Bars can get really crowded, especially on the weekends when just about everyone and their mom are trying to let loose and have some fun after a long week of work. But one proverbial issue of going out to bars is trying to get a drink in a crowded place. Of course, the outcome of this battle lies primarily in the hands of your bartenders. You want to get on their good side to ensure they will keep coming back to serve you, and maybe even place you at a higher priority than most of the other customers. But how can you do this?
Believe it or not, there is a long list of things you can do to ensure your bartender hates you – from the drinks you order to the way you try to get their attention. But to avoid making any of these mistakes, check out our list of ways to annoy your bartender. Then try to avoid them at all costs.
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Send Your Drink Back
Oh, your bottled Bud Light tastes "off"? That's strange. Let me take care of that for you – after I get these 85 other people their first drink.
Insist That They Keeping Skipping You
Telling your bartender that they're skipping you shows them: 1. You think they're not doing their job, which is offensive. 2. You're a jerk.
Ask Them for Free Birthday Drinks
You are not the first person to walk into this gin joint with a birthday. If your bartender happens to take notice that it is your birthday (thanks to your screaming, chanting friends) they may toss you a freebie. But don't go in there expecting them.
Crumple Up Napkins And Straws And Leave Them on The Bar
I understand if you have a nervous tick or need to do something with your hands while you wait for your date to meet you, but if you are going to gnaw on a straw or tear an innocent napkin to shreds, please take the evidence with you when you leave.
Hog Seats at the Bar and Drink Very Slowly
Slow drinking customers are better than no customers. But if the bar is jam-packed, please don't hog the seats if you are going to leave behind a $10 tab and $1 tip after three hours of being there.
Reach Over the Bar to Get What You Need
If you are this kind of animal, let me point something out to you: You are taking the motivational quote about going after what you want in life way too literally. Be patient, be polite, or get the hell out – please.
Order a Complicated Drink They've Never Heard Of
Bartenders generally know all there is to make. So if you come to them with something they have never heard of before, chances are you are being a pain. Can't you just keep things simple?
Ask Them to Charge Your Phone Behind the Bar
Your bartender does not work for Verizon. Making sure your electronics are properly juiced up for you to make unnecessary drunk dials was not what attracted them to this position.
Ask for Your Drink to Be Made Strong
Not only does it concern me that you are so eager to get drunk that you have to ask your bartender to put extra alcohol in your drink, but I am insulted that you think I don't know how to make a proper drink. When you are ordering drinks at a bar, your bartender already assumes it is because you want to feel the effects of alcohol – not because you're a vodka connoisseur. Cool it.
Flag Them Down Before You're Ready to Order
While you're clearly the most important person here, I can't stand here all day waiting for you to decide on which drink you want when I could be helping other customers who have their money and their order ready to go. Learn to be one of those people, please.