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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Lol Pizza hut gave me a free pizza code for being "early"

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MrK3V 7 hours ago#1
Had a pizza delivered, and the next day I get an email apologizing for the driver being early. Got a free pizza code out of it.
That's... really strange.
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Blue_Inigo 7 hours ago#3
Damn that hard worker for being early! Damn him!
"This is your last dance."
Darklit_Minuet 7 hours ago#4
To be fair it would suck if you were having intercourse and the pizza came early
snesmaster40 7 hours ago#5
Pizza pasta, put it in a box
Kizuna Ai plays Quick, Draw!
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MrK3V 7 hours ago#6
It was funny though because I was not actively waiting on it. Seemed like he came at a reasonable time too.
KILBOTz 7 hours ago#7
Darklit_Minuet posted...
To be fair it would suck if you were having intercourse and the pizza came early


ayyyy
Darklit_Minuet 7 hours ago#8
MrK3V posted...
Seemed like he came at a reasonable time too.

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DevsBro 6 hours ago#9
I could see some fringe cases where being early could be bad, especially if you scheduled the order for a specific time.

For example, I'll often schedule the exterminator or other services for pretty much the minute I get home from work to fit it in during business hours without taking time off work. Sometimes they're early and it's weird to wonder how long they've just been creeping in the driveway.

Pizzarias usually deliver after business hours though which is why I say it would take a fringe case.
DevsBro posted...
I could see some fringe cases where being early could be bad, especially if you scheduled the order for a specific time.

For example, I'll often schedule the exterminator or other services for pretty much the minute I get home from work to fit it in during business hours without taking time off work. Sometimes they're early and it's weird to wonder how long they've just been creeping in the driveway.

Pizzarias usually deliver after business hours though which is why I say it would take a fringe case.


True, I don't recall it happening with delivery, but I've placed an order earlier in the day that I was going to pick up after work hours later, but they call an hour after I placed the order wondering where I am. :(
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TheRealItachi 6 hours ago#11
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Soon you will no longer be obligated to tip your pizza delivery driver

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smoliske 7 hours ago#1
http://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/delivery-without-drivers-dominos-ford-team-up-for-test-08-29-2017

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No ring of the doorbell, just a text. No tip for the driver? No problem in this test, where Domino's and Ford are teaming up to see if customers will warm to the idea of pizza delivered by driverless cars.

Starting Wednesday, some pizzas in Domino's hometown of Ann Arbor will arrive in a Ford Fusion outfitted with radars and a camera that is used for autonomous testing. A Ford engineer will be at the wheel, but the front windows have been blacked out so customers won't interact with the driver.

Instead, people will have to come out of their homes and type a four-digit code into a keypad mounted on the car. That will open the rear window and let customers retrieve their order from a heated compartment. The compartment can carry up to four pizzas and five sides, Domino's Pizza Inc. says.

The experiment will help Domino's understand how customers will interact with a self-driving car, says company President Russell Weiner. Will they want the car in their driveway or by the curb? Will they understand how to use the keypad? Will they come outside if it's raining or snowing? Will they put their pizza boxes on top of the car and threaten to mess up its expensive cameras?

"The majority of our questions are about the last 50 feet of the delivery experience," Weiner told reporters last week.

Domino's, which delivers 1 billion pizzas worldwide each year, needs to stay ahead of emerging trends, Weiner says. The test will last six weeks, and the companies say they'll decide afterward what to do next. Domino's is also testing pizza delivery with drones.

Weiner said the company has 100,000 drivers in the U.S. In a driverless world, he said, he could see those employees taking on different roles within the company.

Ford Motor Co., which wants to develop a fully driverless vehicle by 2021, said it needs to understand the kinds of things companies would use that vehicle for. The experiment is a first for Ford. But other companies have seen the potential for food deliveries. Otto, a startup backed by Uber, delivered 50,000 cans of Budweiser beer from a self-driving truck in Colorado last fall.

"We're developing a self-driving car not just for the sake of technology," said Sherif Marakby, Ford's vice president of autonomous and electric vehicles. "There are so many practical things that we need to learn."

Only one car will be deployed in Ann Arbor, and it has a special black-and-white paint job to identify it as a research vehicle.

Customers in the test area will be chosen randomly when they order a pizza, and will get a phone call to confirm they want to participate. If they agree, they'll get a text message letting them know when the vehicle is pulling up and how to retrieve their food.
Ok, but I'm not putting pants on.
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HypnoCoosh 7 hours ago#3
smoliske posted...
Ford Motor Co., which wants to develop a fully driverless vehicle by 2021, said it needs to understand the kinds of things companies would use that vehicle for. The experiment is a first for Ford.


