On 12/30/2014 3:05 PM, MaryL wrote:
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> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
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> Here they go again.
>
> Grilled Ham and Cheese
> Served on Wheat
> Choice of Side
> $7.50
>
> French Dip
> Hot Roast Beef with Au jus on a Kaiser Roll
> Choice of Side
> $9.75
>
> Blue Plate
> Omelet
> Ham and Cheese Omelet
> Choice of Side
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> $9.00
>
> Who ever interpreted a "blue plate"[special] as an omelet?
>
> I won't be having lunch at the club. I will be picking up some of the
> signature crab bisque soup and probably some steak at the "shop to use
> the assessment" thing tomorrow morning.
>
> The soup du jour is "Kansas City Steak". I can surmise that will be one
> of the quarts of soup offerings at the sale tomorrow.
>
> I wouldn't buy any. Looking up recipes for it, it's basically either
> made with ground beef or made with cubed round steak. It wouldn't be
> worth $20-$22 a quart. I wouldn't pay that much for "homemade" chicken
> noodle, either.
>
> The crab bisque, OTOH, I'll buy. I can't be bothered making crab soup
> at home and theirs is delicious.
>
> Jill
>
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> Even if the soup (or anything else) is overpriced, won't you be forced
> to pay the assessment even if you don't get *anything* in return.

Yes, we have to pay the assessment no matter what. That's why I'm going
to buy some crab bisque, some petit filets and probably a couple of NY
strip steaks. I'll look at what other soups they have but I draw the
line at whatever it is they're calling 'Kansas City Steak Soup'. Hey,
it might be delicious, but looking at recipes online made me lose interest.

> Are
> there other fees tacked on that are not covered by the assessment, such
> as taxes? If not, it seems to me that you would be better off to at
> least get something for your assessment even if the charges are
> outrageous. Am I missing something here? I do think something like
> that assessment is ridiculous, but you don't have any choice on that.
>
> MaryL
>
We pay applicable sales tax just like in any restaurant. They tack on a
20% service charge/gratuity for take-out meals and dining in meals, but
I don't think they do for the annual clearing out the fridge event.

Jill