At sporting events concession stands wouldn't be the same without pizza. Fans just gotta have it. Cleveland fans, however may be staying away from one particular pizza chain. In the recent Cavaliers, Wizards playoff series, unbeknownest to me Pappa John's was running a promotion with T-shirts. Washington fans at the Verizon Center brought these T-shirts from vendors with full intention on taunting Lebron James. Since the Cavs superstar got fouled so much and complained (legitimate argument) about it to the refs some bitter a-hole decided to come with a brand of T-shirts embroidered with 'Cry Baby' on the front. The jeering and mocking didn't have much an effect as the Cavaliers cruised to a 105-88 victory in Game 6, advancing to the second round.
Obviously, someone in Washington D.C. was up to this lousy marketing ploy to riff Lebron. Now, in Ohio Pappa John's is offering pizzas to fans for 23 cents each in honor of James' jersey number (That's right time to kiss some ass). I can't imagine the hate mail and threats over the phone they've received. Forget about just the prank calls from teenagers. I'm surprised enraged Cavs fans haven't torched any of the Ohio locations or so it has yet to be reported. Check out what the fans have to say about the company's marketing blunder: click here.
Oh, by the way what is the worldwide chain going to say or admit to Lebron James? A public apology is in order, and it better be sweet and straight to the point. Don't even think about offering him a year's worth of pizza either. Those thin ass slices never have enough sauce or toppings, which means the flavor sucks! Plus the Jalapeno peppers make me want to gag, ugh! I have a good mind just for the hell of it to order 50 large specialty pizzas under a fake name and phone number no longer in service and say it's for a birthday party. Then arrive there an hour later, claiming I only wanted 1 large pizza, get irate when a manager tries to charge me for the 50 before taking off without paying for anything while the Papa's John staff stands there with their thumbs up their asses. Knowing how Old Papa is already screwed due to bad business and promotion I'd probably settle for announcing I'm a Lebron James supporter and will no longer buy their distasteful product again.
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