fastfxr

Why is it so hard to get a non-wine beverage in F?
If I order beer it's like pulling teeth to get another one.
If I order sparkling water...well I might as well forget asking for more.
But, if I order wine? "Care for another glass, sir?" is sung through the aisle like a chorus.

I've noticed this for the last 5 years (at least).
The latest one (prompting me to post this) was my request for sparkling water. The gentleman next me to received no fewer than 5 glasses of wine, yet I had to beg for three refills of sparkling water. The second one garnered me a nasty look from the FA.

What gives, United?

(I'm not sure if this has been discussed before--I tried to search, but searching for "F" and "wine" is not recommended.)

mgcsinc

They walk around with wine bottles, not vodka minis. Which makes perfect sense.

I have no idea what you're talking about about not being able to get other beverages.

channa

You're in F, and you can get whatever you want to drink.

Tchiowa

I drink Diet Coke. The FA is constantly refilling, even when I don't ask.

entropy

Unless you want potable wine, or potable coffee.

bob_the_d

i dunno, i've been on p.s. flights 3 times in the last week in BF (i just landed JFK-SFO two hours ago), and i've only been drinking black tea and sparkling water. as much as i like to hate on the airline, they've been spot on in making sure my glass is full. in as far as i can remember, both on UA, pmUA, pmCO, i don't think i've ever had issues with drink refills. i've had tons of service issues on other stuff, but drinks have always been full for me. and i like to drink.

kale73

You'll probably get more hits searching for "F" and "whine" in the United forum.

exerda

This, x1000!

mahasamatman

If you don't want wine, fly United. They don't serve wine.

fastfxr

Folks...it's called situational awareness.
I fly alot and notice it.
Maybe I should narrow it down to window seats. :shaking:

boat9781

I agree that in general wine refills are most common

tanglin

POTW.

(Post of the Week)

tjf739

I certainly agree too. Wine, in my observation, is perhaps the most popular alcoholic choice, and I think that once a bottle is open it will be wasted at the end of the flight if not consumed (as opposed to soda cans or liquor minis), so the FAs have an additional reason to bring it around. I'm only too happy to do my part to prevent waste.

I sometimes drink wine and sometimes other beverages and have never had trouble getting refills of either. I occasionally have to wait while an FA taking a bottle of wine through the cabin filters through everyone before that FA brings me a different beverage. I think that's reasonable, but YMMV. I can understand being bummed that one beverage is being offered often but a prickly crew doesn't want to bring another, and I think it's too bad if OP has experienced this regularly.

dcpdxtrans

I typically don't have a problem & I drink nearly exclusively water & hot water. the only time I have issues is when the FA is vastly inferior & then everything is substandard.

HNLbasedFlyer

I agree with the other poster who said, walking down the aisle with "mini's" would be poor form as opposed to a bottle of wine.

With that said - I often am handed an extra mini rum to go with my can of Diet Coke and appreciate the self serve. I liken it to On Demand cable.