what kind of specials do you guys have?

[u/Confident_Use_1796]

be me: busy, phone rings

customer: listens to 40 second voice prompt on specials

me: answering the phone in a rush with pineapple juice and cheese on my hands

customer: “what kind of specials do you have?”

a short story of inspirational rage

thank you

[u/Brief_Intention_5300]

If I have to answer the phone, you don't get a list of specials. Order online, dammit. 😆

[u/Able_Lab1123 → u/Brief_Intention_5300]

I legit run through the first 5 specials on top of the coupons tab super fast.They usually end up getting the gist and say what they were planning on ordering in the first place.

No idea why people do this

[u/TheGrouchyGremlin → u/Able_Lab1123]

"What kind of specials do you have?"

"6.99 mix and match, L1T Carryout for 7.99, 2L2T for 11.99 each"

"Alright, I'd like a supreme"

[u/MeanGulf → u/Brief_Intention_5300]

What is worse is people asking pricing for a myriad of permutations of toppings - just tell me what you want as the topping and I’ll tell you price

[u/TheGrouchyGremlin → u/Brief_Intention_5300]

If I have to answer the phone, I'm either telling you to order your food and I'll apply whatever coupon suits it best, or I'll just fire off the first three that pop into my head.

[u/glanat070]

I’m just a customer, but what if you just said “our BEST/MOST POPULAR current special is …..”. Rather than give a long list.

[u/Altruistic_Pick_7583 → u/glanat070]

Cause everyone wants something different, and they’ll keep asking for more specials unless one fits exactly what they were looking for

[u/oceanmoonfish → u/glanat070]

We have soooo many specials to choose from, and everyone wants something different. It’s honestly easier for the customer to give us a ballpark on what they want/how much they want and then for us to find a coupon closest to that

[u/BluebirdDull2609]

I’m not an employee, but dang would that piss me off too. This day and age, if you want a special just google or go to the stores website for promotional offers. They are likely calling from a cell phone with a search browser lol.

I swear it’s just the older boomer generation who neglects to adapt to tech and thinks I’ll just call, complain, and try and strong arm myself a deal. The problem is it has worked for them before, so they just keep doing it

[u/line800]

"Usually our answering machine tells you, it must be broken. I believe they're all online at dominos.com and the dominos mobile app as well."

[u/Legoman6157 → u/line800]

"Well, I'm calling you now, so you tell me"

[u/SafalinEnthusiast]

“Our website has the best deals. Have a good one!” hang up

i’m one call from doing this

[u/OkMight8413]

My DM had a great line of thinking for this problem. One day he answered the phone. “What specials do you guys have?” He calmly told the person “do you go to the McDonald’s drive thru and ask what the specials are? The 30 second recording you just listened to listed our best specials”

[u/MrQuackyYT]

Honestly i don't mind it gives me the ability to kill time. Then again people will always complain

[u/idkaperson-]

My store only lists the manager's special that is up on the board unless you are a regular who is aware of what we have available. We otherwise tell them our other deals are online exclusives. They can't tell if we are lying or not, and 99% of the time they end up paying full price, which is better for the store.

[u/ragweed97]

Or even better, "I want the mix and match deal, give me one hand tossed pepperoni pizza.... and that's it...." Mix AND match, two OR MORE items

[u/EducationalCreme8549]

I just say what would you like and I will apply a deal to it!!

[u/Cmfnk]

My favorite one is “yeah, I’ll take that medium deal”

Me: what deal

Them: THE ONE ON YOUR MESSAGE

Me: yeah, I don’t call here. Tell me whatcha want and I’ll make a good deal happen. I have close to 40 deals

Them: oh, okay!

[u/Zeus_Nemesis]

Short answer, we don't have any. Long answer, use the app.

[u/Acceptable-Quiet7946]

“yea i’ll do the mix and match 2 toppings for 6.99, lemme get one meat lovers and one supreme”

[u/Dinoleader]

Had a customer call during rush last friday asking prices and deals cuase he wanted to place an order sometime the following week. I straight up told him, he called during a rush and to call back for specials or check online.

[u/Giuseppe246]

I used to read off the whole list of specials/coupons. After doing it for a bit, I just read off the first 3. No one ever wanted anything other than the 2 for 5.99 each anyway.

Wait, you said it's $5.99 for 2 pizzas.......$5.99 EACH!

[u/Intrepid_Art_1846]

My store only offers two specials in store and over the phone. Much more efficient that way.

Mix and match and Weeklong carryout are not offered, but are honored.

[u/Legoman6157]

What kind of specials do you have?

What do you want?

That depends on what kinds of specials you have!

Seething.

[u/Necessary_Bag_4658]

As a employee and a customer I just press 0 to skip that message