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- There are right and wrong ways to get a bartenders attention.
- To figure out just what they are, we asked bartenders from around the world to weigh in.
- Among the many faux pas, don't ever yell, click your fingers — or even wave them. Bartenders hate that.
When the bar is packed and your bartender appears to be out of earshot, what do you do?
Do you wave your credit card in the air? Do you snap your fingers? Or maybe you reach over the bar and start pouring yourself a drink?
To find out the right and wrong ways to get a bartender's attention at the bar, we went directly to the source, and more than 30 bartenders from around the world weighed in with their opinions on the matter.
Below are some of worst things people do when they're trying to get a bartender's attention, as well as some better alternatives.
Clicking or snapping your fingers at themBryan Steffy/Getty Images"Say excuse me, politely putting your hand up without waving it in the air. Just wait your turn. We see you, I promise. Never snap your fingers."
Yelling at bartenders to get a drink made right awayS2 B/Flickr
"You're not the only customer in the bar, so we'll get to you when we get to you, especially if it's busy."
"Don't yell at us if you have been waiting for more than a minute to be served. If you are looking like you're about to vent your frustrations on us, then we will ignore you until we are calm enough to handle your attitude."
Waving your fingerReuters
"The finger wave must have originated in the 7th circle of hell."
Waving your moneyScott Barbour/Getty Images
"Have your money or credit card ready to go, but don't wave it around in my face."
Pretty much any waving or weird hand stuffPhilippe Wojazer / Reuters
"I'll take a quick wave if it's packed. I am constantly scanning the bar, and have an order in my head of who to help next. I will do my best to give you acknowledgement to let you know I will be there soon. Any waving after that, it's a little much."
"We see you. No need to wave or do weird hand gestures."
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