Bar & Club Tip Jar?

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I will take money from anyone. If people like you and are happy then cop them for a tip. Straight in the pocket - I encourage it in a jocular manner.

Since I gave up drinking I will always accept a Gin and Tonic (double if I could) then get the bar person to mark it down and cash me out later

I always work with a small tumbler with water, ice and lemon and pretend I've had a couple.

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Before you put out the tip jar, consider how much you're being paid, and how much the bartenders are being paid.

If you really think you need to put out a tip jar, you aren't being paid enough.

Also, if you DO put out the tip jar, any tips you receive might be money that the bartenders would have gotten if you weren't fishing for tips. Not a way to make friends with your co-workers.
 
99.44% of my events are private Weddings & Sweet 16's.
I get paid extremely well!
The host often tips me and my staff as well.

A Tip Jar simply is not in the mix!
 
DJ Cam said:
No tip jar here, the bar pays me. If and when people tip me they hand it to me. I would say I get $60 or so in tips a year. I rather have a free beer than a tip.
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some people want to tip you. i do well at my salary but i can only drink so many rum and cokes//lol// usually i do about $25-$30 in tips a night on average. some nights more like $60 / people assume i don't make alot of money so they want to show some love... most don't even have a request!
 
I ususally get tips by my clients without a jar,
just this weekend a guy gave me $10 for 2 AA battery, I told him no thanks'
instead he gave it to me as a tip.
I made about a hundred dollars in tip without a jar.
One Love
DJ Mello
 
I Use One Of the Beer Buckets.
I Think It's Ok To Take Tips. A Bartender Has To Get You A Beer And You Give Her A Buck. I Don't have To Play Your Song. I Don't Expect A Tip But It's Nice When Somebody Appreciates How You Rock The Crowed.
 
I have a fairly regular karaoke gig at this one place for 2+ years now. It seems the past couple of times or so up there I have had around 3-5 people (per time) ask me why I do not have a tip jar out. I am thinking I might put one out just one time and see what happens with it. My only concern is people who would tip in order to get bumped up in rotation. There was a one time a few years ago, I guy turned in a song slip, after about 2 songs came up and gave me a tip, and when his turn rolled around (3 songs after tip) made some comment about with a tip it should not have taken so long. I explained the rotation system to him and he said something like: "yeah that sounds fair.. but what about the people who tip you.." I just smiled and shook my head...
 
Ive got a weekly gig starting in a couple weeks , and the owner is giving me a fair amount for a Wed nite, but wants me to do a tip jar, so I will do as requested, private gigs, corp events,weddings def not, and I have gotten some nice tips from those. works both ways, one nite I had a tip jar out at a bar, and was kidding them after "they got happy" and looked at the jar and said welp looks like ill be at the Super Walmart in tommorrow, lol
 
Ok, I'll say it, Tip jars are tacky !

Do you have no shame? To me, its like begging for money. I think most people feed only feed the jar because they feel guilty if they don't. I would feel embarrassed to have one at my booth. If somebody REALLY wants to tip you, they will, and without a stinkin' jar.

I charge my clients and fair amount and don't count on anything extra.

Sorry gang, thats just how I feel about em. Feel free to show me hate now.
 
I see no problem in having a Tip Jar at a Club while DJing or doing Karaoke. I will use that money to sometimes buy rounds of drinks to patrons, use as prompts such as "the first person to get up on the dance floor gets a free drink" The first person to sing a Robert Palmer song gets a free drink". $100.00 bills, I keep as souvenirs in my bank vault.
 
ahoustondj said:
I see no problem in having a Tip Jar at a Club while DJing or doing Karaoke. I will use that money to sometimes buy rounds of drinks to patrons, use as prompts such as "the first person to get up on the dance floor gets a free drink" The first person to sing a Robert Palmer song gets a free drink". $100.00 bills, I keep as souvenirs in my bank vault.
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It is as tacky at a club pub or karaoke bar.
 
Jon Tuck said:
It is as tacky at a club pub or karaoke bar.
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Apparently my bar/club patrons and clients do not think so. I have had Bar owners actually bring me a tip jar to use and the patrons ask me for one when I don't have it out. When it comes to $$$$$$$$$ I have no scruples.
 
Ugh tip jars in my opinion scream desperation! Funny this thread has been resurrected. I am ready to fire my best friend for wanting to do such a thing for this weekend. I am paying him quite well for an event, but he is broke and needs cashola. He has been quite a handful for the last year and a half anyways. Its time for a serious discussion. I will absolutely not allow a tip jar at my events. We get paid decently for our events, and I while we can accept unsolicited tips....I refuse to solicit tips on well paid events! Plain and simple. End of discussion in my opinion. I am not open minded on this argument. I can see a tip jar if a person is playing for peanuts, but on well paid events....ABSOFUKINGLUTELY NOT!
 
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