Originally Posted by
melissaru
In ATL B SC tonight, my husband said they made an announcement over the PA to remind guests that "no outside food may be brought into the club."
Of course, as he noted, stop serving crap and maybe that wouldn't be a problem (he said two of the four serving dishes were empty, as were both soups, and none replaced in the 40 minutes he was there between 5:30-6:30 p.m.). But just out of curiosity, what difference does it make if people bring in outside food, other than potential cleanup issues? You've already paid your membership, so it's not as if you're denying Delta extra money if you opt to bring in a pizza from Varasano's because you don't want damn sweet potato hash for the 64th time. It's not exactly the same thing as a sports/concert venue where they want you to spend $5 on THEIR bottle of water.
I agree with you. I imagine it is some sort of liability thing though with outside food and beverage. There is a thread either in the AA or UA thread that says that you are allowed to bring your own food into the respective club but I doubt that as well. There is even a DL thread here where a poster says they got sick within 24 hours or less in a DL Skyclub. What if it was outside food that "potentially" got them sick but they blamed the Skyclub food.. Or someone brings in an outside beverage and spills it all over the stairs going up to the club and doesn't tell anyone, and the next poor soul takes a dive coming up the stairs and blames DL. Agree these are very far out situations but in this sue happy litigious society I wouldn't take the chance either.