Giving Him A Good Dressing Down
BAR | RIGHT | DECEMBER 11, 2013
(I am bartending. A nicely dressed couple in their 20s comes in and order drinks at the bar. They’ve been polite and quiet. The woman is on the heavier side, but still quite cute in her skirt. When the woman’s boyfriend goes to the restroom, a rowdy customer in a polo shirt, who has been obnoxious all night, approaches the bar.)
Rowdy Customer: “Hey! Hey! I need another gin and tonic! Hey!”
Me: “I’ll be right with you. Just let me fill this order.”
(As I’m filling the other order, I look up and see the rowdy customer eyeing the woman. He leans onto the bar while staring at her.)
Rowdy Customer: “Hey, you.”
(The woman ignores him, and turns slightly away.)
Rowdy Customer: “You know, a pig in a dress is still just a pig in a dress!”
(At this point, I’m speechless. I see the woman’s face turn from a smile into an extremely angry frown. Before I can say anything, the woman turns towards him.)
Woman: “Yeah, and you know, an a**hole in a polo is still just an a**hole in a polo!”
Rowdy Customer: “I… what?”
Me: “You can pay up and get out of here for harassing other customers. That’s what!”
Rowdy Customer: “This is bull-s***!”
(The rowdy customer leaves some money on the counter and storms out. I turn to the woman.)
Me: “Hey, that was the best thing I’ve heard all night! Can I get you and your boyfriend the next round?”
(She smiles and accepts, ordering a drink for herself and her boyfriend. Her boyfriend comes back after everything has quieted down.)
Me: “Here’s your free round. Really, that was a great come back! It made my day!”
Woman: “Thanks!”
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