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It goes without saying that the way you treat a bartender directly affects the quality of service you get in return. Things like establishing visual contact, keeping your order short and concise, and generously switch are safe ways to land on the right side of your bartender. But Tiktok's bartenders allow customers to participate in another unwritten rule that will keep you in their good graces.

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Franky Bernstein is a tiktker which became viral in February 2023 after having Shared with subscribers that it was billed $ 12 for a "stolen orange" at the bar. In the clip, the bartender reprimands Bernstein for eating an orange that is "used to make drinks". When the time comes to pay the bill, Bernstein sees an additional charge for the garnish that ended up on his plate, not his drink.

After several users ran to the defense of Bernstein, a bartender named Joshua sewn his own tiktok video, double On the stolen garnish incident in support of his colleague Mixologist. Joshua's response has accumulated 2.2 million views and sparked an animated debate concerning the placement of garnishes on bar counters. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"Bar rule number one: Do not touch the fillings," Joshua told followers. "For the love of God, do not touch the garnishes."

Joshua noted that this customer behavior is more common than you think. He shared a story when he worked in a Tiki bar and a customer stolenities from his workstation not once but twice.

"The lady who sits in front of me, in particular of this group, is confident after a conversation. And she reaches, catches a nutmeg of my Ramekin and says:" Oh, what is it for the moment ? "", Recalls Joshua. "Because she was so kind, and the rest of her group was nice, I wanted to be polite, right? And I just said:" Madam, it's actually for me to grate my cocktails. ""

Joshua said the customer was very remorseful and apologized. However, instead of throwing nutmeg in a towel or asking Joshua to throw it for her, she put it back in the garnish bowl.

"What should I do? I have to remove this nutmeg and put it in the trash because cross contamination," he said.

Later in the night, Joshua watched the woman again looking for a Muscade from her Ramekin.

"[She] turns to her group and she says," Have you ever thought about having one of these? "And jumps into his mouth like an M&M," recalls Joshua.

"Now be careful, it all happened in the space of three seconds, and I did not really have time to react," said Joshua, noting that he was finishing a big order of drink for another table. "When she does it, she bites on it and cracks her tooth, and [she] lets out a little cries like" Oh! ""

Barmans had no choice but to remind the woman that the garnishes are prohibited for customers. Joshua explained that the moment was embarrassing for all those involved and could have been easily avoided.

"The moral of history is not to touch the garnishes, right?" He reiterated. "You will embarrass yourself to have a bartender to tell you" no "and perhaps the embarrassment of cracking your tooth on a nutmeg."

The Tiktok video has nearly 2,000 comments, most of which are apparently turning with the customer. Even a bartender called Joshua for keeping his branching at hand. "Bro, I am a bartender and server. You are supposed to hide the garnish," they wrote.

"Usually, when there is a plate of fruit seated on a table where people eat, it's for them. Put it behind the counter," said another. Meanwhile, a user joked: "You mean that it is not a buffet of fruit and olive?!?"

Someone else said, "Here is a wild idea do not put your fillings where people can reach them."

"Simply put a little sign that says you don't touch," reads a comment with more than 3,500 likes.