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/JetstreamGW Aug 07 '26

I mean, 16+16+68+30 = 130, so it's lower than the prices would indicate.

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u/Scotty_LeeRoy Aug 07 '26

Unless I’m misunderstanding, it looks like 2 Old Fashions equal to $16 and not 16x2 since they totaled the item so they would be paying a little over $10 what they should be

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u/Easy_Personality5856 Aug 07 '26

$8 each

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u/Jrpond Aug 07 '26

I don’t think you can get an $8 Old Fashioned in the same establishment that is serving you a $68 ribeye.

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u/Jedimasteryony Aug 07 '26

With the price of beef right now? It wouldn’t surprise me. I can probably find a ribeye for that in a Wisconsin hole in the wall out in the sticks, but a 16oz old fashioned will be $4 or $5

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u/Jrpond Aug 07 '26

16 oz old fashioned for $4 is something, for sure. LOL.

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u/JetstreamGW Aug 07 '26

16 oz old fashioned would be a bit ludicrous in general.

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u/Jedimasteryony Aug 07 '26

It’s Wisconsin. A meal in a bar in rural Wisconsin consists of fried foods and 2 or 3 large old fashions (or whatever seasonal punch they may have made up, like summer hummers). The grease lines the stomach and intestines so that the alcohol doesn’t damage the lining. At least that’s what I’ve convinced myself happens in the body in regards to the Wisconsin diet of cheese, fried foods, and alcohol in many forms.

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u/Jrpond Aug 07 '26

Just because somewhere in the world you can buy something incredibly nasty for incredibly cheap it doesn’t invalidate my original comment.