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Before we discuss how
some Bouncers are making $300 in tips, lets first understand
what a "Tip" is.
 The
word "TIP" is actually an acronym meaning To Insure
Promptness'. When a patron approaches the bar and orders
a drink from the bartender most of the time he is watching what
type of liquor the bartender is putting into his glass. Being
the cheap or expensive liquor, this could be one of the factors
how much the patron would tip the bartender. If the patron feels
that the bartender did not put enough liquor in his glass, this
would usually cause a smaller tip if any.
Waitresses are tip differently. Number one,
the more attractive they are the bigger the tip. Experience
waitresses may add a little flirting with the patron because
they know it also produces bigger tips. But most of all, if the
waitress is providing that customer service and is walking up to
the patron asking if they would like something to drink, or if
they would like another drink produces tips as well.
Patrons who tip do it because they feel as
if they are being treated differently than anyone else in
the club. The ideal of not waiting in line to get into the club
or to get a drink is worth a few bucks to the patron.
Every employee in the club, including the
owner are aware that Bouncers also receive tips from patrons if
the patron is escorted to their vehicle or looked after while they are
in the club to ensure that they are having a goodtime, (kind of
a VIP service).
But let's talk about the tips that Bouncers receive that no one
is aware of except the Bouncer and the patron. By the way,
patrons assume that Bouncers are paid minimum wage, along with
not having the competence to do anything else except stand at
the door looking angry. So if they tip a Bouncer $5 or $10 they
feel that the Bouncer must really appreciate the generous offer.
Actually, every Bouncer should feel insulted at an offer so low.
Patrons waiting in line due to the clubs'
selective procedures or due to the holding of the line to
indicate a popular looking club, have been waiting for several
minutes to an hour to get into the club. As you walk the line
towards the end, patrons are attempting to get you attention.
They ask you "Are you letting any more people in" "How much
longer" or "What's the hold up."
Anyone of those patrons would be willing
to offer you a tip to get them inside or to the front of the
line, or enter as your guest. Inexperienced Bouncers or newly
hired Bouncers may not accept any tip offers for obvious
reasons. Bouncers with experience or who have been employed with
a club for a long period of time may
accept the tip offer but discreetly.
Patrons desperately seeking to get into a club with their date
by their side, or with a group of people seem to offer bigger tips. For one, they
want to impress the people whom their with by throwing a little
money around, and two they want to quickly show
them a goodtime before the date gets bored.
Clubs that are very popular and hard to
get into produce patrons who offer huge tips as well. These
patron know that they may never get in due to the way they look,
dress or act.
Patrons who have achieved VIP status within the club
(celebrities excluded) usually have their own section in the club
that only offers access to them and the rest of their party. The
Bouncers job would be to keep other patrons out of their section
and to look over them. Clear their table, watch their
belongings, it's what they expect because they spend sooooo much
money on drinks. But in turn they will tip you very well.
As there are tips to be had outside the
club and inside the club, are Bouncers taking profit away from
the club? Just because a patron continues to buy drinks
throughout the night and continues to tip the Bouncers, some
club owners believe that profits are being lost.
Patrons who tip big outside the club
rarely continue to purchase drinks from the bar. The male
objective is to get into club in hopes to meet a female
counterpart, maybe by her a drink and then get her phone number.
Females objective is to get into the club in hopes of someone
buying her drinks then dance with her girlfriends for the rest
of the night.
Whether or not the Bouncer has accepted a tip from a patron to
get them into the club without paying the cover charge then
profits are being lost. Before you start making that extra
money from tips you should ask the club owner or general manager
what their policy is on Bouncers accepting tips from their
patrons.
Most club owner did indicate that if they
were a Bouncer and was offered a $20 tip or more for the reasons
mentioned above, they would take
it.
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