How long would you wait?  

Lol, well that is kind of silly. I wouldn't do that, I would most likely bring some snack food and eat that whilst waiting. I don't really know how long I would wait for free food probably awhile but I'm not sure about seven hours. We make money online, so that would be a lot of time wasted. If it was a day we weren't making money then I'd say I'd wait, but then again I'm impatient, and if the snacks worn off I'd be out of there. I understand that with a swarm of people coming for such a good deal, the staff is going to be busy, so I wouldn't blame it on them at all.

From what I saw on the news, it was absolute mayhem. I would take one look at the line-up and walk away. If we had a Mandarin in our small town, it might be worth the wait... unless out-of-towners made the drive to get here just for that. The Mandarin restaurants are ALWAYS packed, free food or not. We have a smaller version in our town (King's Buffet). It's not quite the same but it'll do.

They could be PAYING for me to eat free food and I wouldn't wait. I don't do line ups. They make me nuts.

I am always amazed that people do this to a stupid restaurant.

When I drove cab in Victoria, it used to blow me away that people would line up outside on the sidewalk waiting to get in.

One of the more popular places was a vegan pasta house. Boggles the mind...

That does sound silly. I wouldn't wait that long, I mean how much does the buffet cost anyway? It's not worth my time. And I can't eat that much anyway.

Wow, I don't think I would have waited for seven hours but then it sounds like they took good care of you while you waited and can imagine it becoming good fun if you were with friends and possibly even making new friends while waiting in line. Does sound a bit 'crazy' buying food to eat while waiting for free food :)

That is a paradox in itself. lol. Or is it just Ironic??
I wouldn't mind wanting for a few hours to get free food at a Buffet Restaurant but their food better be excellent and worth the wait. I would bring a few snacks to tide me over while I waited too.

Funny you brought this up. I had a hard time picking what store to eat FREE at on Canada Day. Im very cheap as well so free is awesome. I ended up staying home since Im on a restircted diet. My sister and her bf family went to the Mandarin to eat. They walked right in and got a seat. Wow! ppl actual waited 7 hours to get in.

i wouldn't want to wait like that even though i will get free food... it is not worth it and i think it is just crazy... i still prefer to use my time for better use and i think in 7 hours i can earn more money to pay for the food there anyway... i never want to waste my money queuing for something like that... take care and have a nice day...

Although I would love free chinese food I wouldnt wait like that.

I know friends who would wait hours for this sort of thing.

But with that much population and protion once you get in you wouldnt have much of a variety since once they run out they run out, also Im sure they would rush you to get more in.