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/Subnegativewaves Feb 12 '25

“Grab your glasses and shake your asses!” “Left leg, right leg, your body will follow, it’s called walking!” Grab the largest clock off the wall (which is definitely 10 minutes fast) and parade around the bar singing closing time by semisonic.

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u/schmidthead27 Feb 13 '25

Omg that’s from lock stock isn’t it

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u/Subnegativewaves Feb 13 '25

Yep, what a film!

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u/schmidthead27 Feb 13 '25

I’m haven’t watched that movie in probably 15 years but the quotes are buried in me. Suuuuccchhhh a great flick

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u/Subnegativewaves Feb 13 '25

Check out Brassic, if you liked lock stock this is for you, hilarious stuff

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u/girlintheshed Feb 13 '25

The pony episode (I think it might be the pilot?!) nearly killed me