Best way to tip waitresses to get better service?

[tonypaladino]

First of all, you saw "tip" in the title so if you don't want to see a [censored] tippin thread, keep it to yourself because you just shouldn't have opened the thread.

I'm fairly sure this hasn't been addressed before.

People say on here, and common sense dictates, that the more you tip the waitress, the better service you will get. Sometimes, you can just tip a white for every drink and you will get reasonable good service. Other times, the room is crowded and the waitresses are overworked, so you need to get yours to give you attention.

What is the best way to do this? If I were, to say tip a $25 chip the first time she got me a drink, I'd imagine she'd come right back whenever I neeeded a new one, but then am I expected to tip more for each drink? Or is the best strategy just to give a bigger tip once every few drinks? or a tip with the drink and then the order? I want to let the waitress know I will be taking care of her in return for good service.

What is the best way to handle this?

[NobodysFreak]

In my limited B&M experience, I've found it best to tip out half of what I was planning to spend on drinks right away. So if I'm planning to play for 6 or 7 hours, I'll tip 10 bucks or so right off the bat and then spread the rest of it out so that they don't forget about me.

[jba]

my strategy when I want to get loaded

first drink I give her a redbird and give her a little wink and tell her to keep an eye on me

from then on every time she gives me a drink as part of her regular rotation she gets a white, when she goes out of her way for me she gets a red.

[NobodysFreak]

I like that strategy as well.

I'm iffy about tipping out all of it at the beginning because I don't want her to forget about me if the place should get packed and if there's a shift change, I'll have to start all over.

[WhoIam]

Tip a red on the first drink and say "this is for the next couple drinks." I'm assuming this is a place where most people tip $1 or nothing at all. If you're at the Bellagio or someplace where $5 is a common tip, you may have to do the same thing with a green.

[eviljeff]

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I've found it best to tip out half of what I was planning to spend on drinks right away. So if I'm planning to play for 6 or 7 hours, I'll tip 10 bucks or so right off the bat and then spread the rest of it out.

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heh, I find the idea of spreading around $10 amusing

[Riverman]

Just tell her you are on the get loaded plan and giver her 10 bucks right off the bat. In order to ensure continued service, tip 3-5 per drink after that.

[sternroolz]

WTF planet are you guys from?

$1 a drink with a polite thank you and maybe a "you have a really pretty smile" while appearing as though I am complimenting the cw, not hitting on her, are all it takes in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. I usually can't drink as fast as the cocktail waitress comes around.

Except for this one grouchy bitch that works in the $9-18 section at Commerce sometimes. Once an hour, no matter how much you tip and how nice you are. Thank god they put in the drink carts. The ladies pushing the drink carts are always super nice.

[BassMasterK]

I'm another one who does a five spot right up front and then a buck for each drink after that. In vegas it is amazing how many tight ass people won't even give the waitress a tip. The five spot gets her attention and after the third drink or so she realizes shes getting paid a buck, or two if my wife is with me, each time she comes over. Let's see...guy who is not tipping...guy who is tipping...who do you think gets the attention?

Using this method has never failed, and often times, particularly downtown vegas, they will bring them faster than I can drink them.

[BillD]

clip a C-note to your zipper.

[Kaeser]

I don't tip waitresses, I still get drinks faster then I can finish em.

[tonypaladino]

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I don't tip waitresses, I still get drinks faster then I can finish em.

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Either your a liar or a really slow drinker.

[tonypaladino]

So I geuess my plan next time will be to start off with a redbird, and then tip my usual dollar or two, throwing in a red from time to time.

I don't know if it matters, but I usually don't drink alcohol at the tables. My usual order is a coffee and a bottle of water.

TONY

[memphis57]

I think the main thing is to talk to her, and tip her slightly better than average. The talk is to help her remember you, and both the tips and the talk let her know you appreciate her and view her as a fellow human and not a servant (this actually works with non-tipped service people too). I think the worst thing you can do is act like you're a big shot poker player and can't divert yourself from the game more than to drop a chip on her tray, no matter how big the chip is.

Beyond that, anything you can do to make her job easier will help you. If you're going to drink a lot and/or fast, tell her on her first trip. (Believe it or not, the waitresses have to deal with some people who actually think they come too often and get mad, like they're pushing drinks on them.) If you're drinking the same thing all the time just tell her to bring one every trip instead of taking an order first, if the timing is right for that.

Where the standard tip is $1, I prefer to tip a steady $2 every time instead of 5-1-1-1-5-1-1-1-etc. That looks like a gimmick to me, like you're trying to make it appear you're tipping more than you really are.

[bwana devil]

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So I geuess my plan next time will be to start off with a redbird, and then tip my usual dollar or two, throwing in a red from time to time.

I don't know if it matters, but I usually don't drink alcohol at the tables. My usual order is a coffee and a bottle of water.

TONY

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i think youre putting in way too much thought (and plan on spending way too much money) in order to get drinks at the table.

bwana

[tonypaladino]

I am totally putting way too much thought into this. It's how I am about certain things unfortunatly.

[Photoc]

Go to a casino, order a drink, tip when you get it, how hard is that? LOL Trust me, the servers remember who tips and who doesn't. Just be polite and dont be cynical when they aren't there at every moment when you need them.

[Sponger15SB]

Stick the tip in her panties. But instead of just putting it in the top, you gotta stick your hand in the side.

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Stick the tip in her panties. But instead of just putting it in the top, you gotta stick your hand in the side.

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I'm assuming the OP wants to stay inside of the casino he's playing in and not end up in jail for the night. But, I've been known to be wrong. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Sponger15SB]

I just want to clarify that I'm talking about a chip... not the tip of your penis.

[NLSoldier]

I just tip a red and say keep em coming and then tip 1 or 2 for each one after that. sometimes i order 2 at a time in which case i hold out the $5 while ordering so they dont give me some BS about how they arent allowed to bring me 2.

[GoblinMason (Craig)]

The one time I've treid the redbird upfront strat it worked very well. It was at the Wynn and I was changing from drunk to hungover so I told her I needed lots of water; she proceeded to bring me two bottles each time she came around for the remainder of the morning.