Has anyone ever offered to buy you a drink?

United States
January 22, 2007 9:09pm CST
During my bar hoppin days I would was a regular at one of the local bars. The bartender knew me by name and knew what my favorite drink was, Amaretto on the rocks. Usually, after that bar closed we would travel to the next state to finish up the night with dancing and partying until the wee hours of the morning. There were a few bars that I never went to. A friend of mine went to one of the bars with her boyfriend. This particular bar had a reputation as the local meat market. After much prodding, I went to the bar with my friend. I felt out of place. We ordered a drink and listened to the country music (not my kind of bar). She got up to dance with one of the patrons and I sat there with my empty glass and waited for her return. An older man came up and with a smile asked if he could get me a drink. I told him no thanks. He left. My friend returned and I told her not to leave me there alone again. She asked why. I told her that that older man asked me if I wanted a drink. She said and why wouldn't he....he is the bartender.
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@clownfish (3269)
• United States
23 Jan 07
Hi! Cute story! I've had some drinks sent to me in my day. LOL The only one I was afraid to drink was a kamikazee. It tasted just like Koolaid and I was afraid I'd end up dancing on the tables, so I gave that drink away! :-)
@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
23 Jan 07
Yeh you do have to watch out for them kamikazee's, they do taste like kool aid and you do end up dancing on the tables, haha.
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• United States
23 Jan 07
You guys are a such a hoot.
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• United States
23 Jan 07
usually only girls get the free drinks...
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@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
23 Jan 07
That is funny, Back in the day I have had a few drinks purchased for me. I wouldn't know how to act now if someone offered to buy me a drink.
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• United States
23 Jan 07
I would say, yes, thank you, grapefruit martini!
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@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
24 Jan 07
I've only had one guy offer to buy me a drink, but he offered to buy me and my best friend a drink because it was her birthday.
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@pusiket (1756)
• Philippines
23 Jan 07
I am not a bar hopper nor i drink. So no experience yet of someone offering me to buy me a drink.
@sweetlady10 (3611)
• United States
23 Jan 07
Hehehehehe this looks like real life joke! How did you feel when she told that. Till now I have not gone to a bar. May be some time I should experience this bar style.
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@dhouston (417)
• United States
23 Jan 07
LOL! My friends and I often offer and buy one another drinks. A stranger has not asked me in years, but then, I was married 29 years and have been widowed almost 2, so I haven't been doing the meat market thing, nor do I plan to in the future.
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@chileman (967)
• Australia
23 Jan 07
When I go to the pub with my mates we shout each other a round, so it's the same as buying a drink for everyone but then you get drinks bought for you as the shout goes around the table!
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
23 Jan 07
This has happened to me before as I went to a bar with a couple former students at my job. While we were there, a lady won a good amount of money in the slot machine and she offered to buy me a drink as well as everyone that was at the bar at the time. I had a free drink. That was so nice of her but I felt she should save that money that she won. That was funny that the bartender offered you a drink and you said no but for another reason. :-)
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• United States
24 Jan 07
I only had it happen once, as I don't go to bars. But, I was in one for the first time in my college years. The waitress kept filling up my drink, saying it was from a man in the room. I was with a bunch of girls, that were more experienced then me. Anyway, they kept laughing, I kept accepting and saying thank you. I didn't have a clue that they were laughing because the man wanted to pick me up, and I didn't know that. I ran out of the bar so fast when they told me.
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• United States
24 Jan 07
I think that there are better ways for someone to let you know that they are interested in knowing you better.
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
23 Jan 07
That was funny!!! I have not been to many night clubs or bars. I was married at a young age, so I didn't get to go through that phase of my life. But my sister once talked me into going out with her and my sister-n-law. We went to some night club and I felt very uncomfortable! While walking through, I would get tapped on my shoulder by some person and I would turn around because I kept thinking that someone there knew me. But once I saw the person and did not know him, I would turn back around and continue to follow my sister to the next level. When I got to the next level with my sister and we sat down, I told my sister that a lot of people think I look like someone else. She, of course, asked me why and when I explained, her and my sister-n-law laughed saying that I got tapped. Of course, I had no clue what this meant and they preceeded to explain that when someone taps your shoulder, that means they are interested and want to talk to you. And here, I was just turning around and walking away! ha ha Oops! Sorry to anyone out there that "tapped" me. I didn't know! LOL
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@reinydawn (11643)
• United States
23 Jan 07
That's too funny! I have been bought drinks before. And I've usually told them when they've offered that it's not a ticket to the bedroom! If they still wanna buy me a drink, it usually ended up as a nice evening of conversation :)
@sunshinecup (7871)
23 Jan 07
LOL that is funny, reckon you learned your lesson? Me I never allowed guys to buy me drinks in a bar. It just felt so silly and awkward.
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• United States
24 Jan 07
I loved to do the reverse and buy a guy a drink. That was funny.
@villageanne (8553)
• United States
23 Jan 07
I have never been in a bar in my life. LOL So I guess I missed out on the drink offers. It was the bartender...LOL That is funny. LOL You made a night of it didnt you! LOL
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• United States
24 Jan 07
That's funny, and yes I've had drinks bought for me and offers etc. I also always get asked to dance. But for some reason it's always by way older guys...like my dad's age and older. Sometimes it's alright but after a while it's kinda lame.
• United States
24 Jan 07
That happened to me when I was in my 30's. I didn't want a father figure. This old guy kept buying me drinks and my friend said I should dance with him. I danced with him for half a dance and he was like a chimp on the dance floor, I walked away and sat at my table.
@peaceful (3294)
• United States
24 Jan 07
Because some of my business entails going to Food and Beverage industry functions, I get invited to a lot of gatherings where there are many people who readily buy drinks (if they have to) for each other... Most of the time, though, it turns out to be a very good and gratis night out for me and a guest! :)
• United States
23 Jan 07
I have been bought many a drink in my day. Not that I'm a lush mind you. *S* I had fun bar hopping with my friends. That was a cute story elusive....so did you ever kiss and make up with the owner? *LOL*
• United States
23 Jan 07
He was not my type.
@pagli84 (1850)
• Netherlands
23 Jan 07
haha yah lots of guys have offered to buy me drinks before. i usually say yes, but it depends on how creepy the guy is. sometimes once they buy you a drink, they dont leave you alone and they expect you to sit there and talk to them for the rest of the night even if you're there with friends. i hate that!
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@pagli84 (1850)
• Netherlands
23 Jan 07
oh, but i always watch the guys to make sure they dont slip something in my drink!
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@patootie (3592)
24 Jan 07
Oopsy !! Well at least you thought you were doing the right thing .. after all you didn't want to get into a conversation with him did you .. but it is funny that he turned out to be the bartender .. heheh !!
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• Australia
24 Jan 07
Yeah when me and friend went clubbing (its already a about a year ago.. that phase has gone).. usually many guys would come and offer to buy us drinks. There is this one guy, that insist on buying drink for the two of us.. even after we say no.. so in the end we just let him buy us drinks as many as he wants.. but unfortunately, he is not really a good partner for dancing or talking .. and kind of a bit weird in our opinion.. so in the end, we said thanks for the drinks and left him alone..
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• New Zealand
23 Jan 07
wouldnt he be behind the counter thing if he was the bartender? and if he was behind the thing itll be pretty easy to know he was a bartender. but if he wasnt behind the counter....i thnk hes got it for you
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• United States
23 Jan 07
I guess when the bar wasn't really busy he would go around to the tables and see if could drum up business.