Pizza Hut Buffet

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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 !

I wouldn’t be friends with someone who indignantly protests that someone is a thief for eating a slice of pizza a child has left on their plate which inevitably happens to a lot of children which will be factored into the overall price of the buffet already.

If someone tried to derail my child’s party by announcing that a parent was a thief for doing this or tried to make a scene over it I would be absolutely livid and other people would be mortified as well.

No one is going to do this, because we are not all ignorant arseholes, but i would distance myself in the future from someone who thought this was ok.

Is shoplifting ok? I mean, everyone does it. dont they, forget to scan that cake, scan 1 card instead of 2, label the asparagus as bananas to save a few pennies... thats ok isnt it?

Thinking "Chuffin 'ell, that's a bit steep. How the hell do they justify it? I'm not paying that when I'll hardly eat anything. I'll just dib out." - In this day and age you would not be wrong.

Thinking "Chuffin 'ell, that's a bit steep. How the hell do they justify it? Instead of paying I'll just steal pizza from the buffet and hopefully get away it" - Wrong in every day and age.

They are two different things.

Won't somebody please think of DPizza Hut.

Yes. I realise it’s a choice. Thank you. But many people think they’re getting a good deal with these things. Not everyone is savvy enough to spot the true nature of the deal. That’s how marketing works! I mean, on any other thread, many MNetters would be bemoaning the way marketing manipulates people into making all sorts of dodgy decisions- but not here, where there’s a chance to Tell An OP She’s Wrong!

The buffet is a bit of a con because the only customers who really benefit from it are greedy men. A woman of average appetite and small child are never going to get a good deal! None of these posters calling ‘thief’ would say the same to a man who wolfed down 15 slices of pizza on the spot. Because technically, technically, he’s done nothing wrong. What a win for the OP-bashers of AIBU! OP would be stealing and the greedy man wouldn’t be. But yes, it’s exactly the same as shoplifting 🙄🙄

People eating their body weight in pizza is irrelevant here.If they advertise it as an all you need can eat buffet and then the restaurants know that some will eat a ton of food and others very little and price accordingly. Stealing from a restaurant is no different from shoplifting. Either way you’ve deprived them of income and it makes you(generic you) a thief.

Buffets appeal to people because they offer variety not just quantity but if your appetite is that small that you still think that you won’t get your money’s worth from it then don’t order the buffet. It’s not difficult.

Personally there’s plenty of things that I enjoy but I don’t think are good value but I don’t get to enjoy them for free because I’d rather not pay.

Stealing from a restaurant is no different from shoplifting.

Directly stealing from a restaurant would indeed be stealing.

But, take away the opportunity to bash an OP, and I think you’d find that an overwhelming number of people would agree that eating someone else’s leftovers at an AYCE buffet is at least a bit different from pocketing a bottle of wine from Sainsbury’s. Not great and not within the rules of the buffet, but a bit different nonetheless.

People on this thread won’t agree. But in a controlled, non AIBU, situation, I’m sure most would.

OP would’ve likely got more sympathy if she had said it without adding the fact that she didn’t fancy paying for herself so would just eat from her daughters plate. That and not posted on AIBU for ‘quick responses’.

OP knew what she was doing.

I'm going to clear some things up here, as it just never ends.
Thank you to those who have engaged in a bit of lighthearted banter with me, those who have been more supportive against the insults I've faced etc.
The first comment I received was as about how I clearly can't afford to eat out. 1.) I immediately got defensive about this, as I found it pretty rude.
The reasons being, I never eat out. I would never choose to eat out. Maybe the occasional happy meal for DC or the odd takeaway for a special occasion. But I never go to restaurants. It's unreasonable for me to spend this sort of money on food I can make and eat at home.
I'm going because my child is really looking forward to it. To be blunt, I have £60 until the end of the month. This day out will cost around £36 all in.
I can technically "afford" to do this.. as in, I will have money left over. But it's not a choice I would make to do if it wasn't for her friend's birthday.
Therefore, I'd like to cut costs where I can.
It's not because I'm absolutely rolling in it, and want to be as tight and stingy as possible with my money to conserve funds. It's because there's actually not that much in my bank account at this point in time.
Also, I'm not priding myself on not eating much pizza. Those saying it's because I'm "oh so teeny tiny" that I won't eat more than 2 slices. I'm probably what you'd call overweight. And therefore won't be making the choice to stuff my face with pizza to get my moneys worth. It's not worth it for me, for many reasons.
I've not hatched a devious plan to sneak up to the buffet section and snatch pizza I've not paid for. Maybe that's how it came across.
Yes, I've had a laugh, and yes I've had a joke about this, because what can you do. I'm not offended or angry about the comments I've gotten, I'm making light out of how up in arms people have gotten.
I think I'll leave it there, unless something crops up that I feel the need to defend.
You're free to talk amongst yourselves about how awful , scummy and disgusting I am for proposing such an idea, and how embarrassed you'd be to even so much pass "somebody like me" on the street.
Thanks all, I'll be using the discount code I've been notified about (thank you that WAS really helpful actually) and therefore will be saving money, but still reluctantly paying £15 for a couple slices of pizza 🤭

OP pay for your daughter and eat a slice or 2 from her buffet pick! The self righteousness and uptight comments on here are hilarious, they've got to be done on purpose at this point. The high and mighty demeanours can't be real surely 😂

but again, you dont need to pay for the buffet for yourself if you're not going to eat that much, get a single pizza from the menu

I'm finding it so amusing, I don't think l care whether it's real at this point 😂

Of course it's completely different. If you steal from supermarket they are a product down - there is a net loss to them as a company.

