when you come into my restaurant at idylwild golf club, you know when you've had a reid drink. I have trademarked a little trick i learned from somewhere or other that never ceases to be a conversation piece amongst my customers. i don't know why, it's not that uncommon. but i like the individual flair it's given me.

here's what you do:

1. take the drink order (ice tea, water, soda, etc. we don't serve hard liquor, but we do serve beer and wine.)

2. make the drink. (steps one and two are standard fare. it get's a bit tricky when the straw enters the equation; steps three and onward.)

3. take a wrapped straw from the bar.

4. proceed to hold the top of the wrapped straw between your left thumb and index finger. (if left handed, reverse).

5. eyeball about a half an inch to an inch down from the top of the wrapper, and grab hold with your right index finger and thumb.

6. with your right hand, twist and tear.

7. pull the straw wrapper in a downward motion until the wrapper is off and the "fusalage" of the plastic straw is exposed.

8. place in drink, fusalage first, leaving the top of the wrapper (half inch to an inch) on the straw.

9. watch as your guests enjoy their beverage of choice, completely free of any germs from the server (yourself).

sorry to tell you, reid...a lot of people do that.

that's not uncommon.

i'd be pissed if someone didn't do that with my drink. I don't want their DDB's on my straw.

That's genius. Like fucking origami and shit.

i still think you're special, reid

They serve drinks like this nearly everywhere.

I thought there was gonna be some tapdance or some shit, not the straw thing they do at 50% of the places I've been.

don't let the responses in this thread get you down Reid, keep on fighting and keep on being you

reid, you're special

that other sort of special

I'm not gonna lie. This was a bit of a let down.

*fixed

seriously though, I thought you were going to tell us something really cool that you do whilst serving drinks.

I bet he cracks fresh black pepper on your meal too.

that would be unheard of.

guys it's a small restaurant in a small town. these things are special to my people.

this could be the worst thread topic ive ever seen. and yes, i have read a few geg threads..[/i]

you should try the whole placing their drink on a brand new cardboard coaster with beer logo on it trick. then sit back and watch the tips roll in.

I illegally bartended the other day at my yacht club.

awesome.

exactly....you people should really stop judging....look at it from the proper perspective, reid's perspective

i try to steer clear of logos on the coaster i use for the restaurant. i know my customers pretty well, and they aren't changing thier minds about what they drink. it's just unnecessary spending, imo.