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Pizza Hut Buffet

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IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 17:46

Posting here to hopefully get some quick answers.

So I will be going to Pizza Hut for the buffet, at the weekend with my child for one of her friend's parties.
There's a few of us going, and I've had a look online and at weekends it is 15.99 per adult and 10.99 for children !
I am absolutely not going to eat 15.99 worth of pizza! And I doubt my child will eat £11 worth.
Would I be unreasonable to just pay for my child and maybe have a slice of pizza or 2?
I know they charge different per head to stop this. But how do they police this ??
It's not a huge deal, but I would definitely like to know before I go, and like to know if other people do this or not ?
Thanks !

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AllHisCaterpillarFriends · 14/10/2024 19:21

Bearpawk · 14/10/2024 19:01

Yeah it's a total rip off op. Unless you're a massive bloke who eats like a horse you're unlikely to get your moneys worth.

£15.99 is a massive rip off for pizza, salad, pasta choices, unlimited fizzy and ice cream?

McDonald meals are upwards of £7 now for takeaway

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IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 19:20

dreamer24 · 14/10/2024 19:18

I have a genuine question.

So, I get that deliberately going to Pizza Hut with the intention of not paying for your own and eating slices of pizza of your child's plate is morally questionable.

However, my question is, if for example OP ordered nothing for herself and just a buffet for her child, and at the end of the meal her child said to her: "mum I've put too many slices of pizza on my plate - I can't eat them all, I'm full". Is it then OK for OP to eat the remaining pizza slices that would be otherwise destined for the bin? Or would that be equally "stealing" and OP should let it be put in the bin? Just curious ...

I think the answer would be that I should not dare look at said (about to be wasted) pizza. And I should be the one getting in the bin instead.
(But yes I'm also intrigued to know the answer to this one!)

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IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 19:19

@5128gap Silly me, as you know.. I'm the first to admit to my wrongs. Steeling/stealing, Theiving/Thieving alike.

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dreamer24 · 14/10/2024 19:18

I have a genuine question.

So, I get that deliberately going to Pizza Hut with the intention of not paying for your own and eating slices of pizza of your child's plate is morally questionable.

However, my question is, if for example OP ordered nothing for herself and just a buffet for her child, and at the end of the meal her child said to her: "mum I've put too many slices of pizza on my plate - I can't eat them all, I'm full". Is it then OK for OP to eat the remaining pizza slices that would be otherwise destined for the bin? Or would that be equally "stealing" and OP should let it be put in the bin? Just curious ...

tachetastic · 14/10/2024 19:16

easylikeasundaymorn · 14/10/2024 19:14

out of interest what would it take to be an "uncommon" thief?

I do agree that it's technically stealing but I'm also slightly amused at the idea so many posters seem to have that the minimum waged, understaffed and probably completely overrun (not to mention potentially hungover) 20 year old students that constitute pizza hut staff are going to be prowling the tables or zooming in on the buffet via cctv, cross-referencing faces to the orders made, ready to dash over and confront anyone who absently chews on their child's abandoned crust, rather than not giving a single fuck and not wanting the aggro of arguing with you even if they do see you eating half a slice.

Yes there's a potential there might be an over zealous manager who would notice if someone who hadn't paid got up and filled a whole plate when they'd just ordered a water, but if 3 kids had the buffet and then 3 mums just ordered one pizza to share between them, realistically they aren't going to come round forensically examining your plates to exclaim triumphantly 'Ha! You ordered a hawaiian but that's clearly a discarded mushroom, you've obviously eaten the left over half a slice of pizza your child took from the buffet, that's an extra £15.99, cough up or I'll call the police and you'll be deported to the colonies before you can say 'thin and crispy.'

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@easylikeasundaymorn , but you agree stealing is still wrong, even if you think in the circumstances you will probably get away with it? Yes?

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IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 19:15

tachetastic · 14/10/2024 19:12

For goodness sake.

You have to pay for your DD to have the buffet or there is no point going. If you aren't prepared to pay for your own meal then have a sandwich before you get there, try to survive 90 minutes without carbs, and spend the money on a bottle of wine on the way home.

If you are determined to be caught committing theft infront of your daughter, her school friends and their parents, don't let it be at Pizza Hut. At least let her think that her criminal mother has standards.

Absolutely top advice, thank you 🤣🙏🏼

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5128gap · 14/10/2024 19:15

IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 19:10

May be steeling but certainly not stealing.

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And you might be a thief but certainty not a theif. Those pesky vowels can catch the best of us out.

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IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 19:15

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 14/10/2024 19:09

Can someone explain to me the two cards at Tesco thing? Is that trying the points on two clubcards?

No, scanning 2 birthday/Christmas etc cards through as one as one is too light to register on the self scan

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easylikeasundaymorn · 14/10/2024 19:14

ThornVampire · 14/10/2024 18:51

So you are a common thief then?

