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- ajb2015, on 10/12/2007, -6/+210open-source dining?
- MarkCiccone, on 10/12/2007, -9/+134Luckily this isn't the 50s and they're not going to be labeled communists...
...just terrorists. It's un-American to not be in business for profit! - ashleycharee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+106FTA: "Because customers decide on their portion sizes and the fact that most of the food is fresh (as opposed to stocked), very little food is wasted."
- Lumiras, on 10/12/2007, -0/+43This is a really cool system, but I don't think it'll be something that catches on like wildfire. There are just way too many people looking to make profit in this country.........nothing wrong with that, we have the freedom to do so.
But, I think the woman who runs this restaurant has a great idea that would work in smaller cities. I would guess the restaurant is still in the black, even though prices are only "suggested". She also probably really loves her job, which is more than we can say for a lot of people out there - bitcloud, on 10/12/2007, -0/+41There's been a restaurant like this in Melbourne for over a decade. They've survived really well, and while many poor people dine there, most of the customers actually pay more for the pleasure of being treated as an adult.
- zeptobyte, on 10/12/2007, -0/+37I'd certainly pay extra to reward them for what they're doing. If I can put money not only toward my meal, but also toward meals for those with less than myself, and also even toward this ideal, I certainly would.
- Black913Hole, on 10/12/2007, -1/+34im sure they prefer "10 little Indians"
- knightblade2oo4, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32since natural lime has corn syrup and carbonation...
- stgeorge, on 10/12/2007, -7/+37I work with several Indian consultants in IT and they are notorious cheapskates who refuse to tip, spend hours haggling over a dollar, and yell at people who work in retail or service (because back home, as they've explained to me, servants are a "lower caste" and beneath their contempt). No wonder they'd abuse a "pay-what-you-think-is-fair" scheme, because after all, only "suckers" would pay for food if they didn't have to.
- MaLaCoiD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25I went there once and a guy volunteering to serve told me about free tuna sandwiches tomorrow up the street and then he stressed that I could pay what I can afford. He thought I was homeless. I guess I need to wear nicer clothes.
- clokwise, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25You can pay what you want plus you you get free apostrophies!!
- ReikiMaster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22Wow, I used to eat there when I was going to school. The food is very good. There I times that I wish I could go back for some of her soup. Her system works because she places her trust in you. She doesn't stand over your shoulder to see if you paid, she just gives you what you want to eat, and leaves you alone. Most people, see that trust and do not want to break it. Also, everything she makes is from scratch and fresh. You never know what will be on the menu for the day, she just makes what she feels like and goes from there.
There is my short review of her fabulous restaurant.
Thumbs up to her, I wish her the best and hopes it will always work out for her. - corsairstw, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21Yeah... just for spelling's sake, this should be "Restaurant Lets You Decide What You Pay."
- ZackScott, on 10/12/2007, -22/+40This may be a bit off topic, but it'd be cool if this same restaurant allowed you to order small portions. So many chain restaurants don't let you order half meals, so I end up ordering twice as much as I can eat even when ordering the cheapest meal on the menu.
- irateVpirate, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16I've eaten at this place multiple times. The food is good enough to justify dropping 8-12 bucks in the box, and it's always interesting.
- Domza, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17If you wait long enough, Google will simply buy your meal for an exorbitant price.
- aviazn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15@hammydude
I agree that communism fails when applied to something big and impersonal, like the factory in Atlas Shrugged or an entire nation, but for something like a diner, I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. We know communism works best on small scales, where people are closer and have more at stake in the survival of the unit. After all, families are essentially communist units--babies and children are freeloaders; yet unlike the workers in something as big as a country, parents support their kids out of love until they can take care of themselves. The smaller the scale and the closer people are, the more likely they are to be willing to support those who can't contribute as much as they receive. And from the article, it seems the diners have no shortage of well-off customers who are willing to support the restaurant that they love. - HappyScrappy, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16http://www.angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif
- Kronos6948, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16Would never work here in Philly. They'd be put out of business in no time by freeloaders.
- bovester, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16Dude what a conservative prick. Welfare helps millions of people who can't make it on their own, and though in its current state it is a flawed system you have no right to go and simplify it to something so trivial. I hope you realize what ***** people like you are.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14Why is it interesting? It's an Indian restaurant, the odds of it being 10 young indians is highly probable.
- barktwiggs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13I've eaten at the One World Cafe several times in SLC, right near the cathedral. It's a really nice dining experience with a constantly changing menu. I don't think I've seen the same thing served twice, yet it's good everytime. Highly recommended.
- Zreitan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14can you pay with sexual favors?
- aviazn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13In some cultures you're expected to haggle; when I went to Korea the shopkeepers would almost be disappointed if you didn't try to haggle with them. The article's just pointing out that the system doesn't always work for all locations, cultures or types of people.
- eplawless, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12One would imagine that there are more ingredients than just lime...
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_15241,00.html - Revan01, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13I disagree with this being classified as a welfare restaurant, i prefer to think of it as a charity restaurant
Charity is a very American thing, and i dislike people assuming that conservative capitalists such as myself would be against something like this - bovester, on 10/12/2007, -18/+30Yeah man if you're going to use correct English in only one place in your entire lifetime, use it when you title a submission. And seriously, who actually makes that mistake? "let's you"?????
- MrBound, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Can there really be such a thing as too much at this kind of restaurant? If anything, I would err on the side of giving more and going home feeling good about it.
