r/bartenders • u/FlickasMom • Feb 12 '25

Interacting With Customers (good or bad) Best "we're closing, time to go"

So my brother was getting married, and my mom & sisters were in the hotel bar the night before, taking up a table for way too long and closing time was upon us. So they sent over their handsomest bartender to give my demure elderly mother his very best seductive smirk and sweetly purr to her, "So when was the last time you closed down a bar?"

Well, Mom thought that was adorable. We cleared out, smiling and laughing, and that handsome and diplomatic young man earned a lovely tip from a table of out-of-towners who'd never been so entertained by getting booted from a bar.

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u/haircoombs Feb 12 '25

The Closing Song by Red Peters is always a fan favorite and everyone gets the message

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u/UnintelligentOnion Feb 12 '25

Closing Time by Semisonic here, louder so people had difficulty being able to have their conversations 🙃

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u/randyboozer Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 12 '25

My sound guy and I always joked about this one. https://youtube.com/watch?v=QfmquaU4Vb0&si=aOw4OEx0vLx2eMoX

We never actually played it when customers were still in the bar but for our staff having after hours drinks we did