Weird History Food · SEASON 3

All The Ways Restaurants TRICK You Into Staying

Episode 60 · 2024-08-01

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    Episode overview

    Restaurants have existed for many many centuries! Some might say there is an art to running a successful restaurant. Its a very fine tuned operation. Join us today as we delve deep into just how subtle (and NOT so subtle) restaurants can be when psychologically getting you to stick around a bit longer so hat more of hat hard earned cash can flow into their coffers! Sure, good food always brings a steady clientele, but, here are MANY tool employed that influence how you eat, what you ea, and how long you stay at a restaurant!

    9 minutes

    Season 3 episodes

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