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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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CTV 1/1/2010
, t; C( Z: r! tCALGARY -- 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.% J; k8 y: q8 t0 D

% ]# T( q# d( N  D( M: ?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.
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Terrigno 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.
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* o# H8 J4 m. {7 C3 w"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.& R! w/ X, T# m' o7 C; P& L

( `% e9 [! y9 F9 |$ ~The 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.9 }  o/ F( y; [$ W8 `$ i" V

6 Y# {5 V( O' \/ F+ u/ [+ }"They received the bill which they felt was outrageous," said Watt.1 M9 u2 W9 K( L1 u
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"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."
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Watt said the players paid the adjusted bill and added a $1,900 tip and left the restaurant.) c6 B+ I% ]5 g: D( R) J
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Terrigno said the group, which included team captain Ethan Moreau, attempted to negotiate a discount on the bill.
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He said the players argued they should pay by the bottle for dozens of shooters purchased during the bash, but the restaurant charged them for each one individually.: I5 G$ ^3 W# \. f0 n7 j
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The 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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, N# X9 a. O+ Z" N* z"They refused to pay for the whole bottle because they didn't consume the whole bottle," said Terrigno.
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He said there's no way the restaurant will serve other clients from the same bottle.: T+ A" k4 C6 L
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Terrigno said at one point he threatened to phone police.. O* q1 x9 d: N# [' ^( H8 O9 U8 |* J4 }
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"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."3 R* o# X/ G1 k6 K8 A3 {: m
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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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