"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 12/08/2013 1:44 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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>> Yes, in most cases. Sometimes there is a restriction on certain
>> specials, but that is rare. No sharing at "all you can eat" buffets,
>> for instance.
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> Why would you not be able to share at an "all you can eat" buffer .....
> if the parties involved are getting the buffet?

I did see this on that Extreme Cheapskate show. Guy paid for something like
4 plates but there were really something like 12 of them dining. He told
everyone to sit down and he'd bring the food. He piled the plates high with
things like fried chicken. It all looked like slop when he was through.
The wife was mortified! She wound up going back and paying for everyone but
still wasn't happy because this had been some sort of special occasion. All
of the other people had dressed up nicely and she thought he was taking her
to a fancy place for dinner.

I can remember going to the Royal Fork as a child and watching people bring
in large luggage type bags with plastic containers in them. They'd go off
with their plate to a side room and sneakily fill the containers to take
home. That is not allowed with the exception of a few places that now offer
a "To go" box that you are allowed to fill once and only once.

All you can eat places have a set fee. Somewhere between $12 and $20 for an
adult, at least in this area. And that price doesn't necessarily include a
drink any more. They will give you water. But if you want something else,
you might have to pay separately. You are allowed to go back as many times
as you want for that price. But they will not allow you to pay the $12 and
then have 3 people eat from that same plate. Why should they? Otherwise
they would get $36 for the three people. Now... If everyone at the table
has paid for their plate, then certainly they can share. We often do. For
example, I might get a small plate of fries or Jo Joes and we'll all eat
from that plate. But we have a receipt to show that we've all paid.