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out of interest what would it take to be an "uncommon" thief?

I do agree that it's technically stealing but I'm also slightly amused at the idea so many posters seem to have that the minimum waged, understaffed and probably completely overrun (not to mention potentially hungover) 20 year old students that constitute pizza hut staff are going to be prowling the tables or zooming in on the buffet via cctv, cross-referencing faces to the orders made, ready to dash over and confront anyone who absently chews on their child's abandoned crust, rather than not giving a single fuck and not wanting the aggro of arguing with you even if they do see you eating half a slice.

Yes there's a potential there might be an over zealous manager who would notice if someone who hadn't paid got up and filled a whole plate when they'd just ordered a water, but if 3 kids had the buffet and then 3 mums just ordered one pizza to share between them, realistically they aren't going to come round forensically examining your plates to exclaim triumphantly 'Ha! You ordered a hawaiian but that's clearly a discarded mushroom, you've obviously eaten the left over half a slice of pizza your child took from the buffet, that's an extra £15.99, cough up or I'll call the police and you'll be deported to the colonies before you can say 'thin and crispy.'

SpiggingBelgium · 14/10/2024 19:13

ps aren’t some people uptight - wow fancy getting this anal over someone asking a question?

Why are you being deliberately obtuse? No one is saying it’s wrong to ever ask a question. They’re answering that question - the answer being that yes, the OP is being unreasonable.

zeitweilig · 14/10/2024 19:13

Mummysaf · 14/10/2024 19:06

ps aren’t some people uptight - wow fancy getting this anal over someone asking a question?
for the record they won’t care about a slice
if you grabbed a plate though yes

Nobody is being anal.
They're pointing out why this is stealing.

tachetastic · 14/10/2024 19:12

For goodness sake.

You have to pay for your DD to have the buffet or there is no point going. If you aren't prepared to pay for your own meal then have a sandwich before you get there, try to survive 90 minutes without carbs, and spend the money on a bottle of wine on the way home.

If you are determined to be caught committing theft infront of your daughter, her school friends and their parents, don't let it be at Pizza Hut. At least let her think that her criminal mother has standards.

StripyDog · 14/10/2024 19:12

Sethera · 14/10/2024 18:16

The individual pizzas aren't much cheaper than the buffet, but you would then be able to take leftovers home. Or, you could have a salad/pasta/flatbread. Personally I'd do that - the buffet is all the pizzas they haven't sold and are nearing use-by date, so likely to be a bit stale.

The buffet is definitely not stale pizza. They are all freshly made, the same as any other pizza you’d order off the menu. The demand in ours is phenomenal. It’s a constant conveyer belt of pizzas coming out to replace the same type of pizza that has been eaten. Our local one even takes requests!

Tink3rbell30 · 14/10/2024 19:11

Please let us know if you enjoyed your stolen slice of pizza you absolute criminal 😂

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IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 19:10

@5128gap oh certainly, it's definitely not my finest work.

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IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 19:10

Pixie2015 · 14/10/2024 19:05

That sounds like steeling to me !

May be steeling but certainly not stealing.

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IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 19:09

@makemeanoffericantrefuse yes of course. How could I forget, in Pizza Hut too.

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GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 14/10/2024 19:09

Can someone explain to me the two cards at Tesco thing? Is that trying the points on two clubcards?

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 14/10/2024 19:08

IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 18:43

But I have paid. If you want to get political. It's paid for. By ME. I'm not making a 5 year old pay for herself and scrounging off of her plate.
Forgive me for being naive and thinking this wouldn't be a problem.
It appears I was incredibly wrong, and have now started pizzagate #2

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If two people are eating from that one plate, you are scrounging from it. Either you or your daughter can eat from that plate - so you can pay for it for yourself or for someone else. You can’t pay one price for two people.

I’m not sure what mental gymnastics you have to go through to think otherwise.

Starseeking · 14/10/2024 19:08

I haven't had Pizza Hut buffet since I was a child, now I want to eat some 😋😋😋

PointyHonk · 14/10/2024 19:06

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Mummysaf · 14/10/2024 19:06

ps aren’t some people uptight - wow fancy getting this anal over someone asking a question?
for the record they won’t care about a slice
if you grabbed a plate though yes

Pixie2015 · 14/10/2024 19:05

That sounds like steeling to me !

5128gap · 14/10/2024 19:05

IAKnowyou · 14/10/2024 18:55

@zeitweilig yes I'm a dirty scrounging theif. But only on Mumsnet

Yup. In the real world you'd probably be downgraded from dirty thief to dodgy chancer. Asking on MN how to scam pizza hut out of 16 quid isn't the work of a criminal mastermind for sure.