Understand. But, their online ordering isn't affiliated with a third-party like Doordash or Uber Eats. Their online ordering is directly through them.

I understand inflation. I understand that prices have been going up everywhere.

And yet, the other pizza places have kept their prices relatively stable.

There is difference in inflation price increases and 25% price increases that feel very much intentional.

I will say that Sally's just went from being slightly higher than Pepe's and Modern to being significantly higher than both. It's just a pretty bold move.

Also Sallys just started up with Goldbelly recently. Makes me wonder if these price increases are subsidizing the Goldbelly business.

That is definitely what it feels like to me.

True.

What I know of business, though, is that price increases should come incrementally. So much so that people just don't notice it. They just get used to paying 50 cents more for a pizza. When you increase prices so much that it is noticeable, you risk losing customers.

It seems like the equity group is leaning into one-timers or first-timers, people who won't know the difference. People who are traveling to try it, so they are willing to pay whatever.

Haha, me too.

I am not inherently opposed to price increases. (Although the dangerous thing is....you can't put toothpaste back in the tube, ya know? Eventually prices will regress, and the economy will be back on stable footing.....and will restaurants lower their prices back to pre-inflation levels? Of course not.)

I understand that price increases and inflation have been an issue everywhere, I do. 8-10% is understandable. Although...for two price increases in less than 6 months is a bit much. At my place of work, we have a price increase once a year. But, for a small tomato pie, the price increase was 25%. That is a pretty massive increase, percentage-wise. Especially when the most expensive part of any pizza is the cheese. So, for a cheese-less pizza to have the highest increase of all the pizzas is....strange.

As far as the large pizzas, my mistake. I could have sworn I had seen them on there before. Maybe I was mistaken. I don't order large pies so it doesn't affect me either way. I just happened to notice, so it did make me wonder.

Possible. I mean....the online ordering system is their own thing. It's not like it's Grubhub or Uber Eats or something. It is directly through their own website. So...I am not sure what the reasoning would be.

Yeah...I mean as of 2 weeks ago....it was slightly higher online than the in-house menu prices. I can understand a slight premium.

But...this is a big premium. I will probably call in an order and see how it goes.

Yeahh mann😂

Lol, I was just asking because I want to work part time without ssn and someone suggested to look and keep into touch with people with bigger communities

Ingredients have risen across the board over the past 2.5 years, has nothing to do with inflation. If you blame this on inflation you haven't been paying attention.

Not specific to Sallys but I have seen price bumps on a lot of places that started in October

Tomato season in or out?

The online prices that use platforms like grub hub, Uber eats ect are priced higher because those companies take around 30%. Unfortunately it became a necessary evil during Covid, and now people are just used to using it.. 90% of my restaurants business is online. Plus inflation.

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It was a racist comment, you boob.

They’re owned by a private equity group. This is what they do.

Nice

And this is the guy who yesterday was asking about working without an SSN

Welcome to inflation. It not gonna get better any time soon. INCREDIBLY difficult for restaurants right now. We will probably see a lot of closings this year into next.

For takeout, they raised their prices by about 8-10% in May and they raised them another 8-10% this week. I can't speak to the on-site prices as I don't dine in regularly enough. I'm not sure about the reasoning for the price increases, but on weekends, the wait for a table is in excess of an hour. Additionally, by the early afternoon they literally book up all of the take-out orders their oven can make. The demand is there. I understand why it's a good business decision to raise prices. I don't like seeing prices go up either, but it's not family-owned anymore.

Large pizzas were still available when I dined-in last month. I could be mistaken, but from my recollection of ordering takeout from their website since March, you have only ever been able to order small and medium pizzas online. They increased the maximum order size recently from three pizzas to four. The large pies are an irregular shape and won't fit in standard pizza boxes. When the Consiglio's still owned the place, they said the takeout boxes were pretty expensive. This could contribute to why they won't do takeout for larges.

This is a wonderful rundown.

MNRR is nearly always on time, and the electrics they run are the most reliable trains in the country. The trips are padded, so you may get into Harlem or GCT early, and always early into New Haven. It's only 4-5 mins from West Haven.

But it's way too expensive. Interstate CT fares are okay. Try transit or biking to the station to save on a permit & stress. Have a good lock, though, on both frame and at least front wheel. There are covered spots outside next to the garage.

You sound like a whole-ass burglar 😂

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I've observed similar over time, it appears they are discouraging take out pretty heavily, while leaning into their patio seating and indoor seating.