8 Infuriating Customer Types Every Bartender Knows

1. The Clicker

Bartender1 The most common and most annoying of all irritating bar patron traits is undoubtedly "The Clicker". Rather than understanding that a bartender serves people as they approach the bar, or in an order that they get in their head if the bar is too busy, The Clicker tries to get the attention of the bartender in the worst way possible. The Clicker insists on using a mixture of clicks, whistles or shouts to get the bartenders attention, usually while in the middle of serving another patron. These self indulgent people seem to think that the world revolves around them and if they don't get their drinks instantly then something awful is going to happen. Clicking in my face, shouting at me and hailing me like I'm a taxi will not get you served any faster, and if you try to whistle at me like I'm a dog, you get served last. Don't do it, it's rude, it's obnoxious and it's annoying. If I haven't served you its for one of two reasons, either I'm serving people in order and your turn hasn't come up, or I think you are too drunk to order the next round. Either way, your obnoxious clicking and variation of sounds isn't going to help you, as I'm going to assume you are either cutting in line or too drunk to wait patiently for your turn. Even worse is when the clicker is finally served they usually don't know what they want to order then they contemplate their order while other patient patrons gather around waiting to be served. Standard Order - "Excuse me *clicks fingers* umm... ahh...... hmm... one beer please"
 
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