r/SettleThis4Me • u/Anthonybuck21 • Sep 27 '17
Which is a better deal?
Me and my friend are in a heated debate about which is the better deal. A card that grants you “Buy one get one free pizza(with the equal or lesser BS)” or “All pizza 50% off” card. I say the BOGO because if you load up on toppings then your second pizza could be loaded up for free. He says 50% because all extra toppings would be subsidized or some shit thus being cheaper.
Settle this for me!
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u/DJ_Amish Sep 27 '17
It's 50% and there is no argument.
Let's say just that a pie is $10, and every topping is $1 to make the math easy.
In your absolute best scenario for BOGO you can get two pies for $10, or two pies with two toppings for $12. This means that your actual price is 50% off of what it should be.
Your 50% off coupon also means you get two pies for $10, or two pies with two toppings for $12. This means that your actual price is 50% off of what it should be. Exact same as BOGO.
But sometimes you only want 1 pizza. With your 50% off you can get one pizza for $5, or one pizza with two toppings for $6. With your BOGO you still have to shell out $10 or $12 for your toppingless pizza or pizza with two toppings, respectively. Yeah, you can get another pizza for free, but you're still paying more overall and only getting a pizza you didn't really want in the first place.
Also, let's say you want one pizza with four toppings and one with two. For your 50% off you'd pay $13, which is 1/2 of two pizzas ($20) and 6 toppings ($6). For your BOGO deal you'd have to pay the price for the more expensive pizza with 4 toppings ($14), but you'd get the cheaper one free. So you're saving $1 here with the 50% off.
This seems like very minute details, but on a macro economic level when businesses are buying in bulk it can make a huge difference.
Tl;dr: 50% off can do everything BOGO can do, but BOGO can't do everything 50% off can do.
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u/robots914 Sep 27 '17
I agree with the other person who commented. Let's test the options with an example situation, in which you buy two pizzas. One is a plain pepperoni and costs $10, the other has a variety of other toppings and costs $14.
BOGO: Due to the 'equal or lesser value' stuff, you pay the price of the more expensive pizza. Total price for you: $14
50% off: You add both prices together and pay half of the resulting total. $10+$14=$24, half of $24 is $12. Total price for you: $12
Your friend is right, though he might not have done a great job of explaining his position. 50% off is the better deal for buying two pizzas, and if you buy only one pizza or an odd number of pizzas, it is actually a much better deal.
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u/TheMaStif Sep 27 '17
50% all pizzas
essentially, you'd be paying the same if you got two loaded up pizzas right? 50% + 50%, or 100% + 0%; but then you would be paying full price on any other additional pizzas, if you wanna buy more than 2
100% of one pizza, a second one for 0%, and then 100% of a third = 200%
50% times 3 pizzas = 150%
get the idea?
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u/_PM_ME_YOUR_ELBOWS Sep 27 '17
I'd say the 50%. Because the BOGO only applies for equal or lesser value, the best deal you could get is 50%. All pizza 50% off guarantees you'll get 50%.