Kid's Meals-Restaurent Cards

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In a message dated 5/3/03 11:45:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, suebarr@...

writes:

> So why would we expect management to charge us less because we can't eat

> what we could before?

>

>

I no longer ask for kids pricing because at 14 mo post I eat a pretty normal

amount...normal as in true normal, not value sized mcdonalds American meal

normal..LOL but I did ask for that pricing until a few months ago because I

only ate a few bites at a meal and I felt that it was ridiculous to pay 10

bucks or more for a Buffet when I could literally eat 3 or 4 bites.

Personally as a MO person I did NOT over eat at restaurants because I did not

eat much in front of people, so I did not feel guilty asking for the kids

pricing.

((HUGS))

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In a message dated 5/4/2003 2:25:04 AM Eastern Standard Time,

jwbry@... writes:

> So why should they make profit-and-a-half on me post-op because I just get a

> salad and appetizer, or whatever

Because they didn't charge us extra when we were MO.

Fay Bayuk

**300/173

10/23/01

Dr.

Open RNY 150 cm

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Funny this should come up here at the same time it came up on my surgeons

support group. I've ocassionally used my card at some places. And yes, I agree

that the kiddie menu really bites. Personally I've found that a dinner salad

and appetizer work just great for me! And there are some buffets here in Vegas

that will charge me for a childs buffet...but not many!

But......the point was made that when we were MO, we were never charged more at

a buffet because we ate so much. So why would we expect management to charge us

less because we can't eat what we could before?

Hmmm, food for thought me thinks?

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Yeah, but the way buffets work, EVERYBODY gets charged extra for what the MO

customers eat. They make most of their money on normal people who go for the

variety and don't pile their plates up. If they start losing money because

of the overeaters, they just hike the prices.

So why should they make profit-and-a-half on me post-op because I just get a

salad and appetizer, or whatever? Thankfully, the guy I talked to was very

good about it, and only wanted the card. Haven't talked with other managers

in other restaurants -- maybe it was the $10 salad that got to me.

It's interesting, though -- I see a lot of MO people at Home Town Buffett or

whatever it is, fewer at salad joints. When you're a food junkie your

addiction dictates where you go, just like an alcoholic and a bar.

Still taking it a day at a time,

/john

Kid's Meals-Restaurent Cards

> Funny this should come up here at the same time it came up on my surgeons

support group. I've ocassionally used my card at some places. And yes, I

agree that the kiddie menu really bites. Personally I've found that a

dinner salad and appetizer work just great for me! And there are some

buffets here in Vegas that will charge me for a childs buffet...but not

many!

>

> But......the point was made that when we were MO, we were never charged

more at a buffet because we ate so much. So why would we expect management

to charge us less because we can't eat what we could before?

>

> Hmmm, food for thought me thinks?

>

>

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This is a good point. I know I could easily do two or three plates full

of whatever at buffets. I can't even do a full plate now. I mostly go

to Chinese buffets and all of the ones I have gone to will let me do a to

go container off the buffet. Some charge an extra $1 to do that but it

is still a bargain and I can get at least 3 meals out of it.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Sat, 3 May 2003 20:44:30 -0700 " Sue Barr " writes:

> But......the point was made that when we were MO, we were never

> charged more at a buffet because we ate so much. So why would we

> expect management to charge us less because we can't eat what we

> could before?