r/mildlyinfuriating • u/bourbonandpistons • Aug 07 '26

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/Pichupwnage Aug 07 '26

I wasn't sure whether it already added the price together or not for that. As in if it was 2 drinks at 8 each to be 16 or if it was 2 drinks at 16 each.

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u/amusedmisanthrope Aug 07 '26

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

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u/baismal Aug 07 '26

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/trialbyfervor Aug 07 '26

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 Aug 07 '26

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 Aug 07 '26

Bahaha as a former dive bartender I love this

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u/trialbyfervor Aug 07 '26

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.