A Belfast publican’s determination to take away a Coca-Cola drinker from his quaint pub as a result of his “brain isn’t processed to sell pints of Coke” noticed him slammed as a “freak”.
John Bittles and his self-named bar garnered world consideration when he requested a non-alcoholic drinker to depart the premises simply earlier than Christmas final yr.
The pub boss expressed bewilderment to the Daily Star, questioning why anybody would need a pint of Coke anyway and emphasising the importance of pints regardless of the upper revenue margin related to gentle drinks.
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“Firstly, it was a pint of Coke. My brain is not processed to sell a pint of Coke, nobody has ever asked me for a pint of Coke,” John beforehand advised the Daily Star.
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“It’s just not something we would ever do. It probably threw me a bit, I don’t know, maybe I overreacted but we gave the guy the very last table in the bar and he said ‘a pint of Coke,’ but it wasn’t for me.”
“Obviously there’s more profit, there’s more margin, on a pint of Diet Coke,” he added.
“People sitting drinking pints of Diet Coke at a table on their own – that doesn’t work for me. No man’s going to come in and drink five or six pints of Diet Coke.”
Kristian Ross, the person who was given the boot on December 9 final yr, stated on Twitter he was “absolutely stunned”.
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Daily Star reader Gordon John wrote on Twitter saying John Bittles was “a freak” for his selections, and stated his actions are “nothing short of discrimination”.
“No room for designated drivers? No room for those on tablets? No room for those who simply don’t want alcohol? Freak,” he stated.
“There is a far higher mark up on soft drinks for a start…… sometimes all 10 tables might not be full, whereas a family might come in and spend a lot, at higher mark up. I think it’s nothing short of discrimination.”
But one Daily Star reader wasn’t too bothered: “Well done sir, pubs for alcohol not tea, coffee etc.”
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“His pub his rules,” one other chimed in.
Several identified a number of different close by pubs they may go to in the event that they needed gentle drinks, with John saying the bloke “could have went to Kitchen Bar right across the road”.
After Kristian was thrown out he and his mates went to Kelly’s Cellars. He added: “[They] were more than happy to serve me a soft drink I may add!”