‘This is a way for them to make money‘: Customer shares how restaurants are tricking you by giving you free chips, bread when you first sit down

There’s something so primal and satisfying about sharing a warm loaf of bread or basket of chips fresh from the fryer before a good meal.

But have you ever stopped to wonder why restaurants hand out free food? They literally have to sell you food to make a profit, so it does seem rather counterintuitive that they give some of their wares away for free.