A diner has been left dumbfounded after being charged $42.50 for a glass of rosé and a pint of beer.
TV character Andrew Costello, recognized for his Channel Seven program ‘South Aussie with Cosi’, had gone out for a drink together with his spouse on Sunday evening.
The pair had been eating in an unnamed venue in South Australia after they had been charged the exorbitant quantity.Â
‘You gotta really feel for bars competing with wage will increase, product will increase and taxes,’ Costello wrote in an Instagram put up.
‘However $42.50? I simply advised my spouse drink slowly trigger there is not any second spherical!’
TV character Andrew Costello, recognized for his Channel Seven program South Aussie with Cosi, had gone out for a drink together with his spouse on Sunday evening and was charged $42.50 for a beer and glass of rose
Costello selected to not identify the venue with the exorbitant costs
Whereas Costello did not identify the venue, some commenters questioned if he was on the airport which can clarify the hefty costs.
Others stated individuals had been higher off eating at residence amid the nation’s price of residing disaster.Â
‘Ripped off…keep residence with mates….bbq and drinks with tunes all the time shall be a greater evening in….change my thoughts….’ one commented.
‘To be truthful that appears just like the world’s greatest glass of rosé,’ stated one other.
‘You possibly can have purchased a six pack and a bottle of wine for that worth and loved a day at residence,’ one other wrote.
‘I’d have stated the place is the remainder of the bottle for that worth,’ one stated.
It comes after an Aussie was compelled to fork out $8.18 for a medium almond milk cappuccino on Monday’s public vacation in east Melbourne.
The TV character stated he understood retailers had their very own prices to maintain up with, $42.50 for 2 drinks was extreme
The Melburnian advised Yahoo he was anticipating a public vacation surcharge, however had been slugged with a 15 per cent improve – in addition to a payment for utilizing his card.Â
‘Do not get me incorrect I do know almond milk prices additional however I believe 15 per cent is extreme,’ he stated.
‘The café was full! Folks had been exterior. And there weren’t that many workers. So while I acknowledge they should pay penalty charges I assumed it was extreme.’
Aussies had been fast to share their disgust on the public vacation surcharge, with one even saying they paid a whopping ‘$9.50 in Canberra’.