Ford has been aggressive af with their autonomy. The race is real .
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Thursday, August 17, 2017

applebee is like the kmart of restaurants

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ItsVinceRusso 19 hours ago#1
sort of
bro
TheDarkCircle 19 hours ago#2
it's like the sears of restaurants
fenderbender321 19 hours ago#3
Applebees > Kmart, though
God bless you
Feline_Heart 19 hours ago#4
Under appreciated? I agree
Stay woke.
chill02 6 hours ago#5
Applebees is more than just a restaurant, it is an experience.

When you step through the door of the restaurant your first time, you are transported into a world unlike any other. The low light of the restaurant casts shadows on the knick-knacks adorning the walls, and the translucent hum of the various screens through the restaurant create a sort of ethereal presence in the restaurant.

Right off the bat, you know you are in for a dining experience like no other.

"Welcome to Applebees!" a cheerful host says to you. "How many are in your party?" You hold up two fingers. "Right this way!" She responds. As you walk to your table, you wonder how she can deal with so many customers, yet remain so chipper, but shrug it off as another wonderful mystery caused by the splendor of Applebees.

The waitress takes your drink order and for a moment, your head is spinning. Do you want a soda? Do you want iced tea? You look at the drink menu and you see a litany of alcohol beverages you have only dreamed about - Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light...

The waitress offers a helpful suggestion of an Oreo Shake, and you say that sounds great. She asks if you'd like a round of water for the table as well. You smile. This is the kind of attention to detail that you expect from Michelin Star rated restaurants, not a Neighborhood Bar & Grill!

As the waitress goes to fetch your shake, you peruse the menu. The pages are jam-packed with the names of delicacies that you can only imagine. Fiesta Lime Chicken? Shrimp N' Parmesan Sirloin? You shift in your seat; you suddenly feel very self-aware that you do not belong in this restaurant. Your palatte does not feel sophisticated enough for these cuisines, and you worry that you will not do these delicacies justice when you enjoy them.

Just at this moment, the waitress comes to your table and all your fears are dissuaded. You order the Chicken Tenders Platter (a local favorite). You take a sip from your Oreo Shake and breath a sigh of relief as liquified Oreos slide down your throat. You lean back in your booth and relax.

Suddenly, you hear a chorus of heavenly voices rise from behind you. You turn around to see all of the Applebees wait staff coming towards you, singing and clapping their hands. "Happy happy birthday, from Applebees to you," they cheer. "We wish it was our birthday, so we could party too, hey!" 

As soon as they arrived, the employees scatter, leaving you to dwell on the beauty of it all; the fact that Applebees treats you with such precise, special attention, the five-star cuisine, the exotic decor, and the fact that the wait staff is so eager to share in your special moments with you.
Ave, true to Caesar.
Xelltrix  black6 hours ago#6
I have no problems with Applebee's, I don't see anything bad about 2 for 20 or Karaoke.
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Caution999 6 hours ago#7
I actually like Applebees once in a blue moon.

Does this make me a bad person?
"Impossible is just a word to let people feel good about themselves when they quit." - Vyse, Skies of Arcadia
Ivynn 6 hours ago#8
Have millennials killed Kmart yet
Kajagogo 6 hours ago#9
Applebee's used to be my Cheer's.
By Grabthar's Hammer....what a savings.
jayj420 6 hours ago#10
It's definitely for the same crowd of people
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Ivynn posted...
Have millennials killed Kmart yet

They didn't have to. Kmart has managed to kill itself, quite easily.
Xelltrix  black6 hours ago#12
Wait, are there still K-Marts?
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Caution999 6 hours ago#13
Xelltrix posted...
Wait, are there still K-Marts?
"Impossible is just a word to let people feel good about themselves when they quit." - Vyse, Skies of Arcadia
Xelltrix posted...
Wait, are there still K-Marts?

