Absolutely TERRIBLE experience.
I honestly don't even know how an experience this ridiculous happens.
First, my party had to wait about 10 minutes just to get acknowledged by a bartender before we could even order. Once we finally got served, I ordered a beer and spent some time playing video poker, talking with people, cheering others on, and having a good time.
For the record, I had TWO beers the entire time I was there. I was not drunk. I wasn't loud. I wasn't causing problems. I wasn't being disrespectful. I was actually having a genuinely good time.
Then, out of nowhere, Dustin kicked me out.
Apparently, because I bumped into a quarter machine, I was suddenly told that I had an "attitude" toward the poker machines. What?! I was sitting there playing, laughing, talking with people, giving people high fives, telling them good job when they won, and cheering them on even when I wasn't winning myself. I was enjoying myself and had a positive attitude the entire time.
Yet somehow I was the problem.
What made the situation even worse was that I wasn't even given the opportunity to properly finish up and pay my tab. I was simply told to leave and told not to come back for the rest of the week. No reasonable explanation. No conversation. Just "leave."
And I did. I left without causing a scene because, unlike what I was apparently accused of, I wasn't there looking for trouble.
I've been coming to Tiny's at least once a month for a beer, to gamble a little, socialize, cheer people on, and enjoy myself. I've had plenty of positive experiences with the other bartenders, which is why this interaction was so disappointing.
But today was easily the absolute WORST experience I've ever had there.
I genuinely wish there had actually been a legitimate reason for kicking me out. If I had been drunk, obnoxious, yelling, disrespectful, or actually causing problems, then fine--I'd understand being asked to leave. But that wasn't what happened.
I had TWO beers. I was respectful. I was having fun. I was talking to people. I was cheering for other people. I was laughing and giving high fives. I wasn't causing a scene.
And somehow I'm the one who gets kicked out and accused of having an "attitude."
Being thrown out over something as ridiculous as apparently bumping a quarter machine, without even being given a real explanation, was incredibly frustrating and embarrassing.
Dustin, you handled this terribly. You turned what should have been a normal night out into an experience that has completely changed how I feel about coming back.
So, congratulations. Tiny's has officially lost a regular customer.
TINYS -- NO MORE.
And Dustin? You suck. Period. read more