Comments on: When all-you-can-eat buffets go bad

By: Clever Dude

Clever Dude — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:29:10 +0000

@other guy, if I google “Malaysia” I’ll get Pizza Hut buffets back? Honestly, my friend (from Hong Kong) pointed me to the page and said people in China do that, which is why I wrote that.

By: Other guy

Other guy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:26:07 +0000

Just note that the link you have to the other blog on Pizza Hut buffets was by a guy in Malaysia, and not China (if you had bothered to google “Malaysia”).

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Stuff Worth Reading, Because Me Eats Everything, Nom Nom Nom | Punny Money — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:19:28 +0000

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Chow down: Getting your fill at all-you-can-eat buffets - Smart Spending — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:08:23 +0000

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By: Jim ~ mydebtblog.com

Jim ~ mydebtblog.com — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:25:58 +0000

The guy got interviewed by Big John and Cisco (560AM WIND) this morning. These guys got charged for what they ate at this buffet. Normally those kinds of places have an all you can eat price because they will average a certain number of customers based on the amount of food available. The business end can’t afford to keep bringing out shrimp, crab legs, and frog legs because of their cost. The exception to the rule with buffets is if you ever go to one at a casino, head for the lobster right away since you’re being charged $20-25 anyway.

It is best to just avoid the buffet period though. I don’t want to be food police here but most of the food there isn’t very good. My friends also worked for a buffet style restaurant and what goes on behind closed doors will make you never want to eat at one again. Pizza Hut buffet sounds very good right about now though, but I must resist the urge.

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All you can eat? Yah right! at Mighty Bargain Hunter — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:02:17 +0000

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By: Clever Dude

Clever Dude — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:53:44 +0000

MW: That’s a good idea about going later, but I’ve always lucked out and gotten the lunch scraps rather than the early dinner food.

By: Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:50:14 +0000

There are several of these in my area; I eat at one about twice a year. (This reminds me, it’s been almost a whole year now.)

So if I alternate locations, I can go a couple years before entering the same place again.

I’m not really into any of the expensive items – lettuce, carrots, and pizza are cheap – and I try to stick to the basics, so while I’ll probably eat more than average, the ingredient cost is probably lower than average.

I’ll usually go around late-lunchtime, getting the lower lunch price (around $8) and the equivalent of lunch and dinner.