tuscl

Tipping Others

samiel
DFW, Texas
Friday, May 24, 2019 8:00 PM
Besides strippers and waitresses (and bartenders), who else do you tip in the club? Do you tip? - Bathroom attendant - Floor man - Bouncer - House mom - Anyone else? Also, if you need change for a $20 from the bartender, do you usually tip her $1 or more?

54 comments

  • Subraman
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    5 years ago
    I tip the bathroom attendant, bartender, waitress. I don't tip anyone for making me change. I tip the strippers if they provide extraordinary service, or if I sit at the rail. I don't tip anyone else, unless they do something seriously awesome for me. I've tipped the manager and bouncer for doing things like getting me free shots, sending a girl my way without being asked and she turned out to be awesome, etc.
  • Subraman
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    5 years ago
    I sometimes buy the manager, bouncer, and/or DJ shots, if I like them
  • Papi_Chulo
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    5 years ago
    I've started tipping the doorman at my bkack dives which I didn't do b/f - I tip the girl taking the cover charge (seems kinda expected even though there are arguments made that she shouldn't be tipped) - tip the waitress or bartender - usually tip the bathroom attendant (again seems kinda expected even though again there are arguments made that he shouldn't be tipped) - and tend to tip the dancers particular in the black dives I hit since the dances are very cheap - I think that's it
  • lopaw
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    5 years ago
    Occasionally I'll tip the waitresses if they treat me well and bring me the dancers that I ask for.
  • chowder
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    5 years ago
    I tip for Intel and Service. Just depends on the club and what I am in the mood for.
  • loper
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    5 years ago
    dancers unless they piss me off, waitresses, bartenders, bathroom attendant only because it's hard to avoid the virtually outstretched palm, not the admissions girl/bouncer. I will give the waitress/bartender a buck if I ask for ones for my twenty.
  • Warrior15
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    5 years ago
    Seems that there is often a tip jar at the front door for the girl that takes your admission money. If she is showing some nice cleavage, I usually give her a dollar.
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    Why the fuck would you tip someone who gives you change, did they give you extra services maybe break a twenty by giving you back a few extra singles, this is beyond stupid, no wonder you dumbasses are broke.
  • joewebber
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    5 years ago
    if you need change, you can get your change by tipping the restroom attendant. he gets only one dollar for doing both
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    I've never understood tipping someone for taking your money to enter the club. Hell, I never understood paying for the privilege to enter a place so that I can spend more money. @Papi is right, it is Bizarro World
  • GoVikings
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    5 years ago
    in my area, you have to pre-pay for most of the lap dances. while i'm paying for my dances, i'll give the DJ a dollar tip for playing a song that i request. i think its fun to hear a song you really like while getting dances :)
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    Especially when that song is over 5 minutes long.
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    If you give a fat chick money at the stage is that called cow tipping?
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    ^ I think that's called tipping the scales ;)
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    LOL
  • datinman
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    5 years ago
    If the door girl collecting the cover is friendly, she gets a tip. Hustler in Washington Park usually has a topless hostess collecting the cover. Often the best tits you will see all night, she definitely gets a tip. If I sit stage side, I tip every dance. If I am away from the stage and see something I like, I will approach and tip. Hate the concept of bathroom trolls. I tip on the first trip in, but not every time I return. I have never needed more than the urinal, but if I ever had to actually use the facilities, I would absolutely tip the poor dude. I tip waitresses for drinks and usually get my ones at that time. If I have to go to the bar for ones, I tip the bartender for making change, never really occurred to me this was optional. I have only tip bouncers if they have helped me out in someway or it is standard operating procedure in VIP. Some places it is almost extortion if you don't want them peeking in on VIP. I have bought the manager a drink, but never thought to tip. Unless you're handing over a twenty or something, it seems like a couple of bucks would be almost insulting to the manager, but I might be wrong. Forty or fifty bucks in tip money might buy me two more dances, but if I'm that pressed for cash I would be better off just staying at home and save my money.
