Awesome sauce

Way to be!

@boomersix: Wasn't awesome sauce the problem?

Also (and it makes me nauseous to praise this company) good on the Domino's corporate exec who gave action and answers to this issue to the Consumerist commenters in jig time and after 10 pm to boot.

And I'm sure those dumbasses think they were so ~witty~. Hope they have fun being unemployed!

This is wonderful. Now if we could only be as efficient with actual work.

I believe they could possibly face criminal charges for something like "adulteration" of food, or something like that. A month or so with no weed would probably do them some good.

you guys are awesome!!! Great job!!!

As we say in the Navy, Bravo Zulu!

I'm jonsing for an update, all that lovely who, what, when, where, how - Who did it, what was done to them, where they plan on working now, how can I prepare a pizza for them...

Man, it makes me angry to think they were messing with some of the most perfect food in the universe and now it's making me feel slightly nauseous when I think about.

*sniffle* I should only have happy thoughts about pizza, you jerks!

@meneye: Why would you want to be? Unless your work involves tracking down d-bags who screw with pizza.

I'm so proud of you guys. I usually have to go to *chan for vigilante private investigation, and when that happens over there it's only to cause trouble.

This is awesome. Consumerist has turned into the CSI of customer sites. Remind me to never do anything wrong, or else I'll be tracked down.

Great sleuthing!

Wow, cant believe i missed that yesterday. Awesome job.

@MisterE:

Another proud squid? Cool, me too.

I wonder whether we should do this once a week or once a month...make it a real challenge, cause I really liked when we cracked the case about the stolen (or misplaced) iPhone, and this is pretty awesome as well.

@Jabberkaty: I'm not sure Dominoes qualifies as pizza.

Shouldnt have a angry Mob formed rather then calling the manager? I think the Mob with pitchforks and tourches would have been more fun. Im just saying.... could have got some free Za.

And natural selection wins again.

I recall reading somewhere that there is a computer program which can figure out where a still picture was taken, and as more photos are geo-tagged, it's getting better and better. This could come in handy for things like this.

I, for one, salute you for your efforts. An attaboy each!

Also, it would be awesome to create a group of "detectives" to search for information on the web based off of good faith, or as a service.

It'll be a miracle if the franchise owner can weasel out of getting that operation shuttered.
The NYC Health Authority can get nasty, when they work that is.

@xAnarChisTx: If you look at the NY Times article linked, it sounds like there are some blogs who do just that. Mostly to return lost property.

@meneye: Maybe YOU aren't efficient at work...

First rule of Internet: You do NOT piss off the Internet!
These people learned it the hard way..

@Applekid: Seriously! Positive interwebs sleuthery, not just to find out who some camgirl is.

@pecan 3.14159265: "I'm not sure Dominoes qualifies as pizza."

I was going to say the same thing. It think I'd prefer pizza from a vending machine rather than from Dominoes. Maybe it's improved since I last had it in the early 90s, but I doubt it.

@Nighthawke:

Why would the New York City Health Authority take action on a restaurant in North Carolina?

@BlueLabCoatWanting_GitEmSteveDave: Luckily my camera is old enough that it doesn't have the ability to geotag photos.

@MyPetFly: I just spoke with Tim McIntyre.. Dominos Corporate has encouraged the franchisee to contact local law enforcement to investigate possible criminal penalties. And for examples sake, I hope they do.

So, where is Osama Bin Laden?

@GMFish: I agree. But they're corrupting my image of pizza and making me worry when I order it. I hate them. I hate them!

@Jabberkaty: I added some emails from a Domino's executive shortly after your comment. Looks like Kristy and Michael are getting the boot today.

@MyPetFly: Actually, they will probably have BETTER access to drugs in jail.

@Jabberkaty: I would say the only way to combat this is to find a good place, and it doesn't matter whether it's local or a chain. Chain places can be spotlessly clean just like local mom and pop places can be despicable. But if the people care about their work, you probably won't get these kinds of shenanigans. Bad seeds get thrown out quickly at places that value quality.

@pecan 3.14159265: About as much as Olive Garden is Italian Food.

As much as I hate Dominos pizza and favor my local pizzeria (mmmm), I have to give Dominos corporate a kudos for the accessibility and their quick action in this matter.

Yay!! Thanks for the update!

@theblackdog: No, this program can take ANY photo, and using photos off the internet/it's database that ARE geotagged, figure out where the un-geotagged photo was taken.

@Grabraham: Bloomberg will do anything to get more fine money. Maybe NC outsources?

@GMFish: The pizza may be nasty, but the cheese bread is GODLY. Watching them tamper with it made my soul cry.

I have a question. I know that the Domino's is independently owned by a franchisee. I don't know much about franchising, but is there a provision on Domino's part that would allow them to revoke the franchise if they do something like this. This is going to end up hurting the national brand. If the local media pick up on it there in NC, it could close the local franchise.

@spoco: The problem is that it's the actions of a few employees, not of the franchise itself.

@spoco: I'm sure there is a provision, but can you really blame a franchisee for the immature and idiotic actions of 2 bored employees? I think the manager of the store should face some disciplinary action for sitting on her butt reading the paper while her employees are dicking around in the front of the store.

While yes, this can hurt the national brand, I think Domino's Corporate responded quickly and rationally with the situation. Hopefully the public can see that the actions of 2 employees are an isolated incident.

Since Michael is now unemployed and has a nice hind quarters. Maybe he might be interested in being a house boi. I certainly don't want him doing dishes, just bedroom maintenance :-)

@OMG_Kitties: True. I certainly do not think that someone should lose their livelihood because they had a couple of moronic employees, but a national brand has to have protection as well.

The manager that was being referred to as on her ass reading the paper should be fired as well. No way stuff like that should go on. I know it does, and this was a disgusting reminder that it does.

@meneye: I can post on this blog and do the work of 5 people at the same time...and I'm still getting ragged on to go faster.

@pecan 3.14159265: I like it. it's fast, relatively tasty and cheap...plus it tastes the same 3 days later when you re heat it in a toaster oven.

I also pride myself on my pedestrian food tastes -- I recognize good food, and enjoy it thoroughly, but I will eat almost anything and like it.

I'm a bit of a wine snob though...we all have our faults

@pecan 3.14159265: I like this idea. Helping people, from the comfort of your own home!