Thursday, September 24, 2009

When In Rome .....

Some Charges Are Very Hard To Digest

The deputy mayor of Rome has offered an official apology to a Japanese man who was charged $1,200 (including a $200 service charge) for a meal at the famous Il Passetto restaurant in the Italian capital. The couple later turned down the offer of an all-expenses paid return trip to Rome from the Italian government.

FOOTNOTE: Check the check.

12 comments:

spacedlaw said...

Should think so too.

ArtistUnplugged said...

I would have to pass on the Passeto if that were the charge!

ArtistUnplugged said...

It's me again....meant to comment on the dust invasion over there...are you in the middle of that? I've seen some amazing photos and hope to see some of yours of it.

Maria-Thérèse ~ www.afiori.com said...

Can you breathe over there? Heard about the fog on the news this morning.

Travel Oyster said...

I'd be happy to take that all-expense paid trip to Rome if the Japanese couple doesn't want it. Even with flaws, Rome and Romans are wonderful.

Sandi McBride said...

It must have been the price of the wine...what else could it have been??
Hope all is well where you are.
Sandi

Brian Miller said...

ooch! to rich for my blood...maybe before the check, you look at a menu before going in...

Craver Vii said...

An all-expense paid trip to Rome? I'd go!

Mimi said...

Fair dues, at least they apologised.
I wouldn't have been able to resist the expenses-paid offer, though!

Eddie Bluelights said...

I'd have thrown up and asked for a refund!

Marguerite said...

Well said, Eddie! And I would have accepted the trip, too!

Shrinky said...

Maybe they can send them a take-away, instead?