One of the cheapest and nastiest things I was ever asked to do
Was when working in a nightclub. It used to have gigs from local bands early on, and would be open to 14 year-olds and over (we used to call it "the paedo shift"). As most of those coming were youngsters and clearly underage, they rarely tried it on at the bar (though we often found half-bottles in the toilets) and mostly just ordered water, especially after pogoing to whatever pop-punky bands they liked. The promoter in charge of the evening got money from the door and a percentage of the bar takings, and so asked us barstaff to stop giving away water, so they would have to buy a glass of coke at a pound fifty.

What a prick. We all refused.
(McChinaman banned, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 3:36, 18 replies)

Asking people in a bar to pay for drinks
What a fucking cunt.
( Michael Ellis contributes nothing, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 8:54, closed)

It's illegal to refuse water
As I'm sure you know.
(McChinaman banned, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 8:57, closed)

This is bollocks, I'm afraid.
You might have it written into your licensing terms that you have to serve free tap water, but the worst that can happen is that they make it awkward when you have to renew the license. There's no legal requirement to serve free tap water in the UK.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:00, closed)

I'm not sure
I remember reading about such a law after the spate of deaths in Hangar 18 in Ayr, where they switched off the taps.
(McChinaman banned, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:11, closed)

Either way, I'm not refusing to serve kids water.

(McChinaman banned, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:12, closed)

That's fair enough.
You'd have to be some low level of prick not to give them water. But there's no law to say you have to.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:21, closed)

The Piv
Was that close to Hanger 13 ?
(BiggestNizzy your company name here pm for rates., Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:37, closed)

This surprises me.
I thought bottled water only existed so as to give them an excuse to charge when you asked for "water" (as opposed to "tap water").
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:36, closed)

I think it's The Law in some state of the US.
Bottled water is (and I realise that I'm going right out on a limb here) for cunts.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:54, closed)

It's been illegal for
premises that serve alcohol to refuse to serve free tap water since 6th April 2010.

Although obviously given that we are talking about 14 year olds here, they shouldn't be serving alcohol so it wouldn't apply in this case anyway.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:54, closed)

I stand corrected.
In that case: about fucking time.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:55, closed)

If an army of qotwers doesn't appear to dance, point, and generally revel at your admission of error,
I shall be sorely disappointed.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 10:43, closed)

I have been wrong a number of times on the internet.
It's shocking.

edit: next week's question should be "Wrong on the internet. Tell us about times you have been wrong on the internet."
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 11:26, closed)

Looking
At gagsluts on the interwebs. That was wrong in so many ways.
(Deskbound You insignificant speck of dust, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 12:23, closed)

You'll
fill the jar.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Fri 8 Jul 2011, 12:51, closed)

One link back to the main question page,
and we'll have a nice ouroboros, thus ushering in the end times, or something.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 13:21, closed)

Wait?
You've been correct before now?
Numpty.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Fri 8 Jul 2011, 12:49, closed)