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Who eats your bun?

• a3n 10y ago
  I order the burger as is, because I don't want to annoy the waiter or the cook, or me. I also don't eat the lettuce or the pickle, if they happen to come with. I'm not going to go down the list of what I will or won't accept for a burger and a 30 minute relationship. I don't know what you're getting at.
  • vilmosi 10y ago
    That you are incredibly wasteful if you throw away 50% of the calories you buy. Go to a place that sells a naked burger without lettuce if that's what you want.
    • inimino 10y ago
      The bun is neither 50% of the value nor 50% of the cost of a hamburger.
      • vilmosi 10y ago
        I said none of things
        • inimino 10y ago
          You said it is "incredibly wasteful" to throw away 50% of the calories. The value is relevant to the question of waste, yes?
          • vilmosi 10y ago
            Are you asking me if the 50% figure is accurate? Because it is.
            • inimino 10y ago
              No. I'll try again. If you order a salad and eat the greens, but not the dressing served on the side, you just wasted 90% of the calories. See the point?
              • vilmosi 10y ago
                It's not trying again if you keep changing the point. Is your problem that I used calories as a way to measure the value of the food? Should I have used price? That's not valid in my opinion. Wasting a spoonful of expensive caviar is not as bad as wasting 10 kg of rice. And I have no problem people wasting their money. I just don't get your point. Is there a way to look at this situation (deliberately ordering something you know your gonna throw away to not inconvenient the staff) and not consider it wasteful? PS: If your salad's calories is 90% from oil, you're using too much oil.
                • inimino 10y ago
                  > Should I have used price? Yes. > Is there a way to look at this situation (deliberately ordering something you know your gonna throw away to not inconvenient the staff) and not consider it wasteful? Obviously, the OP who explained that they do it that way doesn't see it as wasteful. Neither do I. The cost of a hamburger is about 1/3 cost of ingredients and 2/3 everything else, including labor to serve it to you. Of the ingredients, it's the beef, then the tomato, lettuce, etc, and the bun is basically free. Most restaurants that serve hamburgers have an ordering system that is streamlined for the kind of burgers people order. By the way, a burger is a kind of sandwich and by definition includes the bun. Try ordering a burger with no bun at a McDonald's and see how much extra time it takes, and what kind of looks you get from the people serving you and the people in line behind you. If you think that throwing away 100 calories and $0.05 worth of bread is wasteful, it's only because you're ignoring the time and energy of the people that are being saved.
                  • vilmosi 10y ago
                    Well I'm glad I understood where we disagree. I think nutritional waste is worse than wasting money, you obviously think the opposite. I also think it's worse to order something to throw it away deliberately. I guess the old saying "agree to disagree" applies.
  • chmars 10y ago
    That makes me sad. I would not order food if I do not eat it. Many places often burgers without bun – and you can always ask. (No, children are not starving because of you, no worries!)