Most advice posted on Fodors is common sense. Surely you can find for yourself cheaper places to eat in Paris without our help. I can't understand the need to be rude, criticizing people who attempted to answer your fairly vague post. You asked for recommendations "for places to eat that will be cheaper" and you got them. Then you made fun of everyone. What's that about?

Weasle -<i>I would appreciate any recs for cheaper types of places , or even specific places in Paris..</i>

Perhaps you would like to re-word your request for advice, which has been given here , fully and nicely, by everyone including elaine. Obviously, you are looking for something else, since you complain about the answer.
Or do you really need advice? Or are you just too dense to understand?

PS_ it is spelled B u d g e t

Just so no one thinks you are stupid or something..

My dear Wiesel,

&gt;I was silly to assume that.. most people would have the brains not to waste my time telling me stuff like big cities are more expensive. &lt;

And we were foolish enough to think that spending our time to help you would be appreciated.

((I))

Do not want to get caught up in the feud between Wiesel and the rest, but I would say that if one does plan to eat in their hotel room, first see what the rules are. Some of the smaller hotels have fairly stict rules stating no eating/drinking in the rooms. That has not stopped us in the past, but knowing the rules means that we can be more sneaky as needed to get the food in - and we are careful not to leave significant traces of our feast behind when we leave for the day!

We are also big fans of the quiches and mini-pizzas offered by most bakeries, as well as the crepe vendors.

Not to mention that for all we know, this is Wiesel's first trip abroad (not saying it is, I'm just saying it's possible judging from her post..). Elaine's advice was very helpful--yes, a seasoned traveler knows that food is cheaper the further from the center of town that you are, but how are we supposed to know how seasoned a traveler you are?