Tipping Etiquette #1- Don’t Point Out Your Tips

Tipping Etiquette #1

Don’t Point Out Your Tips

Tipping is not a city in China – it’s a standard practice in the North American hospitality industry.

In this video above, Reese Richards gives you some insight on how to tip properly when at a bar – otherwise called bar tipping etiquette.

This is the first in the series of our bar tipping etiquette videos called Don’t Point Out Your Tips.

Watch all the videos in the tipping etiquette series and learn how to tip properly at a bar / club. What your parents didn’t teach you about tipping etiquette, we will.

Tipping Etiquette #1- Don’t Point Out Your Tips

Reese Richards here, from barsandbartending.com!

And, you’re at the bar! You’ve ordered the drink, and now it’s time to tip.

So, So, rules when tipping…

First rule: don’t point out how much you’ve tipped. Ok, the bartender… he can see how much you’ve tipped; and to point it out just kinda makes you look like a loser, right?

“Hey, hey, hey.. that $2.. that $2, that’s from me. Hey bartender. Right there, that’s mine.”  Ok, thanks!  Thanks… whoa.  Ok, you tipped.  $2, ok thanks.

Honestly, it makes you look like a dick. Don’t point out tips.

the Barman

Reese Richards aka "the Barman" is a 20-year veteran of the bar industry and founder of BarsandBartending.com. His goal is to bring the joy of bartending to as many people around the world as possible. He accomplishes this by producing high quality content in the form of articles, interviews, infographics, recipes, videos and training courses as well as through his bar consulting business. You can find him online here or connect with him on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest & Instagram