Thursday, February 21, 2008

Problems Coming: Drink all night - At the end pay the amount based on what you think is fair


Germany - With artists and other creative types slowly being priced out of the adjacent Berlin neighborhoods of Prenzlauer Berg and Mitte, places like the weinerein (wine bars) owned by Jürgen Stumpf are welcome holdouts. These wine bars — all based on an honor system — have a charming, if maybe a bit naïve, faith in mankind’s honesty. For the price of 1 euro (about $1.50), you rent yourself a glass and get to sample as many of the wines as you want. At the end of the night you throw some bills or coins into a big jar, the amount based on what you think is fair. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Frederick's of Hollywood