Bars Upholding Their Own Policy

[britjojo]

Almost all bars have as part of their policy and training for bar staff, the stipulation that anyone who is visibly inebriated is not to be served. Yet I have never know that to be upheld, even in the bars that I worked in.

I think that it might help to reduce alcohol abuse by reducing overall consumption in the early days before a person is too deep in, and yet the policy is on the books only.

Other than profit, why is this? Do you think it could help?

[mtajim]

Yes, many bars dont upheld there policy, they tend to sell more to earn more profit.

[crassus]

It's not always so easy to tell when a person is intoxicated. I just worked the St. Patrick's day weekend, doing nothing but selling beer. There were so many people there, and so much noise, basically all communication was done with fingers and no way for anyone to tell if a person had gone over the limit.

[britjojo]

Crassus, I agree that in busy times it really is hard. But I know from my four years behind the bar, that even in quiet times we really didn't do anything. Occasionally we'd have the manager remove someone who was getting unruly, but basically if you didn't swear at us, and didn't fall asleep, then we let you be.

[mtajim]

Ok , so thats the case , but i think most people do get rude and start doing things which they are not supposed to do after they get drunk

[QuietLunatic]

I've never seen it upheld, either, and it can lead to some pretty serious consequences. Last year, a guy who was visibly drunk at the Legion was served drinks and then the bartender gave the guy his keys to drive home on his 4 wheeler. He got into an accident and died and the bartender was in some pretty deep sh*t for a while.

[mtajim]

That was really a s**t accident , i am sure the bar tender might have been involved in tha case

[QuietLunatic]

It was quite the 9 day wonder in our little village. Everyone kept asking why the bartender didn't keep the guy's keys. He was someone she knew and she knew he was drunk, and it wouldn't have been that hard to find someone to take him home, I'm sure...mind you, finding someone sober at the Legion could have been an adventure, but still...I know it weighs heavily on her mind.

[websurfpro]

i have worked in 5 bars since I graduated the barman course, I have good experience with bars in general, and I can tell you, at least in my place they`ll never care who consumes , what consumes and how much a client consumes, al they care is how much profitt there is, this is my country, sad I know.

[Archbob]

I don't know of one bar that unholds this policy. The only time I've seen a bar intervene is when people start throwing up and its effecting their business. Its not in their interested to regulate and every drink you guy gains them money.