A variant of 2 is that pax feel that the call button is for emergency or near-emergency use only. Quite common.

I’m not saying it’s how it should be, but when in CW I just order two drinks at once to prevent problems of undersupply. So after take off, I’ll ask for a champagne and g&t, which usually lasts until the food is served. Usually once you’ve got your starter, it’s quite easy to stay supplied for the meal with wine. But on a longer daytime flight, one usually has to hunt down any form of drink once the meal is cleared.

There may well be people in the service design team who were once crew, but then the service is tested on flights to see if it works, in the case of Club World it was tested over an extended period of time on the LHR-JFK route and then crew were asked to feedback as much as possible. The service has in fact already changed since it was introduced as it was an even longer time before some customers got their drinks.
I personally liked using the wine carriers to top up drinks as it looked nice and meant we could sweep through the cabin all at once without numerous trips back and forth and our customers didn’t go without. Sadly the wine carriers were withdrawn along with the trolley and wine bucket and display unit for starters and desserts.

Possible the wine carrier increased consumption ?

The wine carriers were a waste of time, you can still top up wines carrying two bottles of red wine, white wine and then waters.

It’s not as easy as you don’t have a free hand to hold the glass, especially considering the extra reach if you try and pour for the person in the window seat.
Its just interesting that the complaint is that tops ups are far less frequent and both trolley and wine carriers are gone.
I liked the wine carriers

Your right it isn’t easy but the wine holders were badly designed, we used to have a much better design which held three bottles and easy to hold.

You should never have get up or ask, you should be offered.

I have only noticed one thing I don’t like - the water glasses -aka my V&T glass.
I have received several chipped glasses - and even a cut lip from one. Due to the ‘cut glass’ the rim chips are not easily spotted.
I would love to know if they have more wastage compared to the regular plain ones.
I normally just go to the galley for a top up.

I wonder if CC are instructed to clearly mark damaged crockery say with a big piece of tape or damage it more so it does not reenter the supply chain.
A cut lip or tongue is a major problem, burns like heck with salt or pepper !

It is possible, but only in a yoga-meets-‘Twister’ series of contortions, and even then not after a couple of drinks (assuming one’s been fortunate enough to procure them in the first place)

True - the Vodka is an antiseptic though