  • Jascoi
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    5 years ago
    i tip in tj. a dollar goes a long way sometimes. (and sometimes not.) i don’t get carried away with tipping guys. with the girls i tend to be a bit more generous.
  • IceyLoco
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    5 years ago
    I tip the DJ if I want to request songs and I tip the bartender if I get a drink at the bar. Other than that, just waitresses and dancers.
  • rickdugan
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    5 years ago
    My baseline tips go to bartenders, bathroom attendants and a couple bucks for the door attendants. In some clubs the door attendants are also the bouncers, so it doesn't hurt to have a little goodwill. I don't normally tip other club staff or managers. With that said, there are customs in some clubs that should be understood if you are taking a girl for ITC or OTC fun. The term "penny conscious, pound foolish" takes on great meaning in these situations, especially when the dancer is trying to tell you how things work. We all know that things like stage "skip fees" or "early departure fees" aren't making their way into the register, but you refuse to honor these customary gratuitous shakedowns at your peril.
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    ^ 75% of the time stage skip fees and early departure fees are bogus just another way for the dancers to get a few more bucks from you
  • rickdugan
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    5 years ago
    ^ 25, agreed. I'm talking about the places where club managers really do have their hands out. It happens. I've also met girls who inflated the early departure fee to skim some off the top and yet others who called it an early departure fee but were actually looking for cash to pay tipouts before they left. But even when an early departure fee is bogus, inflated or mis-characterized, do you really want to quibble with a girl who you will be soon paying much more than that to do xyz in your hotel room? If I go to the club often enough, I'll eventually figure it out and adjust accordingly.
  • Huntsman
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    5 years ago
    I try to tip the same in clubs that I do outside them. For good service or good will, I will tip.
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    @Rick I’ll tell you a little story about something that happened about 10 years ago, I was at a club that no longer exists a dancer I was friendly with at the time lost her grip on the pole about midway up a 20 foot pole and landed hard, she was quite shook up and as she landed on her butt you can imagine she was hurting a bit. About 20 minutes after she came over to me and asked if I could drive her home, I agreed and my friend was going to follow us in his car so I’d have a way back to get my vehicle, as we were leaving one of the managers told her she’d need to pay the tax for less than a full shift, she looked at me and proceeded to dig into her pocketbook for the money, at the time he demanded $25 dollars from her, I asked her to excuse me for a moment and took the manager aside and asked him if the owner was aware that he was asking this girl for more money, he walked back over to her and handed her back her money, not long after that episode the manager was fired in front of the entire club, as he walked out most of the girls clapped loud and catcalled him. Goes to show sometimes there is a god.
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    ^ Not so humble brag. @25 calling himself a god.
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    Funny you should say that I kinda expected that from you homo
  • Papi_Chulo
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    5 years ago
    "... Why the fuck would you tip someone who gives you change, did they give you extra services maybe break a twenty by giving you back a few extra singles, this is beyond stupid ..." I think people mean when you break a $20 to get singles - I also usually tip when I do this
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    ^ I know what they mean, but it’s idiotic, at best. Why don’t you tip the bank teller when you do this in the bank or the merchant that breaks a dollar so you can feed the meter when you go shopping in the downtown district I mean for fucks sake man that’s just ridiculous.
  • GoVikings
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    5 years ago
    twentyfive is like Mr. Pink
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    ^ Why would you say that lol, I’m not against tipping but I find some things to be ridiculous and refuse to be obliged to be a moron.
