This wouldn't let me post on the website, so here it is:
Being sober at the union, I have noticed since the plastic cups were changed, many people have been more ridiculously drunk. The amount of spirit to mixer given, I'd say is the ratio 4.5:5.5. A person's drink will last longer with more mixer, whereas with these smaller cups, they come back more often as their drink has gone quicker. Also, I have had quite a few customers ask me to to put the mixer into a bigger cup with more mixer as it's too strong, but unfortunately, under the union rules, we're not allowed to do so. The plastic cup sizes are perfect for single measures, but not for doubles. As for the union staff, I know they all agreed that using the plastic disposable cups reduce the closing time. But is this worth customers getting dangerously drunk? Girls just able to walk, stumbling home on their own as they got too drunk and lost their friends, or guys all confused and lost down Ashby Road. Disposable cups are cleaner and less time consuming to use, so why not purchase slightly bigger cups for doubles? Not necessarily perfectly measured half a pint glasses, as I know that will cost a lot more, but generally a bigger disposable cup. Or only allowing single measures with mixer in the small cups only? Surely the union will not be losing out on much profit on providing students with slightly more mixer?
This wouldn't let me post on the website, so here it is:
Being sober at the union, I have noticed since the plastic cups were changed, many people have been more ridiculously drunk. The amount of spirit to mixer given, I'd say is the ratio 4.5:5.5. A person's drink will last longer with more mixer, whereas with these smaller cups, they come back more often as their drink has gone quicker. Also, I have had quite a few customers ask me to to put the mixer into a bigger cup with more mixer as it's too strong, but unfortunately, under the union rules, we're not allowed to do so. The plastic cup sizes are perfect for single measures, but not for doubles. As for the union staff, I know they all agreed that using the plastic disposable cups reduce the closing time. But is this worth customers getting dangerously drunk? Girls just able to walk, stumbling home on their own as they got too drunk and lost their friends, or guys all confused and lost down Ashby Road. Disposable cups are cleaner and less time consuming to use, so why not purchase slightly bigger cups for doubles? Not necessarily perfectly measured half a pint glasses, as I know that will cost a lot more, but generally a bigger disposable cup. Or only allowing single measures with mixer in the small cups only? Surely the union will not be losing out on much profit on providing students with slightly more mixer?