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Post by bongodave on Feb 19, 2006 18:34:54 GMT
worked at a place in kent over christmas, they hated me using my barblade because it left bottle tops all over the floor.
anyone else had this problem at work?
i really cant see a problem in having bottle tops on the floor.
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Post by Gidwick on Feb 20, 2006 16:42:23 GMT
Not a problem for us, we just sweep them up or kick them closer to the bin when we have a slack few minutes!
Russ
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Post by sabienkaine on Feb 20, 2006 18:15:51 GMT
ive had complaints about it from girls who wear stupidly thin soled shoes, ive heard rumours of baa bar ltd (the company i work for) trying to ban bar blades an account of a few rolling rock bottles having glass taken off the bottle neck, even though this happens with the wall mounted bottle openers. has anyone else found rolling rock bottles to be weaker?
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Post by bongodave on Feb 20, 2006 23:14:48 GMT
not tried them, taken the top ring/lip of glass off a stella bottle once though when i champagne popped a top.
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Post by tylerdurden on Feb 22, 2006 17:46:38 GMT
where i work, they give us the blades to use. As long as we open the beer for the customer they're happy. As for the bottle tops, we are usually drowning in them but no one cares.
As for taking the neck of the bottle off, thats down to your poor technique of the blade. You have to use a straight up motion and just catch the bottle top, not hit it diagonally as this always takes the neck off. learn to hit it straight up and you'll never have this problem again.
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Post by summieone on Feb 22, 2006 18:12:39 GMT
doesn't always take off the neck, but the chances are higher.
However some people claim that they get a more consistent pop when they go diagonally.
Each to their own i guess
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Post by spellacy2k on Feb 23, 2006 1:16:39 GMT
i have the same problem with the barblade - bottletops on the floor, but where i work, we have a big blue bin at the end of the bar and what i do is hold the opener in a simple reverse grip, open the bottle infront of you simply. then when the cap is falling to the floor, i side kick it into the bin, this is something ivve practiced every shift and can do it about 5 times out of ten times now. The customer loves it!
try it and see how it goes, if it goes in then u face sweeping up 1 less cap at the end of night! if it doesnt then its no loss!
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Post by bongodave on Feb 23, 2006 3:19:13 GMT
i usually hit it towards the bin too. doesnt usually go very near it, on the occasion that i actually hit it but never mind ha.
yeah i dont pop it very much at work, it tends to fiz up too much, i bought a hwole crate of bottles at a house party lately and practiced with them. I think ive got it now, which is nice. Only ever cracked one bottle top anyway, it wasnt like it was a regular occurance.
luckily i odnt work at the place that complained any more.
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Post by spellacy2k on Feb 23, 2006 12:15:01 GMT
i dont crack them often but id say 1 out of 10 i break, and working in an english bar, thats to much, id be paying out my own pocket, zante i cud throw it away and get another out the fridge!
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Post by zims666 on Apr 10, 2006 14:38:22 GMT
worked at a place in kent over christmas, they hated me using my barblade because it left bottle tops all over the floor. anyone else had this problem at work? i really cant see a problem in having bottle tops on the floor. management complaining about bottle caps behind the bar is just about as dumb as complaining about cigarette butts all over the mainfloor. just sweep at the end of the night? dont work at a bar were nothing is allowed to fall on the floor. i throw them at my barback's head. or finger snap them from the other end of the bar. or open them in front of the customer and see how many i can frisbee-toss into the bin without looking. |
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Post by Andy on May 18, 2006 18:26:24 GMT
All here at the Rat & Parrot in South Africa pop bottles! we only do it later on in the evening cos the loud popping sound sometimes irritates the customers wanting to have a quiet drink earlier on in the eveing  when the music gets a bit louder its not really a problem anymore, we even have bottle popping competitions to see which bartender is the fastest popper! Great fun! There is a guy here who loves to pop two beers at once by holding two bar blades in his hand ... not easy to do but once you get the hang of it it looks pretty impressive. happy popping |
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Post by silver on Dec 4, 2006 20:14:19 GMT
we have rubber bounce mats which have holes which the bottle caps get tredden into. we have bottle caps all over the back bar which isnt an issue cos the floors and shelves all need wiping/sweeping up at the end of each shift anyway. we do sometimes swipe caps towards the bins but its noot a huge issue.
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