Bar etiquette

[down2cyz]

Most Thursday nights, I stop off at the bar after work for awhile. Typical small town Iowa bar, BS and talk sports for an hour or so. Usually around 5 to 10 or so of us and pretty standard drinking crowd, beer and maybe a Black Velvet drinker or two. Everyone usually takes a turn buying a round. So here is my question...one guy who comes in occasionally is a double Makers Mark neat drinker. So where most are drinking a $2.50 bottle or $3-4 rail, he is drinking a $10 drink, where would you stand on buying a round in this case.

I will of it's my turn, since he always returns the favor, but I know it irks a couple of the others. Just curious. I couldn't imagine drinking that for the simple fact, I would not be functional after a couple.

 

[Rabbuk]

You buy a round of whatever you're drinking for the crowd. Problem solved.

 

[keepngoal]

Buy the round. Leave it at that.

 

[SCNCY]

When it's his turn to buy a round, order a more expansive drink, maybe he will get the message.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

If it bothers others but it doesn't bother you, it's not an issue.

I'm guessing it bothers you a little or you wouldn't have asked. You need to ask yourself if it's worth possibly upsetting the "good times" for an extra $6. You could always casually flip him a little crap and see how he takes it. Maybe he's just not a beer drinker and that's his drink of choice. I'm assuming he orders the same thing when he buys a round. However, if he orders a cheap bottle of beer when it's his turn, then, yeah, he's a ****.

If he's an okay dude and it doesn't feel like he's trying to mooch off everyone, just know what you're in for when you buy the round.

 

[3TrueFans]

Tell them to find their bootstraps and buy their own ******* drinks, this is America.

 

[DurangoCy]

Unless you're going home with him at the end of the night or he buys you lunch from time to time to even things out, go ahead and get him something more in line with the rest of the crew.

 

[State43]

Tell him to drink his trump soda another day. He should have the etiquette to understand its a bit douchy if he does that alot.

 

[Gonzo]

Tell them to find their bootstraps and buy their own ******* drinks, this is America.

Exactly. This whole thing smells like socialism.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Bar etiquette, hand washing polls.
What is this, the off season?

 

[Cycloneman24]

I would say a 10 dollar drink is a bit excessive. I would tell him to put his big boy pants on and drink some beer. If he can’t do that just have him buy his own drinks and leave him out of the rotation on who is buying rounds.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Is the $10 guy cool?

 

[cycloner29]

Bar etiquette, hand washing polls.
What is this, the off season?

You forgot the toilet paper one...

 

[keepngoal]

Bar etiquette, hand washing polls.
What is this, the off season?

Feels like it... amirite?

 

[BCClone]

Exactly. This whole thing smells like socialism.

Most likely a hawk fan.

 

[KennyPratt42]

I've never understood the social convention of taking turns buying rounds (particularly when some are worried about not paying more or much more than their share). It makes so much more sense for everyone to have their own tab, get what you want when you want it (the other problem with rounds) and pay for it at the end. If you want to buy someone or a group a drink go for it, but it makes more sense if it's out of generosity.

 

[NickTheGreat]

Most small town Iowa bars I've been to would mock the $10 drink guy. I thought you just got handed Busch, maybe Busch Light if you're a woman or a child, when you walked in.

 

[GrappleCy]

I'm amazed that places exist where you can get a double of Makers for $10 without needing to make use of a time machine.

 

[CtownCyclone]

Is he the guy who skips his turn?

 

[weR138]

I'm with you, it doesn't bother me to pay if he's cool. But rounds including MM should be separate from rounds including beer. If I were the Bourbon drinker (which I am) I wouldn't expect to be included in the round. Also, if I were the ONLY Bourbon drinker I'd switch to the beer everyone else is drinking. This guy might be an alcoholic.