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CALGARY RESTAURANT OWNER FURIOUS AT OILERS OVER UNPAID TAB

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发表于 2010-2-6 17:09 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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CALGARY -- The manager of an upscale Calgary restaurant is furious, claiming that Edmonton Oilers players refused to cover the full cost of a nearly $17,000 tab during a New Year's Eve night out for team members.
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Maurizio Terrigno of Osteria de Medici, the restaurant where former U.S. president George W. Bush dined when he was in Calgary last year, said the team and staff owed $16,796.39 but wanted a break on the bill and paid $12,381.45.2 p2 I% a- J+ O. u

* j5 E% l* Z) Q, ^+ jTerrigno said about half of the bill was for alcohol totalling $8,248, including dozens of shots of tequila and bottles of expensive wine and $1,000 champagne.1 B+ O3 \4 ~/ [; P9 E% W
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"These guys came in, they enjoyed our hospitality and when the bill came ... they went ballistic to the point where they started threatening, denigrating my staff, saying, `We're the Edmonton Oilers, we expect a 50 per cent discount,' " said Terrigno.
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Terrigno said 45 people ordered off the menu and their total bill came to $14,234.23, including $677.98 for GST. The restaurant usually adds an automatic 18 per cent gratuity for a large group, which would bring the total to $16,796.39.
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2 t5 h  }0 M6 O4 y0 pThe Oilers had lost by a score of 2-1 earlier in the night against the Calgary Flames.
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Oilers spokesman Allan Watt said the restaurant was recommended by some Calgary friends of the players and they had a prearranged meal and menu.+ i: p6 L/ ]0 f. |2 C- A1 v1 l

' g6 u; K$ ^  s: S5 e"They received the bill which they felt was outrageous," said Watt.
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2 b( E4 }4 j1 c: M"They inquired about it and they were unhappy about it and were unhappy with some of the charges. The restaurant adjusted it by $7,000."- q9 u! L3 z( e/ Q5 \& c, X( m; d

& y% u9 ~, }9 H5 x( K$ Y2 b8 o- sWatt said the players paid the adjusted bill and added a $1,900 tip and left the restaurant.
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Terrigno said the group, which included team captain Ethan Moreau, attempted to negotiate a discount on the bill.+ |6 x5 \8 o, `4 I0 C- w
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He said the players argued they should pay by the bottle for dozens of shooters purchased during the bash, but the restaurant charged them for each one individually.
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9 v2 X  A9 k) _& ?! S7 a5 h2 PThe restaurant tried to charge for a bottle of an imported expensive brandy after one of the players took a swig straight from it.
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"They refused to pay for the whole bottle because they didn't consume the whole bottle," said Terrigno.
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5 h2 j/ c- F! S+ KHe said there's no way the restaurant will serve other clients from the same bottle.
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! n* Z; ?2 r' rTerrigno said at one point he threatened to phone police.. w, R+ n% \! A% o( I- a

7 ^: X& J9 C+ t# J' J"It's the first time during the 37 years of business have I ever experienced something like this," he said. "What's more upsetting is we know who they are."; `1 S; H; Z; h0 C9 T
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Terrigno said because he was infuriated by what happened he plans on donating the money the players paid the restaurant to charity.
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发表于 2010-2-6 23:30 | 显示全部楼层
The Edmonton Oilers players were ripped off.
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