Problems with a lounge bartender (How would you handle a situation like this?)
Apr 22, 2022, 4:57 pm
#106
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Just playing devil's advocate here, but the bartender offered to take you to the machine to show you how to work it, so maybe she thought was genuinely helping you out and not trying to humiliate or insult you. Also are you sure the ORD club actually has cherry syrup, that could have been what she meant when saying there's no cherry on the gun.
In any event if you want to try again, I would just walk back up, thank her for the help, but say the drink didn't quite taste like what you're after and try asking again if they have cherry syrup. Or just go to the other bar (there are 2 bars in the ORD H/K club) and ask a different bartender.
In any event if you want to try again, I would just walk back up, thank her for the help, but say the drink didn't quite taste like what you're after and try asking again if they have cherry syrup. Or just go to the other bar (there are 2 bars in the ORD H/K club) and ask a different bartender.
Apr 22, 2022, 5:02 pm
#107
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Apr 22, 2022, 7:07 pm
#108
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Apr 22, 2022, 7:09 pm
#109
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Apr 22, 2022, 11:04 pm
#111
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Airline lounge bars are busy af and the staff dread people like you who think they're at a damn Starbucks. Drop it. If I was that bartender my eyes would have rolled back so far, I'd be crawling around the floor trying to find them.
Apr 22, 2022, 11:06 pm
#112
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Apr 22, 2022, 11:11 pm
#113
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I think your original request was over the top for an airline lounge bar. Where did you think you were that had every mixer/syrup ever? Some kind of boutique?
Airline lounge bars are busy af and the staff dread people like you who think they're at a damn Starbucks. Drop it. If I was that bartender my eyes would have rolled back so far, I'd be crawling around the floor trying to find them.
Airline lounge bars are busy af and the staff dread people like you who think they're at a damn Starbucks. Drop it. If I was that bartender my eyes would have rolled back so far, I'd be crawling around the floor trying to find them.
It is amazing and sad that AA and the US3 have conditioned people to think coke + syrup + lime is some sort of elaborate drink. Where did the standards go?
Apr 22, 2022, 11:14 pm
#114
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I think your original request was over the top for an airline lounge bar. Where did you think you were that had every mixer/syrup ever? Some kind of boutique?
Airline lounge bars are busy af and the staff dread people like you who think they're at a damn Starbucks. Drop it. If I was that bartender my eyes would have rolled back so far, I'd be crawling around the floor trying to find them.
Airline lounge bars are busy af and the staff dread people like you who think they're at a damn Starbucks. Drop it. If I was that bartender my eyes would have rolled back so far, I'd be crawling around the floor trying to find them.
Apr 22, 2022, 11:24 pm
#115
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I think your original request was over the top for an airline lounge bar. Where did you think you were that had every mixer/syrup ever? Some kind of boutique?
Airline lounge bars are busy af and the staff dread people like you who think they're at a damn Starbucks. Drop it. If I was that bartender my eyes would have rolled back so far, I'd be crawling around the floor trying to find them.
Airline lounge bars are busy af and the staff dread people like you who think they're at a damn Starbucks. Drop it. If I was that bartender my eyes would have rolled back so far, I'd be crawling around the floor trying to find them.
Apr 22, 2022, 11:48 pm
#117
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If it was Xavi, then I can 100% believe the story, but that said she is not that bad, can come off a bit rough, but she is good, a hard worker. Some customers love her, and important ones at that. I have known her for years. Was at the G club for a long time. And there is no way they will fire her. She has MANY internal supporters. You can doubt me, I don't claim to know much, but what I do know, I know. She is safe, so all the fire her talk is noise.
Apr 23, 2022, 12:09 am
#118
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I assume the 
was self directed at your own comparison.
May as well fire all the bartenders and just leave the coke machine and liquor. Since 2 ingredient mixes are too complex apparently.
The firing talk is all wishful thinking and hope for sure. AA doesn't fire anyone, no matter how badly they seem to perform.
was self directed at your own comparison. May as well fire all the bartenders and just leave the coke machine and liquor. Since 2 ingredient mixes are too complex apparently.
If it was Xavi, then I can 100% believe the story, but that said she is not that bad, can come off a bit rough, but she is good, a hard worker. Some customers love her, and important ones at that. I have known her for years. Was at the G club for a long time. And there is no way they will fire her. She has MANY internal supporters. You can doubt me, I don't claim to know much, but what I do know, I know. She is safe, so all the fire her talk is noise.
The firing talk is all wishful thinking and hope for sure. AA doesn't fire anyone, no matter how badly they seem to perform.
Last edited by Antarius; Apr 23, 2022 at 12:20 am
Apr 23, 2022, 3:16 am
#119
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That, Dear, is your opinion. It is not mine. I am certainly not about to get into a debate over tipping in an an airline lounge bar. All I would say is that had the OP had not had to deal with a barwoman, we would have been deprived of hours of meaningless chat.