My mild ripoff
Last night, I went down to the South End to my friend Chris's birthday dinner. It was a very last-minute affair, but I always look forward to dining out with old friends and was more than happy to go to Aquitaine for a meal. We had some mix-ups with our party size, so I forgive them for not seating us at 8:45 PM on the dot when we showed up with two extra people, who weren't eating anyway but were consuming the lovely Petsi chocolate banana pie (yumz).
Anyway, after an hour plus of waiting for this table of dowagers, who'd finished eating when we arrived and were leisurely eating their dessert and drinking their coffee as though they were savoring their last meal EVER, we were finally seated. Because I had already blown $12 on a martini earlier in the evening (it was a good martini, but not a $12 one, but meh), I decided to just have Diet Coke with my meal. So, I got these tiny juice glasses filled with the stuff for my beverage while others opted for the wine and spirits. When the bill came, I fully expected to pay an extra $2 or so on top of my steak frites (which were quite yummy), but instead I found this line item:
Diet Pepsi ( 3 @ 2.50 ) = 7.50
Yes, that $7.50 for three small ass diet soft drinks. I was floored by this line item. I mean, I would have been MUCH better off just going down the street and sneaking in a can from 7-11 for less than a dollar and getting the same amount of soda. I could have abjured the glass, ice, and privilege of having someone bring it to me for that amount.
Needless to say, I was tired and didn't feel like arguing, so I paid whilst gritting my teeth. Still, I feel ripped off. But is $7.50 enough to make a fuss? Or should I just write a Yelp review saying "BUY A BIG GULP INSTEAD, OMG"?
Anyway, after an hour plus of waiting for this table of dowagers, who'd finished eating when we arrived and were leisurely eating their dessert and drinking their coffee as though they were savoring their last meal EVER, we were finally seated. Because I had already blown $12 on a martini earlier in the evening (it was a good martini, but not a $12 one, but meh), I decided to just have Diet Coke with my meal. So, I got these tiny juice glasses filled with the stuff for my beverage while others opted for the wine and spirits. When the bill came, I fully expected to pay an extra $2 or so on top of my steak frites (which were quite yummy), but instead I found this line item:
Diet Pepsi ( 3 @ 2.50 ) = 7.50
Yes, that $7.50 for three small ass diet soft drinks. I was floored by this line item. I mean, I would have been MUCH better off just going down the street and sneaking in a can from 7-11 for less than a dollar and getting the same amount of soda. I could have abjured the glass, ice, and privilege of having someone bring it to me for that amount.
Needless to say, I was tired and didn't feel like arguing, so I paid whilst gritting my teeth. Still, I feel ripped off. But is $7.50 enough to make a fuss? Or should I just write a Yelp review saying "BUY A BIG GULP INSTEAD, OMG"?