Comments on: Carrefour wine fair 2008: Bring your own glass?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:08:17 +0000

This is a common occurrence to Carrefour wine sale in both Beijing and Singapore.

But one thing I do notice is the buying is slowing down … perhaps due to the perceived economic environment?

Photos of the above event can be viewed on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2007007&id=1429185906&ref=mf

Have fun :)

Daniel
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By: admin

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:23:20 +0000

Hi Matt,

They had the same system here, but either they didn’t prepare enough glasses or they didn’t have much control of people grabbing new ones, because I saw a dozen or two empty dirty glasses on many of the serving tables. That meant people who came later ended up using paper and plastic cups, which isn’t that big of a deal, but something that could easily be prevented and ensure people had a better time and bought more wine.

Cheers, Jim

By: Chinamatt

Chinamatt — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:23:49 +0000

Did the Carrefour wine tasting in Shenzhen last year–quite fun. Not being a connoisseur, I didn’t mind drinking every glass. It did get sloppy…especially after they stopped serving and my group grabbed several opened bottles and kept drinking for a few more hours.

As for the glasses, they gave us one glass and just kept pouring into it unless you asked for a new one.