Golf Promotion gone bad

This is a good one.

I just got in a heated argument with 65 year old guy that resulted in him screaming at me, and threatening to leave and take all his friends with him. I said, that is fine with me, so he left.... but his friends stayed. :) hahaha

We have a promotion for golfers that if they come in and bring their scorecard, we offer them a buy one get one free drink special on their first drink.

Meaning that they have to purchase their first drink to receive the the second free drink.

This guy came in with a drink chip, and insisted that he get another free drink because he has a golf score card and is technically purchasing a drink with his drink chip.

My argument was that he actually wasn't purchasing the drink chip, that it could have came from someone who gave it two him days ago, so he still had to purchase a drink to receive a free one.

This resulted in him telling me I treat my customers like shit because I don't honor a drink chip.... My response was, how does giving customers a free drink constitute treating them like shit. He then responded by saying because the promotion is buy one get one free and he has a drink chip that is equivalent to buying a drink, so he should still get another free drink. I then responded that he actually didn't buy that drink chip, so technically he bought nothing in regards to this promotion, so he is not entitled to a buy one get one free discount.

From here, the argument got even more confusing. He started arguing that the drink chip is considered a legal tender because at some point it was purchased. My response was not necessarily because you might have received that drink chip yesterday in another buy one get one free promotion, which indicates that it is not the same as purchasing a drink.

Ultimately, he started yelling at my mom and my bartender janet, who are both over 65 so I had to ask him to leave. All his friends stayed and are here right now making fun of him.

Also, and for the record, I gave him a free drink just like he wanted, but he continued to be a jerk regardless.

They come in all shapes and sizes I guess.

What day is it?

Where has the time gone.

It appears I have not posted much in the past year. No real reason for this other than that I got lazy and let the posts slide.

But a lot has happened, and I don't really know where to begin.

I guess I will just list some thoughts, and come back at a later date to explain.

• Planned, Designed and Organized large expansion to the Restaurant.
• Approvals began in October 2008, and we received final approval in April 2009.
• Construction began in June 2009.
• Construction estimated to be completed in July 2009.
• It is now September 2009 and we are still under construction.
• New kitchen has been growing and growing.
• Everyone excited about the addition.
• Brought Pub Trivia to Buffalo!
• Took on more of a role at the business.
• Rainy Summer of 2009
• Perpetually oscillating door for staff.
• Life is good!
  

Bar League... Football??!!!

What a great concept!

The term "bar league softball" is commonly refers to a group of people who are old and out of shape, pretending to once again be athletes while playing the game of slow pitch softball. Don't get me wrong, I do love this concept, and I myself even patron several 'bar league softball' teams. However there is something lacking from the luster of a sporting event that provides only limited amounts of actual activity.

Luckily for me, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon 'Bar League Football.'

Much like bar league softball, bar league football is a group of past their prime individuals who once were athletes trying to relive the glory of their younger days. However this game involves actual physical activity! You are required to run, catch, jump and all those other things that you only have to do on chanced occasions while playing softball. And best thing about it, is that you get to do it every play!

It's kinda like a club sports team in college. You get together with a bunch of friends every week, run around for a while, and then after the game (sometimes during the games) you have a few drinks with the people you're playing against. Stress levels are low, and fun levels are high... and better yet, you may actually even get a good workout from it!

If you're in the Buffalo, NY area and looking for a fun coed league to join for some laid back football on the weekends, I highly recommend M/ile Sports.

They're good people and do a good job of keeping things loose and fun.