[Vnbiz] Restaurant charges

[LeDieu Anh]

Dear anh Hoanh, anh Toan, anh Binh and CACC,

Just want to chip in by giving real-life examples, too.

I was in Sweden. When we came to a restaurant, a meal was too big so we
decided to share among ourselves. We asked for an empty dish. We were
explained that we had to pay some extra because the restaurant has to wash
it.

In HCM City, in some small restaurants, when you order food for taking out,
you are asked to pay for the food containers (just VND 1,000), whereas if
you eat in the restaurant, you can ask how many dishes as you like free of
charge. Re free-of-charge drinks, it varies from one to another restaurant.
They simply gives what they can. Should we ask them to be unique in their
service?

Have a nice day,
Anh



On 7/30/06, Tran Dinh Hoanh <tdhoanh at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear CACC,
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> Now that brother Toan and brother Binh have sent some interesting articles
> on Hanoi restaurants.  Let me give you a real-life quiz for fun.
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> At this Chinese restaurant close to my business in Northern Virginia
> (outside Washington DC), the price of your main order (say, fried noodles or
> Shanghai wonton soup) would automatically include ice water and hot tea,
> free of charge. But if you want ice tea, then there would be a separate
> charge for the ice tea.
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> Now, I ordered lunch and the lady brought out ice water and hot tea (which
> are free).  I happened to want ice tea that hot day.  So I asked for an
> empty glass (which is free of charge) and dumped my ice water into it
> but retained the ice.  Then I poured my hot tea into my glass of ice to make
> ice tea.
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> In sum, I was using the things I've got free from the restaurant to make
> something that the restaurant normally charges a price.
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> Question:  Do have have to pay for my ice tea in this case?  Please submit
> your reasoning along with your answer.
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> Have a great day!
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> Hoanh
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> Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
> Attorney of Law
> Washington DC
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