Pizza Hut Delivery

Every now and then we all submit to the temptation of mailbox coupons!
On this particular night i could not resist a whole large pizza for $ 4.95 (pick up). Foolishly, i was thinking with my wallet instead of my pallet. And the best thing about this dining experience was just that — $ 4.95. I don’t necessarily deem this one of those proverbial «you get what you pay for» meals — because there are plenty of delicious $ 4.95 meals out there!
Nonetheless, we continue with the breakdown of this dining experience:
PLACE: Pizza hut use to be one of those warm family restaurants — with the unmistakeably distinct roof top or should i say ‘hut’ — brick walls, diner booths and the aroma of crusty goodness lingering all over. Not anymore — most Pizza huts are delivery or pick up only, this was no different. Clean and close to my house — can’t complain.
SERVICE: Well talk about customer loyalty. First thing they ask for when you ring is the telephone number you are calling from. Next thing you know its «hello justin!» Goodness i couldn’t even remember the last time i ordered pizza hut but the computer did :) The person was friendly and took my order — honoring the $ 4.95 for large pizza voucher i had even though it was not on their system.
FOOD: I wasn’t expecting fireworks, but i was looking forward to that familiar deep pan taste of the Pizza Hut pie. Unfortunately, its not only pizza hut’s looks that has changed. That distinct buttery, crunchy crust is no longer. I use to eat the entire slice (don’t normally do that, because the crust is commonly just dough — but Pizza hut’s were different)
I ordered a Peperoni, BBQ meat lovers and Cheese lovers pizza. They all tasted the same. HAHA. That all too common generic cheese, meat and sauce sparingly distributed over a diameter that was not that much larger than a common dining plate! Somewhere i bet there is a Pizza hut executive thinking «but we still have to make profit on a $ 4.95 product» towards a disgruntled customer.
Overall. I don’t think i will be tempted by these mailbox savings once again, at least not for a while. But i did think of one good thing to take away from this meal — that Pizza Hut pies are the most «efficient» house party treats to have — something to simply absorb the alcohol.