AIBU to think that people that scoop are greedy

If you were planning to put a bit on your plate surely you would have been scooping
How would you nut gave scooper ti do that?

There's a Chinese I go to occasionally that's 'all you can eat' but you order the dishes from the menu (no buffet). You can have as much as you like BUT you have to finish what you order or you can't order anything else (to stop wastage). They are reasonable if you genuinely don't like something you ordered mind you.

Regarding hummus on buffets, it's often the only vegetarian protein provided, so yes, I scoop (with a spoon if there is one, or if not, an appropriately shaped vegetable / crisp / cracker) on to my plate.

There was definitely ‘double dipping ‘ !!!!

I don’t know what it is about buffets that change people into packs of raging beasts but I have observed greedy behaviours a few times the last few weeks…

On holiday all inclusive I witnessed:

A woman pushing through the queue to get to the food first and literally elbowing and shoving people out of the way.

Every day they made fresh pizza and when they ran out most people would politely wait until the next pizzas came out of the oven. I didn’t want to stand in a queue like Oliver Twist so I sat at my nearby table till they served it then went to get a slice. I didn’t get a chance as a woman went over and put the whole thing on her plate as soon as it was put out.
Every day following I noticed her waiting for pizza till in the end the chefs refused to put it out until she wasn’t lurking. It was 3 days into my holiday until I managed to get a slice!

Men piling plates high when things like steak and meat off the BBQ was brought out. They didn’t care about anyone waiting behind them.

People letting their kids take all the cakes at once when they were brought out in the afternoon at the pool snack bar.

Last week in China town in London at an all you can eat Chinese buffet place:

A man took all the duck in one go, when they brought out more he went back for it, he was told he couldn’t have any more 😂.

The woman sat next to me who seemed to think “all you can eat” was a challenge not an offer and had about 8 plates of food piled high. In the end she was told they were cutting her off.
I’m not judging anyone for having a big appetite, I can be a gannet myself but this was really extraordinary and I had to tell DP to stop staring. Every plate was so full it was like a mound of food and she was licking and practically gnawing the bones of the spare ribs and wings.

People standing eating from the trays of food rather than putting it on a plate and taking to the table.

It was my first time at one of those buffets and it’ll be the last, it was like being in a zoo.
They made us pay upfront, told people who were taking a lot of food they had a time limit and the table manners were disgusting.
The staff were literally policing tables to stop it descending into chaos with people wrestling each other for the last spring roll.

There were a lot of Chinese people there and I know they have a different etiquette and seem more relaxed about table manners but there were people taking their shoes off, slurping noodles, eating with hands. I’m shuddering just thinking about it!

When it comes to dips at buffets the worst offence is when they put out those packs of 4 you get that have sour cream & chive, cheese & chive, onion & garlic and thousand island dressing.
You can guarantee people will swarm like vultures except for the thousand island. I don’t know why they include it because it takes up unnecessary space where they could have extra of the others.
It’s like the Mars chocolates that are always left over from celebrations at Christmas - just add more Malteasers!

Yes, so you scoop it onto your plate with a spoon, even though according to you 'the clue is in the name'.

I think that's all the PP was saying.

I was once at a party where a guest mistook a bowl of hummus for a bowl of nuts, stuck his hand right in the bowl and scooped out a load of hummus with his fingers 😂

No double dipping

I agrees re scoopers. Not on at all.

This might be quite niche, but the even worse thing is scoopers who after scooping open their mouth extra wide to load it in, whilst looking at you - I want to say challengingly. I might be thinking of a specific person here!

And contaminating the entire pot for everybody else, the tossers.

Like a civilised person, I use a spoon to put some dip on my plate and move on.

It's a buffet dip though.

Are you one of the annoying people that stands blocking others from the buffet table, because you're stood there dipping your food and eating it?

Much more sensible to scoop a bit onto your plate, and go and sit down.

I know a couple who are, shall we say, "mature in age" who have decided not to have funerals because they are disgusted when going to friends and family funerals with the number of people who pile their plate and make comments like "oh I won't have to make any tea tonight" . They swear they've seen one acquaintance at funerals of people he doesn't even know just for the food!

The only right answer is to buy your own dip on the way home from the party and gorge indulge in the privacy of your own home. I love a dip and will think nothing of eating a whole pot and breadsticks in one sitting. Maybe the dippers are your party are similarly afflicted. Should be set up a DA (Dippers anonymous) support group?

Undercatering is the real crime here, in both provision of dips and utensils. Not enough of either.

Appalled at the Christmas dinner story though! I would have had to demand a Yorkshire and some roasties from someone's plate!

This! Anybody who has dips at a shared event either hates their guests or is an animal. 🤢

Too grim for me.

No they aren't, it's a dip. The clue is in the name.

Are you one of the greedy buffet CFs?

The real problem is under catering. Yes, people should be mindful of portions, but dips are meant to be scooped. What is the point of having a dip if everyone is supposed to just barely touch it to your carrot or your bread?

Double dipping.🤢 People dip with a bread stick.. eat half the bread stick.. dip again after having it in their mouth..🤢
If we are sharing we put dip onto our plates and only dip our own..like the dips you get with poppadoms etc.

He was rude. There's no point everyone holding back, someone has to go first. As host, he should have been sure that there'd be plenty for everyone and that anyone who needed help had it.

If you invite people and offer food, they're expecting to be fed. Not push a chickpea round a plate. Although if you do it often enough you'll develop a reputation and people will know to eat first before arriving.

And I will admit to being a bit of a plate-filler at a buffet if it's scheduled at a normal meal time. As someone with a medical dietary requirement I can't usually go back for seconds after the double-dippers, spoon-swappers, and crumb-dribblers have descended.

Award for the most pointless post of the day 🥇🤣

Than why comment on a thread about buffets? 🙄

This is the way!

At my friend's wedding the father of the groom actually took to the microphone to call back the group of young men guests who had rushed to the buffet when the hotel going went and staff announced it was open. He was furious and told them to sit down until the wedding party and more elderly guests had their turn. It was incredibly awkward and spoiled the atmosphere somewhat (which was already icy due to other family tensions) but in some ways I had to admire him.

I think dips are gross when there are lots of people dipping