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Subject: Re: wage and tips at dive bar?
From: Mister2
Posted: Fri Aug 17. 2007, 17:57 UTC
Followup to: "wage and tips at dive bar?"  by cinderella528  (Tue Aug 14. 2007, 05:43 UTC)
I know one bartender who works a dive bar.  She's a relatively cute 30 
something who has definitely been doing it awhile.  I asked her about money 
one time - she said she makes FAR more at that bar than she did anywhere else, 
and that's saying something - she's got a pretty impressive resume.

What it comes down to is, your regulars will take care of you if you take care 
of them.  She told me her average tips were around 40% of her sales - it took 
about 6-8 months for them to get that way, and for her to start drawing a 
regular crowd, but every time I drive by, the parking lot is full.  I'd be 
surprised if she wasn't clearing $2,000 a week working her 4 shifts (assuming 
she wasn't lying to me).

I doubt her story is typical, but it's at least possible to do very well.


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