Bartenders
Why do bars hire bartenders with literally no intelligence? If I open a tab and tell you that I am the ONLY one on my tab, you probably shouldn't let some guy down the bar tell you he is on my tab without consulting me. This just leads to later confusion and anger when I have to inform you I am NOT paying for the drinks he put on my tab BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW HIM and I am not financially responsible for your f**k up. I'm pretty sure that it would have taken less than 30 seconds to straighten out the matter, especially since the bartender SERVING me informed you that I only order two drinks, not 9 and also thinks I shouldn't be responsible for your f**k up. I know you think you are the greatest thing that walks the earth because you are a bartender downtown, but get over yourself- you aren't. Oh and when I demand my credit card back and pay you in cash for the charges I made, don't throw my f**king credit card ACROSS the bar in a temper tantrum. All you did was make your buddy lose out on a phenomenal tip because you were an a**hole. Congratulations on losing 5 loyal customers who like to spend money in your bar, owner. Maybe you should hire people that are less of d-bags.
They don't know what the are doing either! We went to three bars downtown and NONE of the bartenders had a clue. A Rum Runner is not a shot, it is a mixed drink! A lemon drop should taste like...you guessed it, a lemon drop!
Oh, I completely agree with you. We ordered lemon drops. And it was awful. It was a drink with a piece of lemon to chase it. That is not what a lemon drop is. It's supposed to taste like lemonade, not gritty vomit.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i can tell you have never worked as a bartender before.
It's f**king hard work.
How the f**k is a bartender going to know that the douche bag at the end of the bar(who knew your name to put something on your tab) is or is not someone you know?
I am sure it was all fixed anyhow.
Maybe you should just pay in cash next time... there are ATM all over downtown.
And why are you paying for two drinks on a checkcard anyhow? most bars have like a 10 dollar minimum.
and i am sure you were acting like a jerk to be treated like a jerk!
f**king hell!
to 04/16
I work in the service industry.
making drinks isnt hard, especially in athens.
stop sounding like an entitled moron and get over it.
I have gone to multiple bars in athens and ordered a gin martini extremely dry with a twist and gotten a dirty vodka martini because, "oh well, dont all martinis have olives?" no they dont you f**king idiot. they do not.
god, maybe you should work in a cubicle, you sound really sensitive to others' opinions.
Getting your card thrown across a bar is not a happy ending in the service industry. that bartender should have clarified with the cardholder before adding charges.
why didnt he use cash? because its 200-f**king-9. what are you, 12? you shouldnt even be at bars.
How the f**k is a bartender going to know that the douche bag at the end of the bar(who knew your name to put something on your tab) is or is not someone you know?
You find out by asking! Why on earth would you let other people add themselves to someone else's tab without the tab owner's permission?
Let me guess, you were the person the OP was complaining about?
As the OP, I found out from MY bartender, that the other bartender said the guy down the card pointed at me and said he was on my tab, therefore not knowing my name, or clarifying with me. And my tab was $14. I bought shots, but thanks for trying to make yourself sound like you know what I ordered or how much they cost. Oh and can I point out really quickly, that "minimums" are against the credit companies policies, so even if you charge a minimum, I'm not required to meet it? Oh and I have bartended before, so I clearly know how to make a drink and and to properly charge people.
Really? Who really cares about this? You went downtown. You had a bad experience. Cry me a river.
And join the freaking club.
Don't want your credit card to be overcharged? Pay cash. Yes, cash. Even in 2009. Things are much more simple that way. Too many things can go wrong when using plastic. Why would you even bother opening a tab for 2 shots anyhow? Maybe you planned on ordering more. Maybe not. Who knows.
On the flip side, if it was a busy weekend night in one of the more popular bars, then the bartender probably remembered you and your name for a grand total of about 2 seconds. They don't know who's on what tab. For you to assume they'll remember is short sided on your part. They'll take an order, quote a price, and charge it to cash, a new credit card, or an existing tab. Simple.
There are quite a few crappy bartenders downtown so I'm not trying to defend them all, but theres also a few really good ones, too. Don't sell them short. You're in a town filled with college kids, so most bars don't have a large pool of overly qualified applicants to choose from when hiring. That's the bottom line.
So take all of that into consideration before you go downtown and get pissed because something goes wrong. Something ALWAYS goes wrong downtown. Deal with it.
-Athens Door Guy
If you don't want to read about people ranting about bad experiences then you are in the wrong place.
And trying to blame the OP for using a credit card is completely stupid.