Do Cops get free food,coffee, Donuts?



Do Cops get free food,coffee, or donuts? Just wondering I have seen my share of cops at Dunkin Donuts parking lot from time to time, but I've never actually been in the restaurant while they were there. Is this just a bad stereotype?
Sure.   

  

But most of the time they try to turn it down, because department regulations prohibit it in most places. Some places (in the old days) used to do it to try to curry favor and get better police protection. That is not really the case any more. Everybody knows that cops lock up the guy who bought them the free meal, just like they do the guy who charged full price.   

  

It is embarassing in someplaces, and some places won't take no for an answer, so you end up leaving a BIG tip. And someplaces are so flagrant aboit it, you stop going there.   

  

Back in the old days, when we made less money that any other public servant, we interperted it as a nice gesture. Now, we aren't sure why people do it. I guess it is somewhat akin to a professional courtesy. Lots of restaurants give half price to the guys who deliver to them, or the plumber who fixes their rest room.   

  

As far as the donuts, I love them, but don't eat too many any more, I have gotten too fat. But i do drink lots of Convenience store and donut shop coffee. Once upopn a time, only diners were open at night, all night, and it gave a police officer someplace to take a break from either foot or mechanized patrol. In the middle of the night, there are different people out and about in the world. So, the newspaper delivery man, the cop, the donut shop waitress and the bartenders going off duty are the only people around and they would often all come together in the diner or donut shop.
hi marie! unfortunately, i have not read of a discount given to either state employees or state police. the military discount currently being offered does explicitly state: this offer is for active or retired members of the u.s. military, including the national guard, reservists and the u.s. coast guard. for details on the discounts offered to the public, the special offers page is a great place to keep an eye on. discounts for walt disney world will be listed there as soon as they are available. hope this helps! For breakfast we supply cereals, toast, juice, tea & coffee. If there’s something you can’t do without, just bring it with you! Please advise your dietary requirements at the time of booking. 

  

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We do not supply lunches or dinners on any of our trips however our guides will recommend great places to eat along the way and stop at supermarkets to stock up on any supplies needed if you prefer to cook yourself. beverages and food are allowed on the buses. whether it's juice, coffee, or water, we always make sure to have our morning "pick me up" with us as we make our way to the theme parks hi, andy! you will find that the restaurants at disney are great at catering to kids. i think the best place to check out restaurant menus is at www.allears.net under dining. here you will find menus and pricing for all restaurants, though all information is subject to change. if you are at a restaurant and do not see what you want for your child, just ask! if at all possible, the server will accommodate you. when we ate at sci-fi dine-in theatre, my son wanted chicken nuggets which were not on the dinner menu. however, our wonderful server was able to get the nuggets for my son which made him very happy! this cannot always happen, but don't be afraid to ask. have a great time in wdw! hi casie, thanks for stopping by the disney parks moms panel with your question! you do not have to stay on property in order to dine at the disney resort hotels. in fact, i have done this very same thing many times in the past and have never been charged to park in the self-parking lot. when you arrive at the disney resort hotel, simply let the gate attendant know you have an advanced dining reservation, and he/she will direct you to self-parking. please know that policies are always subject to change. i hope this information is helpful to you. if you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to reach out again. best wishes for a magical trip, casie! happy planning, jodie hi allison! you can get more information on the current discounts for us military personnel here. disney discounts are generally such that you get so much off of a deluxe resort, so much off of a moderate resort, and so much off of a value resort. the specific value resort doesn't matter in terms of the discount as long as they have rooms available; in other words, the discount in terms of percentage off the rack price is generally the same regardless of whether you are going to stay at pop century or one of the all star resorts. you should also check with the walt disney world swan and dolphin hotels. they are independent hotels located at walt disney world; they usually offer discounts for military and government personnel. you should also consider staying at the shades of green, an armed forces recreational center located in the heart of walt disney world. depending on your rank or grade, the shades of green offers considerable savings over a comparable disney resort. i hope this helps! write back if you have any more questions! i'm happy to say that, yes, you will be able to bring food items into epcot (actually, you're allowed to bring food to all the theme parks at the walt disney world resort). while there are some rules, you can bring items as long as there is no loose ice on your coolers and no glass containers. hi paulette,i have picked up some money saving tips during my travels to wdw (food being one of them!)....i will try and give you a few other options i have come across.magic kingdom: pecos bill café located in frontierland has a complimentary condiment bar (cosmic ray's has this too by the way!) where you can load up on additional items such as pan fried mushrooms, pan fried onions, tomatoes, pickles, etc...etc...when you purchase one of their meals. i normally order the hamburger which is quite large and load up on all of these extras, then my daughter and i will share...after all of these extras as well as fries to split it is more than enough for us.downtown disney: wolfgang puck's express has quite an extensive menu (express style) and we love their pizza's. these are easily shared in my opinion and offer many different variations of toppings (we will have one that we share and 1/2 will be ordered with what i would like and the other half with cheese only, what my daughter loves!). they also offer chicken, pasta, salads, etc...coronado springs resort: the pepper market is my all time favorite quick service restaurant where you actually have a server bring you your beverages and clear your table but you go up to the marketplace, order your own meal and can choose between many (and i mean many!) different stations. they offer mexican, wok kitchen, deli station, grill station (1/2 rotisserie chicken with fries...love this!), pizza (larger sizes), etc...as well as their bakery station...yum! there is always leftovers to take home here or you could certainly share!i have run out of space, so i suggest you try these and look at what other people order, what the proportions look like at other locations as well as extras (such as complimentary condiment bars, etc...). i am sure you will have luck finding many more options! best wishes,brigitta No. Your free yearly reports through this service will never include a credit score. 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3. Apply to one of the many, many sites that offer you a “free score and report”; then cancel before they charge your credit card after the free trial. hi melinda, yes you can definitely charge restaurant tips to your room, as long as you have enabled charges to your card. i did that last trip as for me it is much easier to just hand my key to the world card to the server rather than carry cash around the parks. you can also pay using a credit card. have a great trip and if you haven't done so already call 407-939-3463 to make your dining reservations, jo