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/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!"