Yes. 
In any given area that used to have six or seven kmarts, the most awful one, that nobody ever went to, or even remembered where it was, that's incredibly difficult and complicated to even get to, is the one that's still open.
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Caution999 6 hours ago#15
I remember when "where do you buy your clothes? KMart? LMFAO!" used to be a premier insult.
"Impossible is just a word to let people feel good about themselves when they quit." - Vyse, Skies of Arcadia
ItsVinceRusso 6 hours ago#16
Questionmarktarius posted...
Ivynn posted...
Have millennials killed Kmart yet

They didn't have to. Kmart has managed to kill itself, quite easily.


they're not dying because their ceo is incompetent, they're actually dying because their ceo is a genius, interestingly enough. he's got it all set up so he makes a huge profit from their collapse.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/22/how-sears-ceo-lampert-cashes-in-as-stores-cash-out.html
bro
ItsVinceRusso posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...
Ivynn posted...
Have millennials killed Kmart yet

They didn't have to. Kmart has managed to kill itself, quite easily.


they're not dying because their ceo is incompetent, they're actually dying because their ceo is a genius, interestingly enough. he's got it all set up so he makes a huge profit from their collapse.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/22/how-sears-ceo-lampert-cashes-in-as-stores-cash-out.html

I don't see the downside here. 
Kmart vanishes from reality, Craftsman and Diehard are available at Auto Zone, and some dude gets a bajillion dollars.
brestugo 6 hours ago#18
chill02 posted...
Applebees is more than just a restaurant, it is an experience.

When you step through the door of the restaurant your first time, you are transported into a world unlike any other. The low light of the restaurant casts shadows on the knick-knacks adorning the walls, and the translucent hum of the various screens through the restaurant create a sort of ethereal presence in the restaurant.

Right off the bat, you know you are in for a dining experience like no other.

"Welcome to Applebees!" a cheerful host says to you. "How many are in your party?" You hold up two fingers. "Right this way!" She responds. As you walk to your table, you wonder how she can deal with so many customers, yet remain so chipper, but shrug it off as another wonderful mystery caused by the splendor of Applebees.

The waitress takes your drink order and for a moment, your head is spinning. Do you want a soda? Do you want iced tea? You look at the drink menu and you see a litany of alcohol beverages you have only dreamed about - Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light...

The waitress offers a helpful suggestion of an Oreo Shake, and you say that sounds great. She asks if you'd like a round of water for the table as well. You smile. This is the kind of attention to detail that you expect from Michelin Star rated restaurants, not a Neighborhood Bar & Grill!

As the waitress goes to fetch your shake, you peruse the menu. The pages are jam-packed with the names of delicacies that you can only imagine. Fiesta Lime Chicken? Shrimp N' Parmesan Sirloin? You shift in your seat; you suddenly feel very self-aware that you do not belong in this restaurant. Your palatte does not feel sophisticated enough for these cuisines, and you worry that you will not do these delicacies justice when you enjoy them.

Just at this moment, the waitress comes to your table and all your fears are dissuaded. You order the Chicken Tenders Platter (a local favorite). You take a sip from your Oreo Shake and breath a sigh of relief as liquified Oreos slide down your throat. You lean back in your booth and relax.

Suddenly, you hear a chorus of heavenly voices rise from behind you. You turn around to see all of the Applebees wait staff coming towards you, singing and clapping their hands. "Happy happy birthday, from Applebees to you," they cheer. "We wish it was our birthday, so we could party too, hey!" 

As soon as they arrived, the employees scatter, leaving you to dwell on the beauty of it all; the fact that Applebees treats you with such precise, special attention, the five-star cuisine, the exotic decor, and the fact that the wait staff is so eager to share in your special moments with you.

Clever; well done.
"Everything in the game is designed to kill you." - Hidetaka Miyazaki
Applebees was the coolest restaurant back in the small town I grew up in...at least for a few years. It had a great location, half priced appetizers after 9, and was open until midnight. It was a good place for poor(ish) people in their late teens and early 20s to hang out, such as college students.
God bless you
Kitt 5 hours ago#20
chill02 posted...
Applebees is more than just a restaurant, it is an experience.

When you step through the door of the restaurant your first time, you are transported into a world unlike any other. The low light of the restaurant casts shadows on the knick-knacks adorning the walls, and the translucent hum of the various screens through the restaurant create a sort of ethereal presence in the restaurant.

Right off the bat, you know you are in for a dining experience like no other.

"Welcome to Applebees!" a cheerful host says to you. "How many are in your party?" You hold up two fingers. "Right this way!" She responds. As you walk to your table, you wonder how she can deal with so many customers, yet remain so chipper, but shrug it off as another wonderful mystery caused by the splendor of Applebees.

The waitress takes your drink order and for a moment, your head is spinning. Do you want a soda? Do you want iced tea? You look at the drink menu and you see a litany of alcohol beverages you have only dreamed about - Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light...

The waitress offers a helpful suggestion of an Oreo Shake, and you say that sounds great. She asks if you'd like a round of water for the table as well. You smile. This is the kind of attention to detail that you expect from Michelin Star rated restaurants, not a Neighborhood Bar & Grill!

