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]]> 12499 3 29 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/471/29.jpg 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.

]]> 12500 4 39 Tip 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.

]]> 12509 5 46 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/471/46.jpg Be upbeat Be upbeat. Contrary to popular belief, pouring out your troubles to the person pouring your pint is not always appropriate.

]]> 12510 6 54 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/471/54.jpg 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.

]]> 12511 7 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/471/62.jpg Tip generously The quickest way into a bartender’s good graces is a generous tip!

]]> 12512 8 67 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.

]]> 12513 9 74 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/471/74.jpg 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.

]]> 12514 10 81 Fact The term “happy hour” originated on U.S. Navy vessels as slang for the time set aside for evening entertainment.

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