"Spare a thought for Michael O'Leary, Chief Executive of 'Ryanair'.
Arriving in a hotel in Dublin, he went to the bar and asked
for a pint of draught Guinness. The barman nodded and said, "That will be
one Euro please, Mr. O'Leary."
Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and
handed over his money.
"Well, we try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "And we
are serving free pints every Wednesday evening from 6 until 8. We have the
cheapest beer in Ireland"
"That is remarkable value" Michael comments
"I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one
of ours.
That will be 3 euro please."
O'Leary scowled, but paid up. He took his drink and walked towards a seat.
"Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra 2 euro. -
You could have pre-booked the seat, and it would have only cost you
a Euro."
"I think you may to be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to
sit in this frame please"
Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he
can't squeeze in he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame".
"I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an
extra surcharge of 4.00 euro for your seat sir"
O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought
Your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked
either, that will be another 3 euro."
O'Leary was so annoyed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his
drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to
the manager".
"Ah, I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that
will be 2 euro please." O'Leary's face was red with rage.
"Do you know who I am?"
"Of course I do Mr. O'Leary,"
"I've had enough, What sort of Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet
Drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!"
"Here is his E mail address, or if you wish, you can contact him
between 9 and 9.10 every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone
number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking
charge of only 10 cent per second"
"I will never use this bar again"
"OK sir, but remember, we are the only hotel in Ireland selling pints for
one Euro".
