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Post #156,068
by lincoln
5/20/04 1:16:50 PM
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New Restaurant trend: Napkin rationing

Fierce competition for fast-food dollars has some restaurants taking an extraordinary measure to cut the bottom line -- napkin rationing.

Paper napkins are being hidden behind counters, wrapped individually with plastic silverware and stuffed in dispensers that give customers one at a time.

[link|http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/05/18/napkin.rationing.ap/index.html|source]
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Post #156,069
by Yendor
5/20/04 1:23:09 PM
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New You're just noticing this now?
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Post #156,142
by Meerkat
5/20/04 7:58:48 PM
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New Heh ... "plastic silverware"
It's a trend catching on here too.

As far as fast-food accoutrements go, however, the one that surprised me the most when visiting the US* was the individually wrapped drinking straws. I was like 'Whoa, holy over-packaging, batman!".
Of course, there's plenty of them around here nowadays too.




* I was in the US - so I just had to go to McDonalds's... it was probably an entry requirement :)
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
Post #156,145
by admin
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5/20/04 8:03:36 PM
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New They used to be unwrapped.
Health concerns, I guess. Can't have someone with leprosy pawing all the unwrapped drinking straws.
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-scott anderson

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     Restaurant trend: Napkin rationing - (lincoln) - (3) - May 20, 2004, 01:16:50 PM EDT
         You're just noticing this now? -NT - (Yendor) - May 20, 2004, 01:23:09 PM EDT
         Heh ... "plastic silverware" - (Meerkat) - (1) - May 20, 2004, 07:58:48 PM EDT
             They used to be unwrapped. - (admin) - May 20, 2004, 08:03:36 PM EDT

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