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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.* \' K6 K# Z2 l/ Z- T, c

! x5 ~. i5 p7 m' O- o7 J2 @+ i8 STerrigno said about half of the bill was for alcohol totalling $8,248, including dozens of shots of tequila and bottles of expensive wine and $1,000 champagne.4 u) ^' `, s+ C; Q: G
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"These guys came in, they enjoyed our hospitality and when the bill came ... they went ballistic to the point where they started threatening, denigrating my staff, saying, `We're the Edmonton Oilers, we expect a 50 per cent discount,' " said Terrigno.. e9 k3 x3 H% r$ J" C  B+ D7 T

2 U- U6 `" X# e8 E* n* r) aTerrigno 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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The Oilers had lost by a score of 2-1 earlier in the night against the Calgary Flames.6 a- m1 N; V( E) r

# Z. g' V! L+ i% s, B# UOilers spokesman Allan Watt said the restaurant was recommended by some Calgary friends of the players and they had a prearranged meal and menu.
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"They received the bill which they felt was outrageous," said Watt." \5 F( E5 P! ~" }+ n) O! G8 |

; Y1 d! Z) s$ A* q3 e"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."  e2 K# I/ L& X/ [; }9 p% k
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Watt said the players paid the adjusted bill and added a $1,900 tip and left the restaurant.' f$ [2 A) O% B) K; V) }0 ^

/ }9 q+ s. P5 F+ k( }/ BTerrigno said the group, which included team captain Ethan Moreau, attempted to negotiate a discount on the bill.. G; p; n, G! j: H& ~: e, V- o. B8 L

: j; o0 G' D: E! mHe 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.* A, G' x1 Q' a! h& m

$ ?1 o3 n& D! oThe restaurant tried to charge for a bottle of an imported expensive brandy after one of the players took a swig straight from it.) p" D& X5 Y( w" W
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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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0 y3 j% [* v9 z5 P; h% _He said there's no way the restaurant will serve other clients from the same bottle.* b' B$ a: |1 P
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Terrigno said at one point he threatened to phone police.4 u( V  t$ f- a% q$ ]7 ~' `2 S
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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."
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6 Z0 l, t, e% v9 s: k' m# FTerrigno 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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