6 cans of beer - Lounge theft? (maybe)
Sep 17, 2017, 10:47 pm
#31
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What i find worst of all is that someone feels the need to play BA lounge police and go to the effort of posting this. Do you have nothing better to do? All i see is a picture of some cans of beer in a bag. I wonder how Mathew Acreman would feel about such defamatory accusations being made about him.
I feel it is esp bad that the OP has included this person's instagram handle without really knowing any facts behind the picture.
Last edited by Enigma368; Sep 17, 2017 at 11:03 pm
Sep 17, 2017, 10:58 pm
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And to think I felt bad for taking a tea bag one time! But I liked it so I took a fresh one so I'd have the wrapper to look for it the next time I was shopping.
Sep 17, 2017, 11:02 pm
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Sep 17, 2017, 11:12 pm
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Too bad there's no gate liquids security check like in Indonesia. Be nice to see the offender have to garbage every single one of those cans!
Sep 17, 2017, 11:14 pm
#35
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I refuse to steal any more kettle chips until the cheese and onion flavour is restored to the lounges. 
Sep 17, 2017, 11:20 pm
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Sep 17, 2017, 11:21 pm
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Indeed. I'm reminded of the old saying to the effect that 'a _____ [redacted to avoid FT repercussions] is a person who can't sleep at night because he's so worried that somewhere, somehow, somebody might be having fun'. Now, I'm not equating appropriating a few cans of lager from the lounge with having fun but some of these worriers really need to ... what is it the young people say? ... 'Get a Life!'
Sep 18, 2017, 12:04 am
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I have to admit that the thought of saying "Get a life" to everyone so upset about this springs to mind.
Is it tacky? Yes.
But it's not my problem. And I doubt that BA wants to "tackle" the problem - they have much more to lose if they decided to upset a relatively high value customer (assumption here) over Ł5 of beer, biscuits, crisps, whatever.
Is it tacky? Yes.
But it's not my problem. And I doubt that BA wants to "tackle" the problem - they have much more to lose if they decided to upset a relatively high value customer (assumption here) over Ł5 of beer, biscuits, crisps, whatever.
Sep 18, 2017, 12:11 am
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Then again, BA probably might be able to recruit a volunteer "lounge watch force" from the morally outraged on FT
Sep 18, 2017, 12:21 am
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Sep 18, 2017, 12:27 am
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The danger with this type of behaviour is that lounge rules and/or budgets are tightened up for everyone. Guesting only if on the same flight, no more JWBlue in F lounge, who knows what benefits it threatens.
Sep 18, 2017, 1:03 am
#43
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It is very easy to invent scenarios to justify one's moral outrage.
This could just as easily be a negligible problem that has almost no effect on BA's bottom line. Ultimately we don't know and it's not really our concern.
Let's just agree that taking 6 cans of beer out of a lounge is maybe a little tacky and move on with our lives.
Sep 18, 2017, 1:35 am
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I drink with class. I had three glasses of red wine plus 2 shots of liquor in tbe BA lounge over a 6 hour period plus 4 plates of food,3 Espressos and 2 plates of sweets in between flights at LHR is that taking advantage of BA?
I have an Excel Spreadsheet of the most expensive drinks at lounges that I enjoy. I know how to get the best value.
This man took the cheapest crap beer out of the
lounge and posted on Instagram.At least if he was smart he would have taken a bottle of whiskey. Taking from tge lounge is against the rules. I don't condone it.
For me I can't fathom needing more as on the plane there is better booze like a good Gin and Tonic . Really dude you took 6 cans of Heniken.
I have an Excel Spreadsheet of the most expensive drinks at lounges that I enjoy. I know how to get the best value.
This man took the cheapest crap beer out of the
lounge and posted on Instagram.At least if he was smart he would have taken a bottle of whiskey. Taking from tge lounge is against the rules. I don't condone it.
For me I can't fathom needing more as on the plane there is better booze like a good Gin and Tonic . Really dude you took 6 cans of Heniken.
Sep 18, 2017, 1:39 am
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Shame on the OP for posting this with the user's name and no one knowing the facts
