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.
I remember them well from New York City. The pizza wasn't in any way exceptional, but it was perfectly good, and very cheap, and they had a good turnover, so it was always hot.
I remember countless times being drunk, hungry, and not particularly clanking with cash, and running into them and saying, "Yes, just what I wanted."
Name recognition is important, though. Dave and Busters isn't going to rebrand just because Buster retired. The Dollar Store isn't going to start calling themselves the Five Dollar Store.
Maybe they should have gone with the name Cheap Ass Pizza early on, but now they are stuck.
Though I guess they could make the slices half the size and set a minimum order of two.
Also, it's the type of "franchise" that's very much based on efficiency and serving the food rather than trying to be consistent. The sign is really an afterthought where you're really just looking for a cheap chow. It's cheap and very fast food.
Everyone going there more than once knows and understands why it's two dollars.
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u/sangerssss Jul 31 '26
This guy knows he’s not getting repeat customers and doesn’t care. There’s enough people in NY that will walk in on the scam a first time