At PJ’s, though over 10 years ago, we did a “customer appreciation week”. It was $2.99 for a large one topping. The going rate at the time was probably $7.99 or so.
It was one of the biggest failures I’ve ever had. We got order after order after order, slammed huge… but not enough drivers to get it done. We were specifically targeting the lunch crowd by standing on street corners (a la the firemen) handing out cups with a flyer and stating $2.99 pizzas. This was at like 7-9am, hitting the people going into the business district.
Had the manager gotten us proper staffing (I warned him in advance), we’d have been heroes. In the end, we looked like zeros.