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In reply to the discussion: 350-pound man calls police after all-you-can-eat restaurant cuts him off [View all]quakerboy
(13,915 posts)55. Thats bunk
This has nothing to do with other customers. Its between the patron and the establishment. Taking care of other customers is on the establishment and again, has nothing to do with other customers. If one person eating 20 pieces runs out their supply, so would 20 people each having one piece. Which is possible with the influx of one good size party. If the buffet was understocked, any issues or unhappy people coming in are 100% on their heads.
It also has nothing to do with whether stuffing yourself is a good idea on any level.
If there are limits posted, then fine. Them are the rules. But if its all you can eat, then its all you can eat. Not all a "reasonable person" can eat.
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350-pound man calls police after all-you-can-eat restaurant cuts him off [View all]
Odin2005
May 2012
OP
I'm a big guy (tho folks are AMAZED when I tell them how much I weigh -- I carry it pretty well)
MiddleFingerMom
May 2012
#1
I think implicit in "all you can eat" is "all an avg person can REASONABLY eat."
Honeycombe8
May 2012
#36
It's common knowledge what "all you can eat" means. It means all yu can reasonably
Honeycombe8
May 2012
#50
If you have me confused with either a 350 lb compulsive fish fillet gobbler, or a restauranteur
Warren DeMontague
May 2012
#51
"All you can eat" does NOT mean all that you can eat for a long period of time, sitting there
Honeycombe8
May 2012
#56
Some buddies and I ate an "all you can eat" place out of business and we weren't the least bit fat
Major Nikon
May 2012
#7
I wonder if he knows he's eating himself to an early grave. It is a form of self-destruct. I wish
Cal33
May 2012
#9
One of the reasons I like going to buffet restaurants is that their "regulars" make ME look petite.
MiddleFingerMom
May 2012
#14
The Chinese buffet near me recently had to invest in "special" chairs for "our more-grand guests"
Chan790
May 2012
#17
Buffet restaurants figure in people like him along with the petite little MIL who...
MiddleFingerMom
May 2012
#35