Yeah I usually tip around 50% minimum at a bar when there are specials and 35-40% minimum at restaurants... I'm kind of like ncsugirl said... I'd rather tip on what it's worth to me than based on an arbitrary percentage and price of whatever I was buying..It usually comes out to be about that percentage wise though.

I mean, if you think about it--using a percentage alone really makes no sense

4/26/2008 12:56:50 AM

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"blue martini (and happen to get excellent service)"

Yeah, but this only happens once in a blue moon.

4/26/2008 1:04:30 AM

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""So you n-ggers don't never vote Republican?""

hooksaw?

4/26/2008 1:46:54 AM

^ Fuck you, motherfucker. You show me one time that I've ever used that word--you fucking piece of shit!

Besides, having visited bars around the world, I'm experienced enough to know how to act in a bar. Not like some of you assholes that act like fucking escaped mental patients ate up with cases of the dumbass.

STFU.

4/26/2008 6:08:11 AM

I'm not even supposed to be here today!

4/26/2008 6:55:08 AM

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"I wouldn't mind bartending some time just to fuck with people."

4/26/2008 6:57:55 AM

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"If you insist on trying to argue the point, you could save us all some time by just saying, "Man," and then let me fill in the rest of your pointless, futile whining."

ahahaha, can we apply this to coffeeshops too? You wouldn't believe the stupid ass shit people would whine about when you told them you couldn't do whatever asinine thing they wanted done.

To add to the open letter:

If you are in a bar where the bartenders are in fancy dress, classy music is in the background, and they sell whiskeys that are upwards of $100/shot, do not act like you just walked into a frat party and start yelling as loud as possible. You will rightfully be kicked out.

4/26/2008 7:30:56 AM

Grumpy almost the same thing happened to White Collar last week. Party was supposed to be at 7pm, cut the door guy and extra bartender at 7:45pm (nobody was there) 8:15pm first wave came in. Called the door guy and the bartender back, second wave showed up at 8:45 along with the extra help. People suck.

4/26/2008 9:56:35 AM

frat people

4/26/2008 10:14:14 AM

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"oh come on, don't be an ass. i gave up my argument. i do my job because i enjoy it..."

don't sweat it, the reason they don't tip and are bitter is because they know you make probably double their salary....

4/26/2008 10:37:23 AM

just be lucky people actually eat and drink out.

hell, people could just stay in and for the $4 they gave you for one drink they could have had a 6pack of beer.

i rarely go out. but when i go i tend to leave turds as a tip.

4/26/2008 11:50:25 AM

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"6) "Sweet Caroline" is not intended to be an excuse for drunk idiots to yell "BAH BAH BAH""

yes, that is the Red Soxs' bag

this is one of the funniest openings to a thread ever!! Thanks GrumpyGOP!

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 11:58 AM. Reason : ...]

4/26/2008 11:57:59 AM

15) if the bar is crowded and you are standing it what is typically a pathway to the bar, don't get mad when people brush against you on their way to buy drinks. im sure they are trying to give you as much space as possible, buts its crowded and you are standing in the way.

4/26/2008 1:22:44 PM

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"Bars provide an environment that can allow for spirited political debates with all sorts of people, and that's a good thing. What's not a good thing is when you're a pasty frat boy arguing with three muscular black men, and you decide to close out your argument with, "So you n-ggers don't never vote Republican?" "

ahahah ahh man

everybody loves raymonds

4/26/2008 1:37:27 PM

NCSUGirl, do you get more tips when you show more skin??? I am suprised the drunk guys dont overtip....

4/26/2008 2:11:06 PM

16) I can't help but notice that you guys tend to congregate right inside the door. As far as I can tell, this is because the second any group enters the bar, a member of that group will see someone they know and immediately attach to them. Someone in the next group will know them, and so on, repeating the process, which is usually accompanied by one of the following exclamations:

"Oh my GOOOOOOOOOOOOD, ________!" [hug, more squealing]

or

"Yo, _______! Sup, bro?" [overly-elaborate high five stolen from the same black people you are about to piss off]

I'm glad you've found your friends, and while it does make my job more difficult when you all stand right next to the door, I'm going to advise against it for your own sake. Namely,

a) If you are all in one place, you will not get served as fast.
b) If a fire starts in the building, the giant mass of people will pretty much ensure that you all die.

