Replying to Do people think bartenders are liars?

The bar I work at in downtown salt lake just started doing an outdoor shot bar so we can make money without people needing to come inside. Super stoked about it, we’re doing $3 tequilas & whiskeys. I was bartending there last night and this dude and his girlfriend rolled up, I told them what I had, and they asked for Patron. The $3 tequila is Lunazul, but we have a bottle of Patron inside. I said no problem, ran inside and poured to shots of patron, gave them the shots, told them they were $9 a piece. (Don’t order Patron at bars, it’s pretty overpriced for not that much higher quality tequila, IMO).

Dude pays me, takes his shot, then gives me a funny look. “That’s not Patron bro” he says very confidently. But it 100% was Patron. I told him “yes it is, that’s what you asked for and that’s what I poured you.” He responds “no man, I drink a lot of Patron, that’s not Patron.” I didn’t know what to tell him, and I told him so. We talked in circles for a second, he asked for his money back, I told him no. He got kinda pissed then just walked away.

That’s the last time I’m going to go inside and pour from any of the other bottles for a customer outside. Disputes like that can’t happen if the person sees you grab the bottle and pour.

Do people just think bartenders are dishonest and willing to pull a fast one on you to make a quick buck? I would never pour something other than what a person asked me for and charge them more for it, that’s a really messed up thing to do. It’s not super often that I have someone try and challenge me on what they gave them, but once in a blue moon they do. It’s weird and uncomfortable, and kind of pisses me off when someone honestly thinks I’d do them dirty like that. The dude’s confidence in saying “that’s not Patron” when it definitely was was kinda funny to me. Like okay, you really know your shit man.. lol