Posted on 11/23/2016 2:49:16 PM PST by nickcarraway
Hungry customers in northern Japan may get their pies with a side of living reindeer.
Domino's is never one to shy away from a weird pizza delivery marketing stunt.
The restaurant chain's Japanese arm isn't pushing drones, though. It's thinking about strapping delivery containers onto trained reindeer. "Yes, seriously, this isn't a hoax," according to RocketNews24.
Reindeer may by best known for their mythological role in helping Santa Claus deliver gifts all over the world on Christmas, but I think most adults would be much more thrilled with actual reindeer delivering real pizza.
Domino's is attempting to train the reindeer in the snowy city of Ishikari in northern Japan. Photos show animal trainers trying to balance a thermal pizza container on a reindeer's back. A second image shows a more practical sled design, but this still leaves a lot of questions about whether on not Domino's will be able to pull off this odd concept.
UP NEXT Pokemon Go tracking finally goes live and actually works ReindeerEnlarge Image A mock-up image of a reindeer delivering pizza. Photo by Domino's Japan Domino's is never one to shy away from a weird pizza delivery marketing stunt.
The restaurant chain's Japanese arm isn't pushing drones, though. It's thinking about strapping delivery containers onto trained reindeer. "Yes, seriously, this isn't a hoax," according to RocketNews24.
Related Stories Pie in the sky: Drones to deliver Domino's pizza in New Zealand Pie in the sky: Domino's delivers pizzas via octocopter Reindeer may by best known for their mythological role in helping Santa Claus deliver gifts all over the world on Christmas, but I think most adults would be much more thrilled with actual reindeer delivering real pizza.
Domino's is attempting to train the reindeer in the snowy city of Ishikari in northern Japan. Photos show animal trainers trying to balance a thermal pizza container on a reindeer's back. A second image shows a more practical sled design, but this still leaves a lot of questions about whether on not Domino's will be able to pull off this odd concept.
As far as pizza-related publicity stunts go, this is an amusing one and perhaps not as far-fetched as it sounds. Reindeer have long been used as draft animals. It doesn't really matter to the reindeer if it's pulling a sled full of presents or a sled full of pizzas.
Domino's intends to update customers on its reindeer delivery plans later this week.
There in 30 minutes or you can eat the deer!
“There in 30 minutes or you can eat the deer!”
Ok, we have a winner!
“Up on the rooftop reindeer pause
They’re delivering pizzas and breadsticks and wings”
Naw.
No one will sing it that way.
I wish them the best ... but does anyone still live in Northern Japan? I thought they’d in-bred that area bare and Russians were moving in.
Now what’s the code for reindeer in #pizzagate?
Hold the anchovies...and the ticks.
Some of those pizzas will never make it to the paying customers. Reindeer have to eat too!
It would be nice to have hot pizza appear like magic.
I have been wondering where the name for that pizza company came from—now that we know the code—could be coincidence, but then again....
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