I liked reading about some of the tricks used by greedy patrons during those buffets - they would pig out and have their full - they would go back to the buffet tables to get plates full of food, then ask the waitress to get them water - when the waitress leaves they pack some of the food into their handbags or carry ons, drink some water when she gives it to them, then go back to the buffet tables for more food and ask the waitress for the check - while she leaves to go the cashier's box they would put more food in their bags. The tables which had been filled just minutes before are now suddenly empty as the patrons filled their bags and sneaked out with tons of food.
Ladies would have their hand bags lined with plastic bags and men would have their coat pockets lined with similar bags to sneak in foods when nobody was looking. But all this stopped once restaurants started having security cameras in their shops.
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