Proof that customers will believe anything....
So today, after my shift at the outdoor bar, feeling a bit sweaty, I did what I often do in that situation....I went to the clothing optional pier/bar/pool/sundeck. (This town is JUST a bit different from most!) So, jump in the pool for a bit, get out, and am hanging out at the bar in just a towel talking to the bartender, who I know, and a couple of customers who were there. Ms. Bartender was out from behind the bar, involved in the conversation, as nothing much was going on. I should point out that everyone else at the bar was fully dressed, I was the only one in a towel.
Two obvious tourists walk in, and Ms. Bartender says to me, "Jester....pretend you're the bartender!" I protest that I am JUST WEARING A TOWEL! "Come on, they won't know the difference." What the heck, right? So, wearing only a small towel, I give the guys a friendly greeting, and attempt to sell them drinks. They are only looking around, checking the view (it's right on the ocean), etc., etc. We banter a bit, exchange chit chat, yada yada, and they leave....and they never ONCE questioned the bartender dressed only in a towel.
Now, I wonder if that would have worked if I had tried it in a place that was NOT clothing optional. Hmmmm.....
TOMORROW STARTS MY VACATION! NO MORE ASSHAT SUCKASS CUSTOMERS FOR A WEEK!
So today, after my shift at the outdoor bar, feeling a bit sweaty, I did what I often do in that situation....I went to the clothing optional pier/bar/pool/sundeck. (This town is JUST a bit different from most!) So, jump in the pool for a bit, get out, and am hanging out at the bar in just a towel talking to the bartender, who I know, and a couple of customers who were there. Ms. Bartender was out from behind the bar, involved in the conversation, as nothing much was going on. I should point out that everyone else at the bar was fully dressed, I was the only one in a towel.
Two obvious tourists walk in, and Ms. Bartender says to me, "Jester....pretend you're the bartender!" I protest that I am JUST WEARING A TOWEL! "Come on, they won't know the difference." What the heck, right? So, wearing only a small towel, I give the guys a friendly greeting, and attempt to sell them drinks. They are only looking around, checking the view (it's right on the ocean), etc., etc. We banter a bit, exchange chit chat, yada yada, and they leave....and they never ONCE questioned the bartender dressed only in a towel.
Now, I wonder if that would have worked if I had tried it in a place that was NOT clothing optional. Hmmmm.....
TOMORROW STARTS MY VACATION! NO MORE ASSHAT SUCKASS CUSTOMERS FOR A WEEK!
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