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		Red Tomato Pizza in Dubai has started a massive innovation in the world of pizza delivery and the latest candidate for GREATEST THING EVER (forbes.com)		70
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pizen		2012-03-27 12:36:07 PM

Wait until Uncle Enzo hears about this.

JerseyTim		2012-03-27 12:43:05 PM

"Hey, can I have a soda?"
"Sure, they're in the fridge. Grab one yourself."\
"Thanks. ... Hey, what is this pizza magnet on your fridge?" *press*
"NOOOOOOOO! Don't press that!!!"
"Ummm... too late."

I Said		2012-03-27 12:47:01 PM

JerseyTim: "Hey, can I have a soda?"
"Sure, they're in the fridge. Grab one yourself."\
"Thanks. ... Hey, what is this pizza magnet on your fridge?" *press*
"NOOOOOOOO! Don't press that!!!"
"Ummm... too late."

This is basically what I see happening. Have kids? Expect 100 pizzas when you aren't looking. Drunk friends? Another 100. "You sure the button worked? I'm going to press it again, they've been taking too long"

I just see this ending in disaster.

I_Am_Weasel		2012-03-27 12:56:43 PM

The line... The idea is nothing short of brilliant., comes from the same author who likes Papa John's.

OregonVet		2012-03-27 01:14:31 PM

I Said: This is basically what I see happening. Have kids? Expect 100 pizzas when you aren't looking. Drunk friends? Another 100. "You sure the button worked? I'm going to press it again, they've been taking too long"

I just see this ending in disaster.

I'm guessing that has been accounted for. Kids too young to know better? Put the button somewhere else. Drunk friend thinks it's funny to push it whenever he comes over? Don't leave it out or make him pay. But they aren't going to make 100 pizzas without checking on that.

I think it's a great idea and I can think of a few other types of places that could implement the technology. Hope whoever invented it gets rich.

actualhuman		2012-03-27 01:20:24 PM

And we've officially been out-Americaned, time to pack it in, people. Consumerism has finally jumped the shark.

gopher321		2012-03-27 01:29:57 PM

Except it's delivered by the religious police who will club you repeatedly for ordering a product of the Great Satan and corrupting Islamic values.

Eddy Gurge		2012-03-27 01:33:00 PM

If I made my default pizza a sausage, pepperoni and bacon, would it come with a free beheading?

thomps		2012-03-27 01:47:17 PM

so how does this work? is it just an active RFID beacon or something? set up to run through the home's wifi?

Sybarite		2012-03-27 01:48:48 PM

Eddy Gurge: If I made my default pizza a sausage, pepperoni and bacon, would it come with a free beheading?

At least they won't have to ask what you want on your Tombstone.

netizencain		2012-03-27 01:49:33 PM

gopher321: Except it's delivered by the religious police who will club you repeatedly for ordering a product of the Great Satan and corrupting Islamic values.

OregonVet		2012-03-27 02:16:40 PM

Sybarite: At least they won't have to ask what you want on your Tombstone.

*groan* I can't believe I grinned at that (even though I was shaking my head at the same time).

SlothB77		2012-03-27 03:11:13 PM

i was hoping for delivery via camel, but an easy button will do. maybe both.

Aarontology		2012-03-27 03:26:03 PM

We've reached the point where picking up the phone is too inconvenient.

Good f*cking god.

thomps		2012-03-27 03:39:28 PM

Aarontology: We've reached the point where picking up the phone is too inconvenient.

Good f*cking god.

a couple of years ago i had a tivo that allowed me to order dominos pizza to my face by simply pushing the thumbs up button a couple of times. i hate dominos pizza live in a city where there is an excellent mom and pop pizza place every block, but i ordered that shiat maybe twice a month.

Russ1642		2012-03-27 04:13:35 PM

Amazon will sue them for infringement on their one-click ordering patent.

carnifex2005		2012-03-27 04:15:20 PM

THIS. IS. AWESOME.

/ Yes, I'm single, why do you ask?

carnifex2005		2012-03-27 04:16:55 PM

I Said: JerseyTim: "Hey, can I have a soda?"
"Sure, they're in the fridge. Grab one yourself."\
"Thanks. ... Hey, what is this pizza magnet on your fridge?" *press*
"NOOOOOOOO! Don't press that!!!"
"Ummm... too late."

This is basically what I see happening. Have kids? Expect 100 pizzas when you aren't looking. Drunk friends? Another 100. "You sure the button worked? I'm going to press it again, they've been taking too long"

I just see this ending in disaster.

And a biometric thumb scanner to it (not that expensive) and voila, problem solved.

