Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for August 09, 2023

I’d like it but the mini-drinks wouldn’t be so great

this is so dang silly that it is hilarious! that little man!

If you tell him your troubles he’ll give you a little advice.

The management just laying on extra service – whether you want it or not ..

Next time maybe I will pay extra for the deluxe mini-bar.

“Would you mind turning around while I change into my pjs?”

He’ll leave a tip in small change.

Is there music too? There might be a 12 inch pianist.

Mixology: Little Italy, Little Devil, Little Big Man…

Super creepy!

Mixed up feet and inches, à la Spinal Tap?

Buy your own at a bodega and bring it into your room if you need a drink. Unless you’re the CEO. Then the stockholders pay for it.

Maybe he will order a shrimp cocktail or a short beer.

Are the extra stools for Playboy’s Femlin?

It ‘might’ justify the huge markups commonly found in mini fridges.

Haven’t seen a mini-bar in years. I suspect there are fewer people traveling on the company’s nickel, so it isn’t worth it to the hotel.

How much will the hotel charge if he just sits at the bar?

IS there also a ‘short order’ cook?

That’s cute.

His best advice: “Follow the yellow brick road”

Might change his mind when the deluxe mini girl sits down next to him.

What ever happened to mini-Me? Well, now we know.

First, terrific art work.

Second, three bar stools? So a little woman can sit at one end and reject him?

Perfect for a Litte Night Cap Before Bed??

The key is just to travel with your own booze.

Bob needs to learn to appreciate the little things in life.

Reminds me of Myrtle Beach 20 years ago when the law was that they had to use the single shot bottles when making mixed drinks to prevent “heavy”, “light” or “watered down” pours.

Where’s the little woman?

I don’t drink, but having my own mini-bartender might be interesting enough to pay for the up-charge. As long as he leaves for the night before I go to bed, and doesn’t return until after breakfast.

He’ll have a short one.

Ahh, so that’s where Bleeb is today!

These mini-bars are cash cows—-most people think they’re free until they check out and get the bill

Da bar! Da bar! (With apologies to Herve.)

Read the small print!

Wait until the regulars start coming in for happy half hour.

Bob wouldn’t have minded so much if the Bartender was at least Female.

He’s a bartender. He just listens without judging. And he quits at 3 AM sharp.

The mini bar servs mini drinks but does the mini bar charge maxi prices???

’… happy half hour."

More like happy half-minute.

A close and long-term friend has owned sever al bars in the past. Many moons ago, he explained the financial aspect:

A quart of liquor has a fixed wholesale price. It contains 32 oz of fluid. The rule of thumb is to charge enough per 2-oz drink to pay for the wholesale cost of the bottle within 3 to 4 drinks. After paying the costs of place and license, the rest is profit. If the owner also is the bar-tender, it’s rather difficult to not make money on the deal.

Of course, that’s also presuming the place is not so popular, and that a bouncer is not required. Same goes for having to have a waiter/waitress – or at least one who is on salary. My friend was his own bar-keep, and any service person was there to earn tips, not a salary.

I notice Wiley Miller makes no attempt to show the bad art in the hotel room.

I wonder who’s the barfly in that minibar? :D