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Anders Tørneskog Anders Tørneskog is offline
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"Earle Jones" > skrev i melding
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> Most good restaurants derive a good bit of their revenue from wine sales
> and therefore charge a corkage fee for those customers who bring their
> own wine.
>
> One waiter told me that their corkage fee was $15. He also said that
> there was no corkage fee if the customer brought a screw-top bottle.
>
> But there is a $15 screwage fee.
>
> earle
> *

Fine joke. But - you'll have to consider the cost to the restaurant of
having glasses, setting the table, clearing it and washing up afterwards.
15$ then means 3$ per glass...
Anders.