tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876150051336556098.post6602943358750235354..comments2023-10-02T02:48:04.749-07:00Comments on The Slightly Cranky Waitress: Trivia night: now a total waste of time.purplegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02952678339075163056noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876150051336556098.post-76226320847742818162010-04-04T18:35:12.550-07:002010-04-04T18:35:12.550-07:00I've been in bars all over California and Neva...I've been in bars all over California and Nevada in the US and all over Queensland here in Australia. Every 2-for-1 drink special I can remember seeing has been no sharing & the second drink only poured after the first has been finished (or almost finished). I have been in a few bars where the the bartenders have let that rule slide and allowed 2 people to share the 2-for-1 but only when politely asked beforehand. Never when assumed or rudely demanded. There must be bars that run 2-for-1's with sharing but it's definitely not the norm from what I've seen.<br><br>It's amazing how few people realize that you can get pretty much whatever you want, within reason, and bend lots of rules in restaurants by being nice, asking politely and tipping decently. When I was a server, I decided that there should be a mandatory year spent working as a server, the way that there's mandatory military service in some countries. (Not really but ex-servers tend to make better customers)Pademelonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10909262358002348483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876150051336556098.post-47190330782870601472010-04-04T21:43:29.915-07:002010-04-04T21:43:29.915-07:00Only when the guest finishes his drink,I give himt...Only when the guest finishes his drink,I give himthe second one. That's what happy hour is about,isn't it? They always try to bend this rule.but,hey,thats what we do? otherwise pay the full priceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876150051336556098.post-79473471801784745812010-04-04T23:08:53.258-07:002010-04-04T23:08:53.258-07:00my restaurant has the 2 for 1 special and it is st...my restaurant has the 2 for 1 special and it is standard for us to bring out both drinks at the same time unless the customer asks us not to (then i get the bartender eye roll when i place the order and tell them to hold off on the 2nd drink). People can share all they want as long as i've carded them. The only problem we have is when people try to play the 2 for 1 mix and match game as in "hey, can my first drink be a strawberry daquerie and my free one be a Jack and coke?" because they get really pissy when we tell them NO.the career waitresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024953092779468089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876150051336556098.post-56688485221824491182010-04-05T13:56:09.969-07:002010-04-05T13:56:09.969-07:00Pademelon, my friends and I say the same thing all...Pademelon, my friends and I say the same thing all the time! One year, compulsory restaurant or retail work so everyone can learn what it's like!<br><br>Anonymous, that's how I always understood it to work, but like I said, I don't drink. :)<br><br>Career Waitress, people get aggravated about not being able to switch drunks, too! Total lack of understanding of liquor inventory!purplegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02952678339075163056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876150051336556098.post-91135157789920942372010-04-05T17:35:13.951-07:002010-04-05T17:35:13.951-07:00My current bar doesn't do 2-for-1 specials, bu...My current bar doesn't do 2-for-1 specials, but places I have worked in the past have. At all of those, we let people share, but a few places had a rule that no-one could have two drinks at a time. So, if there are two of you, you can both get one at the same time, if just one person, you have to wait until you finnished your first to get the second.Missyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01678581322464412797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876150051336556098.post-34486818826290529442010-04-06T20:12:04.863-07:002010-04-06T20:12:04.863-07:00Right! Everyone should have to do some restaurant ...Right! Everyone should have to do some restaurant or retail. <br>You just can't know, unless you've been waiting on the tables instead of sitting at the table complaining, what's it's really like....Mary Sheehan Winnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876150051336556098.post-31770116912037899042010-04-07T15:43:15.891-07:002010-04-07T15:43:15.891-07:00Thanks for the comment, Missy. Seems like it's...Thanks for the comment, Missy. Seems like it's sort of evenly split. CL would probably make a lot of people happy if she'd allow sharing.<br><br>Mary, you're absolutely right. Until you've had to smile and be polite to somebody who just swore at you and insulted your mother, you have no idea!purplegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02952678339075163056noreply@blogger.com