How many repeated visits should it take a bar tender to remember you?

Chick bartenders remember me first visit

I expect deference and adulation no later than the third visit.

Interesting topic as I've just started bartending on a part time basis. We require a credit card to open a tab. One of my goals is to remember people's names when they get another drink so I don't have to keep asking for their name. I'm going to read a memory book as there are tricks to help with this.
It depends on a lot of factors: How often the bartender works, how many customers he/she serves in a night, if you merely say your name or hold a few conversations, etc.

How did you know what I drink?

I don't care if a bartender remembers me or not. My ego isn't that fragile.

Neither mine. It is just a curiosity.

It sort of makes it a game.

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I can remember a class full of 25 students on the first day if they don't move the next meeting. Haha.

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you have reason to do this. they have no idea if you'll come back.

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I expect deference and adulation

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Must be a bitch to never have your expectations met.



Many times I hope they DON'T remember me

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you have reason to do this. they have no idea if you'll come back.

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I agree.

But you would think it is beneficial to the bar tender and to the establishment to start that off on the right track.

The guy introduced himself to me on the prior visit.

one time I gave a tip of 20 bucks in a tip jar and it looked like the bartender didn't acknowledge that I tipped…just looked down the other way…so I grabbed it back and held it for the next round. got mean mugged by the guy when i tried to buy another drink. we had words.