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> No Dominos in this country, so I cannot test consider yourself lucky, it is like eating cardboard

noonespecial 7y ago
I was a delivery driver for dominos in the 90s. It was monumentally bad pizza back then. It's gotten better. Not great. Better. If you haven't tried some recently, do so. You will be merely disappointed. But no longer hungry...
- mindslight 7y ago
  There was nowhere else go to besides "better" ! I actually tried some a few months ago, trying to keep an open mind. I agree with "disappointed, but no longer hungry". But I disagree that one should go out of their way to try it - all I could think was "this is made to be adequate for stoners". (And I know programmatically ordering food is cool and all, but I'd trudge through the snow and wait an hour if that's what it took to get something other than Dominos)
- isostatic 7y ago
  Dominos’ taste varies between country. Far better than the grease in a box from Pizza Hut, and the local pizza place is horrible. Had a dominos in Singapore, it was awful compared to the UK. I’ve not had one in the US
sumedh 7y ago
Dominoes stock price in the last 5 years says otherwise.
- scarface74 7y ago
  And Uber and WeWork are great companies based on their valuation....
  - caspper69 7y ago
    Actually Dominos stock has outperformed Apple over the last 20 years. It's a remarkable story. Nothing at all like Uber and WeWork.
    - lonelappde 7y ago
      Google tells me Domino's DPZ IPO was 15 years ago. Was it trading differently before? AAPL has performed better since but anyway it's a silly comparison of there were major equity restructuring events back then.
  - sumedh 7y ago
    Uber's stock price has not moved anywhere infact its lower than its IPO price, is that your point? Wework is not publicly traded so not sure why do you think its relevant.
    - scarface74 7y ago
      It doesn’t matter whether “it’s moved”, it’s valuation is still ridiculous based on its actual core business valuation. As far as WeWork bring public or not it also doesn’t matter whether the pool of investors who have assigned it a value are private investors or the public market.
      - sumedh 7y ago
        If you are so sure it's valuation is ridiculous, you should be shorting the stock and put your money where your mouth is. Wework not being public matters, you can look at the financials of public companies which was my point. You cannot look at the financials of private companies so no point of commenting what private investors are doing when you cannot look at the same data.
        scarface74 7y ago
        Shorting a stock isn’t just a matter whether it’s going to go down but predicting when it’s going to go down. As Buffett says “the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent”. Private investors don’t care about the fundamentals. They are just hoping to pawn their stake off to the public market to make a profit.
ozzmotik 7y ago
in the words of idubbbz (cf. https://youtu.be/9WJs3S1D350 https://youtu.be/9WJs3S1D350 around 1:50 or so), "have you people TASTED cardboard?", or more accurately,"if it's flavorless, then say it's flavorless!" i personally have never tasted cardboard to my knowledge so i can't say that Dominos tastes like it, but I can say that if it does, I'm upset with myself for not spending enough time eating cardboard, because I certainly find Dominos to be quite satisfying. maybe not the best, certainly, but no, it doesn't strike me as eating cardboard. and, just out of curiosity, have you actually eaten cardboard, or are you just comparing it to what you assume cardboard must be like!
- pbhjpbhj 7y ago
  >it doesn't strike me as eating cardboard // So, the thought of eating cardboard physically impacts on you? Why do you say it does, why don't you say "it doesn't seem to me like eating cardboard would be a similar experience". /s Of course "tastes like cardboard" is just a generic phrase to indicate you think something is bland [and chewy] or unsatisfying to eat. Just like the the metaphorical way in which people talk about thoughts striking them. In short, I find your objection silly and overly argumentative.
- oh_sigh 7y ago
  Some people, like OP, declare to the world how good their taste is by putting down common things. Domino's is perfectly good pizza. It's not mind-blowing, but it isn't inedible garbage either. I didn't eat at Domino's when I lived in Manhattan because there were more pizza places to try than you could in a lifetime, but I do eat Domino's when I'm in more rural/suburban parts of America and I've found that it is at least on par with local places.
- benj111 7y ago
  I've eaten a pizza box, and that tasted like Dominoes. Is that any help?

