Tabs.

At the bar, we can run a tab for you all night no matter how much or how little you drink. It's a simple little convenience for both of us; it makes our lives easier, don't you agree? Yet, night after night, people insist on running their credit card repeatedly. These aren't the people who are wary of leaving their credit card safely behind the bar with responsible professionals, these are the people who tell me sixteen times in one night, "Oh no, this is going to be it and then we're leaving. I'll just close out." NO. Just leave your tab open for pete's sake!

On Friday night, one woman ran her card three separate times in four minutes. She thought it was funny. Do you know what we have to do at 2:00am after we've shooed you out the door and sat down for the first time in eleven hours? We have to make sure that every single credit card transaction has the right tip entered into the computer, then we have to make sure that all of those credit card slips are in the correct order. Do you know how quickly those slips add up when customers insist on running their credit card for every single beer?


Oh, and as an added annoyance-  I understand buying a beer and leaving the $0.50 or $0.75 change as a tip because maybe you don't have small bills or your hands are full and it's easier. Fine, it's one beer. However, when you close your tab and it is only one beer, I find it awkward and annoying to go to the trouble of writing out $0.50 on the tip line. Really? You couldn't just round up and give us a buck? I can't even explain the difference, but it's enough to induce a little rage at 2am.