Idea Corner

I usually go to enjoy the buffet on weekends, but the problem is you need to wait a longer time and sometimes some of the delicious dishes are gone, some eat more and some eat less.....but still everyone is charged close to $10+8%tax. Now if i had a restaurant business, then i would do this.... when a person enters the place and is showed his table, he will be handed over a time stamped card which says the probable time he/she may start at. Each of these cards are then used to put on variable charges. Most of the time, if someone sits at the table and eats food rather slowly then the owner is likely to lose out when no tables are empty and there are a lot of customers waiting to have their turn, people tend to chat with their pals and take in food, this will mean more eating by them. With this card system, a typical person may take 1 hr to eat his/her stomach full, so a time stamp is enabled which means if the person comes to the cash counter to pay his bill, his time stamp will be scanned and anything above an hour will be charged accordingly as this is a payoff for his taking a longer time and blocking the table. A leeway of plus-minus 10min can be allowed as a tolerance. This will deter many from staying and eating more. So as a concession, reducing the buffet price to $8 for an hour stay is a good deal. If the menu is great and you follow this system, i would bet it will work wonders :P