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    I'm a waitress: 1st Night Jitters

    I am so nervous. With all the proposed law changes that are/will happening in Ohio, I decided just to get out for a while and get another job. My bro-in laws best friend got me hired at this pretty upscale bar here in my city. I'm pretty nervous, especially since tonight is one of the busiest nights of the week (salsa night).

    What can I do to get the best tips from customers?







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    Default Re: I'm a waitress: 1st Night Jitters

    So are you just cocktailing then? Thats pretty fun and pretty easy. Just be cute and sweet and make sure everyone gets their booze. Drinkers are pretty easy. People always tip more for drinks then they do for food to.


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    Default Re: I'm a waitress: 1st Night Jitters

    Yes. They have a menu with like maybe 5-6 appetizers to choose from. The drinks here are pretty pricey. It's almost $10 for a martini.

    When I started 2 weeks ago, I was just a door girl. I noticed that the cocktail girls are pretty forgettful, and not to timely when it comes to bringing drinks.

    One thing I do like is the girls dress somewhat sexy. Nice heels, cleavage showing..

    I was thinking about hustling tips like this: "Yea my night is going great! I've had some really awesome customers tonight. The lowest anyone has tipped me is $20"

    I mean, that's kinda like what I was doing as a dancer. After a dance, I was good for "hinting" Once I hinted that I once had a customer tip me $50 after a dance, this dude turned around and tipped me $100.







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    Default Re: I'm a waitress: 1st Night Jitters

    So how's it going?



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    all ofthose things you mentioned yourself are great tips. also, chat for a minute if you think they really want to..... what works dancing should work (modified) at a bar.

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    Congrats CK! I think your personality and sense of humor are well suited to being a server.

    Is this a regular bar or a strip club bar?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinammonkisses View Post
    I was thinking about hustling tips like this: "Yea my night is going great! I've had some really awesome customers tonight. The lowest anyone has tipped me is $20"
    I wouldn't like it if you said that to me, b/c it's pretty obvious what you are doing and that can be insulting to some people. I think if you give great service you will get what you deserve without having to ask for it. However, if it works for you go for it, I would just expect it to maybe hurt your tips a few times a night.

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    Default Re: I'm a waitress: 1st Night Jitters

    A sweet personality, sexy clothes, and hinting for a tip will work for the guys, but adjust your game for the girls. Women can be catty and often don't tip as well especially if they are there with a guy.

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    Default Re: I'm a waitress: 1st Night Jitters

    I have worked as a server for years, both food and drinks.

    When you are serving women, try to be their friends. It seems to work the best. When you get to table say something like " I just love that skirt. Do you know where I can get one? Join in a SMALL conversation with them and remember what they drink and keep them coming as long as they want them."

    This has always worked the best for me as far as women in groups or by themselves.

    Men are a loss to me. LOL. What works for one will not work for all.

    Do not be scared the job itself is hard work but the tips and the atmosphere is fun.

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    get hot lingerie..... interesting user name.... trying to sell us something perhaps? you seem helpful so far, so a word of advice:

    you can put your store name in your signature, but not in posts. otherwise you'll get jumped.

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    Default Re: I'm a waitress: 1st Night Jitters

    To ^^

    I am not here trying to sell anyone anything. I use this name on everything, makes it easier to remember passwords and usernames. Also, it is nice publicity without being pushy in most venues.

    My main reason for coming here was to learn tricks for make up and scar coverage. Because when I worked as a mixer there was a stripper that used something to cover scars but she would not tell me the name of it. I am thinking of going back to work stripping but have to get into shape since I had my son fourteen months ago.

    But thank you for the information.

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    Default Re: I'm a waitress: 1st Night Jitters

    I have already figured that out, but thank you anyways. Actually, I want to thank everyone for the information they have posted.

    To the OP: How did that first night go?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cinammonkisses View Post
    I was thinking about hustling tips like this: "Yea my night is going great! I've had some really awesome customers tonight. The lowest anyone has tipped me is $20"
    Don't do that. You're not in a strip club anymore.

