Too much change
One of my pet peeves with Baltimore bars is some of them don't round off their drink prices.
Club Charles is notorious for this.
Get a beer there, and it might come to something like $3.31.
Pay with a $5 and the bartender hands you a single and a fistful of coins.
And since you don't want to be the guy that tips the bartender in coins, you give him the single.
That means by the end of the night, you walk out of the place with pockets full of change.
And, if you're like me, when you pull your keys out of your pockets, change spills all over the sidewalk.
(Doug Kapustin/Sun Photographer)
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
Yeah, I agree about the change thing (natch, being from taxless Oregon and all). But, I do have to say hope those aren't your car keys coming out of that pocket.
Posted by: Michael Byrne | December 10, 2007 5:01 PM
This guy has a self image problem if he can't leave the change instead of a bill. They see him coming!
If you must keep the change, drop it in the nearest Salvation Army bucket.
Posted by: Marylu Manning | December 11, 2007 6:46 AM
sort of confused... how exactly does wanting to leave a friendlier tip translate to having a self image problem?
Posted by: a | December 11, 2007 1:16 PM
not sure about the self image problem hard for me to deduce that from pocket change, hats off to you marylu, you'll go far as a shrink....
i recommend that you just put the change in a jar, and once a year, count it. i'll bet you find you have enough for a nice weekend vacation!
Posted by: ss2 | December 11, 2007 3:01 PM
Marylu,
Salvation Army? This is Baltimore. We don't give donations ... WE TAKE THEM!
Posted by: Sam Sessa | December 11, 2007 5:35 PM
Next time just give 4 dollars and tell me to keep the change.
Posted by: Stebbin | March 23, 2009 6:38 PM