A late entry
after being reminded of this story by some of the others here.

I was in a hotel in New Jersey and having just arrived I did what any sensible person does after a 7 hour flight, headed straight for the bar.

So I take a seat at the bar and ask for a double vodka and Coke, no ice. I got the drink but with ice. Oh well I thought and knocked it back anyway.

Ordering my second I emphasised the no ice request and the barmaid apologised for the first one explaining it was her first night and pours out the vodka to the same eight in the glass as it would have been had it had ice before turning to the other member of staff asking her if that was right. She corrected her but told her to serve it anyway as it had already been poured so having had this I've now had the equivalent of about 4 doubles and it was only 7PM!

I stayed there for most of the night getting merrily sloshed and eventually asked for my bill about midnight, I'm not quite sure how it had happened but somehow my bill ended up as $9, maybe the new barmaid was as slow at learning the till as she was with the ice.

Having had about $50 worth of drinks I left $40 and had excellent service for the rest of my time there after leaving that tip!

I could probably have told the Cinco de Mayo story from the same trip for this but I think I'll save that for a more fitting QOTW.
(bill, Thu 12 Feb 2009, 16:18, Reply)