14 Things Bartenders Want You To Stop Doing

It can be fun working at the local pub but there are always those annoying customers that you just want to punch. So don't do these things.

1. Stop ripping up the coasters.

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Also, please stop throwing them across the room or putting them in your drink so that they are soggy, just for your own amusement. We are the ones having to discover wet shredded pieces of beer coasters when we're cleaning at the end of the night.

2. Don't just come up the bar and ask for a pint.

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A pint of what? Beer? Water? Coke? Lemonade? WHAT?!

3. Stop asking for free drinks.

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Or for doubles for the price of singles. You don't tip well and you don't have any reason to expect a free drink so just stop.

4. Don't complain that there’s a drink that the bar doesn’t stock.

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If you work in a small bar like myself, you will understand the frustration when you get mouth from a customer complaining that you don't stock WKD. What are you 12? And if you are, gtfo.

5. Stop talking to your friends at the bar whilst we're waiting to take your order or your money.

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It's annoying because we feel rude to interrupt when in fact you're the one being rude by ignoring us.

6. Please don't clean out the contents of your wallet onto the bar.

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And then give us the change in coppers.

7. If you're a female bartender, please don't hit on us in a creepy way that makes us want to throw your drink on you.

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Especially if you're old. It's just creepy.

8. Don't tell us the drink you want, and then after we pour it, specify the spirit you wanted.

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Gin and tonic? Here's a Gordons.. "I wanted Bombay Sapphire". Fuck you.

9. Don't throw your money/ID on the bar when I have my hand out for it.

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Don't you realise how awkward it is trying to pick up coins off a beer soaked surface? It takes a while. Just make our jobs easier pls.

10. Don't plead for another drink after closing time.

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I also once had a very drunk guy turning all the beer taps on in anger because the bar had closed and he wanted another drink. Do not do this either.

11. Stop thinking that by requesting less ice means more alcohol, not more mixer. You want a double? You're paying for a double.

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12. Stop leaving your glasses everywhere. Bring them back to the bar with you when you come to order another drink. It will make our lives a lot easier.

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Come on now.

13. Don't sit in our bar and order one drink between the 7 of you just so you can have a place to hang out.

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I want to go home and close up early. Piss off.

14. Most of all, don't come to our bar and not have a good time.

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Drinking is supposed to be fun, so make it fun, make our lives easier and enjoy yourself with dignity.