Tipping At An Open Bar

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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Always tip at an open bar. The bartender will always look to take care of the tippers before the non tippers first.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    DS1119 wrote:
    Always tip at an open bar. The bartender will always look to take care of the tippers before the non tippers first.
    This ^.

    I rarely carry cash though. So many times I've been in a spot where I should have thrown down a couple bucks but couldn't.

    An aside:
    I wonder if current/modern day bums have it a lot harder than bums in years past? I mean, nobody carries cash or change to hand out anymore. Back in the day if a bum asked you for some change, it at least made sense! Now, you get the "spare some change?" from a bum and unless they have a credit/debit card swiper, they are shit out of luck! :?
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    always tip and then tip some more :D
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    what is the difference in open bars & closed bars? one is open the other is not? the fucker is closed, yes/no?

    open bar
    closed bar

    tipping at a closed bar?
    the fucker is god damn closed
    why are you there anyway?

    open bars are the only bars people are at

    i don't get it

    if my balls are open will you tip me?
    what if they are closed will you still tip me?
    i need some frickin tips for christ sakes
    im fucking open ok
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    DS1119 wrote:
    Always tip at an open bar. The bartender will always look to take care of the tippers before the non tippers first.


    in Scotland we'd frown upon that... makes you look like a flash fucker trying to flash his cash around... by 1am you'd be mugged :corn:
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    dunkman wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    Always tip at an open bar. The bartender will always look to take care of the tippers before the non tippers first.


    in Scotland we'd frown upon that... makes you look like a flash fucker trying to flash his cash around... by 1am you'd be mugged :corn:


    Really? I guess it's just different cultures. When I tip I certainly don't make it flashy...I just always tip a buck per drink.
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,820
    chadwick wrote:
    what is the difference in open bars & closed bars? one is open the other is not? the fucker is closed, yes/no?

    open bar
    closed bar

    tipping at a closed bar?
    the fucker is god damn closed
    why are you there anyway?

    open bars are the only bars people are at

    i don't get it

    if my balls are open will you tip me?
    what if they are closed will you still tip me?
    i need some frickin tips for christ sakes
    im fucking open ok
    Chad , Open= free drinks to the drinker. Otherwise its known as a CASH bar.
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    DS1119 wrote:
    dunkman wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    Always tip at an open bar. The bartender will always look to take care of the tippers before the non tippers first.


    in Scotland we'd frown upon that... makes you look like a flash fucker trying to flash his cash around... by 1am you'd be mugged :corn:


    Really? I guess it's just different cultures. When I tip I certainly don't make it flashy...I just always tip a buck per drink.

    yip .. if its an open bar why tip to get better service... we're all in this together. you should be served in order rather than who tipped or didnt.

    but aye... cultural. :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    dunkman wrote:

    yip .. if its an open bar why tip to get better service... :)

    Why? Because I want better service. :lol:
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,820
    dunkman wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    dunkman wrote:
    in Scotland we'd frown upon that... makes you look like a flash fucker trying to flash his cash around... by 1am you'd be mugged :corn:


    Really? I guess it's just different cultures. When I tip I certainly don't make it flashy...I just always tip a buck per drink.

    yip .. if its an open bar why tip to get better service... we're all in this together. you should be served in order rather than who tipped or didnt.

    but aye... cultural. :)
    Why tip? Well I want my free shit sooner than you get your free shit. Thats why. :mrgreen:
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    DS1119 wrote:
    dunkman wrote:

    yip .. if its an open bar why tip to get better service... :)

    Why? Because I want better service. :lol:

    that sounds like desperation to me!! :lol::lol:
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Was at an open bar Tuesday night. I gave the guy a 20 up front.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    dunkman wrote:
    DS1119 wrote:
    dunkman wrote:

    in Scotland we'd frown upon that... makes you look like a flash fucker trying to flash his cash around... by 1am you'd be mugged :corn:


    Really? I guess it's just different cultures. When I tip I certainly don't make it flashy...I just always tip a buck per drink.

    yip .. if its an open bar why tip to get better service... we're all in this together. you should be served in order rather than who tipped or didnt.

    but aye... cultural. :)
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    Cheap bastards!

    You tip!!

    Maybe not every drink, but at least t the end of the night. :D
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    mca47 wrote:
    Cheap bastards!

    You tip!!

    Maybe not every drink, but at least t the end of the night. :D

    if it's an open bar with one or two bartenders, tip big on the first drink. the rest of the night your drinks will be made with care :)

    at least this is what i have been told by catering place bartenders ;)
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  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    Was on one of those dinner cruises in NYC last night. I really hate dinner cruises, but I digress. I had to be there. Open bar all night. First drink I left $20 and that was the last weak drink of the night (was made prior to the tip being presented). My drinks were never made ahead of others (nor should they have been) but as soon as it was my turn my drink was made and I was on my way. (On a side note, charging $15 for a vodka soda on a boat is a joke, felt bad for those paying). Seeing how the night would have cost me about $200 (between drinks my gf and I consumed and the cost of the trip), $20 was a steal!
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  • Dru_Cortez
    Dru_Cortez Posts: 953
    Another side to this issue...

    My gf + I are getting married at the end of the month. The reception is at a local country club, open bar. The club included a gratuity in the overall bill for the event. ERGO, bar staff are getting tipped already.

    At similar events, I have always tipped under the impression that it would help cover the cost of the booze for the wedding couple. However, guests tipping the bar staff at my wedding will simply be collecting a SECOND ROUND of tips from guests, while I tip them as part of the bill.

    This is frustrating + a bit awkward; any ideas?

    Cheers.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Dru_Cortez wrote:
    Another side to this issue...

    My gf + I are getting married at the end of the month. The reception is at a local country club, open bar. The club included a gratuity in the overall bill for the event. ERGO, bar staff are getting tipped already.

    At similar events, I have always tipped under the impression that it would help cover the cost of the booze for the wedding couple. However, guests tipping the bar staff at my wedding will simply be collecting a SECOND ROUND of tips from guests, while I tip them as part of the bill.

    This is frustrating + a bit awkward; any ideas?

    Cheers.

    don't sweat it ... it's your wedding day ... enjoy it ... if someone asks you whether they should tip - let them know it was part of the bill ... if someone wants to tip - it's their choice and it won't really matter in the grand scheme of things ...

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