No, you missed my point. Actually, I was making 2 points.
First -- Is it such a "great deal" that you can get all-you-can-eat for $17.
That really depends on the eater. I'm going to eat 1 portion, even if I'm allowed to eat 10 portions. So that doesn't make it a great deal for *me.*
The second point -- Is for everyone, mathematically speaking, is it a good use of a CS credit?
Let's say you are staying 3 nights and 4 days -- And you plan on 4 CS meals:
Day 1 -- Wolfgang Puck Express -- Oven Roast Salmon, $18, Creme Brulee $6, and beverage, $3 -- Total "value" -- $27 plus tax.
Day 2 -- Cosmic Rays -- Chicken Rib Combo -- $14, desert $3.50, beverage $3, total "value" = $20.50 plus tax.
Day 3-- Epcot, La Cantina De San Angel -- Tacos De Carne -- $12, churros $4, beverage $3 -- total $19 plus tax.
Day 4-- Pepper Market -- Total, all inclusive buffet -- $17, plus tax
Of those 4 meals, which would you pay OOP instead of using a CS credit?
Of those 4 meals, the Pepper Market is the worst dollar value.
Overall, Pepper Market is a mediocre mathematical use of a dining plan QS credit.
Taking the
DDP as an example -- Just to break even, if you have a $3 snack, and $17 Pepper Market buffet, your TS meal would need to be over $30 just to break even. (Certainly not impossible but also certainly not guaranteed."
The best mathematical values of a QS credit basically remains -- #1 -- WPE. #2-- The chicken/rib combos offered at a few places. #3 -- a few options at Epcot. And then Pepper Market gets bunched in with the rest of places where a $17 value is pretty standard.
Now, obviously, if you are simply looking for mass quantity, your $17 might be better spent at Pepper Market than elsewhere. But spending your QS credit there, doesn't save you more money than spending it someplace else.
