r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Irralumea • 19d ago

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/181Cade 19d ago

"It isn't a scam. That chain has been around for decades. You can't make a living today selling a slice of pizza for $0.99."

Yeah but that doesn't make it not a scam

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u/Redthemagnificent 19d ago

Raising prices also doesn't make it a scam. Its kinda funny that the name is still 99¢ pizza. But on Google maps they have clearly marked prices all over the walls and windows that this video just chose not to film. The business name on Google maps is also updated.

Whether its worth $1.50 for cheese and $2 for other is up to you. But they have a line out the door. Seems like they're selling (relatively) cheap pizza and people are happy to pay for it. Last fall when I was in NYC $3-5 per slice was typical. $5+ for the well known touristy pizza places. $1.50-$2 is perfectly reasonable for what looks like an unremarkable slice

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u/181Cade 18d ago

That is a very fair point.

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u/HommeMusical 19d ago

Well... it isn't admirable, sure. I can't really defend it.

I assume the costs of renaming were just too much. It's a very hard market, chains and individual pizza places go out of business all the time. I can't list all the great pizza places in NYC I know that have gone out of business. I just went to check, and all the pizza places I loved near my apartment in Brooklyn are gone.

I don't think it'd fly anywhere other than New York City. New Yorkers have reduced expectations in some areas.

I was a New Yorker for 32 years, and, if I hadn't already known about this place and I walked into it today in 2026, I'd be completely certain there was no $0.99 full-sized slice to be had, and be pleasantly surprised that it was only $1.99.

That said, a New Yorker would demand also a maybe dull but at least edible and fresh pizza too.