AiryAnne		2012-03-27 04:25:06 PM

No iPhones in Dubai?

carnifex2005		2012-03-27 04:26:37 PM

AiryAnne: [www.adweek.com image 484x324]

[1.bp.blogspot.com image 613x690]

[www.papajohns.com image 225x387]

No iPhones in Dubai?

Still a lot slower than one button push at your fridge.

Farkn Yaj Yenrac		2012-03-27 04:32:47 PM

I must be a marketing genius because I can see the future and it's this thing in smartphone app form. Make it with an oversized pizza icon so your customers won't have to worry about those fat, clumsy sausage links they call fingers accidentally mashing the Angry Birds icon and you have a gold mine.

jst3p		2012-03-27 04:34:25 PM

I like my method better:

"jst3p jr, call and order pizza for dinner!"

indylaw		2012-03-27 04:34:39 PM

HP & MP fully restored!

... but you're still in Dubai.

/you may be lazy, but you've still got to walk to the door and pay the pizza guy
//unless you can get your mom to do it for you.

Grand_Theft_Audio		2012-03-27 04:34:48 PM

Shut up and take my money!!!1!

Huck Chaser		2012-03-27 04:37:24 PM

I_Am_Weasel: The line... The idea is nothing short of brilliant., comes from the same author who likes Papa John's.

What's wrong with Papa John's? It's probably the best of the national chains.

Huck Chaser		2012-03-27 04:38:30 PM

indylaw: /you may be lazy, but you've still got to walk to the door and pay the pizza guy

"...I'll be in the tub. Chip chop chip!"

squidgod2000		2012-03-27 04:38:49 PM

The great tragedy of the gaming generation is that EQ's /pizza command never seemed to catch on.

germ78		2012-03-27 04:48:03 PM

Does it flip out on you if you try to order Bacon and Ham on your pizza?

Richelieu		2012-03-27 05:04:31 PM

Dubai's pretty western-friendly. I had a pretty good ham sandwich while I was there and didn't get oppressed at all. Decent selection of beer also.

What was kind of surreal was the water park where european women in minimal bikinis were swimming with very conservative Muslim women in full burkas.

sirgrim		2012-03-27 05:11:56 PM

carnifex2005: Still a lot slower than one button push at your fridge.

Getting off your ass to walk to the fridge is faster than reaching to the coffee table and hitting 'buy favorite'?

mr lawson		2012-03-27 05:20:28 PM

Huck Chaser: I_Am_Weasel: The line... The idea is nothing short of brilliant., comes from the same author who likes Papa John's.

What's wrong with Papa John's? It's probably the best of the national chains.

run! the pizza snobs are coming and will behead you! RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNN!!1

zippolight2002		2012-03-27 05:39:58 PM

OregonVet: I Said: This is basically what I see happening. Have kids? Expect 100 pizzas when you aren't looking. Drunk friends? Another 100. "You sure the button worked? I'm going to press it again, they've been taking too long"

I just see this ending in disaster.

I'm guessing that has been accounted for. Kids too young to know better? Put the button somewhere else. Drunk friend thinks it's funny to push it whenever he comes over? Don't leave it out or make him pay. But they aren't going to make 100 pizzas without checking on that.

I think it's a great idea and I can think of a few other types of places that could implement the technology. Hope whoever invented it gets rich.

Or, you could just send the a response to the confirmation text that it was a mistake....

SmackLT		2012-03-27 06:29:50 PM

pizen: Wait until Uncle Enzo hears about this.

Most people probably got your reference immediately and just opted not to respond, but I wanted you to know that I saw it and got it. Well done

farkin_Gary		2012-03-27 06:32:13 PM

Oh yeah... vendor keeps a record of my faves... woo hoo... how cutting edge... ah yipee...

Anyone who thinks this is awesome or something, needs a good swift kick in the ass.

Gen X is lame.

Vangor		2012-03-27 07:32:57 PM

Of course, the convenience is negligible compared to an app or online ordering system, but I do tend to get the same thing and have never bothered with a pizza chain account. But the real point is the novelty and placement, directly on the fridge and not simply another app or site. Innovation? Marketing side.

squidgod2000: The great tragedy of the gaming generation is that EQ's /pizza command never seemed to catch on.

Used a dozen times when EQ2 first came out. As an aside, /friend when you made a new character was great: Aw, you have no friends!

TheShavingofOccam123		2012-03-27 07:45:15 PM

They should ship a pizza with a warm pizza stone. Insulated carriers don't cut it.

born_yesterday		2012-03-27 08:17:29 PM

Aarontology: We've reached the point where picking up the phone is too inconvenient.

Good f*cking god.

