Eating Disorders Support Group
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this is directly from my head to this board...i hope no one gets offended!
dear restaurant owners,
The world is well aware of that fact that much of America is obese. But pretty much every educational/scientific journal I come across about Eating Disorders, I am informed that they are on the rise and are running quite rampant in our country. This piece of information got me to thinking; if Eating Disorders are so prevalant, why are restaurants only catering to the obese? Take for instance the chairs in ur facility, you gladly widened/re-enforced them with steel to better suit ur larger customers, now how about offering some seating with extra padding for those of us who lack the padding ourselves? And how about not freezing us out while we are there? I realize that the obese customers are sweating their brains out and require the A/C, but how about offering a seating section where the heat is on full blast all of the time? Now about your menu, I notice that you have taken great care to allow customers the option to supersize their meals, now how about also offering teeny tiny portions, and making the salads automatically come without dressing unless otherwise specified (this would make our orders alot easier to make the waiters/waitresses to understand!). And lastly, when the server delivers the check with those peppermints as they always do, could you make sure that they also bring along a bottle of scope for my bulimic friends? I mean come on, they are going to do it anyways so why not provide them with the comfort of fresh breath? I thank you for this time and would like to close this letter with the notion that if you were to make the changes as I have above described, that you will see a mass amount of new business, because as I have already told you EDs are on the rise!
Sincerely,
Missy
dear restaurant owners,
The world is well aware of that fact that much of America is obese. But pretty much every educational/scientific journal I come across about Eating Disorders, I am informed that they are on the rise and are running quite rampant in our country. This piece of information got me to thinking; if Eating Disorders are so prevalant, why are restaurants only catering to the obese? Take for instance the chairs in ur facility, you gladly widened/re-enforced them with steel to better suit ur larger customers, now how about offering some seating with extra padding for those of us who lack the padding ourselves? And how about not freezing us out while we are there? I realize that the obese customers are sweating their brains out and require the A/C, but how about offering a seating section where the heat is on full blast all of the time? Now about your menu, I notice that you have taken great care to allow customers the option to supersize their meals, now how about also offering teeny tiny portions, and making the salads automatically come without dressing unless otherwise specified (this would make our orders alot easier to make the waiters/waitresses to understand!). And lastly, when the server delivers the check with those peppermints as they always do, could you make sure that they also bring along a bottle of scope for my bulimic friends? I mean come on, they are going to do it anyways so why not provide them with the comfort of fresh breath? I thank you for this time and would like to close this letter with the notion that if you were to make the changes as I have above described, that you will see a mass amount of new business, because as I have already told you EDs are on the rise!
Sincerely,
Missy
any word for mcdonalds whoever sent it?
1. Compulsive overeating is an eating disorder, so restaurants actually are catering to eating disorders. Just not yours.
2. From a business view, where would the profit be in catering to people who dont eat? Restaurants are FOOD places for people who like to EAT. People who dont like to eat typically dont go, and when they do, they should complain. Its like going to a bar if you dont drink, and complaining that they are serving too much alcohol. geez
3. Being bitter that restaurants dont cater to your eating disorder is rather silly because the reason people have them is because they are trying to make money. There is no money in marketing the food industry to anorexics.. Im just saying
4. Anyways, having an eating disorder is our problem, not theirs, so when the entire world doesnt bend over backwards to accommodate us, we really cant complain. by the way, how often do you really go out to eat??
5. Theres no problem in writing this letter out of sarcasm or whatever, but why is everyone like SEND IT TO A RESTRAUNT!!!!!!! I mean, what do you really expect them to say?
geez:)
I think the point of this letter was just to show how idiotic consumers are- expecting their every little issue to be catered to. Dear god, what's next? A popcorn tub of fries and a hamburger you have to roll out on wheels and a 100 ounce soda? Haha, sorry, getting outta hand now...