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    ^ "Why don’t you tip the bank teller when you do this in the bank or the merchant that breaks a dollar so you can feed the meter when you go shopping in the downtown district I mean for fucks sake man that’s just ridiculous." You don't tip them either? SMH
  • rickdugan
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    5 years ago
    That was a beautiful story 25. It had all the required elements, including a villain, a hero, and a damsel in distress, with the ultimate outcome of good triumphing over evil, by the grace of God no less. ;) But you also know how that goes the other 19 times out of 20, no? The girl gets fired or, at the very least, made to cough up what she "still owes" during her next shift. And you have just made an enemy who, at the very least, will never let another girl leave with you and may find other ways to fuck with you ITC. He could have also told you to stfu and stay out of club business and had a bouncer escort you out. Again, great story to be sure. But if that's your attitude, I'm guessing you don't do much same day OTC, lol.
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    This thread has potential.
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    @RD the other 20 times wasn’t the point, the point was apparently lost on you, BTW I have clubbed with many other TUSCLers, I don’t really worry about making enemies of a manager, that is a problem anyway, any of the guys I Club with will tell you if you like, I’m pretty well received in all of the clubs I do visit regularly. And that’s true I never bother to OTC the same day or night, mostly it’s preplaned and it’s an all night thing, so there’s that as well.
  • rickdugan
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    5 years ago
    ===> "And that’s true I never bother to OTC the same day or night, mostly it’s preplaned and it’s an all night thing, so there’s that as well." Well there you are then. You didn't have to play nice in the sandbox when you decided to insert yourself in the middle of a commercial issue between a club manager and the dancer, in the process interfering with what is probably a significant source of side income for him. For a guy like me, who is prone to taking girls OTC before the ends of their shifts, I need at least ambivalence and it's even better if I have some goodwill. It's not like the days when almost all my OTC was travel based and I could stay UTR during a single club visit - now I am a regular in a few clubs and people talk. As far as the rest, I got what I needed from it, though perhaps not the point you thought you were making O Man o' Principle. But keep in mind that the practice is widespread and the evildoer in your story wasn't doing anything that hundreds of other club managers weren't doing on the same day/night. Also keep in mind that he probably felt more emboldened to ask for the early departure fee because he saw her leaving with a customer.
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    The point you are missing is I wasn’t involved or even interested the other twenty times and I wouldn’t have gotten involved if he wasn’t so arrogant, I generally mind my own business but he was the fuckwad that involved me, he had ample time prior to her heading out the door to deal with it in private, he basically wanted to show off, that’s what you missed, just like you here, if I post a story about something decent you look for some way to make me and anyone else look like a fool, but all you do is confirm folks impressions of yourself as a douchebag.
  • loper
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    5 years ago
    You tip someone forgiving change because you're taking her time. Often she has to scare up the ones at the bar or elsewhere.
  • rickdugan
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    5 years ago
    ===> "if I post a story about something decent you look for some way to make me and anyone else look like a fool, but all you do is confirm folks impressions of yourself as a douchebag." The fact that you think I'm a d-bag doesn't make you any less of a fool. These are not mutually exclusive 25. ;) You don't know why he chose that moment. Maybe he just forgot or was busy with something else. Now I'll give you the benefit of the doubt in assuming that your intentions were noble rather than self-serving. But it really was foolish to insert yourself into a financial dispute between the dancer and club manager and you got very lucky that it didn't make matters worse, for her at the very least and maybe for you too. The only reason I keep pounding this is so that some young dipshit reading this board doesn't get the bright idea to pull the same type of stunt. It's my tuscl public service moment, lol.
  • doctorevil
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    5 years ago
    I thought this subject seemed familar and did a little research. Sure enough, Douchebag was advocating greasing bouncers long ago. [view link] Of course, this post is from long before Douchebag and Dougster found man-love and started sucking each other’s cocks while fantasizing over Vince Michaels.
  • IHearVoices
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    5 years ago
    The only non-dancers I tip with any sort of regularity are bathroom attendants, mostly because it's expected. I tip waitresses whenever I at or drink, but it's not that often. The exception to that is any place that charges $5 for water: I tend not to carry singles except when needed for bathroom attendants, and feel that's enough of a markup that any tip should be included in the price. I think Follies is the only place I've ever tipped the door girl. Regarding the tipping for change, a now-closed place I used to visit took 10% off top for changing into singles (there was no per-song pricing: customers made it rain on dancers, who kept dancing until the money stopped coming at what they felt was an acceptable rate). Took one instance for me to learn that lesson. My general disposition is that if you add to my club experience I'll act accordingly.
