Posted on 07/04/2020 10:18:27 AM PDT by CheshireTheCat
I have an idea I would like to float past Freepers as to how to get the word out about how we are being hoodwinked on COVID-19. This idea involves using “tipcards” when giving tips to service workers, such as waitresses/waiters/food servers, delivery people, etc.
I don’t know about you, but I try to tip these people more than the usual 20%, mainly because they have to wear masks all day long and I feel sorry for them. I am also rather impressed by how surly they have not become because of this.
Many years ago, when I was a Libertarian, I bought a pack of “tipcards” (I welcome suggestions for a better name) to use when leaving tips. These cards told the server that I was giving them a gift instead of a tip and that they did not have to report it to the IRS and also contained a quiz that gauged how libertarian they were. They also provided a list of some resources for further information.
I will post a link to the current incarnation of these cards that the Libertarian Party sells. I only post this to give you a pictorial example of what I am talking about and to help spur your creativity.
I propose we produce and use tipcards when tipping.
The following are some ideas I have surrounding these.
1. We do not state on the cards any suggestion that the tip does not have to be reported to the IRS. That issue is just not relevant now and is an unnecessary distraction. Instead, we simply state on the “cover” something to the effect that we are providing a more generous than usual tip as sort of a “mask premium” in acknowledgment of how hard it must be to work in a mask.
2. Instead of the political quiz designed to gauge libertarian leanings, we put on the cards a quiz with questions designed to point out myths about COVID.
3. On one panel of the cards, list resources for people to learn more about how the government and media are misleading us on COVID.
4. Anyone who wants to mass produce and sell such cards is free to do so.
5. Anyone who wants to make cards on his or her own on a personal printer is free to do so as well. Hopefully, you have a better printer than mine. It balks at printing simple coupons on plain white paper in black ink. I digress.
6. One can get foldover, 4-panel business card forms at an office supply store like Staples or OfficeMax. I think some come with graphic arts software for making business cards.
7. One could just use card stock, resume paper, or even just plain copier paper, depending on how “sleek” you wanted your cards to look.
8. One use Microsoft Publisher or just Word, depending on how sleek you wanted the cards.
9. If you use Word, I would suggest making two columns and maybe four or five rows to make blocks for your text that approximate the size of business cards. You can turn the printed page around and print panels on the other side, cut out your blocks individually, and fold them over to make cards to slip the tip money into.
10. Make a test template in which you list in the blocks Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, and Page 4 so that you know what text has to go where, in which direction, and on what side of the paper to make the card look right when folded up. You will probably have to rotate a block of text or two upside down so that when you fold the paper over to make cards, the text appears in the right direction.
What I am asking of Freeper is if you think this is a good idea or not. If you do, I am asking for suggestions on verbiage for the panels on the cards.
The more specific you can be and the easier you can make it for people to cut and paste your verbiage into Word and then manipulate the size and font for spacing purposes, the better.
Sorry that I cannot start off with any ideas. I am feeling kind of fried right now. Besides, I know Freepers can come up with better ideas than I would have.
Does the waiter get any actual money? If so, how?
Here is the link to the tip cards sold by LP.
Again, I just want you to see what they look like so you can think about what the corollary content would be for our present situation.
https://lpstore.org/product/tip-cards-pack-of-50/
The waiter has to abide by whatever the rules might be for turning in tips to the common tip pool at his establishment if such rules exist.
I assume he would either throw out the card if he thought it was BS or put it in his pocket if it intrigued him and he want to go look up the sources cited on it when he got home.
We aren’t surly about wearing a mask because we believe in them.
Good idea? No.
Wanted, not want.
I’m taking a nap now.
My point is not so much the money and how much the service worker can keep, but the message.
Even if management has rules for turning in money to a common tip pool, the more money given in tips, the more money all the service workers at the establishment get.
The cards just help explain some people’s reasoning behind the generous tips they give.
Thank you for the link. Positive: short and sweet. Negative: black background. I made similar cards when attending the regular protests in San Francisco. 4.25” x 5.5” white with black text with quotes from US Constitution. People glanced at them, few read them, and I felt good about having a simple gift for people.
Why don’t you just give them a tip for serving you your meal and leave politics out of it. They don’t care what you think about masks and they have to deal with more people in a day then you do... so they might want to make their own choice about masks.
I don’t know about you, but I try to tip these people more than the usual 20%, mainly because they have to wear masks all day long and I feel sorry for them. I am also rather impressed by how surly they have not become because of this.
How far did you read?
My apologies. I thought you were saying the poster didn’t tip. I just reread and realized you were saying not to add the card to it.
I think it’s a great idea.
I would like one about finding your real political persuasion. Lots of people think they’re Dems but are conservative about religion and laws.
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my daughter waited tables. she had to share her tips with the bus boys...
does that still apply ?
If so, how would the tipcard then work ?
I think this is a great idea! Not only do servers need the extra cash of generous tips right now but a message goes a long way to lift the burden.
I will think on some ideas, our Independence Day company just left and I’m a little fried myself. But it is a great way to extend a good message, especially accompanied by a generous tip.
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