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Poll Results: Is Splitting Kids' Meals at Restaurants Okay?
Last week we were inspired to contemplate an ethical question about splitting up full sized meals at restaurants for your kids. Some restaurants frown on the practice, and some will even charge you a fee to bring an extra plate! In most cases, your experience depends on the server assigned to you and their views on parents splitting up meals. I see nothing wrong with it, and feel completely comfortable telling the server as we are ordering that we’re ordering whichever meal for these two (point to the kids) to share! I think often problems arise when people try to be sly about their intentions, asking for an extra plate…
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The 99¢ Menu is Now the… $1.79 Menu?!
Tales of Recession Dining, aka The 99¢ menu at Wendy’s is now the $1.79 menu! My husband got back from his 2 week exile business trip to a remote village and we went restaurant and fast food crazy! We’re normally very well behaved when it comes to not eating out, but this weekend qualified as an exception. We went to Denny’s Friday night after I picked him up from the airport, Wendy’s Saturday before our movie date and Taco Bell on Sunday after some errands. Needless to say, we’re off fast food until the next qualified exception (probably a few months!). However, our restaurant experiences were enlightening ones, and I’ll…