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MercenaryCow t1_ixoy8ro wrote

Reply to comment by andreabishop in LPT: Place silverware at the END of the buffet, not at the beginning by whereverYouGoThereUR

Nah, rookie mistake. You want the cheap bread earlier in the buffet. So there's less room on their plates for the expensive proteins

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ccaccus t1_ixp8y5q wrote

Then there’s me, eyeing the buffet, already Tetris-ing my plate in my mind before I get to the front of the line.

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MrBoo843 t1_ixpzq6x wrote

And me. Just skipping the bread and cheap salads because they're always the worst thing on the table.

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Ninja-Sneaky t1_ixq4abc wrote

And then there's my mother and sisters, that strategically took the table about 2 meters away from the hotzone (about the end of the buffet line)

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rncookiemaker t1_ixphimy wrote

But serious question: if you've already planned/prepared serving the expensive stuff, why does it matter where it's placed?

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BrownCowUltra t1_ixpiqdy wrote

It’s a balance, If there are 200 guests at an event I’ll place my order for about 225-230 piece of protein. Assuming that some jackass is gonna take three pieces, someone’s gonna drop something, and people will grab seconds I should have enough. If everyone grabs proteins first they’re more likely to grab multiple pieces because your brain wants to fill the empty space on the plate. Protein is expensive so the less of that I can order the better for the company.

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cannycandelabra t1_ixqldvl wrote

You can save lots of money by forgetting to give them plates. Just a thought.

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