A good bartender always has advice for customer's problems, which is why it's best not to bartend in a particle-physics lab or prison. Hone your listening ear with today's Groupon to ABC Bartending School, good at either the San Leandro or Mountain View location. Choose between the following options:

• For $109, you get 40 hours of bartending training (a $334 value).

• For $199, you get a bartending package (a $532 total value) that includes:
  • 40 hours of bartending training (a $334 value)
  • A flair training course (a $99 value)
  • Nationally-recognized TIPS alcohol awareness certification course (a $50 value)
  • A mixing kit (a $49 value), which includes a mixing glass, shaker, pour spots, strainer, bar spoon, and wine and beer opener with a carrying case
    
    

Learn how to mix, stir, and shake under the tutelage of ABC’s experienced instructors. During the course of 40 knowledge-soaked hours, bartenders-to-be will receive extensive instruction and hands-on practice in alcohol alchemy, blending liquors and mixers into sippable sensations. Flair-bartending courses instill skills in bar-top gymnastics, teaching students how to perform eye-catching moves such as showy pours, attractive glass flips, and ice-cube triple-salchows. Emerging beverage buffs leave the course with a mixing kit for practicing at home, and ABC grads enjoy a lifetime of free refresher courses, job-placement assistance, and access to a Cheers dimension that currently, due to spatial fluctuations, contains only Cliff Clavins.