Can you actually order Domino’s pizza with an emoji? — VIDEO
While ordering Domino's with a simple pizza emoji text or tweet may seem like a one-step process, the act itself is tedious (at best) and could potentially leave you starving for pizza.
At least, when we tried it.
First, don't expect to simply login to Twitter and tweet your heart out for future pizza parties. It doesn't work like that.
Seems simple enough
There are a few steps to follow before you'll even come close to achieving the cheesy goodness that is a pepperoni pie.
- Step 1: Create a Domino's account at dominos.com
- Step 2: Setup a Pizza Profile and "Easy Order"
- Step 3: Sign up for Tweet Ordering in your Pizza Profile and follow Domino's on Twitter
- Step 4: Tweet the pizza emoji or #EasyOrder to @Dominos
- Step 5: Await order confirmation via Twitter direct message
Still with us? Because from here, it gets even more complicated.
What went wrong?
Even after tweeting out the pizza emoji, there's no guarantee your order has actually been placed. Double check your online account information because the simplest error can knock out the whole process.
Or its website won't recognize the credit card you have linked to your pre-existing Domino's account... and they'll send you this message:
"Your order wasn't placed b/c your payment method expired or failed. Visit dominos.com & update your payment method."
Except when you do... you're unable to update your payment method until getting to check out... on the online order form... which isn't the tweet you tried to send in the first place...
Domino's is still in the learning phase
When tweeting goes awry, what's the next best bet? A phone call — ugh.
Domino's restaurants in Las Vegas average anywhere between 100 to 500 orders per day, according to a representative at their Lake Mead Boulevard location, but when inquiring about this new ordering process, the staff seemed at a loss for words.
"We'll be sure to get a training program video for these guys," Domino's manager Chris Richardson said. "I haven't done that one yet. You're the first (to ask about the emoji)."
After Richardson tried to help us out, we ended up placing a normal online order because #hangry.
You'd almost be better off asking for a slice from Pizza Rat.
Check out our adventure in pizza emojis above.
Contact Ashley Casper at acasper@reviewjournal.com. Find her on Twitter: @TheCasperA
