Had to pay $5.95 for a glass of cranberry juice at a diner
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52227)
Staten Island, New York
February 1, 2020 10:42pm CST
I went to a diner Saturday night and ordered cranberry juice. I never specified what size I want as I assumed there was only one size. The waitress didn't ask me what size I want either.
When I got the bill it said large cranberry juice and I was charged $5.95. That's a lot to charge for cranberry juice, especially since the size of my cup was nowhere near large. And the taste wasn't anything to rave about either.
When I looked at the menu I noticed that there were two sizes for cranberry juice: small and large. I was planning on calling the waitress over and asking her about it. It felt awkward though asking her if my cup size was large or small so I let it go.
Maybe I should have called her over because it is still bugging me that we had to pay $5.95 for a glass of cranberry juice that wasn't large, especially when I wasn't thrilled with its taste... Hubby of course didn't wanna inquire about it either. I guess he was okay with paying that much for cranberry juice and at a diner of all places. I would have never ordered it had I known it would cost that much.
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6 responses
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
2 Feb 20
I understand. Sometimes we regret doing this and i strongly feel these are the moments when the money knows how to find its way out of the pocket
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@lovebuglena (52227)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Feb 20
We shouldn't have let this go. Should have inquired about the size of the cup or told her I ordered a small cup but was charged for a large one. However, I have no idea if the cup I got is considered small or large as I've never dined at that place before.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
3 Feb 20
@lovebuglena maybe they gave you the larger one only. Or there could have been a mistake as well. Restaurants do end up making such billing mistakes.
@lovebuglena (52227)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Feb 20
@amitkokiladitya That's the thing. The cup didn't look large to me.
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@lovebuglena (52227)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Feb 20
Last week we went to a restaurant for gourmet pizza. I ordered cranberry juice as well. It cost $2.95 I think and was delicious. So to pay almost $6 for this one is ridiculous. If you are gonna charge a lot for something it better be awesome in taste. Had I looked at the menu before I ordered it I'd have told her to give me a small one or not ordered one at all. And maybe she did give me a small one but charged me for a large one. i will never know. Unless I go back there again sometime and order a small juice.
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@LindaOHio (222978)
• United States
2 Feb 20
@lovebuglena I like cranberry juice too.
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@lovebuglena (52227)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Feb 20
I should have! Maybe if I was by myself I would.
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@LadyDuck (502914)
• Italy
3 Feb 20
@lovebuglena My husband always prefers not to ask, but I think that we should inquire if we feel cheated.
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@lovebuglena (52227)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Feb 20
I should have asked her if the cup size she gave me was a large... Felt awkward about doing that.
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@lovebuglena (52227)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Feb 20
I've paid even more once or twice and for a small glass but it was an upscale place and I had no idea it would be that much. I just ordered it without looking at the menu first. But at least it tasted delicious so I didn't regret it. Here I did.
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@lovebuglena (52227)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Feb 20
It is. Last week we went to a pizza restaurant and I ordered cranberry juice as well. It was much less in price and tasted much better.
