eek I caused a 150 corkage fee last night wwyd

[alittlethyme]

Was at a wedding last night. Each of the tables we're named after a spirit and they had a bottle of whatever on the table. I was a bit tipsy and didn't know many people, so cracked open some whisky without noticing that it had a label on the other side saying drinking this would be a 150 fee. I only had a few mm and screwed the lid back on tightly after I realise d the fee.

One aibu to think 150 a bottle is a stupid amount?

Two should I go back to the hotel today sober to try and get a reduction in the fee as was barely touched?

Three should I pay whatever the charge is?

Does anyone know that it was you op?

I can't picture having booze as a table decoration!

Oh fgs it was a bottle of alcohol on the table at a wedding, every wedding I have ever been to alcohol on the table was to drink! I too would have had a drink whilst waiting for my food, I don't like wine but I do drink spirits and so would have had some.

The op wasn't to know it was for decoration only!

The only punch ups at weddings that I've been to Squoosh were when I was called to them as a police officer (many years ago now), it was always the drunkest who were fighting (except for the ones slumped in a corner). Plenty of people can handle drinking in social situations. And drink can make a party more fun. But if you're making mistakes that others aren't making, you're probably drinking too much.

Are they likely to be able to sell single measures?

Er it's whisky. That's how it's always sold. It doesn't go off once it's opened. Of course they can sell it.

Boom, if the note was on the back of the bottle, most people would probably have made that mistake. People here have said they would. There just wasn't enough time for anyone else to make the same mistake (or they were sitting towards the back of the bottle).

Does anyone know that it was you op?

Oh I see it was bride and groom's whisky. I wouldn't pay. It was a bloody stupid idea.

My niece named all her tables after Cadburys chocolates, with decorations to match. Needless to say that DD had devoured most of our table before the meal was served

Where is the OP?

I thought the only thing Grouse was good for was cleaning tape heads. Not much call for that these days.

Was anyone offended to be put at the Fruit & Nut table Eve?

I am guessing that the corkage was a little bit of a scam on the B&G by the hotel. When this was set up with the hotel I can imagine them saying that their normal corkage woulld be charged, being clear on the corkage for wine but quiet on the corkage for spirits.

Am I the only one who is sensing that a lot of the YABU type posts are coming from posters who think that females drinking neat spirits are not quite ladylike?

There does seem to be quite a lot of pearl clutching going on!

Better Fruit and Nut than Creme Egg, squoosh.

Am I the only one who is sensing the YABU type posts are coming from posters who think that females drinking neat spirits are not quite ladylike?

No you're not.

This thread is hilarious!
Of course it's the B & G who should pay. What a ridiculous position to put your guests in.
OP, how do you know that no one else opened a bottle?

I'm sure that if I went to a wedding and the table looked like this, I would assume the bottles on the table were for the guests consumption.

I remember Dairy milk, crunchie, twirl and buttons (ours), but there were about 15 tables, so there probably was a F&N one. The top table was Dairy Milk because that was DNeices choc of choice (and all her BMs wore dresses in Cadbury purple)

All the favours were chocolates and as DD was one of only 2 kids there, she was in her element (and didn't come off the sugar rush until midnight)

I remember my brother eating the table decoration at a wedding. They were floral and he was in his early twenties. He wasn't charged £150 though.

we used empty bombay sapphire bottles as vases for our flowers. 5 per table (had a lot of gin to drink prior to the wedding...) our florist also used cut up fruit as decorations (half kiwis apples pears etc...) to stop them going off they were sprayed with some sort of glue which also made them shiny. People ate them. then were a bit sick the next day....but mostly blamed it on the booze.

i have been at a Polish wedding before where each table had a couple of bottles of vodka as centre pieces. but these were meant to be opened. after each course you were supposed to take a shot of vodka.

did not feel well after that wedding. awesome day though

at people eating the gluey fruit decorations.

We had our tables named after cocktails (there.is a relevance there with our name)

So are you Mrs Martini? Mrs Mojito? Or perhaps you've double-barrelled and are now Mrs Harvey-Wallbanger? :o

I hope not Mrs sex on the beach.

Imagine telling Auntie Hilda that she was to sit at the Slow Comfortable Screw table.

If you like the sorts of weddings where there are punch ups during the speeches then getting tipsy and then having neat spirits before dinner is a good way to go

Been to plenty of weddings with drunk people in attendance, never seen a punch up before, during or after the speeches

Sounds more etertaining than a bunch of people doing the Birdy Song or sitting on the floor, legs akimbo doing Oops Upside Your Head.

At one wedding I did catch the (married) father of the bride having sex with the Maid of Honour when I popped outside for a ciggie They were too engrossed to notice so I beat a hasty retreat and just gave them knowing looks for the rest of the evening.