My son has a friend who works as a bartender in NYC. She’s extremely pretty and personable and on a good night she can pull in $800+ in tips. I wonder how she’d feel about this idea?
Anyhoo, was sitting around the bar yakking with her one evening when a bunch of college frat guys walked in and sat down in a booth. She said to me, "Just a second.", then tied off her shirt and adjusted things so that it looked like she added a cup size or two. :-) Then, she went over and waited on them.
She came back to the bar. I must've been looking at her funny, because she said, "What? I just doubled my tips."
My daughter in college was the same. She worked at a sports bar. She is pretty, friendly and smart. After a group of guys would have 4-5 pitchers of beer on a game day, she would comp them one. “Hey, guys. This one is on me.” She had to pay for it, but she saw it as a good investment in the eventual tip. She could make $500 in tips on a game day.
That amount for a night is not unusual for a pretty gal. A hundred dollar or more tip happens - especially when the customer is a Saudi college student ordering Cristal champagne. It’s a big city thing, not likely to happen in small towns.
BTW you mentioned Flyertalk. What a great website, lots of good information.
#24 on a good night she can pull in $800+ in tips
Hooters?..... : )