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Winners of Pizza and Chocolate

I bet ya’ll were wondering when I was going to post these winners.  Sorry it took so long!  At least the reward will be worth the wait…right? :)

For the $40 Chocomize Gift Card Giveaway:

Congratulations to comment number 16:  Carol!

Carol January 5, 2010 at 5:09 am

Here’s my perfect concoction: Dark Chocolate
Nuts & Seeds: Walnuts (+ $0.64)
Fruits: Cranberries (+ $0.37)
Herbs & Spices: Cinnamon (+ $0.27)
Candy: Peanut Chocolate Candy (+ $0.37)

For the $20.00 Domino’s Pizza Giveaway:

Congratulations to comment number 89:  Cori Westpahl!

Cori Westphal January 8, 2010 at 7:49 pm

I’m an email subscriber.
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I will be emailing the winners today and they will have 72 hours to reply and claim their prize.  Congratulations and thank you for playing!

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GIVEAWAY/REVIEW ~ The New More Delicious Domino’s Pizza (CLOSED)

Back before Christmas, I told you all a little story about how Anthony called in and ordered a pizza from Domino’s.  Remember?  If you haven’t read it, you should.  It’s funny.  I had every intention of telling you about the story only because it was funny to me and because it showed not to underestimate the brilliance of a 5 year old.  Little did I know, that I would actually get a response from Domino’s.

Hi Rhea!

My name is Sean C. and I work with Domino’s pizza on helping to get the buzz out about their product news and announcements. When I came across your story about Anthony ordering the pizza, I wanted to make sure he still got his Domino’s pizza. :)

Additionally, as you may (or may not) have heard, Domino’s just released the news about their brand new pizza recipe. So if you try out the pizza and like enough to share with your readers, we’d be thrilled! If not, we’re just happy that Anthony got his pizza.

Is that the nicest thing or what??

But now, I had a dilemma.  I was trying to teach Anthony that it was not okay to call up and order pizza’s on his own.  And now the nice people at Domino’s wanted to give him pizza anyways.  Thanks A  LOT.  lol!

I should have just ordered a pizza one night and never told him that he got a letter.  But I’m not good at that.  I explained that Domino’s was sending him money for a pizza because they thought he was cute and smart and since he wanted pizza, they were gonna go ahead and let him have it.

Against my better judgement.

Ha.

This family loves Domino’s Pizza.  It’s why the magnet with their phone number is on my fridge.  We order pizza from there two or three times a month.  I’ve always found their prices to be reasonable and they are always very generous with their toppings.  It just so happened that in the middle of all this excitement, Domino’s changed their recipe.

It seems that after 50 years of making pizza, they decided to change it up.  Here is what’s changed:

  • The Crust – A garlic seasoned crust with parsley baked to a golden brown.
  • The Sauce – Sweeter, bolder tomato sauce with a medley of herbs and a red pepper kick.
  • The Cheese – Shredded cheese made with 100% real mozzarella and flavored with just a hint of provolone.

Yuuuummmmmmmyyyyyyyy!!!!!

I could definitely taste the garlic in the crust.  As an Italian who is used to putting lots of garlic in things, I loved it!  It was bold and had a lot of flavor.  As always, there was a ton of pepperoni and the cheese and sauce were really delicious.  I could really taste the change and the whole family really enjoyed it.  Especially Anthony.

Right now Domino’s is running a special introductory price on their new pizzas and you can get 2 medium, 2 topping pizzas for only $5.99 a piece.

I think we might even order some pizzas for dinner tonight.  At that price you can’t go wrong!  OMGosh, especially if you have teenagers!  I’ve told my husband we’re gonna have to order a pizza for each boy in just a few more short years.  Right now they will eat 2-3 pieces.  Each.

Sorry, got off topic.

Anyhow, if you love pizza, you really ought to give the new Domino’s recipe a try.  If you like garlic and herbs and all that goodness, you can’t go wrong.  And it’s a great price to feed a family.

Guess what?  The people at Domino’s Pizza are SO nice, they are offering one of my readers a $20.00 gift card to try the new recipe out for themselves.  You can thank Anthony for that, too.

First Mandatory Entry

I just want to know what your favorite pizza topping is, or what combination of toppings you love.  I’ve always been a pepperoni and mushroom gal and am glad my boys like it, too.  But pepperoni and pinapple is also very good.  Just nobody in my family will ever let me order it.  *sigh*

Bonus Entries for This Giveaway Only

Follow Domino’s on Twitter = 1 extra entry

Become a Domino’s Fan on Facebook = 1 extra entry

Click Here for the rest of my Extra Entries and to see Contest Rules

This giveaway will close on January 15th at 10pm Pacific Time.  Winner will be notified by email and have 72 hours to claim their prize or it will be forfeit and I’ll eat your pizza (or maybe I’ll choose another winner instead).  Good luck!

FTC Disclosure:  In case it wasn’t clear, I received a free pizza from Domino’s.  I wasn’t even required to write about it either but because I love them, I did.  The giveaway was just a bonus because they love me, too.

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Would You Call This A Domino’s Fail?

The night before last, I was making a frozen pizza for the boys for dinner.  Anthony had been pissing and moaning about how he didn’t even want pizza, he wanted chicken nuggets.  But I really don’t want to get into the habit of preparing 3 different dinners, ya know?  So I went about my business turning on the oven and cleaning up while the pizza baked.

A bit later, Anthony comes in and all guilty looking says:  “I’m really sorry, mommy.  But I called and ordered a pizza.”

I was like, What are you talking about?

I really didn’t believe him at all and only wondered who he had unfortunately, accidentally dialed.

“Bring the phone to me, please.”

He walks in, still apologizing up and down, carrying my iPhone.  I immediately went into the call history to see who he had accidentally called and sure enough, there was the number to Domino’s Pizza.

Oh SHIT.

I redialed the number and after listening to 3 minutes of advertising a nice kid came on the phone.

I asked:  “Do you know if a little kid called about 5 minutes ago and ordered a pizza?”

Him:  “Let me check, is your number ###-###-####?”

Me:  “yep”

Him:  “What’s the name?”

Me:  “Anthony?”

Him:  “Oh, yeah, we have a medium pepperoni pizza here ready for pick up.”

OhMyGod!

It took every ounce of energy in my body to keep from busting a gut right then and there.  I explained to the kid on the phone that I was sorry and that my 5 year old son had called and ordered that pizza.  I asked if I was required to come down and pay for it.  The boy was really nice and laughed.  He told me “not to worry about it.”

Thank God.

It took me a while to even figure out how to bring up my keypad on my iPhone.  There are a couple of steps to go through before it comes up.  It’s not right on the front page as in other phones.  Tell me, how did a 5yo manage to get the phone number off the fridge (it’s a magnet) take it in the other room, and dial on my iPhone?  He even knew to wait for the advertising recording.

And, WHY WHY WHY did the guy at Domino’s Pizza take an order from an obvious child??

The whole thing had me laughing my butt off.  But on the inside.  Because I surely couldn’t laugh in front of Anthony and have him suspect for one second that this was funny.  Nope.  I held it together.

Barely.