Pastries at breakfast - you also help yourself to a couple right?

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Let me say this is lighthearted.

We’re on holiday , Tenerife, half board.

As we’re leaving breakfast we take a couple of the pastries to enjoy later in the day usually after the afternoon’s sunbathing.

It’s not just us is it?
As it happens we did see someone making up rolls with ham and cheese this morning but we’ve never gone that far!

No I don't. I would absolutely judge the thieves that do.

I’d raise an eyebrow at someone getting a Tupperware box out, but a couple of croissants and a banana are no big deal.

apart from the fruit, how much of the breakfast buffet will be brought back out the following day?

No, no difference. To you anyway.

One hotel I stayed in offered an empty box for 10 euros at breakfast if you wanted to make up a packed lunch from the buffet. I thought this was a really good idea - we would often go out walking for the day and there was nowhere to buy a sandwich from in the vicinity. It meant I could make up filled rolls and take fruit and pastries guilt-free!

I know. I remember one time in Florida there was a man who took out a plastic bag and filmed with one LOAF of toast bread, and different cakes. There were no chocolate cake left for my dc (which was all they were looking forwards to as it’s a treat for breakfast. Noone said anything either. 🤣

Fair game in my opinion. I usually only eat a light breakfast, whereas some people will scoff multiple plates. What's the difference? We paid the same, I probably still took less food.

Surely if people are waiting until the afternoon to eat pastries they’re soggy with the heat? Just go and buy them for goodness sake, two pastries will hardly break the bank.

What airport have you ever been to that wouldn't sell you a (disappointing and/or overpriced) sandwich? 😂

Yoghurt for me as the walking out in hand item. You can eat it in the room with one of the teaspoons #toptip

Why do you not look kindly on those that do?

How is it thieving? You pay for breakfast - assuming there is no rule (not a socially imposed rule set by other holiday goers - i mean a genuine rule imposed by the company that is providing the breakfast you paid for) that says you must only take this much food then how is taking the food stealing?

I’ve worked in a hotel and pretty much apart from the fruit it goes. You can’t reserve food that’s been “on table” Quite often leftover pastries and muffins will go on the side for staff to have elevenses.

Sometimes I’d lift a banana but that’s about it

Beziers airport at our last trip was unable to sell us anything as their systems were down so it can happen.

If it’s a pool/ beach type resort with ridiculously expensive food then, yes, I take rolls, butter, ham and cheese, yogurt, cake etc for lunch. I mean if dinner is £200 then they can spare me that….

As long as there’s loads left for other people. I wouldn’t myself at all but I can be ott with that sort of thing!

How do you suggest that you, as a guest, is capable of deciding that there is ’loads left’ for other people? That is quite a skill.

fivegreenmonkeys

well if there’s only five or six left nobody should take them, a huge mound I’d say op is safe personally

How do you suggest that you, as a guest, is capable of deciding that there is ’loads left’ for other people? That is quite a skill.

giggling at the fact that you’d, not only find this hard, but also think it’s a flex @fivegreenmonkeys

Only on mn can folk get worked up about a bloody croissant

I was being ironic. I found it quite funny to claim that it is ok as long as you don’t snitch it all. Surely that is the staff working in the kitchen that would know how much stock they have etc.

Because of a sense of superiority in some holidaymakers (sorry, travellers). Frankly I’m surprised that those on here tut tutting about a pastry even lower themselves to an AI type set up or pre-paid breakfast buffet. A la carte all the way, surely?

Thieves

This.

There is SO MUCH food waste at hotels, you'd be staggered.

So take what you want, or it would go in the bin. The hotel won't care.

I agree, I wouldnt mind if this was the case. I think holiday goers at the end of the breakfast slot may be doing everyone a favour clearing them out (if it is a very expensive hotel). They'll then have to make fresh breakfast food the following day at least.