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Originally posted by acetate212 paying $80 for those 3 drinks doesn't seem right at all..could be a possibility that the bartender was doing that to people all night hoping they wouldn't say anything & pocketing a bundle at the end of the night..everyone's doing desperate stuff as a result of the recession. you should call them up to find out about their standard prices for such drinks..

I got chaged $20 bucks for one shot of patron at marque...MAR-freakin-Quee...talk about rip-off...that place is pseudo-cool and still charges an arm and a leg for drinks. lol, I should be happy i actually paid so little (after all I had three olives vodka straight on the rocks). Five of those and I was at a nice buzz...i think i was just upset because nobody likes to lose money...especially when there is no return.

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Originally posted by DJ Eco It's alright; If you've ever worked in retail they always hang up a sign in the breakroom comparing types of customers ("This is the quiet and polite customer. This is the worst customer because when you do something wrong, they won't complain, but they'll also never come back") haha... That's me, I don't really cause a fuss, especially with the girls around, who one of them was a close friend and the other I want to be a close more than friends Unfortunately, can't really compete with the 35 year old Saudi and Dubai guys who pollute this place with their shady money and have underage girls all over them. C'est la vie, didn't have much fun even aside from the drinks, so I'm probably never going back again, not even for Roger Sanchez next week... The one good thing is I found my new favorite cologne (in the bathroom), and just bought a bottle of it, it's banging...

I have the same personality...i won't say that something is wrong when i know its wrong. however, unlike you, i will go back to cielo...who can say know to cielo...they can lose my coat and charge me double for drinks, and i would be happy...because unlike other places, people are there to have fun, not make pretentious, and overtly misleading, manifestations of themselves.

looks like i had some epiphany...

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I paid $22 for 1 drink and the gansevoort roof top :/ this friday.

& i paid $380 for one bottle of stoli @ neptunes hamptons on memorial day weekend

this shit that these night club owners do to rip off is ridic:/

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Originally posted by DJ Eco haha I don't know either... I got a vodka-tonic, vodka-red bull, and a whiskey-sour, no special liquors requested or anything. Guy says 75, so I gave him an 80 and walked away lol... F*** M2 Ultralounge...

That sucks. Although it sounds like you maybe misheard the guy and inadvertently gave him a sick tip.

There is no way under the sun that 3 somewhat normal drink orders would ever come to that much.

Did you check his ring up screen by chance? Usually it gives a readable display of whats being rung up.

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this is why i pregame and drink beer at clubs...you know it can be more than 10 for a beer. plus you can wake up in the morning

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Originally posted by spdandpwr So I was at Cielo this past Thursday and I was having a great time, and ended up passing out in the car on the way home because of the sheer exhaustion from drinking and dancing -- nights at Cielo have a tendency of doing this to people. In any event, everything was all good until I saw my debit card statement, which to had two separate charges at Cielo (one for 28.80 and another for 34.80). Now, granted, this wasn't a lot of money, but I was paying cash for all my drinks until I wanted to buy more. I vividly remember only buying two drinks and a bottle of voss water. Now, I know something is fishy because there is mathematically no way to get an amount of 34.80 at Cielo when they charge the minimum 20% tip unless... 2 drinks @ 12 = 24 + 20% tip = 28.80 + $6 dollars for the bottle of water = 34.80 In essence, what must have happened was I was authorized for $28.80 (with tip, and then reauthorized for 34.80 because he forgot to add the water). Either way, the transactions are declared as final on my debit card and I, and my friends, are certain that I did not buy more drinks after closing out my tab. And, after inspecting my pockets, I only found a receipt for the 34.80 amount and not the 28.80 (which only serves to verify my cost analysis above). Its kind of unfortunate for me to lose 28.80 for no reason. So for those of you who know, is there any way to find out what happened? Is there way to look at the time of the transaction?

I'm not sure what bank you have but Citibank would let you dispute one of the charges, and they would view the time etc and possibly credit you as a courtesy if you have an account in good standing.

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for those who wanted an update, i am going to dispute the charge with the bank...the bank said that the 28.80 charge was authorized at 2:37, the receipt I have for 34.80 was authorized at 2:38. Clearly, there was a mistake.

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Have the charges cleared yet? If they haven't, I'd wait until they post first.

If it's still pending, I'm sure they charged you a 2nd time that includes the tip and the original charge will be dropped.

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Originally posted by spdandpwr for those who wanted an update, i am going to dispute the charge with the bank...the bank said that the 28.80 charge was authorized at 2:37, the receipt I have for 34.80 was authorized at 2:38. Clearly, there was a mistake.

i bet you feel like a sly detective