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The New York Times recently reported that in bars across the United States, Young Valley Views – those born in the late 1990s or early 2000s – are opening the tags, instead opting to close and pay after each drink.
Will trends bother bartenders? Fox News Digital asked for some of their ideas.
“Does every drink be closed for bartenders every drink?” said Derek Brown, a bartender and founder of the hotel consulting firm in Washington, D.C., who is a bartender and founder. “Is it necessary to close the tab for every drink?”
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“You have a lot to do throughout the shift, and it takes time if you have to order two glasses of wine throughout the night.”
Brown clarified that today’s younger generation is not the first to get into trouble.
The young box office gets bartenders to pay one by one, rather than opening the tag at night, which frusts the bartenders. (iStock)
“Every generation has its quirks,” he said.
Still, while it doesn’t seem like a big deal for customers, every time the drink is closed is an annoying thing for people on the other end of the bar, especially when things are busy, Brown said.
“When someone comes in and says, 'I'll get a cocktail,' it's great, and someone goes to the back and says, 'I'm going to end it, 'You have to turn around, you have to go [point-of-sale machine]you have to turn around and go back and have a drink,” Brown said.
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“All of this is while being kind, keeping a smile and making sure people are taken care of – it can be just a really very annoying habit.
Some young people claim that paying is a better way to manage drinking funds.
“Once you have two glasses of wine, the third one will be faster and easier.”
“It's a positive side, right?” Brown said. “If you turn it off every time, that's true. You'll be able to monitor how much alcohol you drink throughout the night.”
Brown said that from the consumer’s perspective, “financial responsibility” is important.
Some young drinkers believe that payment is the best way to manage money when visiting a bar. (iStock)
“Once you drink two, the third cup will be faster and easier,” he said.
Others expressed concerns about throwing credit cards in or in the hands of bartenders.
One way to solve this problem is to use a new system where the customer's card is swiped once and then return immediately.
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“In this case, it's not difficult,” Brown said. “You keep the card. You keep it in your pocket. That's what we learned.”
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“Someone can keep asking to turn it on and off [all] At night, Brown said. “We just need to smile and do our best.”
Most bartenders can slide the card and return it to customers, but that doesn't stop people from drinking. (iStock)
Another reason for the decline in bar labels may be that, in general, young people have reduced alcohol consumption.
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A 2023 Gallup poll found that 62% of adults under 35 say they drink alcohol, down 10% over the past 20 years.
“It depends on what kind of night I’m going to spend.”
Katie Fites, the former bartender at Tallahassee and the latest graduate of Florida State University, said she has no package rules when deciding whether to open a bar label.
Katie Fites works as a bartender at a popular location near the Florida State University campus. When she went out with her friends, she said she had no blanket rules when deciding whether to open the bar label. (Chasing Douglas)
“It depends on what kind of night I'm going to spend,” she told Fox News Digital.
“If I knew that my friend and I would be in the same place, I would open a tab. But if I thought we would be bounced around and there was a chance that I would open my tab and leave, I wouldn't open my tab.”
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Fites works at a popular university bar that doesn't allow tags, so most people pay in cash.
However, those who pay with a card have a minimum limit of $10.
Payment not only slows down bartenders on busy nights, but also pays the bar owner’s bottom line. (iStock)
Payment not only slows down bartenders on busy nights, but also pays the bar owner’s bottom line.
According to Doug Kantor of Merchant Payment Alliance (MPC), the average credit card fee for each refresh ranges from 2% to 4% of the transaction.
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These sliding fees totaled $187.2 billion in 2024, with MPC growing by 70% since the pandemic.
This means the bars have less money.
