Ethically wrong?

[Jeremy Falcon]

Mladen Janković wrote:

or Lounge is a another version of argument clinic

+100 :thumbsup:

Jeremy Falcon

[Daniel Pfeffer]

Mladen Janković wrote:

So once again, are you stealing by not eating in cafeteria?

Sitting (with your friends who are eating) in a cafeteria without ordering anything is not stealing, per se, but is a form of freeloading. I believe that it is unethical to sit in a cafeteria, taking up places that may be used by paying customers, without ordering anything. To reiterate, the seating was provided for paying customers, and while a few freeloaders won't affect a cafeteria's profits too much, it is unsustainable if too many practice it. If you and your friends want to have a bull session, find a pleasant spot in the park.

Mladen Janković wrote:

And why is it more ethical to charge customers for something that they are not using, than for customers to use extra of the same?

That is the airline model of pricing - everything is unbundled. It happens to work for airlines because for most people - the most important consideration re travel is the price (not that it stops them complaining about how lousy the service has become). On the other hand, most people prefer a single price for cafeteria offerings; they don't want to be nickle-and-dimed to death. Again, you pays your money and takes your choice... :)

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