Don't Waste Your Food!
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Family kicked out of buffet restaurant
Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa - Wendy Dershem may think twice before leaving that egg roll on her plate at her next Chinese buffet. The Des Moines woman, her boyfriend and her two children were kicked out of a restaurant last week after management accused her of leaving too much food on her plate.
"They told us we are not welcome there anymore," said Dershem, a repeat customer at the Dragon House buffet. "We waste too much food. But the buffet is all you can eat. And you know kids. They won't always eat everything and they want something else."
Dershem said she paid her $5.95 fee on Saturday but was abruptly told to leave after eating one plate of food.
Employees said they had been watching her family on previous trips to the restaurant and were fed up with her habits.
"They just take one bite and throw it away," said cashier Lin Huyen. "They take four egg rolls and crab ragoon, take one bite of egg roll and throw the whole plate. That is wasting food."
Dershem said she was shocked by the scolding and complained to management when she paid her check. "It was embarrassing. ... If it's a one-stop buffet, post it," she said.
Dragon House manager Kent Cao said his restaurant offers all you can eat buffet, not all you can waste. Dershem's family took food, didn't finish it and then piled on the same food again, he said.
"Shes done that too many times," Cao said. "We would welcome her back if she has respect and knows what she wants."
Bob Oberbillig, an adjunct professor at the Drake Legal Clinic, says the patron would have no legal case against exclusion from a business unless there are other factors such as racial discrimination or mental health issues.
"An establishment can exclude people if they smoke or waste food," he said. "It's still a private business."
Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com
Will it ever happen here, I wonder!
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Well it should!!!
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sometimes if u waste food...it might be because you really too full..then cannot finish it up...
but this family..start of the buffet...take a bite...then throw away liao...thats blatant wastage... -
Singaporeans won't waste food at buffets .... they're more likely to surreptitiously tah bau any uneaten food than let it go waste ... -
In that case, isn't it better to make several trips to the buffet table and take decent servings each time instead of making a few trips but return with your plate heaped sky-high?Originally posted by R3SsH|n:sometimes if u waste food...it might be because you really too full..then cannot finish it up...
but this family..start of the buffet...take a bite...then throw away liao...thats blatant wastage...
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Because they are kiasuOriginally posted by Rhonda:In that case, isn't it better to make several trips to the buffet table and take decent servings each time instead of making a few trips but return with your plate heaped sky-high?
They are afraid that if they do that the food will be gone when they want more -
Oh you'll be surprised...especially when they're in foreign lands.Originally posted by Fatum:Singaporeans won't waste food at buffets .... they're more likely to surreptitiously tah bau any uneaten food than let it go waste ... -
Buffet cannot tau bau one lah!!!Originally posted by Fatum:Singaporeans won't waste food at buffets .... they're more likely to surreptitiously tah bau any uneaten food than let it go waste ...
Now in Toronto? If there are uneaten/unreasonable leftovers (at buffets)? One will need to pay for it!!! -
eat more........indulge more........
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Don't waste your food, get fat!
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i rarely waste food..
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Don't waste the water, shower with your friend!
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to make it more convincing..they should tell the old starvation in africa story to them..
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Don't waste your food, send it to Africa and don't tell them about the hygiene in the restaurant kitchens, they really need to eat!
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if it should, i wonder how many singaporeans will complain.Originally posted by av98m:Well it should!!!