How many of you whilst re stocking a machine had the 'got any free samples' one liner from punters? What do you say to them? I normally turn it into a joke but very often feel like saying 'why dont you fcuk off'
I popped into a club tonight (which has a big party tomorrow) which I had missed off last week and just had it said to me and my response was , 'If I had a pound everytime that was said to me today I would have a pound!' Which sounded really lame
So come on you whitty bunch give me your best one liners
but seriously i half laugh it off while hinting that they should to stop being so tight, at which point their mates will give them stick because its always the tight so and so who asks and his mates know that he'll be going home just before its his round.
another good one is to say "not for you, you're not pretty enough", unless of course its a nice girl thats asking. then you give them the damn samples and say "there's a lot more where that came from, my number is on the machine!" haha
If I'm asked for free samples by customers I'll say 'half price, do you two for a pound' and I'll limit two pots per person. It goes down well with customers because they think the're getting a good deal and it makes me look generous rather than the tight git that I am. It's win win, good for publicity and I'm not loosing money.
I do give free samples sometimes to bar staff and security on the door. You get greeted with a smile, doors opened and treated very well. There's one guy who works 12 hours a day, outside in all weathers looking after the car park at a club. How could you not give him a tin of cashews? Then there's the dancing girl who undid her front and flashed her t**s in front of my face, she got a free sample!
PGBrew wrote:If I'm asked for free samples by customers I'll say 'half price, do you two for a pound' and I'll limit two pots per person. It goes down well with customers because they think the're getting a good deal and it makes me look generous rather than the tight git that I am. It's win win, good for publicity and I'm not loosing money.
I do give free samples sometimes to bar staff and security on the door. You get greeted with a smile, doors opened and treated very well. There's one guy who works 12 hours a day, outside in all weathers looking after the car park at a club. How could you not give him a tin of cashews? Then there's the dancing girl who undid her front and flashed her t**s in front of my face, she got a free sample!
Its usually old men who never ever buy from the machine, but drink gallons of brew. I usually say that when the pub begins giving free beer, I may consider it. Sometimes though, I just say no mate, because I have to pay for them and why should I pay for your freebies.
It's a tricky one! You dont want to play the smart guy too much and **** the regulars off as it could cause you a few problems as you relly on them buying the sweets for their kids.
If adults do ask me I tell them I work for someone and my stock gets counted at the end of each day and my wages get docked for every pot that is missing
If they have kids floating around and they ask me to give one to the kids I generally just gve them one! It will pay off in the long run as they will always buy from the machine rather than get funny and boycott the machine
It does **** wind me up though! Everyone wants something for nothing
When the bar staff ask for free ones I hand them out and then just take a fiver off what the machine has grossed to compensate for the free sweets they wanted