Say Bob and Jane went to Pizza Hut, and Jane wasn't hungry at that time, so didn't order any food, yet Bob ordered the buffet, and filled his plate high with 17 pieces of pizza (all within the rules so far). Yet Bob's eyes are bigger than his belly, so he only ate 15, leaving 2 on his plate. By this time Jane was hungry and ate the remaining 2 off Bob's plate, which would otherwise have been destined for the bin.

Now whether PH put those 2 pieces in the bin (cos they sure as hell aren't putting them back on the buffet, right?), or whether Jane or Bob eats them - the result is the same for Pizza Hut. They are 17 pieces of pizza down in all scenarios. My point is, It makes no real tangible difference to PH whether 17 pieces are in Bob's stomach; or 15 in Bob's stomach and 2 in the bin, or 15 in Bob's stomach and 2 in Jane's. In all scenarios, they're the same number of pizza slices down, right?

So - in real terms - what's the difference to them?

Or does this logic only make sense in my head? 🤣

What self-serving bullshit.

Two people eating for the price of one buffet is stealing, period.

It's not about the cost of the food or what ends up as garbage.

What self-serving bullshit.

Thank you for your feedback 😂

@dreamer24 I understand your logic totally.. But.. were Bob and Jane conspiring beforehand to conjure up their own 2 for 1 deal?
Jane should have told Bob "No my love, do NOT pile up your plate with 17 slices of pizza, although you're well within your rights to do so, I cannot be seen as a thief if you're unable to finish them, and I decide I want to take a bite" 🤣

Ok. If it makes you feel better to accuse OP of stealing, obviously fill your boots. But are you really saying you can’t see how it’s different at all from nicking something off the shelf in Tesco? As in, you literally can’t see how it has a different effect?

@BernardBlacksBreakfastWine
I tried 😂 maybe I didn't explain very well. I was trying to illustrate how the net loss is very different - if you lift something off the shelf at Sainsburys they lose the value of that item. If Jane ate part of Bob's buffet allocation because he isn't eating it, the restaurant were losing that food anyway to either Bob's stomach or the bin. But maybe I am making no sense? It's possible, my head is fried from meetings 😂

I mean, that's on them isn't it. I cannot confirm either way what pre buffet conversations took place between Bob & Jane. 🤐

But aibu does have more responses because of the traffic - within a few hours op was alerted to a code/deal that she is now going to use to make the visit affordable (and then about twenty more people post said code over the course of a few days...) if she'd posted in local or food it would likely have languished unanswered.....

It really is quite simple. If you visit a cafe/ restaurant with friends ,family, children, you order something for everyone ( except a baby/toddler). If someone doesn't want anything, then fine, they don't get to eat or drink from someone else's order. If what has been ordered is too much to finish, then ask for a doggy bag/ container for the leftovers.
Order for your child. Take home the leftovers. Perhaps get yourself a coffee to keep you going.

The way I see it, OP wants two slices of pizza and her DC wants two slices of pizza. She can either pay £16 to eat 4 slices and be called a thief and deprive PH or she can pay £10 to eat 4 slices (plus possible leftovers from an individual pizza) and not be a thief or deprive PH. You'd think PH rather got the £16 but them's the rulez.

Genuine questions here - so what’s the difference between berating the OP online and calling her a thief for doing it to her face? Why do you think it makes you an ignorant asshole in real life but not online? I think it’s cowardice to challenge people online if you’re not prepared to do the same in real life. It doesn’t have to be done disrespectfully but you’ve actively said if it were in real life you’d just avoid them. It’s virtue signalling and that makes it pitiful because you’re not objecting really on a moral level, just because you’re able to be spiteful online and get away with it. It totally takes away from the point you’re trying to make. If you’re going to put your point across so strongly if you believe in something then that’s fine but at least have the guts to do it in person as well. It shows a real lack of moral character otherwise and that is embarrassing when you’re clearly so keen to pipe up on here. Not just you by the way, I expect the majority of the people who have done the same would behave in the same manner as yourself. What’s the point in holding morals if your willingness to voice them is conditional on having to deal with the consequences of doing so if it may be negative? Do you honestly think that’s okay? I don’t.

Distancing yourself from someone if you feel that strongly about it is absolutely fine but if you would behave differently in real life to how you would online then respectfully I’d consider how you’re behaving when you’re posting online. It may be anonymous but the people behind the usernames are real people with emotions just like in real life. You should always put your best self forward when dealing with people whether it be in person or online because you have no idea of how things you say can affect people. It’s just not nice at all.

No, it’s not okay but as multiple people have explained it’s not remotely the same. I’m not prepared to argue the toss about it so we will have to agree to disagree.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm2em2y8dgo

And everyone knows why it has so much traffic before they post here.

There’s also plenty of other active places that aren’t AIBU which would’ve told OP about the Pizza Hut deal. I’m sure it’s on website where you check prices too.