My university used to have "X meals per week" plans. People hated them b/c: - you couldn't use a meal twice in the lunch period e.g. have a late breakfast at 1

My university used to have "X meals per week" plans. People hated them b/c: - you couldn't use a meal twice in the lunch period e.g. have a late breakfast at 11am and and early dinner at 3pm - you lost all of your meals at the end of the week They then switched to "Y meals per semester" and people loved it. - you could get an extra takeout meal for later (or a friend) - you could eat three times a day on the weeks you were at school and less if you were away for a trip etc - they actually released a price for lunch($6) and dinner($11( so you could arbitrage getting a cheap lunch vs buying dinner somewhere else