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Worst invention ever - wireless liquor monitoring system

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Thu, Nov 17th, 2005 | 9:26pm | Frosty Beverages

Real Tech News has an article about a device that is attached to bottles at bars and monitors how much is being poured into a drink. If a bartender is pouring too much, it notifies the bar owner using wireless signals.

Capton's Beverage Tracker system is an innovative liquor monitoring system that helps bar owners increase their liquor profits by providing real-time wireless liquor consumption data to help prevent against shrinkage. Our system help you identify over-pours and drink giveaways. Think of it as an electronic journal of everything that happens within your bar operations. Remember, you can't manage what you can't measure!

Two reasons why this sucks:
a) More watery drinks from bartenders who are afraid of the device reporting them.
b) It also sucks for the bar owner because all the equipment involved costs something like 5 grand (for the pour spouts, wireless receiver, and software), and you're making up chump change each week. So the payoff will be after 20 years.

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Posted by: rishi on Nov 17th, 2005 | 10:48pm

those stupid ass inventors won't make any fucking money, cuz if people find out that they have that bullshit, they won't go there. I won't go there. and if i don't go there, you know no one will.

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Posted by: niraj on Nov 17th, 2005 | 10:53pm

On the company's website, they also claim nobody can tell the difference in pour spouts. However, you'd have to be a complete idiot not to notice the giant monstrosity on top of the bottle:

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Posted by: rishi on Nov 17th, 2005 | 10:59pm

these have to be the biggest idiots in the world...who in the hell gave them funding for this? haha, i could see only total tourist-y spots using this. like planet hollywood. We should code a hack to fuck it all up.

Tired of crooked bartenders
Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 9th, 2006 | 12:24am

Overpouring and giveaways cost me $25,388.00 two years ago in my bar. Last year with these I got back that money PLUS a 40% rise in business which is 18% ABOVE the average. So this proves that you "Alkies" dont know what the hell your talking about. Try owning a bar and you will understand the REAL business.

To Anonymous
Posted by: niraj on Mar 9th, 2006 | 12:56am

Anonymous actually makes a pretty good point...I didn't think the savings would be that high. But at the same time, us "Alkies" already deal with drinks that tend to be watered down, and I would have to believe this would happen even more with bartenders being cautious they don't get caught overpouring.

I'll....
Posted by: Anonymous on May 29th, 2006 | 12:33pm

...Drink to that.

Also...
Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 6th, 2007 | 12:24pm

liquor can't be watered down without management knowing that the spout has been removed in the midst of sales.

You idiots
Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 12th, 2007 | 1:32pm

your not gonna go to a bar because the bartender has to put the correct amount of liquor into your drink ? Thats stupid...If you want more liquor...Pay out the extra cash for it you jackasses

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Posted by: niraj on Jul 12th, 2007 | 1:41pm

Anonymous (#4), you missed the point. It isn't that the bartender has to pour the correct amount in the drink. The thing only tracks how much is poured, so a bartender will err on the side of giving you LESS than what the "correct amount" is so that they don't get scolded by their manager for overpouring. If I could get yelled at (or fired) for overpouring and I'm getting measured on how much I'm pouring, I'd pour a little less than the correct amount to be safe too. But that's crappy for the bar patrons.

Think about it...
Posted by: Anonymous on Apr 30th, 2008 | 6:20am

If operating a bar was so easy then why do so many bars fail? Waste/theft is one probable reason among many reasons. Your local (ie non-chain) bar is run by someone who makes bank, or maybe she just gets by, or maybe he is in debt up to his ears.

So stop bitching about watered down drinks because any decent establishment employs people who actually care about the product they serve, who strive to serve the perfect drink to you every single time. I'm sick of hearing: business owners are so cheap, boo hoo. Hypocrite! If you want more alcohol, buy a double and stop being cheap yourself!

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Posted by: niraj on Apr 30th, 2008 | 8:36am

I'm not saying it's easy to operate a bar or to make good drinks. And even though I might be spending $7 or $8 on a single drink I still expect that they may be watered down occasionally and that's fine.

I was saying this device would cause bartenders to be even more stingy than usual...there'd be a significantly higher chance of getting something watered down, which from a customer perspective, is annoying. Not everyone can afford to buy doubles all night.

It's not just about shrinkage
Posted by: Anonymous on May 8th, 2008 | 5:22pm

Shrinkage prevention isn't the only benefit of the system. How many of you frequent a particular bar becuase they have the best margaritas, or best mojitos or best whatever? The best bartenders not only want to make great tasting drinks, they want to be consistent as well. This system helps bartenders strive to be better at what they do....serve the best F$%&*ing margarita on the planet.