- AxeSwinger, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13@hammy
Yeah cause we know Atlas Shrugged is an unbiased look at economics based on observation and data sets of production and output. - appetite, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11@hammy.. funny, i think the "greedy corporation" model has degenerated into a large mess.
- rayishu, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13i Can see how a buisness like this is nice but it has alot of ways of being abused
- nebrfan, on 10/12/2007, -13/+23MarkCiccone
"Luckily this isn't the 50s and they're not going to be labeled communists...
...just terrorists. It's un-American to not be in business for profit."
Just confused, because I RTFA and it said that those "who have no money are encouraged to exchange an hour of service — sweep, wash the dishes, weed the organic garden — for a meal. Likewise, guests who have money are encouraged to leave a little extra to offset the meals of those who have less to give."
Please, explain to me how this isn't American? - JavertHolmes, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13First, a side comment...
"At Babu, an Indian restaurant in New York City, the pay-what-you-feel-is-fair method resulted in too many people getting a free meal. One Friday night, a rowdy group of 10 young Indians walked in and took over the restaurant's large central table. Their response to no prices was to leave no money; not even a tip for the wait staff. Babu now states their prices."
Anyone find it interesting that "10 young Indians" is mentioned when telling this anecdote?
Otherwise, a fantastic restaurant idea which, I hope, doesn't get abused. Or if it does get abused, at least has enough over-payers to compensate and keep it alive. - Geekbeard, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11"why do people keep mentioning Communism in relation to this story?"
Mostly because communism promotes economic equality. I don't know why many people think that communism is about free stuff as you still have to work and contribute to society. - zeptobyte, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Then this isn't business. Does it have to be?
- taotehue, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9that depends on how hot you are
- arjayl642, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12Love connection in Melbourne, FL
- Archarios, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8This would stop ridiculous prices for certain items I suppose. I order hot tea as my beverage all the time at restaurants and it sickens me when I find it costs up to 2 dollars at some restaurants while it is half that price at others. I would often worry about paying too much or too little at this kind of restaurant though.
- bytesmythe, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11I wonder how people are getting the idea that this is socialist or communist. This is a perfect example of the free market at work. A business has decided they want to try a particular business model, and patrons are allowed to spend how much they want. If they don't want to pay or contribute, they may freeload a while, but eventually get found out and either pay or help.
This isn't a government enforced economic policy, so it isn't socialism or capitalism. Remember folks, in a libertarian type of society, it's up to individuals and businesses to provide charity for the less fortunate, not government mandated taxes. - JavertHolmes, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11If you think that's crazy, I once saw a poster ignore 5 prior posts containing the exact same grammatical correction only to post his/her own.
- arjayl642, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9I think the point was to let people who are underadvantaged have something else than McNuggets. And I doubt that the food would be bad, because they all say it's good.
The idea came from people who worked at a homeless shelter, after all. - killerofkiller, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7yeah, as a poor college student in melbourne i would love to go there... but i think he means austrailia.. cause noone has heard of Melbooring, FL
- hovester, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I've been to this place. It's pretty flippin awesome!
- Lumiras, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11why do people keep mentioning Communism in relation to this story? If the restaurant were Communist, everything would be the same price or free, right? That's not the case with this restaurant.
If anything, the restaurant follows the concept of Ubuntu (no, not the linux distro). We're all in this big boat together, and we've gotta help other people out, and they will do the same. So, one day you pay $10 for your dinner because it was so good, but then the next time you have that same dinner but only $2 in your pocket. it all comes out in the end, and we're all happy - DieselDaddy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8If only my cable company offered a service like this. I usually watch < 10 channels but have over 400+ channels of absolute crap that I have to pay for. It would kick ass to choose and pay for only a select few. You would then pay for what you think the entertainment value is worth.
- 5hop4orce, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9I got fired once for doing the dishes at work. It was a slow day, so I did the dishes rather than read my book. The owner complained that now the person he paid to do dishes would have nothing to do! (As if he couldn't tell that guy to clean the vents or organize the stock room. Like the guy just loves doing dishes, and the owner didn't want to hurt his feelings.) I was into Ayn Rand at the time, so I went off on the guy like some kind of ***** rogue genius. I don't read enough these days to replicate the rightwing intellectual tongue-lashing I gave him.
This is a good idea, though. Every business in the country should work this way. It's true free market capitalism, as opposed to the Monopoly money trading we have to endure at chain restaurants. - consonance, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9What the hell are you talking about? You really have no idea what you're saying, because these restaurants are perfect examples of the free market! Where's the regulation? Where's the deadweight loss? Well, aside from taxes, there's very little deadweight loss, since so little trash is collected at the end of the day!
Now, these restaurants, on a per customer basis, minimizes consumer surplus. Customers pay what they think the food is worth. Since some people will pay less than the value of their utility, there's still some consumer surplus, but much of the consumer surplus is gone. Plus, paying the value of the food minimizes producer surplus: There's no markup. Thus, we have market equilibrium in each individual restaurant.
I'm a free market fundamentalist, and I approve this message. - Xinareiaz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6* The One World Everybody Eats Foundation has received its 501(c)3 status from the Internal Revenue Service. Value of donations made may be deducted for tax purposes. -(taken from their website)-
So, actually you CAN write it off on your taxes. - arjayl642, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Maybe you should acknowledge the fact that you should be glad you even have a computer, much less a home to live in, and think about the comment you said. There are millions of people on welfare because they are disabled and cannot work, not just those who are lazy. Ignorant.
- tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Yeah, I'd much rather pay for several meals there for people that can't afford them, than give money to beggars on the street (which I refuse to do, ever).
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