Bringing Stuff Out for Bars and Restaurants

[KKOB]

Yes we checked the price, but a good bottle of malt can be more...

Come on. Make yer mind up ! It's either cheaper than JD or it's more expensive. Truth is, you don't really know the price of a nip, do ya?

[Jacqui Harvey]

No, I said a good  bottle of Malt can be more,  So 12, 18 or 25 years old.  A 10 year old could be cheaper.
We have a lot of malts as Phil is a malt fan.  I am very familiar with the prices. 

[makemwonder]

On our very 1st visit to stay with friends the husband phoned us at the airport and asked us to bring 10 bottles of assorted spirits (way back in the days you were allowed this amount) which we got and had to sit with them at our feet which made for an uncomfortable flight but worst of all I had to put the cost of this on my credit card so as not use up my spending money, next day was spent with him touring round the various bars dropping it off, some paid up some said later but all charged us for the drinks we had in their bar knowing we were the people that had gone to all the bother of bringing it over we didn't even get a thank you and we never did get all of the money but still had the card to pay off when I got home needless to say we never did it again lesson learned

[atinabay]

We were asked by a regular restaurant of ours (at least three times a week) to bring some bottles.   Not a problem. We had become quite  friendly with them and it  wasn't putting us out much........... We buy with sterling on the plane and they had agreed to pay lire at the current rate of exchange.   So the first time it came to 94tl... He handed me 90tl.  Thinking he had misunderstood, I didn't press it so I left it at that.   Later that year , we're back and with more bottles. This time it came to 186tl.  I also gave him a receipt with it and wrote down the figures for him.............He hands me 180tl.    Okay, its not right, but we adopted the attitude of it being 'typical and somewhat endearing'.   .  The following year (last year) we bring two bottles and it came to 63tl....... He hands me 60tl......... Okay. So 3 or 4 lire is not a fortune but its the principle.   I have carried heavy bottles in my hand luggage. Carried it to him from the apartment.  Now don't get me wrong.  I'm not expecting any elaborate welcoming party, or even a free drink.  Its a simple gesture of friendship that requires only a thanks. But to round it down for me to loose 4tl and then pay him 12tl for a glass back?.... Hmm. Its the principle of it. I do a favor, it shouldn't cost me.  If it was an individual, I would let it go. But as they resell it for profit, to me its an altogether different ball game.    This year we did not bring bottles and he got the sale of 4 coffees from us only for the four weeks. (only because we had to pass by the restaurant twice)   We will be  back later this year and shall avoid them again............. Am I being too harsh or petty?

[charlste]

I brought out 2 bottles of spirits for someone and it was 2 for £22.I was asked if i wanted english or turkish so i said english.
2 weeks later i asked for the money and was given a 20 pound note.he didnt have the £2 so i said it doesnt matter.
£2 in their pocket but if i had drinks and said i am £2 or 7 lira short would they have let me get away with that.

[Stargazer]

We bring teabags for a bar in Hisaronu and to this day I have never been charged for tea or coffee. Also I often get asked to bring things for a bar in Calis and she always pays either up front or as soon as she gets the goods. Maybe we are just lucky.

[Scunner]

 I do a favor, it shouldn't cost me. 

That's it, in a nutshell.

[micky mouse]

We used to always bring bacon,gin, scotch,etc out for several bars never got a freebee and when ordering an import gin and tonic had to pay top dollar for it that done me in,so i never take anything out for anyone now with the exception of a friend that eyes my place in turkey who are always thankful

[Karennina]

We don't do it have done it twice and in fairness was paid straight away from said bar but felt really guilty accepting the money as I had just been and changed the last of my sterling up, on opening my purse to get some change out it was said look at all that money so have not done it since as I felt really uncomfortable I too have sat and worked out just how much the bar owners stand to make in profit at the prices they charge per measure...

[mary62]

I made the mistake of asking my neighbour if she wanted anything bringing back from the U.K. She produced a shopping list, which I brought back for her (with me paying extra baggage). When she was going back to the U.K I asked her to bring me back 1 item., which she didn't bring (claiming that she only brings hand luggage). The next time I was going back to the U.K she again produced a shopping list. I politely told her that it would not be convenient. From that time she stopped speaking to me!! Oh, and by the way she never offered me the money for her goods.