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It is Saturday,not Sunday.
But no one forces you to read ,so do me a favor and stop reading my posts.
BTW,some restaurants are not just charging for styrofoam cartons,they also ask diners to add 3% tip for kitchen help.
Anyone who is watching the ICE riots,some businesses said they cannot survive without illegals working in their shops for peanuts !

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Morning chuckles :lol: - agent, actually it was Sunday when you posted.

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The time is wrong,it said I posted 4 hours ago,which means 6:45 am Central time, this morning.
Well,it does not matter,some services are charging 3% if you use a credit or debit card
Some would not accept credit cards.

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Yeah I hate when places put the 3% fee on when you use a credit card - I get it that the merchant doesnt like the fee but passing the charge on is irritating

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small retailers do not like us to use credit cards,as it eats into its margin ,even debit card,there is a processing fee.

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Yes, my solution for tight businesses that add surcharges is to shop elsewhere - they get 0 fees from me...

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It's a hard economy for everyone, but to add fees like that is like shooting your sales in the foot. I'm constantly lowering prices just to get things to sell, not raising prices...

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people do remember and they do not come back.
But help them out,go to the ATM and get some cash.
My dinner pals never seem to run out of cash,they always have cash to pay for their dinner!
I think I finally figured out why one diner always take home the left over !

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Glad that Agent has brought up the soup kitchen entrails thread again.

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Growing up in a family with 5 kids,we hardly have any leftover.
If we were dining in a restaurant,there is no leftover because the food is so delicious .
But these days it must be popular,the waitress have no problem bringing us the styrofoam container and a plastic bag at the end of the meal.
(We tip well,20-22% before tax)

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if you do not like my post,you can mute me!
It would save you from wasting your time,if time is precious to you !

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Morning chuckles :lol:

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What happened to the other 4 kids agent? You still in touch?

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yes,they are still alive and kicking.
I think I know why the lady is taking home leftover,all the fixed and semi fixed fees are killing those who live on fixed income,people here are complaining HOA fee going way up,ranging from $400 to $1k ,for tennis court,swimming pool,golf course,gym,common ground upkeep.
I know another couple who rent,common ground fee is $25,pet is $35,water is based on your usage,garbage pickup is $15,parking depends on where you park.

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HOA fees can be killer

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I have seen waiters serving a large party picking up the T bone steak,but leftover with barely any substance,or just some gravy and drips,dont make sense.
There is always 'meals on wheels' ,it is free

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It happens but it's not a common thing worth focusing on

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To some,it means steak dinner for the family,
Have you checked the price of beef lately?

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It's just common sense to take the leftovers out of a restaurant when it costs over $100 to feed a group of 4. A few drops of water and 30 seconds in the microwave can bring anything back to life.

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Valid point - as long as it's not half eaten food, I have seen few people who will other people's leftovers...not just dry stuff, like pasta and sauces - not a good look.

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well,in a traditional Chinese dinner,the dishes are placed in the middle of the table with serving spoons,so it is safe to eat the leftover.
The kitchen is equipped with burner going from 30,000 BTU up to 100,000 BTU,so whatever germs,parasites are killed,sometimes it can even burn down the kitchen.
I would take home whatever is left of a Peking duck.

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That's a lot of British Thermal Units.

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But different times call for non-traditional dinners - too much for you to handle and deal with...

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yes,this is how they can serve your order so quickly, who wants to wait 30 minutes for the food ?
I think when they have PEKING DUCk on the menu,they will order from a place which makes those ducks,not every kitchen has the set up ,once I was at a Vietnamese supermarket and they rolled out these ducks and said they have been reserved.
Same with roast pig and BBQ pork !

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Right on - even food can be "outsourced/dropshipped" hah

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We went to a restaurant,if you use your cc,there will be a $3 charge.
They have a special -choose any 3 dishes from this list,total cost is $40.

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Going to restaurants is so last year


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going to restaurant is always a treat,may be you just dont hang around with the right people.
I did not realise the restaurant business margin is so low 3-4%?
I can see menu price minus cost of material = MARGIN is 70% in many cases,so it must be the overhead-labor and rent/utilities.
rent in popular places have gone up a lot.

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Morning chuckles phaz :lol: - restaurant margin has always been tight...the use of cc and fee's charge by cc companies make it worse.

Funny thing is that they make more on the sale of drinks actually ...in most circumstances

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But getting a liquor license is expensive,also in some neighborhood,diners do not drink or get desert,coffee.
But they tip generously.

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Liquor not always needed - pop and bottled water

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People like to order wine with their dinner,how much is a glass of wine now?

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You tell us - prices range from restaurant to restaurant :lol:

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Long ago,a couple I know,hubby is sick but both love to eat out.
Money is tight and the wife said promise me,when we eat out,you order cheap wine.
He said Yes,but he ordered $15 instead of $5 wine,he figured he is dying,why not !

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Morning chuckles :lol:

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Unless it's a terminal illness, seems kinda reckless to go out buying wine at sit down restaurants when the family's finances are already strained by medical expenses. :bird:

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Folks enjoy a glass of wine to go with their meals.
People get tired of eating home cook meal and like to be pampered in a restaurant.
Women love to eat out in restaurant so they dont have to COOK !
Wine constains alcohol,so alcoholics welcome wine when hard liquor is not available.
Joan Kennedy became an alcoholic,when they locked her up iin a house with no alcohol,she managed to find bottle of nail polish remover and drank it/

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So the sick man was an alcoholic at the time of his illness?
For their children's sake, I hope he bought some life insurance.

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No,he is not an alcoholic.
Alcoholic prefers hard liquor ,wine is too tame but better than nothing.

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Hah, I guess that's true. I've met people who let beer drinking get out of hand though.