Originally Posted by
Magicdick
I think the OP is thinking more a gesture than expecting a bottle of champagne to be popped.
I am sure if it was the alcoholic beverage he was after he would go to a pub....
An offer of a drink always goes down well for any meeting, business, social or personal, hospitality gestures act as social lubricants and help improve the quality of interaction. Obviously a cup of tea or coffee would take 10-15 min to enjoy hence one can understand why they are not offered
It's not about "generousity" or being tight fisted on the part of the OP.
I generally tend to find where some for a hospitality is offered I tend to make repeat visits as I find the meeting seems to click better.
It's not expected but always a pleasant surprise. Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest impact...