    Your best bet is to be attentive to their needs, anticipating them before they even realize they need another drink, and committing the menu to memory in order to say "We have a fabulous crudite that goes very well with the beaujolais you just ordered..." Blah blah blah, etc.

    Oh yeah, and wear a wonderbra and low cut shirts. If it's a couple, flirt with the woman instead of the man. Complement her on what she's wearing, ask her where she got it, etc.

    Compared to stripping, cocktail waitressing is a cakewalk. So don't be nervous.

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    OK, so my question is answered, it's not a strip club, but a regular upscale bar.

    I don't agree with flirting at all (with the guys or the gals) if there are women at the table. Period.

    We entertain clients quite a bit in these types of places and I'd be mortified if the server was that personal. If you don't know the situation of the group you're serving, err on the side of caution.

    Be friendly, quick and attentive and you'll do fine.

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    Don't let them get thirsty. Even if their drinks aren't empty, go check on them. Be super friendly, funny, charming. Look cute! And count their money back properly TO THEM, don't just count it to yourself and hand it over. When I waitress I notice they really appreciate your effort to be accurate. Little things like that make a big difference. And smile. Smiles are underrated. A SMILE GOES A LONG WAY! Good luck babe!

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    Best of luck! When I tried your route...I droppped the tray full of drinks 3 x's.

    I was not good at getting tips.

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    Ok, update. This place is not ran as well as I would like. I STILL haven't started waitressing yet. When I was supposed to start Oct 31, I called to make sure. I was no where on the schedule. The over-all manager gave me the serving managers cell# so I called her and left a message. She didnt' call me back for like 3 days!!!

    Last week, like Friday around 10am overall manager asks me if I can work the front door (it pays $50 for 4-5hrs work). I tell him no, that I'm out of town. (Not true, but I decided to go work at the stripclub) So, server manager texts me around 1pm. she texts my phone asking me if I can work that same night. I told her no, that I am out of town. They had all week to ask me to work and didn't.

    I'm going in there tonight to work the front door. Damn, I thought working this front door thing for a few weeks would open up the door to then letting be be a server. It just seems like one big hassle. They haven't even had me fill out my paperwork yet.







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    P.S. Ok girls, I will definately not try the "$20 is the lowest tip I got all night" line..







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    Quote Originally Posted by cinammonkisses View Post
    Ok, update. This place is not ran as well as I would like. I STILL haven't started waitressing yet. When I was supposed to start Oct 31, I called to make sure. I was no where on the schedule. The over-all manager gave me the serving managers cell# so I called her and left a message. She didnt' call me back for like 3 days!!!

    Last week, like Friday around 10am overall manager asks me if I can work the front door (it pays $50 for 4-5hrs work). I tell him no, that I'm out of town. (Not true, but I decided to go work at the stripclub) So, server manager texts me around 1pm. she texts my phone asking me if I can work that same night. I told her no, that I am out of town. They had all week to ask me to work and didn't.

    I'm going in there tonight to work the front door. Damn, I thought working this front door thing for a few weeks would open up the door to then letting be be a server. It just seems like one big hassle. They haven't even had me fill out my paperwork yet.
    You haven't started yet?! Well how do you like working the door? I've actually made decent money working the door in strip clubs, but I haven't done it in a long time. A few hundred bucks for sitting on your ass. Kinda boring, but oh well. And I would think doing the door for them for awhile will let you get to know them a little and they could put you on the schedule for waitressing. Well, good luck CK!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PrettyCurlieQ View Post
    You haven't started yet?! Well how do you like working the door?
    The door isn't to bad yet. The downside is that I only make $50. And I'm only working the door one night per week, which is only on Fridays!

    For a while, I was giving dancing a break while all the dancer restrictions are going on in Ohio. I just recently started back dancing. So yea, I'm now stuck between a rock and a hard place..Stay at this bar and make a guaranteed $50 or TRY to work stripping and not be ready to bite someones head off.







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