A $30 Domino's pizza in Times Square on New Year's does not sit well with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio – and his bellyaching led to counterattacks against him.
He tweeted:
"Jacking up your prices on people trying to celebrate the holidays? Classy, @dominos.
"To the thousands who came to Times Square last night to ring in 2020, I'm sorry this corporate chain exploited you — stick it to them by patronizing one of our fantastic LOCAL pizzerias."
The $30 pies, which sell for more than half that on other days ($14.49), were being hustled out hot to ball drop revelers through New Year's eve crowds by Domino's delivery worker Ratan Banik, according to the New York Post.
Unlike de Blasio, the thankful, hungry customers were satisfied by the hustle, if not elated.
"It's absolutely worth it," Amit Zanwar, 31, of New Jersey told the Post on Tuesday night. "It was hot. It seems like it just came out of the oven. If he comes back, I will buy some more."
Like de Blasio, there was ire on Twitter, but it was directed at the mayor and not the company.
"Dominos are locally-owned franchises you melon head," right-wing tweeter Mike Cernovich posted.
To which someone responded: "as if none of the local pizzerias didn't upcharge for the holiday. Well said Mike, melon head indeed."
It was not just right-wingers rejecting de Blasio either. NYC MBA student Ethan Case's Twitter profile lists him as a Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Michael Bloomberg supporter.
His Twitter logic:
"Even at $30 its price competitive with full pies at any of those 'local' pizzerias near times square on a normal day, and they have to pay delivery guys to run that pizza through a crowd on foot b/c people can't leave their position to go to a pizza place."
He added:
"They've also been doing this for 15 years, and all those 'local' businesses (as a franchise Domino's is a local business too, btw) are also doing this upcharge service on NYE as well.
"Stick with what you're good at, arresting churro vendors and turnstile jumpers...."
Eric Mack ✉
Eric Mack has been a writer and editor at Newsmax since 2016. He is a 1998 Syracuse University journalism graduate and a New York Press Association award-winning writer.
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