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    I was sort of wondering how long The detente would last you seem to be getting back to form, glad to see it, this board just wouldn’t be the same without you, RickiBoi. ;)
  • PaulDrake
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    5 years ago
    At my home club that I visit all the time I am planning on tipping a few people a large amount ($20-100) once a year around Christmas. That makes a larger impact than small tips here and there and is overall cheaper.
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    ^ "That makes a larger impact than small tips here and there and is overall cheaper." No, it's not overall cheaper than tipping them nothing at all. Fucking retard.
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    ^ don’t care to guess what are the chances that the employees your seeing in June will even be there in December but sure sounds stupid to me.
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    Or how many will still be there in February.
  • Fun_Loving_Fella
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    5 years ago
    At one club I go to there’s a waitress that’s been there every single time I’ve gone for over a year. But I’m still not gonna tip her $100
  • pistola
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    5 years ago
    Not one just the tip joke? I’m disappointed.
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    Too sophomoric.
  • bang69
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    5 years ago
    manager & bouncer. So I can get cfs/bbfs in the VIP room
  • PaulDrake
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    5 years ago
    @twentyfive - I think the two managers who run dayshift at my home club have been there for almost 10 years. So turnover is not an issue. Giving someone $20 or $50 is not a big deal financially in the long run and it makes more of an impact than $1/5/10 here and there.
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    ^?I guess you subscribe to the system ;)
  • rickdugan
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    5 years ago
    ===> "I was sort of wondering how long The detente would last you seem to be getting back to form..." Lol 25. I never switched up my posting style to begin with - I just don't give someone shit simply for the sake of it. Unlike some around here, I have no interest in trolling other dudes - it's a pathetic sissy move. You were just having a good run lately with a lot of on point posts, until that one. Seriously man, what did you expect when you told a story about interfering in a fee discussion between a manager and a dancer? You're damned lucky that didn't backfire on you.
  • flagooner
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    5 years ago
    ^ seriously
  • twentyfive
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    5 years ago
    Backfire on me seriously lol
  • DeclineToState
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    5 years ago
    Toilet troll: gets $1, more if he makes me laugh. Troll used to bug me cuz I'm not in need of assistance with soap or towels and I don't partake from the troll's candy dish likely coated with toilet spray particles. Doesn't bug me anymore - it must suck ass to work in a shitter all night, especially if crazyjoe's made an appearance, and it's partially a pity tip. Tipping bartender, cocktail waitress and to strippers while sitting at rail: yes. Tipping stripper for dances or room: yes, for outstanding service, and variable. License scan means I won't enter. Front door guy gets $5 for not scanning and every time except for once it was gladly accepted. Time it wasn't was after 2AM and I had a pretty good buzz going so perhaps he thought I was trouble. And they remember you for it - with a few door guys, it's resulted in getting waved in free on with no cover charge on subsequent visits . Bouncers and managers: Some will call stupid on this one, but whatever. I think management relations and its benefits are overlooked. I tip just the ones I find cool and am on a first name basis with, and that tends to be either the primary manager or floor manager and not bouncers. At 2 local clubs I frequent, I haven't paid the $20 night cover for a few years. That happens because I was cool to managers, tipped them mildly once or twice, and unsolicited they said hey next time you come in tell the front desk girl you get in free here and drop my name. Now, I end up spending that free cover I saved by tipping the front desk girl a $5 and sliding the manager most or all of the rest and it's not a net $ gain but WTF, they treat me well and half the time the manager will send a round of free drinks over. If there's a girl I want to see and I don't want to search for her, I slide the floor guy $10 and say when you have eyes on Cookie send her over.
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