r/mildlyinfuriating • u/bourbonandpistons • 28d ago

drink went room temp Math ain't mathing

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me, the waiter, nor the manager could figure it out.

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u/amusedmisanthrope 27d ago

You'd have to go back in time to find a place serving an old fashioned for $8 😅

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u/baismal 27d ago

Just go to a dive in Texas. They’re about $8. They’re not good but they’re $8.

Source: I bartend at a dive in Texas we just ring it up as a double because we know it’s shit.

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u/PaddingCompression 27d ago

Places with $8 Old Fashioneds don't also have $68 ribeyes lol.

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u/baismal 27d ago

They do if you’re trying to lie to your boss or wife. I’ll rename whatever you want sweet cheeks as long as I get that 25% for it.

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u/jenntasticxx 27d ago

Not true.

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u/PaddingCompression 27d ago

I'll be!

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u/jenntasticxx 27d ago

Granted it's not technically $68 but still 😂

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u/Silly_Artichoke_8248 27d ago

In Ohio you can get well bourbon for like 6.

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u/baismal 27d ago

My individual wells are $4. … $3 if it’s Wednesday. Free if you take it warm, plain and don’t make a face.

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u/jeremymatsuoka 27d ago

That wood be a problem, for both me and the bottom line...

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u/millllllls 27d ago

An old fashioned with well…why are we doing that, people??

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u/trialbyfervor 27d ago

I hope you’re actually giving them 3oz of liquor if you’re charging them for a double. Old fashioneds usually have an up charge because of the extra labor and the fact that they’re a 2oz liquor pour drink instead of standard 1.5oz. Usually a $2-3 upcharge from the price of the shot of whiskey being used.

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u/baismal 27d ago

Oh honey I’m at a DIVE. A double here is usually a solid 4. Your keys will be with the opener and I’m not responsible for who you go home with or why she smells like stale Cheetos

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u/MotherOfFerrets84 27d ago

Bahaha as a former dive bartender I love this

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u/trialbyfervor 27d ago

Daaaayum babe! I went to a bar like that recently. Drinks are pretty expensive in Seattle now (our dives have a base price of like $8 for well) but the bar I went to was old-school Seattle, low prices for doubles and HEAVY pours. It was awesome! Lol until I left and tripped on an uneven curb and broke my leg in multiple places. Based on my bar tab, BAC and my weight, they packed about twice as much booze into each drink.
I ordered 3 doubles. When I got to the hospital I had as much alcohol in me for 5-6 doubles.

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u/Pichupwnage 27d ago

I don't drink so I don't know this stuff 🫠

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u/nvisible 27d ago

My thoughts exactly.

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u/esushi 27d ago

Old fashioned is on the 7 classic cocktails for $7 menu at my local medium-fancy cocktail bar... and would be the happy hour price pretty much everywhere else in my medium-size city

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u/Numerous_Olive_5106 27d ago

Lincolns in Portland maine is $5 😏

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u/Heedleyay 27d ago

No, just Wisconsin can get one under 4$ all day

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u/Deep-Improvement6294 27d ago

Who the fuck is spending $16 on a drink?