:wha: I thought all glasses were free.
I can go to my local supermarket and buy a bottle of Brakspear or Wychwood's ales for around £1.50. There's no deposit on the bottle, Mr. Morrison doesn't want it back and its cost is included in the sale price.
If I go to a local canalside hostelry and buy a pint of Hobgoblin or Oxford Gold they will charge me £2.95, I know it seems to be established tradition that they are only lending you the glass and might prefer you to leave it behind when you've finished, but their charge would seem to suggest that the drinking vessel is included in the sale price. Leaving it behind is tantamount to a gratuity if their service has been good or the beer was well kept.
Furthermore, if someone is selling glassware it is likely to be photographed in use, and there will almost certainly be a disclaimer in very small print somewhere to the effect of âcontents not includedâ. I have deliberately studied several hostelries' bills of fare and have never once seen any disclaimer to the effect of âglass not includedâ.
