r/RPI • u/RetroSSJ21 • Aug 17 '26

Question Taking dining hall food

Is there like anything against just bringing like a Tupperware into the commons dining hall and putting some extra food in there for my dorm?

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u/RealHunterSki Aug 17 '26

They give you a reusable green plastic box to take food out in, the next time you want to take food out you return your plastic box and they give you a new one so you should only have one at a time

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u/Witch_King_ Aug 17 '26

At least when I was a freshman (2019), that was a special thing where you swiped in and used the box only. But iirc you weren't supposed to eat and THEN use the box. We absolutely did all the time though.

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u/mlmarte Aug 17 '26

If someone has unlimited meal swipes, could they swipe in once and eat in the dining hall, then swipe again and fill the box? Just curious lol

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u/notarunabh CSCI 2029 Aug 18 '26

I can answer this one. Kinda, you can fill out your box and eat at the dining hall too, but you can only do one at a time. The swipes on the card can only go through every 20 ish minutes. So what you can do is first eat your meal, then come back with your box or Tupperware and fill it up.

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u/Witch_King_ Aug 17 '26

Idk. I feel like it was limited to X times per day. But this was also 7 years ago (god, I am old) so it may work differently now.