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Sitting in Five Guys for 15 minutes after getting meal.

August 28, 2025 10:16AM
It takes me that long to eat the fries.

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August 28, 2025 11:04AM
Geesh, you peeps have difficulty hanging around for 15 mins???

Well, not to brag, I find that it's much more enjoyable taking your time. Savoring the pleasure. Just ask my ladies...ooh, la, la smiling smiley
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August 28, 2025 04:25PM
@SBP wrote:

@wrosie wrote:

Perhaps to void the transaction from the stores' P/L statement or bonus programs that may be in place since the purchas is reimbursed by corporate? Don't know, just speculation.

Or, like Carls, to make sure you’re not earning points in the app for a reimbursed meal.
Like upside? Would you be busted for "using a coupon" if you claimed one on upside before your shop? I know you can't double dip for gas discounts but is this type of cash back also a problem?
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September 17, 2025 02:24AM
I'm a weirdo on this one. To each his own but I *prefer* eating at the restaurant. I don't ever do the Door-Dash, uberWhatever, etc. On my own - not uncommon to spend 1 hour + at the diner for lunch or even BK. I read a magazine or mess around on laptop/ I prefer food hot and fresh. I see people coming in , and taking their bag, and leaving. And I wonder - are they not gonna eat that at work or home? It's still gonna take time.

To each his own - part of my "wellness" plan is nice hot meals.

I did 1 hour at a FG yesterday smiling smiley
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September 17, 2025 07:55AM
That is me too. Get refills a few times, read a magazine for a bit, do a part of a crossword and perhaps take a break from the world out there. Many who work in an office go somewhere to get time away from the office. Or if I am on a car trip I really want to stop driving and just chill for a while. When home I want to eat there and get refills for free, love peanuts and dont want the garbage in my own house. It s a nice break to be somewhere else specially if it is air conditioned on a hot day or warm on a cold one.
@BabyBooey19 wrote:

I'm a weirdo on this one. To each his own but I *prefer* eating at the restaurant. I don't ever do the Door-Dash, uberWhatever, etc. On my own - not uncommon to spend 1 hour + at the diner for lunch or even BK. I read a magazine or mess around on laptop/ I prefer food hot and fresh. I see people coming in , and taking their bag, and leaving. And I wonder - are they not gonna eat that at work or home? It's still gonna take time.

To each his own - part of my "wellness" plan is nice hot meals.

I did 1 hour at a FG yesterday smiling smiley
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September 17, 2025 08:29AM
Staying for the 15-30 minutes is not usually a problem. It does look suspect when you have a late night shop and you go at 9:30-9:35 and you are the only one there when they are closing at 10pm.

Typical lunch time and dinner time shops are not going to be noticed, but a late night visit eating in will raise suspicions.
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September 17, 2025 08:46AM
...ah, the "15-min" thread that goes on for almost 30 days! smiling smiley

Put the smartphone down and go for a walk. At least 30 minutes.
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September 18, 2025 03:05AM
I don't get it. Doesn't sitting around and watching people working long after you're done eating just scream "MYSTERY SHOPPER?" Or even weirdo? Why are you staying in the restaurant for so long after finishing your meals?
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September 18, 2025 07:04AM
@Morledzep wrote:

I don't get it. Doesn't sitting around and watching people working long after you're done eating just scream "MYSTERY SHOPPER?" Or even weirdo? Why are you staying in the restaurant for so long after finishing your meals?

You don't have to. It's just 15 min after the serving. Some people do hang out in restaurants when it's quiet thought and read the paper or something.
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September 18, 2025 11:34AM
I eat slowly and that's intentional. When eating with others, I am always the last one to finish. So 15 minutes for me, is very doable.
Whenever I"m on a dining shop, I also eat slowly and make observations. I've never felt uncomfortable nor have I ever had anyone take notice of my habits. I have sometimes taken a couple quick notes on my phone or check news headlines, but not continuously. That seems like a normal diner - to me. If it's the kind of shop where i need to put in a bit more time, I'll order another drink, be it coffee, water or whatever...not hard for me to do.

And this.....ladies, gentlemen and others, is why we each prefer the shops that suit us and avoid the ones that don't. So easy.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/2025 11:35AM by BarefootBliss.
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September 18, 2025 01:48PM
@maverick1 wrote:

...ah, the "15-min" thread that goes on for almost 30 days! smiling smiley

Put the smartphone down and go for a walk. At least 30 minutes.

Im a total fatty but today just like most mornings - 25 minutes nature trail walk. Followed by a coffee and a sandwich at Dunkin. I was in the Dunkin for 1 hour and 20 mins approx smiling smiley
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