Channel Seven star Andrew Costello stunned after forking out a small fortune for two drinks
A restaurant has been left stunned after being charged $42.50 for a glass of rosé and a pint of beer.
TV personality Andrew Costello, known for his Channel Seven show ‘South Aussie with Cosi’, had gone out for drinks with his wife on Sunday evening.
The pair were dining at an undisclosed location in South Australia when they were charged the exorbitant amount.
“You must feel that bars are competing with wage increases, product increases and taxes,” Costello wrote in an Instagram post.
“Only $42.50? I just told my wife to drink slowly because there’s no second round!’
TV personality Andrew Costello, known for his Channel Seven program South Aussie with Cosi, had gone out for drinks with his wife on Sunday evening and was charged $42.50 for a beer and a glass of rosé
Costello chose not to name the location with the exorbitant prices
Although Costello didn’t mention the location, some commenters wondered if he was at the airport, which could explain the high prices.
Others said people were better off dining at home amid the country’s cost of living crisis.
“Scammed…stay at home with friends…bbq and drinks with tunes will always be a better night in….change your mind…,” one person commented.
“To be honest this looks like the largest glass of rosé in the world,” said another.
“For that price you could have bought a six-pack and a bottle of wine and enjoyed an afternoon at home,” wrote another.
“I would have said where’s the rest of the bottle for that price,” said one.
It comes after an Australian was charged $8.18 for a medium almond milk cappuccino on Monday’s public holiday in Melbourne’s east.
The TV personality said he understood that retailers had to bear their own costs; $42.50 for two drinks was excessive
The Melburnian told it Yahoo he expected a surcharge for holidays, but was faced with a 15 percent increase, as well as a fee for using his card.
“Don’t get me wrong, I know almond milk costs extra, but I think 15 percent is excessive,” he said.
‘The cafe was full! There were people outside. And there weren’t that many staff. So while I recognize that they have to pay fines, I thought it was excessive.”
Aussies were quick to share their disgust at the bank holiday surcharge, with one even saying they were paying as much as ‘$9.50 in Canberra’.
