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'Uber For Pizza': Five 19 Year Olds Revolutionize Pizza Ordering, Today

by muloka on 8/5/14, 4:55 PM with 8 comments

  • by 27182818284 on 8/5/14, 5:51 PM

    It just doesn't solve any pain points for me, I don't think.

    Maybe one. The only pain point it possibly might solve for me is the the advertised price is not often the real price. (For example, an $8.99 pizza is only $8.99 not counting delivery fee, tip, and the fact that to get it at $8.99 you must order two. This is often obscured in ads and such for obvious reasons)

    That's maybe the only pain point I think it could solve. The rest of the modern delivery process is just that, pretty modern for me. I can't recall the last time I ordered pizza not from a computer that remembered my address, preferences, etc. I've never used an app, but I bet if I Google there are a few I could choose from.

  • by Smudge on 8/5/14, 5:03 PM

    Crunchbutton (.com) started as something similar (originally called "One Button Wenzel", named after a sandwich famous on Yale campus). It's an interesting idea, and might be particularly suited to orders like pizza, which are predictable and repeatable. Unfortunately in crunchbutton's case, the novelty wore off pretty quickly. I'm surprised to see that they're still around, given how few locations they serve.

  • by nahoskins on 8/5/14, 4:58 PM

  • by minimaxir on 8/5/14, 4:57 PM

    This is the exact opposite of an "Uber for Pizza."