Tipping At An Open Bar

acoustic guy

Nevermind

dunkman

lets put it this way for me:-

In the US i would tip if everyone else did, or the americans i were with shouted at me long enough

in the UK i wouldnt tip and nor would anyone else.

its a cultural thing...

RolandTD20Kdrummer

acoustic guy wrote:

So uncool not to tip. You look like a dick.

The whole dick or just the tip?

acoustic guy

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

The whole dick or just the tip?

hahahahahaha LOL

markymark550

It usually depends on the event. If it's a wedding or something similar, I don't tip because it's not really expected and nobody else tips then either. If it's for a work/company event, then I do tip for a lot of the reasons already mentioned. However, if the booze is bought by the company and people from the company have volunteered to bartend, I don't tip since they are volunteering and not trying to make a decent wage as a bartender.

acoustic guy

markymark550 wrote:

It usually depends on the event. If it's a wedding or something similar, I don't tip because it's not really expected and nobody else tips then either. If it's for a work/company event, then I do tip for a lot of the reasons already mentioned. However, if the booze is bought by the company and people from the company have volunteered to bartend, I don't tip since they are volunteering and not trying to make a decent wage as a bartender.

Why do you think its not expected? Sometimes the bartender is asked not to put a tip cup on the bar but they still can receive them.

Makes sense about the volunteered bartender

markymark550

acoustic guy wrote:

Why do you think its not expected? Sometimes the bartender is asked not to put a tip cup on the bar but they still can receive them.

Makes sense about the volunteered bartender

In my area, for weddings and similar events, the host has already paid a tip. Having been involved with the planning of a few weddings, the companies that provide that service ask for the tip up front. If they've already been tipped adequately, I don't see the need to go above and beyond that, especially if they aren't expecting to receive tips.

blackredyellow

I do it.

I don't tip to help out the bartender, as most of the time the gratuity is built into the cost of everything.

I do tip (at least on the first few drinks), so that when I come up to the crowded bar, I get quick service. I try to find a time early on where the bar isn't crowded, make small talk with the bartender, buy a couple drinks and leave a good tip. Usually the bartender will remember me.

mookie9999

dunkman wrote:

lets put it this way for me:-

In the US i would tip if everyone else did, or the americans i were with shouted at me long enough

in the UK i wouldnt tip and nor would anyone else.

its a cultural thing...

speechless

Oh and I tipped the bartenders well that night. They were very attentive and looked like they could use a sandwich!

dunkman

mookie9999 wrote:

speechless

Oh and I tipped the bartenders well that night. They were very attentive and looked like they could use a sandwich!

if it was an open bar in scotland and the guy expected a tip then 47 pale blue guys would just be pouring their own drinks whilst the barman was tied up and kept in a cellar.

an open bar is actually called a "free bar" in Scotland... so if anyone tipped they'd break some ancient law and i think they have their ovaries smelted as a punishment... maybe.. cant remember.

butterfly1

Gotta tip at an open bar. they will really appreciate it and its the cool thing to do.

decides2dream

i rarely do. in NY anyway, open bar parties almost always have the tis built into the price of the party for whoever is hosting. i know for my mom's big surprise party at the start of the month, we had an open bar....and yes, we paid an 18% gratuity upfront. if i get truly excellent service i may throw some cash, but i see sooo many tip like they are at a regular bar, i just don't bother. and, with or without tip...my service should be the same, and it usually is.

GraySaturday

mookie9999 wrote:

speechless

Oh and I tipped the bartenders well that night. They were very attentive and looked like they could use a sandwich!

a turkey sandwich, or a mookie sandwich :eek:

_Crazy_Mary_

GraySaturday wrote:

I also tip every time I get a drink in vegas. The drinks are free there but they come faster and more often when you show some love.

I'm always so embarrassed when I go to Reno with my dad because he'll order his free drink and when the waitress brings it he hands her a quarter! "Oh, wait, don't forget your quarter!" Only for some reason he pronounces it "cuter" in that situation. He's an absolute dope.

GraySaturday

_Crazy_Mary_ wrote:

I'm always so embarrassed when I go to Reno with my dad because he'll order his free drink and when the waitress brings it he hands her a quarter! "Oh, wait, don't forget your quarter!" Only for some reason he pronounces it "cuter" in that situation. He's an absolute dope.

hehehe.. that made me laugh.. a quarter is almost worse then no tip.. its like a slap in the face. I'm sure they are used to it though...

Its sorta like when my boss said she wanted to give me a bonus but her bonus wasn't as good as she expected, so she offered me a 25 dollar bonus.. haha.. Um.. thats okay.. you can keep that 25 dollars.. Its been a pleasure serving you

mookie9999

GraySaturday wrote:

a turkey sandwich, or a mookie sandwich :eek:

This restaurant is open all hours and the menu is vast! Might I recommend the sausage and peppers?!? :eek:



(Forgive me as I am still drunk from last night but not feeling any pain!!)

failedpersephone

I tip at open bars...because I hate cheap bastards.

decides2dream

dunkman wrote:

lets put it this way for me:-

In the US i would tip if everyone else did, or the americans i were with shouted at me long enough

in the UK i wouldnt tip and nor would anyone else.

its a cultural thing...

:eek:
*speechless*




happy now?

dunkman

decides2dream wrote:

:eek:
*speechless*




happy now?

if i say i'm happy do i have to tip for the excellent service in making me happy?

decides2dream

dunkman wrote:

if i say i'm happy do i have to tip for the excellent service in making me happy?

well of course.
and the american standard of 20%.