Margaret Suran wrote:

>
> I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit that I was stunned
> when I was told that the slice cost $2.90. To me, it seems like a lot,
> but is it? What do you pay in other parts of the country/world?
>
> I went to an independent Pizza place, not to a fast food chain
> restaurant, what we used to call a "Pizza Parlor". The slice was
> delicious, fresh mushrooms, good cheeses, crispy crust, everything the
> way it should be.

Some of the Italian bakeries around here sell (square) slices of pizza for
$1.25 each. Pizza Pizza sells (double) slices (about 1/6 of a large pizza)
for $2.59-2.99 depending on the toppings.