Christine
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 31, 1999
Ah yeah that's def. where experiences will vary. Holy cow I could just not imagine spending $50 PP like that;certaintly not meal after meal after meal!
I would kinda think a $9.00 difference isn't quite close to $50 personal opinion I guess. That if you times that by two people would be $18 which could almost be another person's entree. I know you were just guestimating though just using your numbers. And of course pesky tax adds up in there.
We were roughly that for TWO people excluding tip
50s Prime Time: $49.00 add in tax $52.19; tip excluded
1 person-$3.50 drink, $21.00 entree
1 person-$3.50 drink, $21.00 entree
Mama Melrose: $53.00 add in tax $56.45; tip excluded
1 person-$8.00 beer, $15.00 entree
1 person-$8.00 beer, $22.00 entree
Skipper Canteen: $52.00 add in tax $55.38; tip excluded
1 person-water, $23.00 entree
1 person-water, $21.00 entree
Dessert shared-$8.00
Now these were 2017 prices but the increase in menu prices it would still take a lot to get that number up there to get to $100 for 2 people (excluding tax).
The items you are quoting that was my question--this assume you are ordering dessert and alcohol at the meal--both of which you are entitled to with the Dining Plan so then are we back to question is the spending $50 PP when you are considering more of what the Dining Plan entitles you? And of course I'm not saying you can't get to that amount simply by ordering 1 entree and a drink (be it alcohol or pop)--that just different than saying "it would cost you this" as a matter of fact if you paid OOP. It can but it isn't a certainty--you would be more likely for sure if you were ordering just like the Dining Plan allowed for which brings back to the question I had.
Agree. That's why I had to go check the menu to see if a person would actually easily spend $50 per person at lunch there if they were paying OOP. Certainly a "vigorous" eater would and, in that sense, the DDP makes sense. Even in my scenario where I didn't pick the lower priced, entree, dessert, or drink, I didn't reach $50. I could have if I really picked the highest of everything. So let's say that you just come close each meal by anywhere from $5-$10. Multiply that by the number in your party and day after day, and you come out behind. But, hey, there are extremely budget conscious people here who actually don't care about that, even though the say the DDP is all about budget. That is probably the one aspect of this discussion that leaves me scratching my head.
Otherwise I do understand many of the convenience reasons. I'm probably going to have that myself on this trip. Traveling with 16 people and I'm treating at least 4 of them besides myself. I get the ease for that when we become separated or they don't want to think about any restrictions.