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All you can eat within reason is certainly lame. Charging customers for food left on the plate is quite reasonable though. I’m sure a lot gets left on the plat

• whycome 3y ago
  > Charging customers for food left on the plate is quite reasonable though. Is it though? What if the food quality is really low? As the article states, it's a place to get rid of some old food items. Do you think you have an obligation to eat it no matter what?
  • leetcrew 3y ago
    yes, it's totally reasonable. if you aren't sure you're going to like the food, start with a small taste. if you don't like any of the food, take the hit once and don't go back.
  • tekla 3y ago
    > Do you think you have an obligation to eat it no matter what? No, just pay for the waste.
  • nerdbert 3y ago
    The article doesn't say the buffet is a place to get rid of old food items, it says that buffets have worked out strategies to get incorporate their own old food items. Anyway, if you don't want to pay for wasting things you don't like, make your first plate a grazing/browsing sampler platter, then come back for the stuff you liked.
    • whycome 3y ago
      I think we just have a distinction here where the poster suggested charging for "food left on the plate" Even in a case of "sampling" and finding things you didn't want to finish, you'd be charged. There can be a reasonable alternative.
  • ska 3y ago
    > Do you think you have an obligation to eat it no matter what? Only if you put it on your plate ;)