Papa Rewards: 15 Bonus Points!

I found out tonight that Papa Johns put 15 extra rewards points in to all accounts! The points are free and can be used from April 12-17th. So that means either tonight or tomorrow before stores close you will need to redeem the points, otherwise they will disappear!

This passed Saturday we ordered a pizza and wings and at the time we had enough points for a free pizza, but we decided to pay full price and save the points for a rainy day. Come today, two days later and we find out that we got a  bonus 15 points added to our rewards account! Don't doubt me when I tell you my boyfriends expression was simply stunned as I told him we "had" to have pizza for dinner. That literally took no convincing whatsoever and he wasn't exactly concerned with why. 

Just wanted to post a picture of what we picked up tonight (still attempting to upload) and let people know they have 15 free points that will expire when stores close tomorrow night 4/17! 

Using the 15 bonus points plus ten we'd already banked, we got the pizza for free (pepperoni, pineapple, jalapeno) and ordered a side of bread sticks ($5.49). I tipped 1.50 at carry out bringing the total to just $7.00.

I don't think I'll make a video about this experience because I have already made so many about my positive interactions with Papa Johns. I think they have a genius marketing team and their promotions are on point. The in store employees, although largely uninvolved in the Rewards Points program, are very friendly and accommodating.

Previous Videos By Me About Papa Johns:

Point: Go order Papa Johns!! 

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Papa John's Superbowl Giveaway Not A Scam!

Showing you my FREE large pizza and 2-liter of Pepsi Max! Friends, including a Pizza Hut Restaurant General Manager, have chatted with glee to me about their free Papa John's pizzas.

The above video was made on Feb 7th after the first "scam" comment on my original video:

I continue to receive comments of that nature so, even though the video is nothing to be proud of, I want people to know that Papa John's did not rip anyone off. 

Not only do you have to have ordered from Papa John's before, but you have to have placed at least one of those orders online while signed in to your Rewards Points account.

There are always customers who don't meet all the requirements of a promotion, return policy, etc or just flat out lie to try and get free products; and who try to blame the business for it. This free pizza giveaway cost Papa John's a pretty penny; leaving no room for unverified claims of "the system screwed me over". 

Do you know how many Pizza Hut customers probably tried to pretend they had an account with Papa John's that just was 'lost'? 

Do you know how close to impossible it is for ALL records of your membership to be lost? 

If Papa John's customer service cannot prove you had a membership with them prior to the giveaway, then you should have a copy of your registration confirmation in your e-mail history. Papa John's is not responsible for keeping those records for you. 

Additionally: The in-store employees DO NOT have access to anything related to your Papa Rewards Points, so contact Papa John's via the e-mail address you registered on their site with. Until you have done that, don't call it a scam.

Hope everyone enjoyed this awesome promotion!  

( I am in no way affiliated with Papa John's)

Free Papa John's Pizza!

I posted this video last month after having an incredible experience with Papa John's and their customer service representatives.

I have a long work history in the pizza industry from service to management and I am so impressed with Papa John's as a company recently that I find myself here commending them once again.

Here is the video I originally posted:

To break it down for you in case it was hard to follow the first couple minutes:

My room mate wanted to order pizza one night. Since she didn't have a Papa Rewards Points membership I asked if we could place the order on my account. I hadn't ordered since moving in to the house, and was sad to see our address was "out of range". Not wanting to lose the points for the order (points are given for orders placed online only), I contacted the restaurant to see what my options were. The manager told me to order online using the "Carry Out" option and then to call him back and he would override the system to allow delivery.

I did what I was told and later in the evening e-mailed the website to see if that needed to be how I ordered from then on. They responded that it was.

So a week down the road I was informed via e-mail that I was a winner in the Million Pizza Giveaway. When we ordered that pizza, we received another e-mail saying we won again!! I ordered the second FREE pizza and went to pick it up - along with a couple 20Oz Cokes. The next day we were notified that because we purchased Coke products with our pizza we won a free music download.

Following all of that excitement, I received a postcard in the mail granting me a free pizza of my choice, signed personally by the General Manager at my neighborhood location.

I was completely blown away by this, honestly feeling borderline guilty for the overload of free pizza. That led me to making the video above.

Fast Forward A Month:

Just as I was discussing with my friends and room mates that we didn't see a single pizza commercial during Superbowl 2012, I caught a glimpse of the story online that Papa John's was giving a free pizza and two-liter of Pepsi Max away to every Papa Reward Points member because some of us participated in a coin toss prediction and were correct. I did not participate in that, but I did get a free pizza code around 8PM last night in my e-mail.

Instead of spending millions on a 30 second ad, they are putting that money towards giving away millions of free pizzas. Kudos, Papa John's for going above and beyond to keep your customers happy. Other consumer brands should seriously consider adopting your marketing and customer relation strategies.

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A few things to keep in mind when redeeming your free pizza, and any other time you order:
- Tip your driver or server at least 20% of the non-discounted price. You would be surprised how many people do not tip even when an order is free, and with an overload of these free orders coming in over the next week, the drivers will especially appreciate a generous gratuity from you.
- Consider ordering a side item like cheese sticks or chicken wings to help the store control P+A. Promos and allowances should be under a certain % of daily sales. You can bet your behind that Papa John's is taking a HUGE hit in that area with this promotion. I estimate about 30% of their daily sales for the next few days will be P+A.
- Provide a phone number you are available at, a correct and complete address including any special instructions that would be helpful to the driver, and turn on a porch light that illuminates your house number.

Enjoy your free pizzas, Papa John's lovers!

What Beer Are You Drinking This Super Bowl Sunday?

I am having a hard time deciding which beer to buy for our Super Bowl get together today. It's getting close to game time, I know! I so I Googled it and found a quiz to help decide which beer to go for. Here are my results:

Beer Quiz from Quiz Rocket!

Quizzes: Customer Engagement

I really do prefer to buy local beers, so I think I'll be going for a Red Hook brew. Leave a comment below telling me what beer you chose to serve at your Super Bowl party this year!