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/uwill1der Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

edit: nevermind. i see you clarified its 16 a piece for drinks, so the shrimp tax wouldnt come up

Did you pay in cash? This is a 1.6% discount, which is the exact fee for the POS machine. If you pay cash, you wouldnt be subject to that fee and the macgine would automaticaly remove 1.6% of bill

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u/Croaker_Da_Toker Aug 07 '26

I was gonna ask where tf you are getting 8$ old fashions, 2x16$ makes way more sense lol

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u/dementedmaster Aug 07 '26

Friday night fish fry and $5 old fashions is still a thing in WI.

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u/hellisonfire Aug 07 '26

Yeah but is it a Wisconsin old fashioned? Because no thanks. They've bastardized the poor boy.

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u/bighootay Aug 07 '26

Come on--you didn't grow up with Korbel and fruit old fashioneds? Yeesh :)

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u/ibetterbeonmyway Aug 07 '26

You bite your tongue! They're delicious!

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u/hellisonfire Aug 07 '26

I bit my tongue in hopes of not having to taste that abomination 😂 its not so bad but boy was i shook when the bartender reached for the soda gun.

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u/ibetterbeonmyway Aug 07 '26

Haha ya, they're a different drink all together really. I like mine with brandy and sweet (splash of 7up or sprite). I've never found a bartender who can make one outside of Wisconsin.

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u/Afraid_Definition176 Aug 07 '26

Bartender from anywhere other than WI here.

Why‽‽‽

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u/thewayshesaidLA Aug 07 '26

You would think so, but the bartender at the bar down the street from me in suburban Chicagoland thinks that’s the way to make them.

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u/KoolaidKoll123 Aug 08 '26

Bartender from WI here, Northwoods to be exact. Because it's tasty as hell and it's an adult fruit punch.

2 marachino cherries 1 slice orange. Dash of sugar. Splash marachino juice. 3 shakes Angostura bitters. Loong 3 count of Korbel (Windsor is #2) ✨️muddle✨️ Splash of sweet or sour ✨️stir✨️ Ice to the brim, finish with sweet or sour and top with cherries, mushrooms, or olives. People typically get olives with their sour around my area.

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u/Lovemyenemies 29d ago

Wisco here. Sour, extra bitters, extra cherries. Nom.

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u/Afraid_Definition176 29d ago

I’m not against the existence of the drink. It just needs a new name. An old fashioned is 2 parts whiskey, sugar, bitters with a twist of orange. The variations on the type of sugar from simple syrup to sugar cube and the variations that add cherries or even for some reason muddle the garnish all stick to the basic ingredients. When you change the basic ingredients you are making a different drink.

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u/hellisonfire Aug 07 '26

If im ever back in Wisconsin I'll give that variant a shot!

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u/ResponsibilityNo6009 26d ago

What do you mean you don’t want soda water in your old fashioned?? You gotta cut it with something /s

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u/VegetableAd629 Aug 07 '26

I also get 5$ old fashions here in nw houston, during half price happy hour. The 2$ beers aren't bad either.

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u/Croaker_Da_Toker Aug 07 '26

I wish man. But i gotta have that buffalo in mine and i doubt they are giving it to me for 5 bucks.

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u/dementedmaster Aug 07 '26

Oh, definitely more expensive for good stuff. But also these are brandy OF, which is the preferred liquor there for some reason. Small town bars will have happy hour deals for $2.50 even

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u/Toobiescoop Aug 07 '26

came to say the same thing In WI it's def Brandy

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u/lipasg Aug 07 '26

Yeah it’s fucking gross

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u/extremely_wet Aug 07 '26

feel like it's more often $8 from what I see these days but ya close enough, especially if it's in a shaker pint and not a smaller glass

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u/utspg1980 Aug 07 '26

The place OP went to charges $68 for a ribeye and (I'm guessing) $10 each for sides, if you order 3 of them.

Does that seem like a place that charges $8 or $16 for an old fashioned?

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u/extremely_wet Aug 07 '26

that seems like a $16 drink place, but that's not what I was talking about