Another tale of hardxcore man-sticking-it-to-ness
I've been terribly miserable lately due to yet another car accident that was 100% not my fault, plus I've been having lovely mood swings because of the cocktail of drugs I'm on to cope with the pain. Then last weekend while reading the paper, I noticed an offer from a local casino: sign up for a swipe-card thingy, and you get a free buffet.

That's all it said. Just "sign up for card, get free buffet" - no small print, no "restrictions apply," no asterisk. No. Strings. Attached.

Wow, thinks me, that buffet is the best-rated restaurant in town! So I trot down there and sign up for a card, at which point the lady behind the desk explains that you have to earn 20 "comp points" on your card by gambling in the first 24 hours after activation to get the free buffet.

Motherfuckers lied to me. I'm already pissed off, but I shuffle off to find my favorite slot machine (the "Alien" themed one), and stick $10 in it. By the time I've lost my money I've made my 20 points, so I go back to the desk to claim my free buffet. The lady looks at me like I'm a simpleton and explains that while I do indeed have 20 comp points, I need 20 something-elite-points to get the free buffet. She swipes my card and informs me that I have earned a whole 2 of these points. This means I'd have to spend close to $100 to earn my free $12 buffet. "That's why we give people 24 hours," she says, as though this is obvious.

Now I'm feeling completely screwed over, plus I'm hungry, and what with the medications I'm on I'm about ready to have a complete psychological breakdown right next to the "Kitty Glitter" slot machine. I just trudge over to the buffet in near-tears and shell out the $12.

How did I exact my revenge? Most casino buffets "respectfully ask that you do not remove food from the premises."

Yeah. 12 macaroons, 10 macadamia nut cookies, 10 lemon bars, 5 fortune cookies, a handful of saltines, an orange, and a liberal helping of mints and toothpicks somehow made their way home with me.

Take that, casino!
(And yes, it made me feel better)
(Exempt OH WOW, VICODIN, Sun 20 Jun 2010, 7:28, 6 replies)

I wonder what would have happened
if you just took the card, wandered into the buffet and started nomming. Surely, they would try to stop you, then you take out the card and the ad, and say "HAHA!". Then they drag you away mid-nom Homer Simpson style.
( Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Sun 20 Jun 2010, 10:11, closed)

you're not done yet, surely?
now it's time to be all petty and show the ad to whoever deals with misleading advertising where you are and make a complaint. Or at least, threaten to do so in the hopes of getting freebies.
(xanthine, Sun 20 Jun 2010, 11:05, closed)

^This
You have to do it, it's false and misleading advertising and it's against the lerrrr.
( His Popiness the Hole Invaded Poland on, Sun 20 Jun 2010, 15:50, closed)

It may technically be against the lerrrr, but as far as I'm concerned it's just chickenshit. Hence me doling out the streets-style justice, for shiz.
(Exempt OH WOW, VICODIN, Sun 20 Jun 2010, 19:34, closed)

when
are you going back for the other $6 worth of food?
( Not Pineapple anymore, Mon 21 Jun 2010, 10:31, closed)

well a couple of things you could of done:
1) Cut out the advert and take it with you.
2) Use the advert to cause a rather large scene including threatening to report them to the FTC etc.
3) Caused such a nuicense that they either give you your dammned buffet to shut you up or kick you out.

Forget about buffets all together, the mark up on them are insane. A full gut busting american/english breakfast wont normaly cost a big hotel more than $1 to make (including paying staff)
( Crap Little Monkey Deathstar, so good they built it twice, Mon 21 Jun 2010, 15:48, closed)