Bartenders spill the beans on Gen Z's 'annoying' drink-by-drink payment habit

In bars across America fewer young bargoers those born in the late s or early s are opening tabs instead choosing to close out and pay after every drink The New York Times in recent times shared Does the trend bother bartenders Fox News Digital demanded a inadequate for their thoughts Is it annoying to close out the tab after every single drink for bartenders And the answer is yes Unequivocally that is annoying mentioned Derek Brown a bartender and founder of Drink Company a hospitality consulting agency in Washington D C SPLITTING A RESTAURANT BILL WITH FRIENDS EXPERT SHARES 'MOST DESIRABLE' APPROACH You have so a great number of things to do as a bartender throughout your shift and closing out the tab if you have to do it throughout the evening when somebody's ordering two three drinks it takes time and it's frustrating and annoying Today's younger generation isn't the first to annoy bartenders Brown clarified Every generation has its quirk he revealed Still while it may not seem like a big deal to customers closing out after every drink is a nuisance to those on the other side of the bar especially when things are busy Brown mentioned When somebody comes in and says 'I'll take a cocktail ' great and then somebody comes behind and says 'I'll close it out ' you have to turn around you have to go to the point-of-sale machine and you have to turn around and go back to making drinks Brown mentioned CRAFT BREWERS DEAL WITH RISING COSTS WITHOUT PASSING HEFTY PRICE HIKES TO CUSTOMERS All of this while being congenial keeping a smile making sure people are taken care of it can be just a really really annoying habit between all the other things you have to do But it is part of the job A few younger people claim that paying as they go is a better way to manage their drinking money This is the positive side of this right Brown mentioned If you're closing out every time it's true You're going to be able to monitor how much alcohol you're drinking throughout the evening Brown declared fiscal responsibility is crucial from the consumer perspective Once you've had two drinks then the third one comes a lot faster and easier he explained Others have expressed concerns about leaving their credit cards behind or in the hands of the bartender One way bars solved this obstacle was with a new system in which a customer's card is swiped once and then right now returned RESTAURANT TIPPING ETIQUETTE SHOULD YOU TIP FOR FAST FOOD OR TAKEOUT In that incident it's not that complex Brown announced You keep your card You put it in your pocket That's what we learned Still nothing stops a person from paying drink by drink Somebody can just keep asking to open and close it all evening Brown commented We just have to smile and do our best Another reason for the decline in bar tabs could be that fewer young adults in general are drinking CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERA Gallup poll located that of adults under age say they drink a decrease over the previous years Katie Fites a former bartender in Tallahassee and newest graduate of Florida State University explained she doesn't have a blanket rule when deciding whether she's going to open a bar tab It depends on what kind of night I'm trying to have she explained Fox News Digital If I know that my friends and I are going to be staying in one spot for the night I will leave a tab open But if I think that we're going to be bouncing around and there's a possibility I'll forget I've left my tab open and leave I will not leave my tab open For more Lifestyle articles visit foxnews com lifestyleFites worked at a popular college bar that didn't allow tabs so largest part people paid in cash Those who did pay with a card however were subject to a minimum Card payments can not only slow down bartenders on a busy night they can also be costly to a bar owner's bottom line Credit card fees which range from on average to of the transaction are assessed with every swipe according to Doug Kantor with the Merchants Payments Coalition MPC CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThese swipe fees totaled a record billion in an increase of since the pandemic per the MPC That means less money for the bars