To think this café owner is a CF...

[ooohthepriceofbutter]

...to charge £4 for 2 small bottles of water to take away?

Not a swanky brand, think plain Highland Spring in 500ml plastic bottles, and screw caps, not even sports caps. Water had been in the fridge, but it was to take away so he didn't even open the bottles, let alone provide use of glasses, ice, a table and chairs, loo etc. It's just an ordinary café, not a Michelin star restaurant.

When I politely and quietly declined it and asked for my money back, he loudly called me 'very rude' in front of other customers.

Five minutes down the road, I was able to buy exactly the same for 60p. This was out of the fridge too, in a little rural village shop, where perhaps you'd expect to pay a few pence more to help keep it going.

I wasn't rude, but was the café owner otherwise right in his pricing? AIBU to think this is CF-ery? Profiteering against walkers and tourists in this scorching hot weather?

NC as this is local to me.

Well said OP!

I’ve read some risible stuff on mn and this is right up there

Govt need to put a cap on how much water can be sold for especially during summer months why?water is free running in most domestic homes
What price cap?
How will it be enforced?
What’s the sanction if the price cap is not adhered to?
Does it apply equally to retailers eg supermarket and all small retailers?

The amount of people who cannot afford the prices and going without or waiting till they get home for a drink of it can end up getting ill in this heat you literally are making things up.do you have any empirical evidence for this? Can’t afford what prices? The cost of bottled water in a shop is as low as 17p two litre water it’s not fancy,it’s not trickled down a volcanic mountain.but it’s water for 17p
Asda 17p 2 litre water
Sainsbury’s 25p 2 litre water
Tesco 24p 2litre water

What kind of business do you have, Kaz? I’d say that 60p is very cheap for a cafe

its a CAFE

Is it? Kaz just said business.

Thanks again to all who responded to this storm in a water bottle, whatever your view positively expressed.

I'm off now to set up my own small business, selling water to rain-starved mumsnetters.

PRICE LIST

Bucket of water, small, (5 litres), to those PPs who agreed with me - £6.00 (refills free)

Bucket of water, large, (5 litres), to those PPs who agreed with the CF café owner - £20.00 (refills £20.00)

Bucket of water, xlarge, to those who were obnoxious - Sold out.