[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Tbf Kizzy you would be the first one to voice concern over low wages, how do you balance that out if people are complaining about 2.00 to be served, in a hospital you would be charged that for a cup of tepid coffee from a machine

Not sure why or how you equate water to wages but meh, that is an upfront cost, you pay your money you take your choice.
There's an old Yorkshire saying 'you catch more flies with honey than sh*t'...great advice for businesses.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Not sure why or how you equate water to wages but meh, that is an upfront cost, you pay your money you take your choice.
There's an old Yorkshire saying 'you catch more flies with honey than sh*t'...great advice for businesses.

How much could they pay their staff if they charged nothing for service

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

How much could they pay their staff if they charged nothing for service

Who suggested charging nothing? Not me, you best take that up with them.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Who suggested charging nothing? Not me, you best take that up with them.

I don't need to, they say they pay their staff a decent living wage, to stay in business and provide employment they have to charge prices that will enable them to do this, 2 quid for a hot drink in a warm Cafe in the historic City of a York seems like a bargain to me

[Vicky.]

What a fuss about nothing, if you can't afford to eat/drink out, then don't do it.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I don't need to, they say they pay their staff a decent living wage, to stay in business and provide employment they have to charge prices that will enable them to do this, 2 quid for a hot drink in a warm Cafe in the historic City of a York seems like a bargain to me

Then we'll have to agree to disagree on that, my issue was the poor customer service too to be fair, personally I would have allowed a reduction in price due to inadequate signage and rectified it immediately... Job done everyone happy.

[Scarlett.]

Sounds like a fuddyduddy tbh, the signs are all there. Going into a cafe and ordering something pointless and (what she had hoped would be) cheap. Then proceeds to go on TripAdvisor. Doubt they'll miss her custom.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I forgot to add this to my original post, but now that I know someone is here who can actually answer it...

WHY would anyone even want to drink hot water with a bit of lemon in it in the first place?

Before i read this i thought - "Who the **** drinks hot water with lemon unless they've got a cold?"

[Northern Monkey]

I go to York quite abit and pretty much everything is a little pricey compared with your average greasy spoon.It's a tourist city,It's to be expected.
Loved the response from the owner.It was very detailed and alot of thought went into it.
It just would'nt be worth offering water with lemon if he was only gonna charge a quid for it.What if nearly everyone one day went in and ordered water with a slice of lemon?It's not likely but possible.The cafe would barely cover its leccy bill nevermind paying staff.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Not sure why or how you equate water to wages but meh, that is an upfront cost, you pay your money you take your choice.
There's an old Yorkshire saying 'you catch more flies with honey than sh*t'...great advice for businesses.

False: flies love sh**.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

False: flies love sh**.

Yes but they leave... when flies find honey they stay.

[user104658]

**** covered in honey would be your best bet. And doesn't that just sum up consumerism?

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I go to York quite abit and pretty much everything is a little pricey compared with your average greasy spoon.It's a tourist city,It's to be expected.
Loved the response from the owner.It was very detailed and alot of thought went into it.
It just would'nt be worth offering water with lemon if he was only gonna charge a quid for it.What if nearly everyone one day went in and ordered water with a slice of lemon?It's not likely but possible.The cafe would barely cover its leccy bill nevermind paying staff.

It was pointless baseless waffle, I've been in some lovely places and they cater for everyone the £27.50 overheads per hour needs to be divided by the number of customers in the cafe at the time at which the complainant was in there too obv...

[Vicky.]

If she wanted a freebie, should have ordered a glass of tapwater.

Not sure if its the same in restaurants but when I worked in bars, we were not legally allowed to refuse free tapwater.

We usually gave free soda too. And cordial and water was only 20p which was often waived.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Then we'll have to agree to disagree on that, my issue was the poor customer service too to be fair, personally I would have allowed a reduction in price due to inadequate signage and rectified it immediately... Job done everyone happy.

Yes we will our Kiz

[Anaesthesia]

Originally Posted by rubymoo

My daughter's the same, she loves lemon and eats it like an orange

I do too, including the peel. Yummy.

[Anaesthesia]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

There's an old Yorkshire saying 'you catch more flies with honey than sh*t'...great advice for businesses.

Yup, my late father was a Yorkshireman. Learned much wisdom from him, and agree here there could have been a happy compromise.

[Anaesthesia]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Before i read this i thought - "Who the **** drinks hot water with lemon unless they've got a cold?"

people being "fashionable" and "healthy"

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Anaesthesia

people being "fashionable" and "healthy"

Ewwww.

I'll take a full fat cappuccino and a slice of pizza.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Anaesthesia

people being "fashionable" and "healthy"

Listen, I haven't drunk nothing but vegetable juice for a week not to be fashionable or healthy I'm a hipster in training

[Jake.]

if it was too expensive then she shouldn't have bought it

[kirklancaster]

I would have told the stupid idiot that if she returned the water and lemon would be free, but that there would be a £50 charge for the glass.

Reminds me of the joke about an opportunist scrounger who went into a bistro and asked; "How much is the vegetable soup?"

When told £3.00, he asked; "How much is the bread roll which is served with it?"?

When told the bread was free, he tried to order just 6 bread rolls.

[Crimson Dynamo]

i would jail anyone who drinks hot water and lemon
i mean

have a fkg word with yourself

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

I would have told the stupid idiot that if she returned the water and lemon would be free, but that there would be a £50 charge for the glass.

Reminds me of the joke about an opportunist scrounger who went into a bistro and asked; "How much is the vegetable soup?"

When told £3.00, he asked; "How much is the bread roll which is served with it?"?

When told the bread was free, he tried to order just 6 bread rolls.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Ewwww.

I'll take a full fat cappuccino and a slice of pizza.

How Nice