sbrahma, I don't know how long they had been requiring pictures before I started 4 years ago, but it's highly unlikely they will drop them. Occasionally, they are offered without, but then the "fee" is the free pizza, YUCK!
I did these monthly at the old MSC and loved them after they hit $20 to $25 and could be picked up. 4 to 6 shops could be done in just a few hours and I had the photos down to 5 minutes per pie. Since I always took the pics in the same place with the same lighting I never even took extra photos, 3 and done. My neighbor's 3 teenage boys were really fond of the shop and never really minded what the pizza looked like or that it was cold!
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
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