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Locrian

(4,522 posts)
55. 15 CENTS
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 11:30 AM
Nov 2012

But that's just it. That's the problem with being so 'big' - the 15 cents per pizza - when you are scarffing up all the money for yourself - adds up.

It's whats wrong with the large business mentality. They see that and multiply it out, and since it goes to THEIR pocket they HATE it when they cant suck it all up.

Same reason they cut ingredients, shave a penny off slave labor wage kids, etc. It's all backwards - instead of spreading the profit around and seeing that a few cents can make a dramatic difference for the workers, they grad the whole wad for themselves.

It's pretty much THE definition of greed.

What a dickhead. nt Lex Nov 2012 #1
I saw this earlier today and all I could think was that franchises okwmember Nov 2012 #2
!00% of corporate and company owned store employees to have health insurance. Sure... xtraxritical Nov 2012 #121
bwahahahahaaa it's ALL about money to this guy. spanone Nov 2012 #3
He MUST be losing money Politicalboi Nov 2012 #4
+1 aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #7
And that's the only thing guys like that give two shits about. Marr Nov 2012 #23
A knee jerk reaction....not suprised Tippy Nov 2012 #25
He just gave away 2 million pizzas in a promotion. /nt mwb970 Nov 2012 #107
I frequent Lenny's on 86th street in Brooklyn. Papa John was a great singer/writer in the 60s. graham4anything Nov 2012 #5
Cheers for Authenticity! nm Cha Nov 2012 #16
Agreed. Chain pizza in NYC? Why? Like Taco Bell in San Antonio. Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #33
lol. satxdem Nov 2012 #52
Never had New York Style Pizza. Unknown Beatle Nov 2012 #36
In NY, it is just pizza. There are 1000s of local (mom/pop) pizza places. By the slice or pie graham4anything Nov 2012 #45
Exactly, it's just pizza: I laugh when I hear "NY-style pizza" Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #50
Interesting. DanM Nov 2013 #123
This message was self-deleted by its author DanM Nov 2013 #124
MA has great Mom/Pop pizzas too--you can find them all over New England. MADem Nov 2012 #98
Best pizza in the world 4 more years Nov 2012 #108
It's not "New York Style Pizza" - it's pizza...what you eat in Chicago is some weird stuffed cheese alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #66
Come to the city with the best pizza in the world... sellitman Nov 2012 #90
They fry it in cornflakes - yuck jpak Nov 2012 #92
If I was Manning's advisor Panasonic Nov 2012 #41
I know that part of Bensonhurst very well. closeupready Nov 2012 #68
Sort of like "pasturized processed cheese food"? catbyte Nov 2012 #73
"Part of this nutritious breakfast." (n/t) klook Nov 2012 #112
Chicago pizza xtraxritical Nov 2012 #110
We live in the same neighborhood. Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #113
"..You find loopholes to get around it..." - people are no more valuable than the pepperoni nt msongs Nov 2012 #6
shades of Soylent Green. Pepperoni Is people. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #11
Only the 47% BainsBane Nov 2012 #101
This election angered some and elated the rest sandyshoes17 Nov 2012 #8
You're absolutely right. My hope is enough people boycott Walmart for this very reason. Booster Nov 2012 #15
his response is even slimier than his previous statements--it's common sense to screw your niyad Nov 2012 #9
noooo.... Peyton Manning donates to the GOP? renate Nov 2012 #10
Yepper, he's all up on the 'family values' squad. Myrina Nov 2012 #62
He's a union member too, NFL player's union Bushfire Nov 2012 #99
Stock dropped eh? SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #12
To Paraphrase Shnatter's BFF Willard... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #13
Looks like Giordanos. Delish. Ed Suspicious Nov 2012 #26
Oh my God, that pizza looks like what I make in my cast iron skillet at home! Trailrider1951 Nov 2012 #32
Chicago mayhaps? nt wandy Nov 2012 #34
Looks like Gino's East in Chicago to me. Astazia Nov 2012 #39
Yum! I miss that Chicago pizza. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #44
It's Lou Malnatis... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #46
Ooooo, I LOVE Lou Malnati's!! Esp. the cornmeal crust pies! closeupready Nov 2012 #71
that looks a lot like the pizza we got barbtries Nov 2012 #88
now thats deeeeeep dish Kyad06 Nov 2012 #93
I hope the stock keeps dropping mzteaze Nov 2012 #14
Backtracking and Lying. Typical republicon.. how's mittLies working out for ya Cha Nov 2012 #17
Stocked tanked and he back tracks, typical Greedy A$$hat move. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #18
Too late, Porta John's. xfundy Nov 2012 #19
Well I suppose that since he's cutting all his full time employees to part time... mojitojoe Nov 2012 #20
