For one day only, Thursday, May 8, 2008, customers can buy a large, one topping pizza at Papa Johns for just 23 cents. (one pizza per customer)
CLEVELAND (AP) — Papa John’s Pizza issued an apology to Cleveland and the Cavaliers for making T-shirts with LeBron James‘ number and the word “crybaby” under it.
To apologize, Papa John’s will sell Cleveland residents a large, one-topping pizza for 23 cents on Thursday. The 23 is an homage to James’ jersey number. The company also will donate $10,000 to the Cavaliers Youth Fund.
The pizza chain’s T-shirts were featured during the Cavs’ games against the Wizards on Friday in Washington. Wizards fans taunted the Cavs, who won the payoff series that night in Game 6.
The shirts started after James complained about hard fouls, and Wizards center Brendan Haywood called him a crybaby.
Apparently the Toledo area is included in this promotion. Eat hearty everyone!
UPDATE 5/8/2008
Apparently word of this deal spread like wildfire. When I passed by a Papa Johns a little after 3pm today, there were about 15-20 waiting in line outside. Apparently in East Toledo things got a little out of hand with a few fights breaking out and some pushing and shoving. Police closed the place down to prevent further problems. Most -if not all- of the Papa Johns in Toledo ran out of dough and ingredients and closed for the day as early as 5pm. Apparently each store had a 900 pizza limit for this deal. Here’s some of the coverage from today, some links have video.
- Papa Johns Offers 23 Cent Pizza - Toledo
- Customers Wait Hours - Cleveland
- Papa Johns Running Out of Pizza - Cleveland
- $.23 Pizzas a Slam Dunk - Youngstown
- 23 Cent Pizzas Bring Out the Crowds - Canton
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