Champagne Smuggling in JFK Flounge?

Old Dec 4, 2011, 6:06 pm
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Champagne Smuggling in JFK Flounge?

I just witnessed the most singularly bizarre thing I have ever seen in a lounge.

A woman carrying a large red purse just brazenly placed said purse on a table near the bar area, and deposited into it not only a bottle of Perrier Jouet, but also two champagne glasses, and then promptly departed the lounge.

And....as I type this....she has just now re-entered the lounge, with a clearly lighter purse.

Methinks there are some friends in the J lounge sipping on nicer champers at the moment.
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Old Dec 4, 2011, 6:10 pm
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Must be a massive purse!
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Old Dec 4, 2011, 6:15 pm
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The size of a large shopping bag.
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Originally Posted by Habemuspapam
I just witnessed the most singularly bizarre thing I have ever seen in a lounge.

A woman carrying a large red purse just brazenly placed said purse on a table near the bar area, and deposited into it not only a bottle of Perrier Jouet, but also two champagne glasses, and then promptly departed the lounge.

And....as I type this....she has just now re-entered the lounge, with a clearly lighter purse.

Methinks there are some friends in the J lounge sipping on nicer champers at the moment.
Bloody disgrace if you ask me, some people !!!!

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Old Dec 4, 2011, 6:26 pm
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Perrier Jouet isn't very nice.

I bought six bottles of the stuff over four years ago and still have one bottle left.
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Point conceded, HIDDY, but I presume it is better than what they have in the J lounge. Of course, for all I know it went into a friend's carry-on!
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Old Dec 4, 2011, 6:38 pm
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Originally Posted by Habemuspapam
Point conceded, HIDDY, but I presume it is better than what they have in the J lounge. Of course, for all I know it went into a friend's carry-on!
Indeed......It's just not cricket no matter what it is.

Keep an eye on her and if she starts stealing the potato croquets inform the lounge staff.
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Err, that's theft.

I'd report it to the lounge staff.
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Old Dec 4, 2011, 6:56 pm
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Err, that's theft.

I'd report it to the lounge staff.
I was raised not to be a tattle-tale, (with exceptions, naturally,) but it's not my place to be more than a bemused witness in this instance. Let's hope the offending party reads FT.....shame enough, I dare say!
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Originally Posted by Habemuspapam
I was raised not to be a tattle-tale, (with exceptions, naturally,) but it's not my place to be more than a bemused witness in this instance. Let's hope the offending party reads FT.....shame enough, I dare say!
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Old Dec 4, 2011, 7:03 pm
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Originally Posted by Habemuspapam
Let's hope the offending party reads FT.....shame enough, I dare say!
That would be a laugh.

Mind you, if you do that sort of thing I guess you wouldn't be all that bothered seeing it posted on here.
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If you are at JFK at the moment, come to the CCR. And I will guest you.
I'm in the JFK Flounge waiting for the delayed 114
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Originally Posted by KenJohn
I'm in the JFK Flounge waiting for the delayed 114
It is only delayed for 15 minutes. If you'd like come here...
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I am content with the PJ in the Flounge
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So you should introduce yourself to the OP.
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