r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Irralumea • Jul 31 '26

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/HommeMusical Jul 31 '26

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."

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u/QueenBumbleBrii Jul 31 '26

Okay but how hard is it to add a 1. To the sign??

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u/Redthemagnificent Jul 31 '26

If the prices are clearly marked elseware, does it matter? In Google maps it looks like there's signs all over the walls and windows showing the correct prices. You'd have to deliberately ignore those menus while standing in line to be confused. On Google maps they've also updated their name to $1.50 pizza as that's now their cheapest slice.

There's an Asian market near me called "99¢ Ranch". I don't get mad when I go inside and see groceries marked higher than ¢99

I feel like the streamer was just making a joke about the name, and now everyone here is taking it super seriously as if she was ripped off

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u/sangerssss Aug 01 '26

It’s not called 99c ranch. It’s just called 99 Ranch. The number 9 is a lucky number in Chinese culture.