My my ... testy testy!
You said that it was a "Rip Off" ... not a "Marketing Ploy" in your original post... I will agree with you that it is a "Marketing Ploy" but it is not a "Rip Off." That is a very big difference!
I own a business and any type of marketing promotion will be designed to bring business in for me. You always need to recoup the costs of your promotion. Promotions are designed to make money not loose them.
No one is holding a gun to your head telling you have to go to PH so it's your chioce to go and pay for the other people in your party. You will STILL get somewhat of a discount equaling to one free meal minus tax and tip.
The point being that if you throw the dang thing away you are not loosing any money.
I took exception to your term "rip off" ....
I guess the only way I would view it as a "rip off" is if it was not clear that it was one per package and that perk was a main reason I chose to go on the package. Was the meal at PH a deciding factor for you??
I am just tired of all the whiners. Get a grip. My PH voucher will go in the trash I'm sure as I don't want to eat there and I don't want to spend money for 4 other meals there. I'm sure with the
free dining we will not miss it one bit.
If you want to go there to use the one free meal ... do it but don't whine about it and call it a rip off.
WDW