Quote: (09-09-2011 01:17 PM)Nonpareil Wrote:
2)... ALWAYS grease the bartender, even if you don't plan on having too much
Quote: (09-09-2011 02:50 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:
"ALWAYS grease the bartender"
Great advice Nonpareil.
In fact, I will go as far to say is that Grease works even better when there is an Open Bar.
Counter intuitive, I know, but the best moves usually are.
+1
This was a trick/hack my father (I'll call him Lenny here) taught me at a wedding a long time ago at my cousin's wedding.
While, yes, everybody goes apeshit crazy when there's open bar, and people start drinking like it's their last day on Earth, one could see why 'greasing the bartender' might sound counter-intuitive. Why drop $20 or more for free drinks ?
But my father's logic was simple. And while he wasn't really a drinker (three mixed drinks was a lot for him in a night), it's funny looking back now on a lot of the things (like this) that he did, I now see why almost everyone he met thought he was the coolest.
When we got to the reception hall, my mother found our table, and he (and I) went to the bar toorder drinks. The bartender came back with the drinks, and my father asked how much. The bartender says that it's Open Bar, and we're all set.
Now, my father had an idea how many people would be at the reception, based on the crowd at the church. This particular wedding had almost 300 people (which is worth mentioning because the dollar amount was somewhat congruent with the number of people). So he asks the bartender if he (and the other bartender) are here the whole night. And they are. He introduces himself and me, and the bartender tells us his (Al) and the other bartender's name (Bob).
My father reaches in his pocket to (I think) leave a tip, but pulls two $50s out of his money clip instead. He hands the bartender BOTH $50s. and the bartender says, "Sir, I don't think I can break these (meaning make change for the $50s)."
My father says, "Those are for you and Bob. But you have to do me a favor."
Al: "What's that, Lenny ?"
My father: "If you see Sam and I headed toward the bar, can you have a drink ready for us ?"
Al: "No problem, sir. Hey, Bob, c'mere."
(Bob strolls over and shakes our hands as Al introduces us)
Al: "This is Lenny and Sam. They drink Screwdrivers. Take care of them."
Bob: "You bet."
My father and I went to the table, and I asked him why he dropped $100 at an Open Bar.
"Because once dinner is over, that bar is going to be three to four rows deep for the rest of the night. And I don't feel like standing around waiting for a drink. So those guys will have our drinks ready when they see us coming."
I thought it was silly to spend that kind of money at an Open Bar.. until I got to see the fruit of his labor in action.
After dinner, there were about 30 people congregated around the bar, and my father and uncle headed that way. My father gave Bob a wave/salute kind of motion (somewhat similar to waving your hand at an auction). By the time my father made it to the bar, his Screwdriver was ready and waiting for him, and he asked Bob for a 7&7 for my uncle.
The looks on people's faces that had been waiting at the bar to order their drinks, and here my father strolls up and has his drink waiting for him. Men wanted to know who he was, women were looking at him like Katy Tur looks at Donald Trump.
Jesus.. after typing that all up and previewing it.. my father was teaching me game back then, and I didn't even know it.
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