I live in a popular, busy city. Prices seem to be shooting up everywhere lately, a large glass of wine near me is now around £10. Fine, it’s the way things are going, but what’s really annoying me is that bars have started adding service charges to drinks.
A few weeks ago I was out with a friend, ordered a bottle of wine (£40 on the menu), and offered to pay. That’s all we had, no food. When the bill came, it was £44, they’d added a 10% service charge! For literally handing us a bottle of wine. She didn’t even pour it!
Am I being a total moan, or does that feel a bit cheeky to anyone else? For context, I’m in the UK, not the US!