$2 pizza at Pizza Hut? How to get your slice of the Tuesday deal
The company started a deal for $2 1-topping Personal Pan Pizzas on July 8 and initially planned to offer it only through July. But it's been so popular, Pizza Hut is extending it into August. "The response has been nothing short of incredible and we are even selling out of Personal Pan Pizzas at thousands of restaurants across the country," Melissa Friebe, chief marketing officer of Pizza Hut U.S., said in an emailed statement to USA TODAY earlier this month.
No word yet on what the end date will be, but maybe the $2 1-topping Personal Pan Pizza deal will follow the pattern of McDonald's $5 Meal Deal, which the fast-food giant began offering in June 2024 and remains on the menu.
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How to get Pizza Hut's $2 Personal Pan Pizza deal
The deal is good for carryout only – no other purchase necessary – limit of up to four per customer; order in-store or in the Pizza Hut app at participating locations. Extra cheese or additional toppings cost extra.
While the offer is available at Pizza Hut locations nationwide, check to make sure your Pizza Hut location is among those participating.
Also, the offer is only good while supplies last at the restaurant; on the July 8 launch date, more than 3,100 Pizza Hut restaurants sold out, the company told USA TODAY.
Pizza Hut's $2 Personal Pan Pizza deal discussion on social media
Pizza Hut's $2 Personal Pan Pizza deal has been a viral sensation, with customers such as one mom posting on Facebook, "The kids were so pumped when I walked through the door with these little boxes of happiness."
Additionally, fans of the deal have taken to X, formerly Twitter, to praise the deal.
As long as Pizza Hut have those $2 personal pan pizzas…that's what my kids gone request every Tuesday lol
$2 personal pans at Pizza Hut? I'll take THAT pic.twitter.com/sQkaMohoyq
On Tuesdays at Pizza Hut you can get personal pizzas for $2. pic.twitter.com/pUomYPcbfy
Pizza Hut made an Instagram post on June 22 promoting the deal which has garnered many comments including, "Thank you! I am loving this deal for my kids 😍" and "Look at Pizza Hut looking out for us in these hard times.".While there have been many satisfied customers, a few have taken to social media to complain that their pizza didn't meet their expectations. On that same Instagram post, one of the comments read "Mine looked nothing like this video 😢 barely any cheese or sauce #disapponted." People have also mentioned the long lines and wait times with one post on X saying, "The line was out the door & around the corner for the $2 pizzas @ Pizza Hut. One lady said she was waiting for 2 hrs."
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