"Top Shelf"

Imagine taking a shot of what you think is going to be some top shelf Grey Goose, only to realize it was actually some cheap vodka with a name no one even knows?

Some restaurant chains on the east coast, T.G.I. Friday's specifically, thought they could get away with filling their top shelf bottles with cheap liquor and selling the drinks for top shelf prices. Well, they thought wrong.

An investigation started after allegations of the goings on and 29 bars were raided. 13 of the bars were T.G.I Friday's and news was out that they were lying about what was being served. Customers were not happy to hear about this and took to the restaurants Facebook page to express their opinions. Friday's had just announced they were going to release 'new spring drinks' in which customers responded with comments like, "by new drinks do you mean cheap liquor advertised as top shelf?

The restaurant was contacted and a spokesperson said, 

“TGI Fridays was just made aware of this issue and is working closely with the franchisee and owner of the cited locations to review and investigate these serious allegations. We have one of the most extensive bar and beverage programs in the industry, which sets a very high standard in the quality and service of our beverages.” 

This just sounds like a load of crap to me. Oh really, you were just made aware of this issue? Yeah, okay. If you have such an extensive bar and beverage program in the industry then why do you feel the need to fill top shelf bottles with cheap liquor? That doesn't sound very extensive to me.