Short change buying a round of drinks

I've notice that too, I've had quite a few foreign coins in my change at a pub. I've also been short changed on a few occasions as well, mostly at the en of a night though when the place is busy. Whether or not it is down to the staff being busy or thinking they can get one over on someone who's had a few too many beers I can't say.

I have noticed, not only are you short changed, and given foreign coins, but you are sold short quantities. Local council trading standards are not doing their job. Traders are getting away with breaking the law all the time. These guys are crooks. Put them away.

One day I went to an ice cream stop and received a Canadian penny as part of my change. The following day I went to another store, bought what I wanted, and received a Canadian quarter and penny. Not that it matters so much, but give me my right change.

Went to a bar Restaurant on Saturday night, we had a meal and 1 round of drinks the bill came to £96, very expensive as we only had main meals and 1 round of drinks, after looking at the receipt they had charged me 20% service charge, I complained and told this was company polices to charge this,!!!!
After the meal we were told if we wanted to stay in the bar we had to pay £10each to stay but were unable to sit any ware as seats were for customers who were eating only, we decided to stay as it was raining very heavily, and ordered a round of drinks again, they would not serve pints and had to but bottle beer only at £4.50 a bottle ( the pints were £2.95 but they had run out? conveniently on a Saturday evening at 9pm )
Vodka was served in double shorts only and was £9 redbull was a ridicules £5 ( more than the vodka ) lemonade was £2.50 a glass, and was flat,
Avoid this please like the plague unless you are willing to spend at least £30 for a round of drinks 2 of which were alcohol free.

Piya Piya Bar ,Restaurant City Road, EC1Y 1HQ

Seems to me that some unscrupulous bar staff will take advantage of unsuspecting customers.Had it happen to me more than once in a large chain pub in Southend.Always ask for a reciept,especially when buying a round of drinks.If short changed then kick up a fuss and tell them to get the manager.Take their names and tell them you will report them to the brewery head office.That will soon make them squeal.Don't be ripped off.

Yep happened to us last night, we got the come back in the morning when the tills are checked, leave your numbr and the manager will get back to you!!!! Never did, so in I went the following day to ask for my money back..... I had to wait 35minutes at the bar for a manager to show, he never did, so I rang and asked for him, he wasn't in. If he doesn't want to give me my ten pound back then I'll be ringing the police and reporting a theft. I'll let you know how I get on.............

I was short changed last night at a night club, and I told her that I gave her a twenty not a ten, she then accused me of lying, I got them to send a manager so I can complain, and he said he couldnt check the till untill the morning, I left my name and number, and guess what, they havent got back to me.

Watch out for this in the big bars in Newquay, I have been a victim of this so called T@@T tax. I don't Know if the police would even take it seriously. I understand that some staff take home over £100 extra per night at weekends

I hate getting short changed buying drinks. They're expensive enough to begin with and in every bar I've ever been in here in the UK you just feel like an inconvenience to the bar staff.

24 hr Drinking is not a proplem. Most decent folk will be tucked up in bed at the end of the evening. It'll be th home-less drinking till 5 o'clock in the morning, I just can't see the country sitting around bars till 4/5am, you must bare in mind the cost to do this..We have as a country a long way to go to educate on how to drink responsible, that will take time,However if some-one is going to be abusive and voilent they are going to be abusive and voilent that's not down to the Law offering 24hr drinking opition.
I haven't got a problem with it, however we should just leave this opition to the Capital and other Large City's, it makes sense and I'm sure hotels can do quite well, from the tourist. We won't be the only Country ! At the end of the Day its down to Education and being Responsible not the opition.

I've been short changed by the bar staff loads of times. They're always giving me the wrong change and being rude. You should be able to buy a round of drinks and not feel you have to count the change all the time