eightbitbrain

eightbitbrain t1_j4q6x2s wrote

Reply to comment by solariam in Single file line for a drink at AS220 by AgedParmy

what you're describing is creating a line because people see that whoever is nearby to who you're currently serving gets served next because it's convenient for you, so they all queue up in that area. the only difference is they might be to the right or left or wherever they can fit

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eightbitbrain t1_j4ps13v wrote

Reply to comment by MargaretDumont in Single file line for a drink at AS220 by AgedParmy

Think about it. Yes it is. With people spread out at the bar, a bartender doesn't know if you're just sitting out waiting to order and they also don't know what order you arrived in, so you might be the second person "in line" but keep getting passed over because they're taking care of the people who are leaning into the bar without a seat.

It's similarly inefficient to the way Dunkin workers refuse to use the order number printed on every receipt. Instead, they announce "egg and cheese" or "coffee extra extra" as if literally everyone in the joint doesn't order those things and then freak out when the wrong person claims the item.

Lining up at a bar is maybe unexpected, and it definitely gums up the room (but not the bar), but it is absolutely NOT inefficient.

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