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FAT PEOPLE BANNED FROM ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22477703/from/ET/?gt1=10755
HOUMA, La. - A 6-foot-3, 265-pound man says a restaurant overcharged him for his trips to the buffet line, then banned him and a relative because they're hearty eaters. A spokesman for the restaurant denies the claim. Ricky Labit, a disabled offshore worker, said he had been a regular for eight months at the Manchuria Restaurant in Houma, eating there as often as three times a week. On his most recent visit, he said, a waitress gave him and his wife's cousin, 44-year-old Michael Borrelli, a bill for $46.40, roughly double the buffet price for two adults. "She says, 'Y'all fat, and y'all eat too much,'" Labit said. Labit and Borrelli said they felt discriminated against because of their size. "I was stunned, that somebody would say something like that. I ain't that fat, I only weigh 277," Borrelli said, adding that a waitress told him he looked like he a had a "baby in the belly." Houma accountant Thomas Campo said the men were charged an extra $10 each on Dec. 21 because they made a habit of dining exclusively on the more expensive seafood dishes, including crab legs and frog legs. "We have a lot of big people there," said Campo, who spoke for owner Li Shang, whose English is limited. "We don't discriminate." Labit denied ever being told he would be asked to pay more than the standard adult price. The argument grew heated, and police were called. The police report states, "The incident was settled when the management advised that the bill was a mistake and, to appease Ricky, the meal was complimentary." Labit said he insisted on paying but was told not to come back. He complained that when seafood on the buffet line runs out, the restaurant only grudgingly cooks more. Campo said the proprietress tries to reduce waste of quality food, he said. "Food is for eating, not toys for your child," reads a sign posted on a wall in typewritten text. A handwritten addition reads "Or 20% added." -- Rob Cypher robcypher.livejournal.com YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED - RESISTANCE IS FUTILE |
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FAT PEOPLE BANNED FROM ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET
On Jan 11, 9:32*pm, PILL CLINTON wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22477703/from/ET/?gt1=10755 "Food is for eating, not toys for your child," reads a sign posted on a wall in typewritten text. A handwritten addition reads "Or 20% added." Sounds like that restaurant needs to go out of the buffet business - if you have seafood on the menu, some people will eat only that in large quantities - thats why they came there to eat. I know a few thinner small framed guys who eat so much at buffets you would swear they have the hollow leg syndrome or something because they can out eat Homer Simpson any day. So its not necessarily the big guys who eat them out of business. joanen |
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FAT PEOPLE BANNED FROM ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFET
On Jan 12, 12:30*pm, joanne wrote:
On Jan 11, 9:32*pm, PILL CLINTON wrote: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22477703/from/ET/?gt1=10755 "Food is for eating, not toys for your child," reads a sign posted on a wall in typewritten text. A handwritten addition reads "Or 20% added." Sounds like that restaurant needs to go out of the buffet business - if you have seafood on the menu, some people will eat only that in large quantities - thats why they came there to eat. I know a few thinner small framed guys who eat so much at buffets you would swear they have the hollow leg syndrome or something because they can out eat Homer Simpson any day. So its not necessarily the big guys who eat them out of business. joanen Yes, it is hard to run a buffet using expensive food, so they are usually things like pizza that they can prepare for pennies. The smart ones, have something quite tasty and cheap as well...things like fresh bread or a great salad bar, or really good and cheap desserts, knowing most people with also eat those other things, thus limiting their amount of the higher priced foods like meats. With kids, putting mac and cheese and pop, which costs restaurants about 4 cents a gallon, are easy ways to increase that profit margin. The other "creative" ploy of restaurants is to limit how fast they refill the expensive dishes. They can work on those a long time. In the meantime, while you are waiting, they want you to eat the cheap stuff and get filled to the gills. I go to a pizza buffet restaurant where people can get any kind of pizza they want even made to order, but if it isn't already out, they take a long time to get it cooked and served. In the meantime, I notice the people are eating something else the entire time, so they certainly eat a lot less of that special order than they would have if that was all they ordered. Restauranteers know all the tricks. dkw |
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