Donna and I went to a posh bar in town tonight. The wine came in nice glasses, with the name of the bar tastefully engraved on them. After our second glass I decided to slip the two empty glasses into my bag, as I really liked them. The waiter looked a bit puzzled when he came to take our next order, but I guess he just thought someone else had cleaned up. We did get a few looks when we went to pay, my bag was clinking, but fortunately no one had the nerve to accuse us of glass theft. When we got outside, we walked quite briskly to the car without looking back.
I don’t think it’s really stealing, because if you buy a bottle of water, you buy the bottle and the water in it. You don’t just buy the water and have to return the bottle when it’s empty. In my view, ditto a glass of wine.
I have a great collection of wine glasses in my cabinet.