We had a long day at the WPPI Business Institute, from 7:30am to 9:00pm. After the last session, someone suggested grabbing a drink in the casino cocktail lounge. Sensational idea!
We waited for nearly 20 minutes before one of the curvy waitresses took our order. Probably best to double up, because who knows when she’ll be back? “I’ll have a double vodka tonic”, I said. “The same”, Johnny said.
When said curvy waitress returned with our drinks I gave her a $20 bill, expecting change. “Thirty-two dollars”, she said. My expressions– surprise, distaste and horror– well, they didn’t faze her in the least. “Thirty-two dollars”. For four shots of vodka? Then I remembered the Casino Gift Shop. I excused myself, trotted over to the gift shop and bought two Smirnoff Vodka minis for $3 each, returned to our table and poured them in too. All secretive like. They were good cocktails, but really. Viva Las Vegas indeed!
And there are no more $10 buffets– unless you go way off the Strip. The $24.95 Dinner Buffet at the Paris was excellent. Great food, kinda French-like and a bistro-type atmosphere despite the hundred people dining there with us. But no chocolate mousse! So I swiped a few extra chocolate cookies at the Dessert Bar to make up for their oversight.
by John
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