Do You Tip?

[crank]

Building off the thread about what you can use for a tip jar...


We almost always tip bands, solo acts, etc... unless they suck. Usually $5 or maybe $10. If it's just a short stop like for a coffee or at a farmers market, etc. we'll toss in a buck or 2. Recently I tipped an acoustic guitar duo $20 because they were really good, They played Billy Strong's, Dust In a Baggie which noone I know plays except for me and finally, a 20 was all I could find in my wallet.

Which brings up another question. Jst how does one set themselves up with a QR code that tech savvy, non cash carrying tipsters can use to tip you?

 

[GAD]

A QR code is just a coded URL (or other data). You can make them online at a bunch of sites. Example: https://qr.io/

Here's a QR code for LTG:



Here's one for my blog:



So you'd get the URL for your paypal or venmo or whatever payment page , make a QR code, print it and anyone who scans will be sent right there.

 

[chazmo]

Too funny. The world is a strange place. Tipping with Venmo/Zelle, etc.. Reminds me of this sci-fi "In Time" where people pay by grabbing each other's wrists and giving/taking time off their lives. That'd be a hell of a way to tip. . And if you don't like someone, you take an hour from them.

 

[Stuball48]

Too funny. The world is a strange place. Tipping with Venmo/Zelle, etc.. Reminds me of this sci-fi "In Time" where people pay by grabbing each other's wrists and giving/taking time off their lives. That'd be a hell of a way to tip. . And if you don't like someone, you take an hour from them.

Think I wouldn't get out much

 

[chazmo]

Well yeah, Stuball... The whole show was based on an entirely ridiculous premise, but I liked it for various reasons... not the least of which is that it didn't rely on time-travel or non-linear storytelling. I'm so sick of both of those things that I almost can't watch anything made these days.

 

[Midnight Toker]

Last time I tipped a musician was in New Orleans maybe 25 years ago. Otherwise, around here, my "tip" is either printed on the ticket ranging from $35-150. Or the $5-15 cover taken at the door for a local bar band.

 

[lungimsam]

When any restaurant waiter returns with the billfold and my credit card I judiciously rotate the billfold and slide it across the table to my wife to fill out the tippage and sign.

As for musicians, I would tip if they were playing something agreeable and there were any to be seen with a tip container in my circle of travel.

 

[Maguchi]

Building off the thread about what you can use for a tip jar...


We almost always tip bands, solo acts, etc... unless they suck. Usually $5 or maybe $10. If it's just a short stop like for a coffee or at a farmers market, etc. we'll toss in a buck or 2. Recently I tipped an acoustic guitar duo $20 because they were really good, They played Billy Strong's, Dust In a Baggie which noone I know plays except for me and finally, a 20 was all I could find in my wallet.

Which brings up another question. Jst how does one set themselves up with a QR code that tech savvy, non cash carrying tipsters can use to tip you?

Yes I tip.

The coupla musicians I know who busk use Venmo. Come to think of it, it's not just for busking but a lot of bar, restaurant and club gigs too. Venmo's pretty easy to setup. Just search Venmo or LTG and it pretty much walks you through the process. If my non tech savvy 80 year old friend can do it, anyone can. Here's a link for Venmo. https://venmo.com/

BTW: Non cash carrying is not just for hipsters. I'm 58 years old and stopped carrying cash 8 or 9 years ago. Retail and services are changing and if we don't change with the times, we get left behind.

 

[DrumBob]

For years, we didn't use a tip jar, but around five years ago, we started using one at every gig, and it varies from night to night. Sometimes, it $6-10 each; some nights, it's $12-22. Not long ago, we did over $200 in tips one night. That was exceptional. And unusual. We had some well-healed audience members who'd had a few drinks.

 

[Guildedagain]

"We're not cows, we can be tipped more than once" ;[]

 

[Roland]

I do a little busking myself, so I always tip other musicians out busking in return. I don't have a QR code for people to use but I do have my wife's Venmo address if they want. I hardly ever get tips from the Venmo. But honestly, I'm not in it for the tips. They are nice and make me feel like I'm more than just a casual player, but I certainly am not making much money from it. If I can make enough for a burger and beers with the wife when I get done I'm happy.

As far as tipping in general goes, I've been blessed in life. I tip pretty good regardless. I also am an easy mark for homeless people with their hand out. Spread the wealth, so to speak, I can afford to give a little to people who are not as fortunate as me.

 

[fronobulax]

Last time I tipped a musician was in New Orleans maybe 25 years ago. Otherwise, around here, my "tip" is either printed on the ticket ranging from $35-150. Or the $5-15 cover taken at the door for a local bar band.

Local scene is folks that play at a venue with no cover and free admission. So your "tips" aren't a possibility.

 

[davismanLV]

There was a favorite here, a bar/restaurant called Whist. Whacky decor and a fun place. One evening we went with some friends and hung out at the bar. They had a band start up and they were really good, but they were FAR too loud!! Everyone kind of sat there dazed because we couldn't talk and catch up and the music was so loud. So at a break between songs, I went up and flashed a $20 and said I had a request. They were like, well thanks but unless we know the song or it's in our set, we don't really do requests. I said, "No, the request is to TURN IT DOWN!! We came as a group to catch up as friends and there's 8 of us. That's half the bar. No one is talking and socializing any more. You sound amazing, but it's too LOUD and if you keep it at that level, then half of the bar patrons will leave."

They were actually nice and turned the music down and life returned to normal. Then they actually got some applause and more tips. I gave him a thumbs up, and I got one back. Sometimes, they just don't know.