I was a delivery driver for dominos in the 90s. It was monumentally bad pizza back then. It's gotten better. Not great. Better. If you haven't tried some recently, do so. You will be merely disappointed. But no longer hungry...

mindslight 7y ago
There was nowhere else go to besides "better" ! I actually tried some a few months ago, trying to keep an open mind. I agree with "disappointed, but no longer hungry". But I disagree that one should go out of their way to try it - all I could think was "this is made to be adequate for stoners". (And I know programmatically ordering food is cool and all, but I'd trudge through the snow and wait an hour if that's what it took to get something other than Dominos)
isostatic 7y ago
Dominos’ taste varies between country. Far better than the grease in a box from Pizza Hut, and the local pizza place is horrible. Had a dominos in Singapore, it was awful compared to the UK. I’ve not had one in the US

sumedh 7y ago

Dominoes stock price in the last 5 years says otherwise.

scarface74 7y ago
And Uber and WeWork are great companies based on their valuation....
- caspper69 7y ago
  Actually Dominos stock has outperformed Apple over the last 20 years. It's a remarkable story. Nothing at all like Uber and WeWork.
  - lonelappde 7y ago
    Google tells me Domino's DPZ IPO was 15 years ago. Was it trading differently before? AAPL has performed better since but anyway it's a silly comparison of there were major equity restructuring events back then.
- sumedh 7y ago
  Uber's stock price has not moved anywhere infact its lower than its IPO price, is that your point? Wework is not publicly traded so not sure why do you think its relevant.
  - scarface74 7y ago
    It doesn’t matter whether “it’s moved”, it’s valuation is still ridiculous based on its actual core business valuation. As far as WeWork bring public or not it also doesn’t matter whether the pool of investors who have assigned it a value are private investors or the public market.
    - sumedh 7y ago
      If you are so sure it's valuation is ridiculous, you should be shorting the stock and put your money where your mouth is. Wework not being public matters, you can look at the financials of public companies which was my point. You cannot look at the financials of private companies so no point of commenting what private investors are doing when you cannot look at the same data.
      - scarface74 7y ago
        Shorting a stock isn’t just a matter whether it’s going to go down but predicting when it’s going to go down. As Buffett says “the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent”. Private investors don’t care about the fundamentals. They are just hoping to pawn their stake off to the public market to make a profit.

ozzmotik 7y ago

in the words of idubbbz (cf. https://youtu.be/9WJs3S1D350 https://youtu.be/9WJs3S1D350 around 1:50 or so), "have you people TASTED cardboard?", or more accurately,"if it's flavorless, then say it's flavorless!" i personally have never tasted cardboard to my knowledge so i can't say that Dominos tastes like it, but I can say that if it does, I'm upset with myself for not spending enough time eating cardboard, because I certainly find Dominos to be quite satisfying. maybe not the best, certainly, but no, it doesn't strike me as eating cardboard. and, just out of curiosity, have you actually eaten cardboard, or are you just comparing it to what you assume cardboard must be like!

pbhjpbhj 7y ago
>it doesn't strike me as eating cardboard // So, the thought of eating cardboard physically impacts on you? Why do you say it does, why don't you say "it doesn't seem to me like eating cardboard would be a similar experience". /s Of course "tastes like cardboard" is just a generic phrase to indicate you think something is bland [and chewy] or unsatisfying to eat. Just like the the metaphorical way in which people talk about thoughts striking them. In short, I find your objection silly and overly argumentative.
oh_sigh 7y ago
Some people, like OP, declare to the world how good their taste is by putting down common things. Domino's is perfectly good pizza. It's not mind-blowing, but it isn't inedible garbage either. I didn't eat at Domino's when I lived in Manhattan because there were more pizza places to try than you could in a lifetime, but I do eat Domino's when I'm in more rural/suburban parts of America and I've found that it is at least on par with local places.
benj111 7y ago
I've eaten a pizza box, and that tasted like Dominoes. Is that any help?