03/11/2026
🤣🍻 THINGS YOU ONLY UNDERSTAND IF YOU RUN A PUB! 🍻🤣
People think running a pub is all about pulling pints, having a laugh and chatting to customers…oh making soooo much money !!
OH, IF ONLY YOU KNEW! 🤣🤣
After over almost 2 years of being Boss Lady at the Oddies I can honestly say I’ve seen it all… well, I think I have! 🫣😂
🍻 THE PUB THIEVES – Honestly, if it’s not nailed down, someone will have it! Glasses, toilet rolls, decorations… I’m surprised nobody’s tried walking out with the bloody bar yet! 🤣
🙄 THE CUSTOMERS WHO ARE ALWAYS RIGHT – Apparently! Even when they’re so wrong it’s actually painful! But we smile, nod and bite our tongues… sometimes! 😂
🚽 THE TOILETS – WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOME PEOPLE?! 🤢 Honestly, some of the things we’ve seen would make your toes curl! You wouldn’t do it in your own house, so why do it in mine?! 🤣
🏠 THE ONES WHO WON’T GO HOME – Lights on, music off, chairs up, coats on… and there’s still someone asking for one more! 😂 Love ya, but GO HOME! I’ve got one too, you know! 🤣
🗣️ THE PUB GOSSIP – Oh, the things we hear! Affairs, arguments, family dramas, fallouts and things we really didn’t need to know! Half the time I’m thinking, you couldn’t make this stuff up! 🫣🤣
❤️ THE UNPAID COUNSELLOR – Marriage advice, relationship problems, family fallouts, life decisions… you name it, we’ve heard it! All while pouring three pints, answering the phone and wondering where the bloody bar staff have gone! 😂
💷 THE PUB BANK – “Can I owe you?” “I’ll pay you Friday!” “Can you lend me a tenner?” Love, this is the Oddies, not NatWest! 🤣
🤦♀️ THE COMPLAINTS – Too hot, too cold, music too loud, music too quiet, drinks too dear, someone’s sat in MY seat… honestly, you can’t win! 😂
And apparently we’re also cleaners, plumbers, electricians, bouncers, entertainers, referees, babysitters, mind readers and bloody miracle workers! 🫣
BUT… here’s the thing!
For every awkward customer, there’s ten absolutely amazing ones.
For every stressful shift, there’s a night full of laughter, dancing, singing and memories.
And for every time I’ve said “WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING THIS FOR?!” there’s a moment that reminds me exactly why I do it. ❤️
I love my pub, I love my team and I love the little community we’ve built at The Oddfellows Arms Eccles…🍻
It’s hard work, it’s exhausting, its under paid, it’s emotional , it’s over whelming and sometimes it feels like it’s not worth the hurt, upset, pressure and negativity..
But it is worth it to me.. 🤣❤️
So to all my lovely customers, old and new, thank you for making the Oddies what it is..
Lots of love, your slightly crazy Boss Lady! 💋🍻
P.S. PLEASE LEAVE THE BLOODY TOILET ROLLS & HAND WASH WHERE THEY BELONG! 🤣🤣
❤️🍻
