On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 11:00:58AM +1030, David Fitch wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 09:28:56AM +1100, Matthew Palmer wrote:
> > Do they charge exorbident <sp?> prices for their drinks, and a $1 for a jug
> > of tap water?
> 
> either:
> - take a small plastic bottle with you (like the 500ml orange juice ones)
> and fill it from the sink in the dunny, or
> - order the water, specify normal tap water, and if they charged for it
> on the bill at the end refuse to pay (just the bit for the water),
> you might have to argue a bit but they always give in eventually
> (in my experience anyway).
> 
> (not that I've had to do that for a while, charging for water seems to 
> mainly be a Sydney thing, in Adelaide it's increasingly popular for
> restaurants to automatically supply (free) a jug of water and glasses)

IIRC, in a place which serves either alcohol or food, it's actually illegal
to 1. refuse to provide tap water to customers or 2. charge for it.

Pete
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