17) You cannot take drinks out of the bar onto the street. Under any circumstances, ever. You may not take them out if you are "just making a phone call." You may not take them out if "dude, I'm almost finished." You may not take them out if they are beer in a bottle or fruity bright-blue concoctions in a cup. You may not take them out in your hand, in your pocket, in your purse, or even wedged deep within your ass (although I've yet to see anybody try this, I admit I've been lax about checking). Fluids can leave the premises if and only if they are inside your body as a result of having been consumed in the traditional method.

18) It takes more than .0004 nanoseconds to check your ID and affix a wristband to you, especially if you don't want me to get the adhesive part onto your arm hair. I'm very conscientious about this, and will try to avoid causing you discomfort to the very best of my abilities. However, if you insist on being in motion while I affix the wristband, do not then proceed to say to me, "What the fuck, dude? You got it all stuck to my arm hair and shit."

19) On the flipside of that, if you thank me for avoiding your arm hair, I will appreciate it, and be far more accommodating to any requests you have later that night.

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On a side note, to the people still talking about tips...not that it matters much, but I don't actually give a shit how you tip. My pay is completely independent of tips. Whether there's $2 or $2,000, I get paid the same. I'm merely trying to explain to some people who don't seem to understand that there is a correlation between tipping and quality of service. If continued shitty service is worth not tipping, more power to you. But if you want good service but don't want to tip, you look like kind of a tool.

4/28/2008 4:32:47 AM

hmmm, I always thought it was $1/drink

I'd say 90 percent of the drinks I order are under five dollars, so tipping one dollar seems fair

4/28/2008 5:41:03 AM

This isn't entirely related, but I don't want to make a thread.

On Saturday, a bunch of guys wearing fezzes (is that the proper pluralization?) came into the bar. When vinylbandit asked one of them what the deal was, he proceeded to freestyle rap on the subject of why we shouldn't worry about what the deal with the fez was for a good two or three minutes. And then they all engaged in some very Jewish breakdancing.

And blah blah blah tips, but I usually tip $2 or so on the first drink and closer to $1 on successive drinks, depending on the service, which is usually very good, mainly because I'm not a huge dick and how fucking hard is it to get good service at a bar.

4/28/2008 8:37:23 AM

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"NCSUGirl, do you get more tips when you show more skin??? I am suprised the drunk guys dont overtip...."

haha have you seen the rum runners shirts?? i don't really know how i'd show more skin

4/28/2008 8:50:26 AM

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"On Saturday, a bunch of guys wearing fezzes (is that the proper pluralization?) came into the bar. When vinylbandit asked one of them what the deal was, he proceeded to freestyle rap on the subject of why we shouldn't worry about what the deal with the fez was for a good two or three minutes. And then they all engaged in some very Jewish breakdancing."

I miss out on all the fun, I swear

4/28/2008 9:13:21 AM

I don't work Sat nights anymore, you need to hollar.

4/28/2008 9:21:21 AM

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"On Saturday, a bunch of guys wearing fezzes (is that the proper pluralization?) came into the bar. When vinylbandit asked one of them what the deal was, he proceeded to freestyle rap on the subject of why we shouldn't worry about what the deal with the fez was for a good two or three minutes. And then they all engaged in some very Jewish breakdancing."

that was a bachelor party

4/28/2008 9:34:38 AM

I like to drink like 7 drinks at home, sneak my flask in, and then buy three or four drinks of whatever is on special. I'll usually tip at least $2 for those three or four drinks though.

4/28/2008 10:14:02 AM

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"I typically tip 20%ish, just because that ends up giving them more money than $1 or $2/drink"

pretty much

4/28/2008 12:40:33 PM

Poured a lady two shots of Don Julio the other night and she told me that it wasn't Don Julio. She accused me or another bartender of filling the bottle up with a cheaper tequila. I replied with: first, we don't do that here and second, I just opened up that bottle an hour ago and I would have noticed another bartender doing that (which was true).

She stood strong and said that it wasn't Don Julio. I asked her if she was a Don Julio rep...to which she replied that she wasn't but that she knew her tequila. I turned around, grabbed some receipt paper and a pen, went back to the office, and got the address and phone number for the don julio company and told her to give them a call and tell them that their tequila doesn't taste right. I then ended the conversation by telling her she could pay for the tequila or leave it on the bar and exit the establishment.

Fortunately....she left.

4/28/2008 1:05:19 PM

nice

4/28/2008 1:06:58 PM

lol

8/26/2009 9:33:47 PM