As the waitress goes to fetch your shake, you peruse the menu. The pages are jam-packed with the names of delicacies that you can only imagine. Fiesta Lime Chicken? Shrimp N' Parmesan Sirloin? You shift in your seat; you suddenly feel very self-aware that you do not belong in this restaurant. Your palatte does not feel sophisticated enough for these cuisines, and you worry that you will not do these delicacies justice when you enjoy them.

Just at this moment, the waitress comes to your table and all your fears are dissuaded. You order the Chicken Tenders Platter (a local favorite). You take a sip from your Oreo Shake and breath a sigh of relief as liquified Oreos slide down your throat. You lean back in your booth and relax.

Suddenly, you hear a chorus of heavenly voices rise from behind you. You turn around to see all of the Applebees wait staff coming towards you, singing and clapping their hands. "Happy happy birthday, from Applebees to you," they cheer. "We wish it was our birthday, so we could party too, hey!" 

As soon as they arrived, the employees scatter, leaving you to dwell on the beauty of it all; the fact that Applebees treats you with such precise, special attention, the five-star cuisine, the exotic decor, and the fact that the wait staff is so eager to share in your special moments with you.

Hey! Stop stealing Green Butter's amazing posts!
chill02 5 hours ago#21
Kitt posted...
Hey! Stop stealing Green Butter's amazing posts!


I have had a good deal of success in my dating/sex life and figured I could pass on some tips to lonely CEmen that have had some problems in the past. You've heard the D.E.N.N.I.S. Method from It's Always Sunny and I figured I'd fit my own seduction method into a paradigm like this.

Behold:

The S.H.I.N.O.B.I. Method

My method makes the assumption that you have already met a woman and have her number, which I feel is the easy part because it can just be a girl you matched with through online dating or met in a group project or something. Anyway:

1. S - Send Vague Text Responses
Girls eat this s*** up. Don't give her any definite responses or make her feel like she's worth any more time than a text message. If you are too much of a "nice guy" then normally the girl gets turned off, but you can't be a dick either. You need to be aloof; this girl KNOWS she can pull a thousand guys on Tinder in fifteen minutes, but if you aren't acting thirsty it will instantly elevate you above them.

2. H - Have Her Meet You For Dinner at Olive Garden
Olive Garden is the perfect casual dining experience. It is nice enough that it will feel like an actual date, but not too nice that your date is intimidated. It also offers ample parking. Make sure that you drive separately; this is important later on.

3. I - Indicate That You Would Like a Round of Breadsticks for the Table
As soon as the waitress attends to your table, order a round of Breadsticks. The Breadsticks are not only free, but they are unlimited, and that will be key here. As many of you know, I am a huge Amiibo collector, so I find it important to let the waitress know right away that you want the Breadsticks, as there will not be any wasted time.

4. N - Never Let the Waitress See You Taking Breadsticks Out of the Restaurant 
Once your have received your basket of Breadsticks, you may empty them all out into your jacket pockets, but as this is uncomfortable, you will want to make sure you take trips to your car periodically to unload. This is where it becomes key that you drove to the restaurant separately. Make sure the wait staff does not see you leaving to unload either, or they will kick you out (has happened to me on rare occasions). 

5. O - Order More Breadsticks
As soon as the waitress comes back, say "nummy nummy, breadsticks in me tummy, yummy yummy, more more!" or something to that nature. The waitress will think you are a big fat f*** and likely go back to provide more, as Olive Garden provides these Breadsticks for free and the restaurants are insured for thousands anyway (so they aren't taking a financial hit from the Breastick losses).

6. B - Bring a Trash Bag to Store Breadsticks
This part is key. You can only go out to your car so many times before you begin to rouse suspicion. I like to use the "Oh, I left my dog chained outside of the restaurant, better bring him water this time!" or "Methinks I have left my child in the hot car! Daddy's coming!" However, too many trips will start to get you looks, so bring a trash bag to fill up with Breadsticks (under your table).

7. I - Immediately Leave the Restaurant After Your Bag is Full
Once the bag is full, you can no longer unload in your car, so it is time to leave. If you have done this correctly, your bill will be $0.00 and you will have a car loaded with warm, garlic and parmesan covered baked goods.

From there, you can use these Breadsticks to make sandwiches for the month. I hope this advice helps some of you CEmen, because I know dating is hard and it's sometimes nerve wracking knowing how to behave on a first date.
Ave, true to Caesar.
Kitt 4 hours ago#22
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