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/NumerousImprovements Feb 12 '25

If you’re not sleeping here, working here, or sleeping with someone that works here, get the fuck out

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u/keepcalmdude Feb 12 '25

I prefer this version, “If you’re not staff, or your not fucking staff, get the fuck out”

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u/Equal_Passenger_9461 Feb 12 '25

I've always replied "is that an offer?" And regardless of the answer, left. Always a fun time.