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In bars all over America, fewer young bargists – those born in the late 1990s or early 2000s – open tabs to close and pay for it instead Every drinkThe New York Times recently reported.
Is the trend bartender? Fox News Digital asked some about their thoughts.
“Is it annoying to close the tab after each single drink for bartender? And the answer is.
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“Throughout their layer, they have so many things to do as a bartender and close the tab if you have to do it all evening when someone ordered two or three drinks – it takes time and it is frustrating and annoying.”
Today’s younger generation is not the first to annoy bartender, of course.
Younger Bargoers are frustrating by paying for drinks one after the other instead of opening a tab for the evening. (IStock)
“Every generation has its peculiarity,” he said.
Although it doesn’t seem to be a big deal for customers, it is a nuisance for the others on the other side of every drink to close after each drink the barEspecially when things are busy, Brown said.
“When someone comes in and says: ‘I’ll take a cocktail, ‘ Great, and then someone comes behind and says: “I will close it, ‘you have to turn around, you have to go to the [point-of-sale machine]And they have to turn around and make drinks again, “said Brown.
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“All this, while he is likeable, retains a smile, is ensured that people are cared for – it can only be a really, really annoying habit between all the other things you have to do. But it’s part of the job.”
Some younger people claim that it is a better way to manage their tips when they go when they go.
“As soon as you have two drinks, the third is much faster and easier.”
“This is the positive side of it, isn’t it?” Said Brown. “If you close every time it is true. You will be able to monitor How much alcohol You drink all evening. “
Brown said “fiscal responsibility” was important from the perspective of consumers.
Some young drinkers believe that it is the best way to manage their money when you visit a bar. (IStock)
“As soon as you have two drinks, the third is much faster and easier,” he said.
Others have expressed concerns about abandoning Your credit cards Behind or in the bartender’s hands.
One possibility of how bars solved this problem was with a new system in which a customer’s card was wiped and then returned immediately.
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“In this case it is not that difficult,” said Brown. “They keep their card. They put them in their pocket. We learned that.”
Nevertheless, nothing prevents a person from drinking by drinking.
“Someone can just keep asking to open and close it [all] Evening, “said Brown.” We just have to smile and do our best. “
Most bartenders can wipe cards and return them to customers, but that doesn’t prevent people from paying drinks with a drink. (IStock)
Another reason for the decline in the bar tab cards could be that fewer young adults in general drink.
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A 2023 -Gallup survey showed that 62% of adults under the age of 35 indicate that they drink, which has decreased by 10% in the past 20 years.
“It depends on which night I have.”
Katie Fites, a former bartender in Tallahasee and the youngest graduate from Florida State University, said she has no general rule if she decides whether to open a bar.
Katie Fites worked as a bartender in a popular place near the Florida State University campus. When she is traveling with friends, she said that she has no ceiling rule if she decides whether to open a bar tab card. (Chase Douglas)
“It depends on which night I try,” she told Fox News Digital.
“If I know that my friends and I will stay in one place for the night, I will leave a tab open. But if I think we will jump around and there is a way, I will forget that I will leave my tab open and go, I will not leave my tab open.”
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Fites worked in a popular college bar where tabs were not approved – so most people paid in cash.
However, those who paid with a card were a minimum of $ 10.
Card payments can not only slow down the bartender on a busy night, but also costly to the end result of a bar owner. (IStock)
Card payments can not only slow down the bartender on a busy night, but also costly to the end result of a bar owner.
According to Doug Kantor, the credit card fees, which range an average of 2% to 4% of the transaction, are rated with the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) with every swipe.
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These wiping fees amounted to $ 187.2 billion in 2024, which was increased to an increase of 70% Since the pandemicAccording to the MPC.
That means less money for the bars.
