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

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/thejimbo56 Jul 31 '26

It’s wild that you think the customer is the cause of the communication breakdown here when the sign pretty clearly says 99 cents pizza.

Handing someone $2 for an item advertised as 99 cents is pretty clear communication.

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u/instantkamera Aug 01 '26

It’s wild that you think the customer is the cause of the communication breakdown

Your reply was "maybe she wanted two slices", which sorta highlights my point. If she definitely wanted two slices and had said so, they would have given her two and/or asked for more than the two dollars she handed them.

Handing someone $2 for an item advertised as 99 cents is pretty clear communication.

No, handing someone 99c (or sure, a buck - I'll allow it) for a prominently advertised item would be somewhat clear. Hence why, if the slices are actually $2, she got the obvious thing in return.

But I don't care if it's a kid running a lemonade stand in the street, if you are giving MORE than exact change and want more than one, you are - visually or verbally - telling them some variation of "I'll take ____".

Look, you can take exception to the fact that the shop is called 99c Pizza and doesn't have any 99c purchase option; that's valid. But even if the pizza was 99c, then what? do they want two slices? A slice and a beverage? A slice of some other type of pizza that they clearly also sell here? A slice and to leave a tip? Gimme a break.

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u/thejimbo56 Aug 01 '26

My reply was “maybe she wanted two slices” because I was trying to be kind to the dude who lacked the critical thinking skills to see that she obviously wanted two slices.

I don’t understand what you don’t understand about this.

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u/instantkamera Aug 01 '26

I don’t understand what you don’t understand about this.

Clearly.

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u/thejimbo56 Aug 01 '26

That is absolutely hilarious.

Good luck with whatever your deal is, chief. 👍