tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post115695918983285487..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: Lunch at the Salad BarMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1157127879881687172006-09-01T12:24:00.000-04:002006-09-01T12:24:00.000-04:00Not a fan of salad bars.I like to know the exact c...Not a fan of salad bars.<BR/>I like to know the exact cost of things before I buy.<BR/>Too much stress to try to calculate it on the fly.<BR/>Not conducive to digestion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1157058917914311882006-08-31T17:15:00.000-04:002006-08-31T17:15:00.000-04:00lol..cramming lot of salad in a small container mu...lol..cramming lot of salad in a small container must have its own thrill :)GolbGuruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172183349408960827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1157047932855313332006-08-31T14:12:00.000-04:002006-08-31T14:12:00.000-04:00I enjoy getting my salad tossed too.I enjoy getting my salad tossed too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1157038603883758002006-08-31T11:36:00.000-04:002006-08-31T11:36:00.000-04:00Those salad bars are such a big thing in NYC but n...Those salad bars are such a big thing in NYC but not elsewhere. And the guy buying a Rolex at the same time is terribly stereotypical :) I live in upstate NY :)mOOmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440274434662150925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1156996940212778242006-08-31T00:02:00.000-04:002006-08-31T00:02:00.000-04:00I think the non-urgent Rolex/cell phone at the sal...I think the non-urgent Rolex/cell phone at the salad bar experience is unique to NYC. At times I miss things like that in my new low key west coast life.KMKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071634814516082053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1156996875697054692006-08-31T00:01:00.000-04:002006-08-31T00:01:00.000-04:00I lurv salad bars! When I worked at the big M I ha...I lurv salad bars! When I worked at the big M I had a salad almost everyday. I don't have the prepared salads, and very little meat. It always came between $4-5. <BR/><BR/>Hearing a conversation like that about Rolexes would make me judge that he is very status oriented. I can get pretty judgemental though when I hear stuff like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1156981766004711992006-08-30T19:49:00.000-04:002006-08-30T19:49:00.000-04:00Definately agree, with have a salad bar at work an...Definately agree, with have a salad bar at work and all the best stuff weighs a ton, so even with the best intentions its usually a ten dollar touch. Times again by five and its an expensive lunch week. Particularly anoying when we all know the beans/chickpeas are so cheap to buy at the store!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1156978325251735682006-08-30T18:52:00.000-04:002006-08-30T18:52:00.000-04:00i'm too short to use the salad bar properly. I al...i'm too short to use the salad bar properly. I always have to duck my head and arms in under the sneeze-protector in order to reach anything. is that legal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1156960245801451682006-08-30T13:50:00.000-04:002006-08-30T13:50:00.000-04:00Yeah-- and absolutely no fruit, as refreshing as i...Yeah-- and absolutely no fruit, as refreshing as it may look. Funny reading your post now; I'm eating my buffet salad right now!Asset gathererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022674788655899460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1156959986935858482006-08-30T13:46:00.000-04:002006-08-30T13:46:00.000-04:00I love salad bars but I can get pretty heavy-hande...I love salad bars but I can get pretty heavy-handed. That is, I take stuff that weighs a lot and then I pay tons of money for my lunch. I have learned I have to skip the heavy stuff: marinated mushrooms, beets, potato salad, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com