"Let me in!!!"

[customersruinmylife]

Last night was a very very VERY quiet shift. I have never seen the place so empty. On a Sunday, we usually close at 1am, but the manager was walking around the place, and was fed up because there were only two people in the bar, so he decided to close up at 11pm. This would save a lot of hours and money, because the amount of money being brought in was a lot less than what he was paying for us to be there.

So, we close at 11pm, everyone is out, great stuff. We get our drinks and sit down and relax.

We hear the doors shaking, then another set, then another. Then the windows are being battered on.

Manager: Ignore them. They'll go away.

They didnt go away. Four customers, all very drunk, battering on the windows and shouting for us to let them in. I recognised these four, they are very annoying regulars who basically come in and trash the place once we've tidied everything up. No way in hell were they getting in.

The manager waves at them, then carries on drinking.

SC: LET US IN!
Manager goes up to the window.
Manager: I'm sorry, I didn't quiet catch that?
SC: LET US IN!
Manager: Sorry, we're closed.
SC: No you're not! You don't close til 1am! It's only 11:45!
Manager: I'm sorry, we're closed.
SC: WHY???
Manager: I dont need to give you an explaination.
SC: YES YOU DO! I WILL BE TAKING THIS UP WITH YOUR MANAGER!
Manager: I am the manager. This is MY bar, and I will close whenever I like. Thank you.
SC: LET US THE F**K IN!! WE WANT TO DRINK!!
Manager: I'm sorry? I can't hear you? What did you say?
The manager returns and sits with us. The four customers stood outside for 20 minutes, looking very confused as we sat and enjoyed our drinks.

[iradney]

Yay Manager! *hands over Noddy badge* well done there wish I could've been there to see their faces

[ditchdj]

Why not just call the cops and let them get hauled away for public intoxication???

[Imogene]

Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!

[Shironu-Akaineko]

Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin!

Then I'll huff!
And I'll puff!
AND I'LL CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL the media!

[NightAngel]

GAH!

We had something similar last night. this woman called and asked what time we closed I told her, "In 15 minutes." She says she's going to try and make it. She didn't but she only BARELY missed it. The SM locked the door and within seconds (she must have been running across the parking lot when he locked it) she was outside shaking the doors.

her: "LET ME IN!"
SM: "We're closed."
Her: "THE GIRL ON THE PHONE SAID 15 MINUTES! I MADE IT! LET ME IN!"
SM: "We're closed! The computers are down and I have no way to check out customers!"
Her: "I just want to trade this movie!"
SM: "I CAN'T do anything for you now! We're closed!"

Anyway- they bantered for a moment and as he was walking away she was fiercely shaking the doors. Then she went around and punched the window behind me. Perhaps she thought she could punch through? NOT!

We get back to the office and the phone rings I say, "It's her."
SM answers with the standard greeting that includes first name.
Her: "Thanks! Now I know your name! *CLICK!*"

SM laughs as he's putting the receiver down and says, "Please do call corporate and tell them that I wouldn't let you in after close. Just one more thing they can praise me for."

[Imogene]

Then I'll huff!
And I'll puff!
AND I'LL CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL the media!

Yay! Media! I couldn't think of any way to adapt the saying.
*hugs, offers a peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie*

[ShortTemperHatesStupidity]

GAH!

We had something similar last night. this woman called and asked what time we closed I told her, "In 15 minutes." She says she's going to try and make it. She didn't but she only BARELY missed it. The SM locked the door and within seconds (she must have been running across the parking lot when he locked it) she was outside shaking the doors.
<snip>
SM laughs as he's putting the receiver down and says, "Please do call corporate and tell them that I wouldn't let you in after close. Just one more thing they can praise me for."

I forsee a sucky customer lying about their tardy arrival time and me-thinks perhaps a sniveling little wimp at corporate getting the call, apologizing and sending a gift card for her troubles.

[Becks]

CRML, doesn't your state have a law against serving/selling alcohol to obviously drunk people?

[NightAngel]

I forsee a sucky customer lying about their tardy arrival time and me-thinks perhaps a sniveling little wimp at corporate getting the call, apologizing and sending a gift card for her troubles.

Nope. They'll just pull up the computer log time for when the last register was closed out.
Not to mention that we've got security tapes, etc. to prove the time.

[customersruinmylife]

CRML, doesn't your state have a law against serving/selling alcohol to obviously drunk people?

Oh yeah, we have those laws and policies, but it makes the story all the more amusing

[Shironu-Akaineko]

Yay! Media! I couldn't think of any way to adapt the saying.
*hugs, offers a peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie*

OoooOOooh! Sugar sugar~

[Imogene]

OoooOOooh! Sugar sugar~

Dnt dnt dnt dnt, da da!
Oh, honey honey!
Dnt dnt dnt dnt, da da!
I'll be your candy girl, but only because you made me remember this song.

[powerboy]

We have a metal security sliding door. We lock it. Well this one idiot walked past my buddie and I, after we were close. He stood at the door looking at, and then looks down, and then tries to pull the lock apart. And when we told him that we were closed, he started cursing up a storm. He told us that we better let him in, and that he is going to corporate on us, and get us fired. My buddy simply told him that he owns the place, and that we are closed. Also for him to leave. And yes, it happened today.

[Mr. Rude]

To OP manager...



Well done !!