Two For One
Years ago (30-35 years, that is) when I was a kid, my family would go to Shoney’s about once a week. If you’re not familiar with Shoney’s, it has burgers and other meals kinda like an IHOP, but it also has an all-you-can-eat salad and a hot food bar. The bar has stuff on it that makes a meal in and of itself (fried chicken, meatloaf, some sides, etc).
Anyway, back then (early to mid ’80s), just getting the salad/hot food bar was $2 and 99 cents but you could add it to any of their entree meals for just 99 cents. Their cheapest entree meal was their “all-American” burger…just a basic burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, and a side of fries. It cost $1 and 99 cents.
Add the salad/hot bar for 99 cents, and you pay $2 and 98 cents for the whole thing, $0.01 cheaper than just the bar. We’d do this, eat the food from salad/hot bar for that meal (no take-home leftovers from the bar), then just take the burger and fries home for another meal later