Buffet Restaurant Chains Are Always Scamming You. Here's How.

Buffet restaurants are in the business of making money, of course, and that means using tricks to make you think you're getting a killer deal when in reality, that might not be the case. Here are some of the sneaky ways buffet restaurant chains are scamming you.

A big part of the draw of eating out is that someone else is doing all the work for you, right? You just sit down, place your order, make any special requests you might have, then wait to be served. At the end of the meal, someone else picks up your plates and does the cleanup, too. But that's not the case at a buffet restaurant. Not only are you possibly paying as much or more for your meal as you would at a standard restaurant, but you're also doing a lot of the work that's typically relegated to a waiter or waitress.

Sure, you get to pick and choose from lots of different food options, and you can load up multiple plates if you're so inclined, but buffets are saving a lot of money by getting you to do some of the work yourself.

The Hustle points out that buffet management reduces the need for waitstaff while simultaneously minimizing the costs of cooks because food is prepped in huge batches without specialization for individual customers. The remaining staff simply replaces food as needed, washes dishes, and wipes down tables. This work requires little skill or interaction with customers, which means it comes cheap.

Here's a buffet scam you really need to know, the soup you're about to chow down on at your favorite chain? It may just be made from scraps of yesterday's entrees.

Watch the full video, because buffet restaurant chains are always scamming you. Here's how.

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Customer duties | 0:00
Repurposed food | 1:17
Strategic layout | 2:22
Diminishing returns | 3:41
Fountain drink | 5:03
Eating less | 6:02
Spoons and tongs | 7:00
All about psychology | 8:03
Smaller dishes | 9:30

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