He said Papa Johns isn't going to do that. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #58
Yeah it's amazing what a consumer backlash will do to your memory... mojitojoe Nov 2012 #60
You're confusing what he said HE would do, and what franchisees would probably do. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #64
Said before the election? It was a threat. It meant plenty. aquart Nov 2012 #81
no, you're the one confusing the two SemperEadem Nov 2012 #82
firstest question onethatcares Nov 2012 #21
In the end, most asshole business owners make sound business decisions. Bucky Nov 2012 #22
Translated: Business has sucked since I opened my big mouth. n/t EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #24
Exactly. What a prick. NC_Nurse Nov 2012 #27
I actually would have more respect for him if he had stood by his position, aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #29
Obamacare will create jobs bluestateguy Nov 2012 #28
We know what he said and meant - Smilo Nov 2012 #30
It doesn't matter if he's backtracking JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #31
Still not going to order Papa John's. Panasonic Nov 2012 #35
Excuse Me But... azbillyboy Nov 2012 #37
15 CENTS Locrian Nov 2012 #55
Actually a CPA or someone crunched numbers and it was more like SIX CENTS per pizza. Myrina Nov 2012 #61
Kick. n/t Hugin Nov 2012 #38
C U in BK, asshole DemoTex Nov 2012 #40
I'm very disappointed to learn this, but Peyton Manning now owns 21 PJ's franchises pacalo Nov 2012 #42
he gave thousands to Bush central scrutinizer Nov 2012 #48
He gave money to Romney too. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #54
Manning and John Elway are big supporters of the GOP. olegramps Nov 2012 #70
Broncos are # 1 on my hate list Kyad06 Nov 2012 #95
He's a great quarterback - colorado_ufo Nov 2012 #84
the boycott is working. Put this guy out of business! aletier_v Nov 2012 #43
too little, way too fucking late central scrutinizer Nov 2012 #47
Agree octoberlib Nov 2012 #49
"we have no plans to cut team hours as a result of the Affordable Care Act" geomon666 Nov 2012 #51
If John2 Nov 2012 #83
He should go out of business. One less pizza joint will not be noticed and it would be better Lint Head Nov 2012 #53
I loved their pizzas, never again. Rex Nov 2012 #56
Good deal. Glad he cleared that up. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #57
Maybe he can hire someone with a sense of taste ... Myrina Nov 2012 #59
Don't care..his pizza STILL tastes like ass... truebrit71 Nov 2012 #63
Just like war movies SCVDem Nov 2012 #65
Too late! Nobody likes shit on cardboard! santamargarita Nov 2012 #67
He likely didn't realize that boycotts can be painful to the bottom line. closeupready Nov 2012 #69
Pardon my French, but what an asshole. catbyte Nov 2012 #72
Too late, fuckhead. Aristus Nov 2012 #74
Too late for me, I found another pizza chain (easy to do). joanbarnes Nov 2012 #75
Same here. mwb970 Nov 2012 #106
Quoting from the Buzzflash mantra Justkd1 Nov 2012 #76
Papa John = Mama Fucker Blue Owl Nov 2012 #77
Still a completely Flashmann Nov 2012 #78
It was always bullshit. Almost none of his employees are affected by ACA BlueStreak Nov 2012 #79
I'm still not going to eat his pizzas SemperEadem Nov 2012 #80
Sheesh. These CEOs suddenly realize that everyone doesn't get their news from Fox. Kablooie Nov 2012 #85
I read where Papa John stock had fallen and he lost 140 Million dollars Pakid Nov 2012 #86
Hissy fit over..... louis-t Nov 2012 #87
Interpretation: Papa John sales are tanking big time. LynneSin Nov 2012 #89
Eh........ whichever way the wind blows Plucketeer Nov 2012 #91
Im on the Jersey Shore Kyad06 Nov 2012 #94
Backlash against Denny's, too, Ineeda Nov 2012 #96
5000 min wage jobs. oh boy! KG Nov 2012 #97
Cottage Inn. back in Michigan blows this papa john's clown out of the water. Crowman1979 Nov 2012 #100
Tasty Pizza behindenemylins Nov 2012 #102
That's where we dined after a night of bowling Kolesar Nov 2012 #119
too bad, so sad.... ReRe Nov 2012 #103
Too late, asshole! southern_belle Nov 2012 #104
Hundreds more stores? JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #105
Lost my business Marje Nov 2012 #109
Too late, jackass RedCappedBandit Nov 2012 #111
God-damned Saint, John Schnatter. Don C. Nuttin Nov 2012 #114
of course he is hiring more workers krakfiend Nov 2012 #115
i'm inclined to believe that, if the rest of the interview *was* reported somewhere. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #116
Agreed. However, this story has been out for months. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #117
papa johns is nothing like walmart. walmart is the market leader in all the categories HiPointDem Nov 2012 #118
Agreed. Papa Johns isn't close to Walmart. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #120
I HATE when they pull this "team" shit NICO9000 Nov 2012 #122
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