person who specifically asks for a glass of tap water knowing that the establishment cannot charge them for it? I mean what sort of message do these people think they are sending? Do they think we’re all thinking ‘Good for you! You’ve got your eye on the ball and aren’t going to let these thieving cùnts rinse you. Well done!’?
When in fact everyone is just thinking you’re the sort of weird, tight-fisted **** who orders tap water.
Ah d'ya know what B some woman in the pub yesterday asked for 2 pints of tap water along with her food and wine. Must admit I was a bit confused as to why she specified 'tap'. You've cleared it up now, she was obviously a tight ****.
I don’t think that’s the point. It’s related to the environmental impact. I don’t suppose the restaurant minds you ordering tap water if you’re dropping £70 on a mediocre Claret.
good shot of bleach in it and if the water they sell you comes in a carafe, it probably came from the tap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Environmental impact my fùcking hole! These people are just mean. And - which is worse - they haven’t even the decency to be ashamed of their parsimony.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC East
And what the restaurant thinks is immaterial. This is about self-respect. If you go to a restaurant, you pay for stuff. You don’t try and wangle free stuff like some sort of fùcking pikey.
Almost as bad are people who want to split bills. I’m not a rich man, but there have been several occasions in my life when, out of sheer embarrassment, I’ve been forced to throw my credit card at the thing just to make the awful, nitpicking, lower-middle-class vulgarity of bill-splitting stop.
I don’t consider someone who picks up a £500 restaurant tab with 25% service mean, but then I don’t have a problem with sharing a bill either. I sort of thought that was normal. I have been described as vulgar in the past, so you probably have a point.
The question you need to ask yourself is why, when springing for a 625 quid bill, you feel the need to save yourself what? 20 tops on water?Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC East
Because it’s not about the money. You may argue that the environmental angle is no more than hollow virtue signalling, but it quite clearly isn’t about the money.
:nod: No issue spending good money on decent grub and booze but £12 on a bloody bottle of Fuji water, they can fvck right offQuote:
Originally Posted by AFC East
You order a couple of pre-dinner drinks, as you finish them the waitress asks you if you are ready to order, you say yes and order your starters and entrees and a nice bottle of wine. She then asks if you want water for the table, you reply yes and that tap water is fine. She thanks you and leaves to place your order.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
What's wrong with this exactly?
Also, you finish a meal with another couple, the waiter arrives with the bill and you tell him to split it into two and you give him two cards. He then processes two payments.
What's wrong with this exactly?
I never touch tap water. You know that socialists add fluoride to tap water, don't you? I'm not having socialists interfering with my precious bodily fluids. No way.Quote:
Originally Posted by WES
I agree with you, splitting the bill and drinking tap water seems perfectly reasonable. Shafting the waiting staff is more of an issue.
Botted water = Attachment 978Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
#drstrangeloveQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
As someone who works in hospitality and has done data analysis on the 'tap-water-brigade' I can tell you that from our pov if people are buying stuff like food, booze, soft drinks and hot drinks then they are welcome to quench their spare thirst on tap water. Our problem is members who treat the place like a cheap office and use the space and wifi all day while ordering tap water.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Anyone calling me a tight cùnt for not wanting to buy the rip-off and environmental negative that is bottled water while spending good money in a restaurant or cafe is a stupid cùnt.
And ice cream, Mandrake. Children's ice cream!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I do have an issue with people who order tap water as a way of not paying for anything. I used to play hockey with an utterly reprehensible muppet who was disliked by pretty much the entire team. He didn't drink so when we had post match beers and food (the host club always puts on the food) he would order pints of tap water. Not a lemonade, not a coke - pints of tap water.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Always irritated me.
:nod: I was once with a group at a large, packed, understaffed pub where the waiters were under impossible pressure. There were delays, for which most of the group refused to leave a tip. The upshot of which is that the owners made an absolute bomb from that day while the staff who actually produced that wealth got eff-all. I tried to point this out to the group but as their leftism didn't extend as far as respecting the working class they were not remotely interested. :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC East
Is the entree not the starter?Quote:
Originally Posted by WES