Originally Posted by
snaxmuppet
But I think it is precisely that.
Do an experiment... this is something we can all try at home
... ask 10 of your friends what constitutes afternoon tea. If they don't mention a cup of tea then ask... would you expect a cup of tea with something from the menu called afternoon tea? I will try this myself. I bet the vast majority, if not all, will be expecting a cup of tea to be included even though it doesn't actually say it is included.
Why would I do that? What would it prove? BA does not offer afternoon tea. Point me to a menu item that says 'afternoon tea' please. I see a scone, tea and hot chocolate. I know what 'afternoon tea' means; I also know what a scone for GBP5 means. I don't need a scientific experiment to prove that what my eyes can see and what I can read is actually what will be delivered to me.
Originally Posted by
orbitmic
I'm saying that passengers would need to take a forensic/very careful look at the menu to realise that "afternoon tea" is not the description of the sole item sold on that page
Come on - this is so far fetched. Look what's written next to the price. It is all very compact, in bold. Description of the menu item and then the price. Following your logic, every time we read a description of the menu item we're performing a forensic research? if anything, the 'afternoon tea' words are clearly the name of the section, and then the product for GBP5 is described further down and there can be no mistaking it for anything else.