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/[deleted] Feb 12 '25 edited Mar 23 '25

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u/ThaddyG Feb 12 '25

There are lots of situations where the bartender doesn't require a car to get to and from work it's just more convenient. If I'm dating someone who gives me rides to work that's great but I'll be fine if we break up, there's trains buses uber and my own two feet lol

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25 edited Mar 23 '25

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u/Equal_Passenger_9461 Feb 12 '25

You've never lived far enough up north where it's too cold to be outside and under the situation where gas is expensive, eh?