How To Make Friends With a Bartender
- December 17, 2007
- 10,241 Views
from
cinemabeyond
(and 6 others) Subscribe
-
Director
Peter Dolan
-
Writer
Leanne Shear
- Actor Brit Sparks
- Actor Daniel Armstrong
-
Voice Over Artist
Ryan Hunter
-
Music
Edison Music Corp
Turn your favorite bar into a home away from home.
You Will Need
- Neighborhood watering hole
- Bartender
- Good attitude
- Good joke or bit of trivia (optional)
Step 1: Smile & wait patiently
Approach the bar, smile, and—most importantly—wait patiently for the bartender to approach.
Step 2: Be polite
Be polite. The bartender is a server, not a servant.
Step 3: Make conversation
If he isn’t busy, make some conversation. Avoid lengthy philosophical treatises in favor of a funny story from your workday or a recap of a great book you just read.
Share a fun bit of trivia or a good joke. Bartenders love to pass them on and will appreciate a customer who provides new material.
Step 4: Be upbeat
Be upbeat. Contrary to popular belief, pouring out your troubles to the person pouring your pint is not always appropriate.
Step 5: Don't be a pest
If the bartender is busy, don’t be a pest or chatter incessantly while he or she is trying to turn out drinks. Keep in mind that the server is at work.
Step 6: Tip generously
The quickest way into a bartender’s good graces is a generous tip!
Don’t ask for free drinks. A bartender can’t always provide them and won’t look kindly on someone who always has his hand out.
Step 7: Invite him out
To seal the deal, ask him or her to join you and your friends for a nightcap…at another bar, of course.
The term “happy hour” originated on U.S. Navy vessels as slang for the time set aside for evening entertainment.
Something wrong? Report this How-To
Video is in Last Call (14 videos)
How To Get a Drink At a Crowded Bar
- 5,267 views
- natewood
How To Become a Barfly
- 10,503 views
- dfayala
How To Use Your Cell Phone As a Wingman
- 51,693 views
- ATT
Comments (5)
Love that this is in the college survival guide! Next step is to make one about the power you wield once that bartender is your buddy!
over 4 years ago by Alexa
Very funny and fun to watch!
over 4 years ago by Klamj
Do you need and have permission to feature product advertising in backgroun? eg: samuel adams? The video is a little blueish...could be cleaner. All in all, good points and funny. Nicely done.
over 4 years ago by gully
What do you mean could be cleaner?
over 3 years ago by Inlightent
I think what gully means, is cleaner in the sense of color correction (blue tint, brighting and contrast controls, etc.). There is also interlacing happening so he may mean that as well. Typically, de-interlaced video is optimal for the internet.
about 1 year ago by SeaLightEntertainment
Sign in or create an account to post a comment. Or, sign in using your Facebook to comment
and share your activity with your friends