Ok, so a couple of days ago, a representative from Papa John’s rings my bell and shells out a coupon book for free pizzas. It costs $25, but it provides for $200 worth of free pizza. Almost all of it requires the purchase of a large, 1 topping pizza. But 2 of them don’t require a puchase. The catch is, these 2 coupons specify pick-up orders only, not delivery. But, these savings make up for the money I spent on getting the book. So, I’d say it was worth it.
Now, tonight, by my lonesome, I decide I want to get a pizza. More specifically, I want to get a free pizza. So, I call Papa John’s and tell them I want a large, peperroni pizza, and that I have a coupon so that it’s free. As I expected, I have to pick it up. Luckily, their address is on the cover of the coupon book, so I Mapquest it., print out and leave campus in search of free pizza.
The directions are simple enough, except for the small part where it says to stay on a road, and then that road forks, the signs don’t match what MapQuest says, and I’m thrown for a loop. The result: Joe looks for Broad Road for a half hour since he had to abandon MapQuest when the road forked. Granted, I knew the road was off of the road I was on. The only problem was I didn’t know in which direction, and how far.
So after that, I finally find Broad Road, and follow the directions again. Going down Broad Street, I turn down Robinson Street, the road where Papa John’s is supposedly located. However, a new problem arises. I arrive at my destination to find apparently NO PAPA JOHNS at that location. All I see it a Giant supermarket, a CVS and a KFC across the street. Going down the street, I see some residential areas. No Papa John’s. Go back the other way, same thing. Now, it’s been just about an hour since I placed my order, and I’m hungry as all fuck, I can’t find this place and MapQuest has apparently failed me.
In my exasperation, I go into the Giant supermarket I passed by eariler and ask if there is a Papa John’s in the area. To my great surprise, there’s a sign right inside pointing to the back area of Papa John’s. I follow the sign, see that the back area is closed off, and notice another sign directing business to go through the front of the store. So I exit the store, confused, still hungry, but with a sense of direction now. Exiting the store, I see the entrence to Papa John’s on Broad Street. I guess the building’s address is considered Robinson Street, but the store faces Broad Street. That’s mad misleading.
So I go in, and get my pizza. The guy behind the counter compliments my Homestar Runner shirt (and let’s be honest; it’s an awesome shirt) and I make my exit, pizza and all.
So, the moral of the story: if anyone wants a ride to Papa John’s, I have plenty of coupons (buy 1 pizza, get something else free (either another pizza, breadsticks or soda)