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Sunday, October 12, 2014

NC Diner Owner ‘Turns Pricing Over To God,’ Lets Customers Pay What They Think Meal Is Worth

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. – A North Carolina diner owner said she is turning her cash register over to God, letting customers pay what they think the meal is worth.

The Gaston Gazette reported that Dana Parris at Just Cookin in Dallas has decided to leave her foods’ pricing up to God and her customers.

There are apparently no set prices on the menu — Parris said she decided to get rid of her old pricing policy.

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13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Soon to be followed by going out of business signs.......

Ben In Salisbury said...

Why is this ok and tipping based on the quality of service can cause people to hemriage? (sorry can't spell)

Anonymous said...

We go to a lot of benefit dinners at the Amish community in Dover. Their policy is to pay what you can or want to pay.

Anonymous said...

It depends on how good the grits are.

Anonymous said...

They are going to get so ripped off.

Anonymous said...

God talking to him?

LastMohican said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
They are going to get so ripped off.

October 6, 2014 at 8:07 PM

Only if there are more dishonest diners opposed to honest ones. I know being ripped off is the first thought most have when they hear of things like this, but I wish him success. And he allows homeless to eat there, that's a win-win.

With so much negativity in all our lives, let's make a change and start trying to be positive. Mere words can and do have an effect on any outcome.

Anonymous said...

Judging by the picture... no thanks. I'd rather eat cardboard, or worse... fast food.

Anonymous said...

If you read the entire story it said her revenue tripled in one week. People pay it forward so that maybe the homeless man down the street can get one hot meal a day or a family down on their luck can take their children out to eat because it's something they just can't afford. They pay something just because it's a blessing to them to be able to actually go out to dinner for once.

759 There's plenty of cardboard behind Walmart so get busy.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Judging by the picture... no thanks. I'd rather eat cardboard, or worse... fast food.

October 7, 2014 at 7:59 AM

You must be a city slicker? Looks like a good breakfast to me.

Anonymous said...

@7:59 you have obviously never had a good southern breakfast then! As for all the negative people - there are still quite a few good people in the world - especially down south!

Anonymous said...

12:08 I'm from the south, and that is FAR from a good southern breakfast. It looks like Sysco's truck flipped, and a week later someone scooped it up and decided to open a restaurant.

8:50 So, if we're making assumptions (You're wrong BTW), I can assume you have to "put your teeth in" to eat said meal?

Anonymous said...

Im sure the picture was not of the actual food. Probably just a photo they found somewhere. I don't know of to many restaurants that serve food on a foam plate.