#b) confiscated from customers on event nights and then forgotten about by said customers

[freckleslikestars]

One of my favourite parts of bartending is being able to take home all the random shit that gets left there/confiscated. And being the only person who volunteers to go in on my off days to organise the glass store/office/lost property in exchange for a couple drinks and taking home any of the interesting shit I find that we as a bar don’t need/want. Good times

#I have so many hip flasks - some v v expensive ones and some cheap functional ones - that were a) promotional shit given to the bar or #b) confiscated from customers on event nights and then forgotten about by said customers #coats are anything thing I’ve taken a fair few home of #once they’ve been in lost property without being asked about/collected for three months they go home to whomever wants them #a lot of the student bars/events use reusable plastic pint beakers that are customised for the event or whatever and I’ve started collecting #them from either events I’ve worked or when dickheads bring them into our bar and we confiscate them because no external drinks #half my glassware at home is stuff that’s chipped/cracked and so we can’t serve in at work #but is still functional #so our options are we throw it out or I take it home and use it there #I’ve got some ceramic sailor Jerry’s shot glasses that were promotional stuff tucked away at the back of the glass store that I took because #nobody else wanted them #which are pretty cool