I can't see the rest of the comments at the bottom of the thread...someone get over here and scroll down for me...

pudding7		2012-03-27 08:21:25 PM

pizen: Wait until Uncle Enzo hears about this.

done in one.

Candygram4Mongo		2012-03-27 08:24:59 PM

You know your career path has taken a bitter turn when you're a pizza delivery guy in Dubai...

tjsands1118		2012-03-27 10:14:04 PM

mr lawson: Huck Chaser: I_Am_Weasel: The line... The idea is nothing short of brilliant., comes from the same author who likes Papa John's.

What's wrong with Papa John's? It's probably the best of the national chains.

run! the pizza snobs are coming and will behead you! RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNN!!1

I, personally, cannot stand it. I don't mind Pizza Hut or Domino's, but their is something that's just off about Papa John's pizza, though I love the sauce. And I live in MIssoula, MT, hippie/Cali centre of Montana(notice the British spelling of center, that's how pompous MIssoula is), so I have access to really good local pizza, I just don't have funding,

mr lawson		2012-03-27 10:23:46 PM

farkin_Gary: Gen X is lame.

as you post on a website created by a Gen Xer....how very meta of you

Turbo Cojones		2012-03-27 10:46:28 PM

Candygram4Mongo: You know your career path has taken a bitter turn when you're a pizza delivery guy in Dubai...

I'm thinking it's a step up. They were probably piss-boy back in their country, dunking for tips!

jst3p		2012-03-27 11:09:41 PM

tjsands1118: mr lawson: Huck Chaser: I_Am_Weasel: The line... The idea is nothing short of brilliant., comes from the same author who likes Papa John's.

What's wrong with Papa John's? It's probably the best of the national chains.

run! the pizza snobs are coming and will behead you! RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNN!!1

I, personally, cannot stand it. I don't mind Pizza Hut or Domino's, but their is something that's just off about Papa John's pizza, though I love the sauce. And I live in MIssoula, MT, hippie/Cali centre of Montana(notice the British spelling of center, that's how pompous MIssoula is), so I have access to really good local pizza, I just don't have funding,

I will never eat Papa John's again because they approve of their delivery driver calling CPS because they smelled pot in a customers house.

/not a smoker

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TheShavingofOccam123		2012-03-27 11:30:55 PM

Order some Papa John's Buffalo Wings. Smear them around in the sauce. Put them on a foil-covered pizza pan or cookie sheet. Put them under a high broiler about 5 inches away from the element. Let them broil for 5 minutes or so until the juice has dried up. Flip them over and broil another 5 minutes or so.

Let cool for 10 minutes. Amen. A farking men.

TommyDeuce		2012-03-27 11:47:41 PM

zippolight2002: OregonVet: I Said: This is basically what I see happening. Have kids? Expect 100 pizzas when you aren't looking. Drunk friends? Another 100. "You sure the button worked? I'm going to press it again, they've been taking too long"

I just see this ending in disaster.

I'm guessing that has been accounted for. Kids too young to know better? Put the button somewhere else. Drunk friend thinks it's funny to push it whenever he comes over? Don't leave it out or make him pay. But they aren't going to make 100 pizzas without checking on that.

I think it's a great idea and I can think of a few other types of places that could implement the technology. Hope whoever invented it gets rich.

Or, you could just send the a response to the confirmation text that it was a mistake....

Or just set a flag that won't allow a new order from the button until the last one is delivered.

Whatthefark		2012-03-28 12:16:53 AM

Recently when I became deathly hungry, I was able to summon a pizza, wings, and a 2 liter of soda without picking up a telephone.

*presses button*

"Help! I'm hungry and I can't pick up the phone!"

"We're sending a double pepperoni, wings and a Dr. Pepper right away sir!"

/Yeah, I know you don't talk to this device,
//Oh, and since we're on the subject of pizza delivery, Pizza Hut can suck my cock
///fark you Pizza Hut.

Dwight_Yeast		2012-03-28 12:42:53 AM

Candygram4Mongo: You know your career path has taken a bitter turn when you're a pizza delivery guy in Dubai...

I dunno, I have a feeling your life would read something like a Cyberpunk novel (likely more William Gibson than Neal Stephenson).

Doctor Jan Itor		2012-03-28 02:11:21 AM

So I have to walk ALL THE WAY to the refrigerator?? I want mine on the Clapper.

Digitalstrange		2012-03-28 02:22:03 AM

Dubai and awesome just don't connect in my mind. It was duller than Baharain. Course it's been a few years since I've been to either.

Mixolydian Master		2012-03-28 02:31:43 AM

Let me know when I can change the tv with my remote to a pizza ordering channel, and leave the front door cracked for the pizzadude to meet me at the couch.

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