Shady Sky Club bartender
Jan 23, 2019, 6:33 pm
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The bartender wasn't shady, just mistaken. They had nothing to gain from the price error.
Yes, it's a bit much for them to say the menu is a misprint, but then again, people are dumb sometimes. You know, they can't read a menu, can't do math, don't know metric, don't think a single serving bottle is 'a bottle', don't understand that $14 can't buy a full size bottle of Moet, etc.
Hopefully at least the bartender learned something from this experience!
Yes, it's a bit much for them to say the menu is a misprint, but then again, people are dumb sometimes. You know, they can't read a menu, can't do math, don't know metric, don't think a single serving bottle is 'a bottle', don't understand that $14 can't buy a full size bottle of Moet, etc.
Hopefully at least the bartender learned something from this experience!
Jan 23, 2019, 7:55 pm
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Jan 24, 2019, 7:16 am
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Jan 24, 2019, 8:31 am
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To complicate things even more a standard "bottle" in the USA is 75cl, in EU 70cl. At https://www.diffordsguide.com/encycl...y-bottle-sizes this issue is discussed.
Jan 24, 2019, 8:37 am
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Jan 24, 2019, 10:13 am
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How is Laurent Perrier if you are used to something like Veuve Clicquot?. If I'm travelling and enjoying myself, I think I'd pay $22 for a half bottle.
Stupid question. Do I have to stand at the bar and drink my half-bottle, or am I free to take it into the lounge to enjoy with my significant other? (who I left in the lounge so he doesn't see how much I'm spending on alcohol.)
Stupid question. Do I have to stand at the bar and drink my half-bottle, or am I free to take it into the lounge to enjoy with my significant other? (who I left in the lounge so he doesn't see how much I'm spending on alcohol.)
Jan 24, 2019, 10:29 am
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How is Laurent Perrier if you are used to something like Veuve Clicquot?. If I'm travelling and enjoying myself, I think I'd pay $22 for a half bottle.
Stupid question. Do I have to stand at the bar and drink my half-bottle, or am I free to take it into the lounge to enjoy with my significant other? (who I left in the lounge so he doesn't see how much I'm spending on alcohol.)
Stupid question. Do I have to stand at the bar and drink my half-bottle, or am I free to take it into the lounge to enjoy with my significant other? (who I left in the lounge so he doesn't see how much I'm spending on alcohol.)
Jan 24, 2019, 10:34 am
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Ok thanks. This gives me something to look forward to.
Jan 24, 2019, 11:08 am
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How is Laurent Perrier if you are used to something like Veuve Clicquot?. If I'm travelling and enjoying myself, I think I'd pay $22 for a half bottle.
Stupid question. Do I have to stand at the bar and drink my half-bottle, or am I free to take it into the lounge to enjoy with my significant other? (who I left in the lounge so he doesn't see how much I'm spending on alcohol.)
Stupid question. Do I have to stand at the bar and drink my half-bottle, or am I free to take it into the lounge to enjoy with my significant other? (who I left in the lounge so he doesn't see how much I'm spending on alcohol.)
Having said that, the bar is inside the lounge. Depending on which airport you are speaking of, it's not like you are keeping your SO far away from seeing or interacting with the bar - usually it's a tens of feet of space difference, max
Jan 24, 2019, 11:13 am
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How is Laurent Perrier if you are used to something like Veuve Clicquot?. If I'm travelling and enjoying myself, I think I'd pay $22 for a half bottle.
Stupid question. Do I have to stand at the bar and drink my half-bottle, or am I free to take it into the lounge to enjoy with my significant other? (who I left in the lounge so he doesn't see how much I'm spending on alcohol.)
Stupid question. Do I have to stand at the bar and drink my half-bottle, or am I free to take it into the lounge to enjoy with my significant other? (who I left in the lounge so he doesn't see how much I'm spending on alcohol.)
I've seem people sitting at tables in the bar area of the ATL F with champagne bottles and glasses. I would assume anywhere in the lounge, including the SkyDeck is OK as long as you don't share alcohol with a minor. Obviously they wouldn't appreciate champagne in the shower because of the risk of broken glass.
Jan 24, 2019, 1:22 pm
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For someone that drones on about sides that SHOULD go with meals onboard, the quality of champagne/prosecco, I would think you would be familiar with the price of a FULL bottle of Moet and the common value of .01-.02 per mile. Your reaction is the only thing I perceive to be shady in this transaction.