what that even means.

Maybe you should click on the original link for more of the story.

[MattFancy]

I get that,, my point was he's whining about it like
A/ a dime is really going to matter to someone willing to pay for delivery because they don't feel like putting on pants, and
B/ as if he's giving us a shocking revelation that he's going to pass the cost along.. just like everyone else is...

and we're really not so stupid out here to not realize it.


~Bang

Oh I thought you meant like the customers were whining about it.

But yeah he deserves to get slammed for this.

---------- Post added November-14th-2012 at 04:35 PM ----------

It's a bit myopic to think that this wouldn't happen. How many other companies are going to follow suit in the coming year? And it's the "Internet's" fued with them? Not sure what that even means.

What do you mean? That companies are going to cut workers and cut their hours because they don't want to pay a little extra to give them health care?

[Ellis]

This pic is pretty much all anyone needs to know about how hard obamacare will hit Mr. Papa John...


"booo hooo... now my house will have only one drawbridge over the mote instead 2." le sad face...

**** him!

[MattFancy]

Lol gets better for them: http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/14/3...s-spam-lawsuit

A federal judge this week certified a $250 million class-action lawsuit against Papa John's pizza that alleges the company spammed some customers with over 500,000 text messages. The mass texting was conducted by several of the chain's franchises as a means of advertising pizza specials and distributing discount offers, but plaintiffs claim Papa John's never obtained their permission to make contact via SMS — a requirement under federal law. Further, the barrage of texts often came in the middle of the night, according to the complaint, with some customers hit with dozens of consecutive messages. SMS spam has unfortunately become a growing annoyance in recent years, leading major US carriers to team up in hopes of cutting back on unwelcome messages.

[Duckus]

Pizza and "shareholders" do not belong in the same sentence. Find a good local place and support it.

+ 1,000,000

Local pizza places are always better. Always.

[Destructis]

As far as I know, the delivery drivers get an hourly rate plus tips. They don't get any of the delivery charge. They also talk about the price of gas going up, but the gas is paid for by the delivery people. The delivery charge is just a way to tack on more money for the cost of a pizza.

[bird_1972]

Tell you what you greedy ****ing bastard, I'll gladly pay the extra 15 cent for a pizza so that the people that break their backs for you can get the care they deserve.

You see, guys like him are what's wrong with the USA. He had no problem with healthcare as long as the cost of it was socialized and the tax payers were left to foot the bill for his insatiable hunger for profit.

His pizza is disgusting and so is his lack of morals and ethics.

Burn in hell you pizza slinging *******.

Wow! This is awesome!

[Larry]

Uh, folks,

This tactic (implementing a price increase and claiming that the increase is because of the government) isn't exactly new, nor exclusive to Papa Johns.

I first noticed it when I was working for McDonald's, in Fairfax, in the 70's.

• Labor was 18% of their gross, at our restaurant.
• Minimum wage goes up 10%.
• (Labor cost doesn't go up 10%. People who used to be making 25 cents above minimum, now make 15 above minimum. But those people are a small segment. 10% increase in labor costs is a good ballpark.)
• So, costs have increased by 1.8%. (A 10% increase, of 18% of gross.)
• Owner raises prices by 12%.
• (Employees get a 10% pay raise. Owner's profits probably quadruple.)
• Owner tells complaining customers that the price increase is because of minimum wage.

[greenspandan]

can we PLEASE join the first world and just get socialized medicine now? employers like Papa John here are emphatically rejecting the notion that they give a **** about their employees and are indeed offended and angry that we would even make such an odious demand that they chip in a few dimes for coverage. i wonder how many life-saving prescriptions that underground car garage could have bought.

[Popeman38]

If you are in Ashburn/Sterling -- The Dons' Wood Fired Pizza (Don Corleone's Brick Oven Pizza). MONEY

[skinsfan_1215]

If you are in Ashburn/Sterling -- The Dons' Wood Fired Pizza (Don Corleone's Brick Oven Pizza). MONEY

I'm a big fan of Church Street Pizza if you're in the Vienna area, or work in Tysons.

[alexey]

I do not think that we should be demonizing success. You built a business, made profits, and got yourself a nice big house with an underground garage. Congratulations, that is great. This is America, the land of opportunity.


Now, if you squeeze your profits out of denying your employees health insurance and you fight against elected representatives' efforts to help people who do not have coverage, then you are just being an ****ing *******.

There is a difference between making money by providing a useful product and making money by ****ing people over.

[Corcaigh]

Complying with Food & Safety inspectors likely increases their costs too.

[The Evil Genius]

I suspect a lot of people don't become successful and really rich without ****ing people over.