casekonly Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 yeah, so i've decided to spend $750 on learning to be a professional bartender. i'm sure some others on ehre bartend or have done it professionally. let me know what the money is like, etc. what about flare? you got it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 skim the tip jar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenglish Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 dude, your fucking tripping fool. SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY??????????????? HELL NAWWW. get that shit mail order takes two weeks to complete and you get job placement asstiance locally or regionally for- check this fool? eighty nine nintey motherfucking nine. recognize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenglish Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 oh, thats in bay area california where bartenders make like 300 a shift and need to be able to maintain while drinking with customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaps Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 casek bro dont do it man my ex went to one of those things ... and when she got out hardly anyone would hire her because they preffered people with actual bartneding experience or someone that doesn't know shit most bars all have their own way of doing things anyhows ... they're train you themselves all the drinks you learn how to make are pointless anyhows man, 90% of the time at a bar ... people are going to ask for a jack n coke ... vodka n cran ... or a beer you hardly need to know ANY of those drinks seriously man ... give me $750 and i can teach you more about bartending than they ever will !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WebsterUno Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 &believe& yeah, you should look into 'dive' bars. some of them dont require any knowledge about it, they will train you. Then, from there, you can move it on up, like The Jeffersons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intangible Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 Re: &believe& Originally posted by WebsterUno you can move it on up, like The Jeffersons! haha if you could do that from bartending i would have done it a long time ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casekonly Posted May 2, 2003 Author Share Posted May 2, 2003 yeah, dropping $750 on these fools seems outrageous but they have job placement and they've been around since '78 with no complaints to the better business bureau, etc...i researched it a little. i think i'm going to get in touch with some of their graduates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaps Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 bartending schools idea of job placement is giving you a peice of paper with all the bars in town and telling you to go find a job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casekonly Posted May 2, 2003 Author Share Posted May 2, 2003 haha.i'm going to check around town and find out if there are any other schools, etc...their website looks a little lame pbsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaps Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 you know what would be best finding a small quiet bar that wouldn't mind hiring you learn there ... thats all the experience you'll need to get a solid job at a better bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casekonly Posted May 2, 2003 Author Share Posted May 2, 2003 ya think? man, i dunno, i'm gonna go ahead and blow a cool $750 on these cats and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaps Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 Originally posted by casekonly ya think? man, i dunno, i'm gonna go ahead and blow a cool $750 on these cats and see what happens. cool, do that but when you get out of it n shit ... wait about 6months n get back to me on whether you thought it was a wise decision :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WebsterUno Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 like I said, dive bars will train you! look in the newspaper man, some tending spots say, will train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallix Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casekonly Posted May 3, 2003 Author Share Posted May 3, 2003 i'll definitely keep you guys posted on how it goes. it may be worth it. seems that way, the more research i do....$750 bones is alot to drop on a school that only lasts two weeks, though...i'm gonna go through with it, if it's bunk, i'll just sue the ever living shit out of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenglish Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 i mean.... really though... you just got 750 to drop? drop it on my product, nahh fuck that drop 114 on my product and get healthy and learn to bartend your damnself with the bar you build in your house your gona buy with all the money your gonna make by giving me your email and phone number and name. www.imagine2020.com/765542402 peace. recognize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casekonly Posted May 3, 2003 Author Share Posted May 3, 2003 ha ha OE...nah, i'm not down for the pyramid scheme...i've got one for ya, though..you can figure out the details, but it involves selling instructions (3 parter $5 each) on how to sell instructions...you'd need a p.o. box and some time spent writing the pitch, etc out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogie hands Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 your spending 750 for nothing....restaurant and bar managers laugh at that shit....like the guy a few posts before said, most people want a jack and coke or whatevers on tap...not some fruit flipping bottles who can blow fire and make the gayest drinks on earth.... unless your moving to south beach where no one has any taste....then you would probably be golden.... bottom line...you wasting your time and money...you would get farther with a job as a bar back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmieWalker Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 the bartender that I just returned from gets an "A" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casekonly Posted May 3, 2003 Author Share Posted May 3, 2003 boogie, i hope you're wrong...i'll let you guys know what happens...thanks for all the input, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sneak Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 free drinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Originally posted by oldenglish i mean.... really though... you just got 750 to drop? drop it on my product, nahh fuck that drop 114 on my product and get healthy and learn to bartend your damnself with the bar you build in your house your gona buy with all the money your gonna make by giving me your email and phone number and name. www.imagine2020.com/765542402 peace. recognize. This site belongs to Christopher Harris ID# 765542402 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casekonly Posted May 3, 2003 Author Share Posted May 3, 2003 no name dropping...edit that right now, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenglish Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 DUDE........... FUCK OFF AND SPEND 750 MOVING TO CALIFAS AND I KNOW SOME BARTENDERS THAT WILL HELP YOU OUT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intangible Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 Originally posted by ARCEL This site belongs to Christopher Harris ID# 765542402 Damn you found my name....shucks...darn...growl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casekonly Posted May 21, 2003 Author Share Posted May 21, 2003 well, it's been a little while since i first posted this thread...i'm actually attending the professional bartending school, now. today was my second day. it's not too bad. very professional. yesterday we learned how to make martini's and the like, today it was tall drinks (tom collins, sex on the beach, etc)...i did fairly well on the test on martini's today, 98%...so, i missed some ingredients in the original manhattan drink...muttled cherries and bitters, heh, who needs 'em? so, they have this job placement program after i get done with this school thing...they only work with professional bars, not too bad. i'm considering trying to get a job on a cruise ship for the summer. i'm sure that'll be worth my while. i definitely don't wanna work in some college club/bar...i'd much rather work in some nice establishment...maybe i can afford an old chevelle and bore out the engine...ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukiSukiNow Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 I was a bartender in the bay area. I never went to school for it, but I saw an ad and went in for an inerview and got hired without any experience. The owner said I looked smart and was probably a fast learner. So I started that night and was so scared but everyoone who came to the bar were really patient and cool. I got paid hourly plus tips which was not bad at all, but being a girl who closed the bar at night was not fun, got attatcked a couple of times and it really scared me. But I met a lot of interesting people and chalk it up as experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casekonly Posted May 22, 2003 Author Share Posted May 22, 2003 so, how were the tips? this one chick told me that she never made under $25 an hour bartending...she was a chick, though...i dunno. the school also told me that i'd make my funds back ($750) in a week or two...i still can't believe they charged me that much. i think i'll try and get a job on a cruise ship for the summer. or maybe a casino...i dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoink Posted May 22, 2003 Share Posted May 22, 2003 man my friend took it and got booked mad at bars after words....he just worked the latin billboards in miami too at the martini bar....BANKED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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