The task of this assignment was to do some research, gather information and process the information to better understand a product. In this week we decided to look at our local pizza spots and see how good the deals really are. I chose two locations that I eat at on a regular basis and I was very surprised at what I discovered.
In order to set a baseline for this project I chose to stick to the Small, Medium and Large Pizza deals. These prices are all based on a one topping peperoni pizza. In both cases though the prices were different, the extra toppings were both $.75 apiece. Since this was a constant variable for both locations, I decided it wasn’t that necessary to include. The two locations I decided to use were “I Love NY Pizza” and “2 Guys Pizza.” Both of these places have excellent pizza and it’s more of a convenience when I am deciding where I eat. With this new information though, I might be sticking to one location for now on though.
Here are the results of my research:

With this Data I am able to see that the Medium pizzas are comparable between the two places. The biggest difference in price would be in the small and large pizzas. When you factor in not only price, but also what you are getting for that price, I would have to say 2 Guys Pizza takes the win. They offer a great price of only $.01 a sq. in and the pizza itself is 300 sq. in larger than I love NY Pizza.
When you look at this project as a whole there are a lot of variables that weren’t taken into consideration. Things like group deals, weekly specials or even discounts. Ultimately as a consumer I would like to get the best deal possible. Sometimes that isn’t always the case when you have to factor in time consumption and sacrifice quality. When I am buying something that is superior in quality, price doesn’t always seem to play such a large role in my decision.
This was an interesting project that helped me break down and compare two places I have given a lot of money too. Would I do this for more things in my life? I don’t think that this project saved me that much money, because where it saved me money it costs me more time. This is very time consuming and I can see it working on big decisions, or items that I know nothing about.