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Originally Posted by Stormer
Maybe I am in the minority, but I will not bother eating out (for dinner at least) unless it is way better or much different than what I can eat at home (which is very good).
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pappcam's post was on point about this. People can be busy. Also, some people don't enjoy cooking.
I certainly do eat out from time to time because I want an interesting experience (I can't eat Kansas City barbecue at home, so I had it three times when I was in Kansas City in May for example). My pizza at home is nowhere nearly as good as Houston Pizza's, so we order from them about once a month.
However, sometimes I'm busy and don't have a lot of time. I teach part-time at the university on Tuesdays, and I have office hours before class. I don't have time to go home to eat, let alone to actually prepare a meal there, so I eat out. I also don't have time for an hour-long-plus meal experience, so I eat something quick and tasty. It needs to suffice; if it can impress, even better, but I'm more worried about cost and convenience and time than I am about the experience.
To take this to an extreme point, Tim Horton's would be a much smaller chain if people valued quality over convenience. Their coffee is pretty good, and it is good enough, and if you are in a hurry, you can grab one from their drive-through on the way to whatever you are doing. I don't drink coffee much so never buy theirs, but the lineup to buy it never fails to impress.
Also, when you're out of town, unless someone is feeding you, restaurants are all there is. We certainly do have good restaurant meals while travelling, but sometimes the last thing we want is a two-hour dinner.