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09-14-2009, 10:09 AM
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#1 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Im wanting to take a bartending class and was wanting to know if any of you guys have any recommendations on a school or class for this?
Im wanting to travel abroad and do bartending while traveling. So i thought going to school would help me achieve this.
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09-14-2009, 10:09 AM
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#2 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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wow, please move this to the correct area.
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09-14-2009, 10:25 AM
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school of mix.
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09-14-2009, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by FiveDime wow, please move this to the correct area. | self-ownage as realized by the OP himself, i like |
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09-14-2009, 12:34 PM
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I highly suggest Fine Arts Bartending school. Helped me a lot during my first years of bartending. Great instructors, great exercises and you get your Serve it Right certificate.
Information can be found here http://www.fineartbartending.ca/
My company is associates with Fine Arts so email me at westcoastbartenders@gmail.com and I can get you a 10% discount. Cheers!
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09-14-2009, 04:02 PM
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I went to MIX as well. Good stuff there for sure.
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09-14-2009, 05:06 PM
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getting a job abroad sure, but locally your pretty much SOL with bartending schools, every bartender i know just worked their way into it
bartending in like tokyo or somthing would be pretty sick though
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09-14-2009, 05:10 PM
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You're better off working as a bar runner first and getting experience that way. Bartending school doesn't give you a leg up when it comes to finding a job.
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09-14-2009, 05:20 PM
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^ QFT
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09-15-2009, 07:40 AM
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#10 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer getting a job abroad sure, but locally your pretty much SOL with bartending schools, every bartender i know just worked their way into it
bartending in like tokyo or somthing would be pretty sick though |
Ya its not for local jobs, I have a career here but i want to do some traveling for a extended period of time. I thought Bartending would be a good way of getting some cash.
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09-15-2009, 08:00 AM
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guess you haven't tried searching yet ~ this has been brought up numerous times
but ~ i went to metropolitan bartending school ~ quite honestly ... i think bartending school is unnecessary but with good experience + bartending school certificate ~ i guess it would make it easier to find a job as a bartender ...
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09-15-2009, 09:24 AM
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#12 | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Ya its only like 400$... i was just wanting to use the school to learn the bartending trade. Because i know jack squat about mixing drinks.
Maybe getting some work experience in a bar would be a good idea before i start looking for jobs over seas.
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09-15-2009, 04:36 PM
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if they teach a good amount of "flare" $400 is probably worth it
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09-15-2009, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer if they teach a good amount of "flare" $400 is probably worth it | flare bartending ... |
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09-15-2009, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ch28 You're better off working as a bar runner first and getting experience that way. Bartending school doesn't give you a leg up when it comes to finding a job. | QTF +2
I just worked my way up in a bar. No school. I have friends who have taken the school, and say its pretty much worthless and you throw out most of what you learned. Now that I have 5+ experience it isn't hard for me to find work.
$400 seems expensive for someone to teach you how to throw a bottle properly, considering in BC you will barely ever use 99% of the skills due to the horrible amount of liquor laws and bullshit that can happen to you while doing it. I can do some, and misleading tricks and stuff, but nothing too crazy.
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