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You're not allowed to substitute an appetizer for a dessert. As you can imagine, this is a big complaint with the dining plan.
As for me, well...I've never seen a dessert I didn't like and couldn't stuff down, lol.
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As the previous poster stated, you can't switch a dessert for appetizer.
I am not much of a dessert person as I am more of the appetizer guy. I wish they would give us the choice.
Last October we had the deluxe dining plan and ate at a lot more signature dining places. With that plan you get the appetizer and dessert. All that to eat in one sitting much less three meals a day and snacks. OMG! when we left they had to roll me out to the car...
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Me too...
I so wish this too. I'm just not a sweets person, most of the desserts I had last week left me wanting a salad
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Though they will often substitute a Latte or Cappucino for a dessert. That would be the way I'd go!
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We first did the DDP several years ago when you got an appetizer (per person) and desert for everybody at every TS meal. While we certainly enjoyed the food, 4 appetizers on top of entrees and deserts at every meal was WAY TOO MUCH food for our family (2 boys ages 13 & 10). We would have never ordered so much if we were paying OOP. But there's no denying that the DP was a much better deal back then (it included the gratuity also!).
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Remember, you don't have to "order" dessert even though it is in the plan. If you don order dessert, you bill is lower, hence your tip is less.
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Originally Posted by A Big Kid
Remember, you don't have to "order" dessert even though it is in the plan. If you don order dessert, you bill is lower, hence your tip is less.
I did this quite a bit my last trip. A couple of times, the server also let me get another glass of milk and count it as dessert. However, even if you skip dessert and save the tax, you're still paying indirectly for the dessert. This is one of the reasons I'm going OOP in December.
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Originally Posted by arm00leg
. . . How are the restaurants about getting an appetizer instead of dessert? . . .
1) Nope.
2) Desserts are so much cheaper than appy's.
3) That is why they are on DDP instead of an appy.
4) Appy's are expensive because
. . . a) they seldom keep overnight or longer
. . . b) they are not bought bulk as single servings
. . . c) each order is individually made
. . . d) takes manpower to staff the appy kitchen
. . . e) there is too much waste
5) As opposed to desserts
. . . a) can be kept for several days
. . . b) single servings bought in bulk
. . . c) individual choices have with little variety
. . . d) servers can grab it themselves
. . . e) they can be stored, so little waste
NOTE: Just use your own kitchen as an example. For a salad, you must crack the lettuce, add croûtons, get dressing, mix for each person (purchasing, labor, material, time, toss out lettuce when brown). For dessert, you open the fridge and grab several purchased sweet to serve everyone (purchasing, no labor, no mixing, no product waste).
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Originally Posted by DisneyGlutton
I did this quite a bit my last trip. A couple of times, the server also let me get another glass of milk and count it as dessert. However, even if you skip dessert and save the tax, you're still paying indirectly for the dessert. This is one of the reasons I'm going OOP in December.
The thing that goes unnoticed is that although the DP gives you an entree, drink and desert, your bill reflects the cost of the items. If your average desert of $6.00 and a family of 4 doesn't have dessert your bill does not go up by $24.00.
Assuming a 20% tip, that will "save" you $5.
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Originally Posted by Mickey'sGirl
Though they will often substitute a Latte or Cappucino for a dessert. That would be the way I'd go!
This is good to know!
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Originally Posted by Tygger7
As for me, well...I've never seen a dessert I didn't like and couldn't stuff down, lol.
Amen to that! But I know what you mean. I get a bunch of sweets at Epcot and MK, and then get more sweets after dinner. But I eat them anyway
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and NO Substituting meals for snacks. 2 weeks this woman in front of me was out of snacks but wanted two sweets from the German caramel place. She was telling the CM's she could sub a meal (which she had plenty of) for a snack or two. The German CM's had to argue with her for 15 minutes.
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