Credit Card limitations?
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Sunshinemiss | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 03:56 pm     You know, it occured to me, since they theoretically had free use of the credit card Jeff left them, what was to stop them from ordering more food? You can't tell me they didn't want seconds (or thirds, or fourths) and I don't remember any limitations being given as to usage (although that aspect could have been off-camera or edited out). Perhaps that was their way of controlling the food smuggling side of it (i.e., you can order any ONE meal you want), knowing that with haute cuisine the portion size is so small there would not be a speck left. From the size of the tip Pascal left (go Pappy, very cool) it couldn't have been a financial limitation. Just wonderin'.... |
Yuhuru | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 04:01 pm     The only erason they use a credit card is to plug VISA? Everything else is paid for. WHy all of a sudden do they need Jeff's credit card. I think is kinda stupid. I wonder if that waiter really got a $200 tip. |
Yuhuru | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 04:01 pm     erason is actually reason in Marquesian |
Crazydog | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 04:03 pm     Not sure why, but I kind of missed the food ordering (maybe I was on the phone?)... did they actually select what they wanted or was everything pre-arranged? As I mentioned on another thread I was very disgusted with the needlessness of the Visa plug. I would have put on a $10,000 tip. Since the card number was clearly fake, it was all for show though, and I doubt anything really got charged. It's taken me this long, I never really had an opinion about Jeff one way or the other but he really irritated me with the Visa bit. And you'd think if he had such a powerful Visa that he'd buy a new shirt. That blue one should be retired. |
Sunshinemiss | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 04:04 pm     True about Visa, the sure showed it enough times last night. I just wonder why they didn't order more food. Hey Yu, did you know you can edit your own messages within the first couple of minutes of posting by clicking on the first little white icon just to the right of the time of your post? (Self-editing means never having to say you're sorry,lol)  |
Seamonkey | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 04:33 pm     I don't think they ordered at all.. I doubt that they would have ordered escargot on their own, for instance. VISA is a sponsor; plugging it is part of his job. It is an irritating and lame product placement but I seriously doubt that it was Jeff's idea. |
Hippyt | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 04:58 pm     They've done it other seasons as well. I don't remember which off hand. I just remember somebody checked out the number,and it was bogus. |
Squaredsc | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 06:03 pm     yeah i clearly remember lex/tom using the visa, can't remember if they did on the other two shows. maybe jeff needs a better script regarding the visa thing? |
Sunshinemiss | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 06:05 pm     Did anyone actually see Paschal or Neleh looking at a menu or ordering? Or was it all just prearranged? My VCR is STILL not working, grrr.. |
Twiggyish | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 06:06 pm     The waiter didn't look impressed, so I wonder if he really got the tip, too. |
Hippyt | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 07:24 pm     No,they didn't order off a menu,everything was just brought out to them. I don't know Twiggyish, I didn't think he looked one way or the other. Maybe he didn't know how to translate US currency! I know,dumb,but I wonder if he got it too. |
Fruitbat | Saturday, May 04, 2002 - 05:24 am     It was just a fun little thing to do. Visa paid for product placement so this is how they fit it in. It certainly beats Doritos and Mountian Dew as a RC! I doubt the bill or tip was 'real'. It was all arranged ahead. It added to the tension to go back and tell everyone they had a $300 meal too. Great for creating more envy and tension. I agree, they clearly did not order because they did not know about snails or creme brulee. Neleh would have surely chosen something chocolate given the chance. And more than one dessert too. Jeff is an actor and does his job well. This was not his idea. I liked the way everything played out. |
Sunshinemiss | Saturday, May 04, 2002 - 03:15 pm     I liked it too Bat. I just wish in situations like this they would provide us with a little more information. You can't tell me they wouldn't have ordered more food if they really had freedom of the ship, which is what Jeff/MB seemed to have inferred, but it's frustrating not to know how it was really handled. I have a curious nature.. it has gotten me into trouble (and into some fun too) |
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