"Value" can be such a funny thing...especially with the
DDP at BoG.
People rave over the perceived "value" of BoG breakfast on the DDP, simply because of the $25 price tag. The food is in no way worth nearly that much, but it's considered a value simply because of the price point...1 QS credit for "$25 worth" of food.
However, harsh judgment has been cast down on this dinner being a 2TS credit, and no one has tasted one single mouthful of it thus far. The judgment is simply because of a price point of $55 will cost 2TS credits.
Quality truly doesn't seem to matter at BoG in regards to the DDP. Price point rules.
Hahaha, I should probably stop posting! I'm not on the ball tonight, it seems. Price is a definitely a factor that weighs in when it comes to value of credits, and probably the one that gets thrown around the most because it's probably the most tangible/visible. I don't think it's exactly fair to say it's the
only factor being taken into account, though. We're also discussing: will the new food actually taste better? This is going to be 2 credits but the restaurant is
very crowded and some people complain about the cafeteria-like feel. And to me, there's this strange sort of disparity there if you take the actual pricing (yes, again, price tag, but with a side of psychology) into account. Breakfast is
$25 for
quick service breakfast? and a quick service credit (I agree I don't think the breakfast food is worth $25 by the way). Dinner is a
three course meal that costs $55 and is two table service credits. I feel like that's a really weird, mindboggling jump in credit value for what may not be a proportionate jump in monetary/actual food value and that might be causing some of the problem? I don't know, that might just be me. Value isn't necessarily always just
money but also comfort, taste, atmosphere,
perception, a number of factors that can quite often end up being more than the sum of its parts.
The biggest thing holding Be Our Guest back for me, more than the price right now, actually, is that it is so crowded and busy and the food isn't that great. If the new food IS that great (I did say it does need to be a
good meal), that's a huge step in the right direction. And if miracles happen and they actually take some of the tables out so the place isn't so packed, that would be
incredible.
Edit: Fixing up the bit about breakfast vs dinner a little to better convey what I meant about it.