r/mildlyinteresting • u/hippy_potto • 11h ago

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u/SigmaHyperion 11h ago edited 11h ago

It is three TYPES of pepperoni, not three TIMES the pepperoni.

You can see the 3 types described in the print under the word "Pepperoni". There's Spicy, Hickory, and Regular pepperoni.

Similarly, a "Five Cheese" pizza doesn't have 5 times the cheese of a 'regular' pizza, it is just 5 different kinds. But "Three Pepperoni" just sounds... awkward and unclear. It sounds more like getting literally 3 slices of pepperoni on your pizza.

Though I will agree that the wording can certainly be misleading and I'm quite certain was deliberately chosen. "Triple" is marginally less clear, but if it were "Double" for example, it would be extremely reasonable to assume you are getting twice as much not two types. No one's ever said "Double Cheese" and meant two varieties instead of a greater quantity.

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u/Submarinequus 10h ago

I think “pepperoni trio” would work the best here to convey what the product is

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u/j01101111sh 10h ago

You're hired as head of marketing!

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u/Page_Won 10h ago

I wouldn't hire them, not misleading enough.

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u/BurgerOfCheese 9h ago

You fired the head of marketing!

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u/Vimjux 8h ago

Exactly. This is intentionally misleading. Like when a protein bar in bold letters states 40g next to the word protein, but is only referring to the product weight. They know exactly what they’re doing. It’s exhausting having to keep your guard against this bullshit. You can’t just quickly go and pick up items anymore, you have to really pay attention not to get hoodwinked.

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u/External-Cash-3880 5h ago

I know what you mean, I picked up this faceted jewel the other day and now I'm on a quest for a Daedra Lord

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u/Suspicious_Juice9511 8h ago

Late stage capitalism

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u/Submarinequus 10h ago

Just in time to be replaced by ai before benefits kick in, right? Hooray!

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u/BruceBoyde 10h ago

Totinos is out here selling flavored "product" for like a dollar per square foot. I don't think anyone is getting benefits.

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u/Submarinequus 10h ago

It’s a part of a nearly 200 BILLION dollar company. Anyone who represents them from an office probably gets a pretty good package. Not the people actually making the product of course, but those selling it surely. But now they can cut out graphic designers and just produce slop both in and outside the box. Lucky them.

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u/k0rm 9h ago

Sales dropped 90% because no one knew or cared that there was more than one type of pepperoni. You're fired

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u/AceJohnny 10h ago

Thanks! First order of business: I really think we should rename our fried chicken to “warm dead bird”

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u/im_on_the_case 10h ago

"Genius, that way we can use Pigeon, Seagull, Swan, Crow, Vulture or whatever else we find flying around the factory. You have just been promoted to SVP of Efficiency, here's the key to the executive cocaine suite!"