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For those working in service industries where tipping is the norm, here is a collated set of information on how you can maximize the tips you receive.

• How to Get a Bigger Tip: Many ways...
  • Be Efficient: Proactive, quick, accurate, etc.
  • Be the Boss: Act as if you are the restaurant manager.
  • Boost the Bill: Of which you get a percentage.
  • Compliment Them: Say something nice.
  • Elegant Exit: How to get them back to tip more.
  • Get Down: Squat down to talk to them.
  • Get Introduced: So you are known.
  • Give Candy: Chocolates or mints (and the 'one-plus-one').
  • Happy Face: Draw happy face or sun on the check.
  • Happy Introduction: Be pleased to see them.
  • Invisible Reminders: Get the words 'give a tip' in.
  • Kids First: Put the children at ease.
  • Like Them: Be like them and like them.
  • Memory Master: remember orders, dishes, special requests, names (inc regular customers),...
  • Patriotic Message: Create a national bond.
  • Positive Forecast: Say the weather will be good.
  • Pre-emptive Thanks: Before getting paid.
  • Puzzle Them: Give them something to do.
  • Repeat the Order: Using their words.
  • Scoop the Door: Catch more good tippers.
  • Seeding: Show what 'others' have tipped.
  • Sob Story: Hint at woes.
  • Your Name: Make yourself a person.
  • Tell Them: The percentages (if they're bad tippers.
  • Touch Them: Gently, on the arm.
• Articles on Tipping
  • Ask, Don't Tell: Lower-status persuasion.
  • Dress for Success: Clean and tidy.
  • Finding the Right Waiting Job: The right one for you, that is.
  • Maintaining Dignity: Sometimes it's not worth it.
  • The Gender Difference in Waiting: Waiters, waitresses and tips.
  • The Importance of Mood: Most techniques work on mood.
  • Waiter's Views: What do waiters think?
  • What Jobs Get Tipped?: More than just waiting table.
• Waiting Table: Basic rules.
  • Managing Mistakes: How to handle them gracefully.
  • Taking the Order: Connect with them and be nice.
  • Serving Wine: Do it like the pros.
  • Serving Food: A great opportunity to impress.

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