"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>I have read that a lot of people do and I have witnessed it happen. Some
>>people say they just have to have the dessert if it is there. I don't get
>>that at all. I love buffets because I can get what I want/need and only
>>what I want/need. I guess I should say I love *some* buffets. Because I
>>certainly have seen some where I could not eat. I know I don't need
>>dessert so I don't even bother to look at it.
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> I don't care for buffets much. Too many people, especially young children,
> grabbing and touching the food makes it unappetizing to me in my older
> years. Sort of the same thing as those bulk bins in stores. Yecch! That
> being said, I really can't say I've ever noticed anybody elses plate in a
> restaurant unless they were at my table.

The ones we eat at do not let children under 10 take their own food. That
being said, we won't eat anything that looks messed up.

I buy certain things from bulk bins. Mainly the bins that are up high with
the chute, or wrapped things.