Do you golf? Do you like your beverage cart girl?

[KilgoreTrout]

nips = tips. go unstrapped, fluff.

[pokerbobo]

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nips = tips. go unstrapped, fluff.

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Yes....RELEASE the HOOOOOUUUNDS!!!

[Brad1970]

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nips = tips. go unstrapped, fluff.

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Yes....RELEASE the HOOOOOUUUNDS!!!

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or tape a peanut to the outside of your bra.

[blackize]

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I know of clubs where it's strictly forbidden for staff to take tips. Seems pretty weird but I assume they're comped well by the club.

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That isn't the case here. Caddies, bartenders, and the golf pros get tips regularly. Some of the other employees get tips occasionally and usually from guests around tournament times.

I don't mind a no tipping policy either. It's just very odd to find a place where the norm is not tipping people who usually get tips elsewhere.

[Hass]

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blackize,

I know of clubs where it's strictly forbidden for staff to take tips. Seems pretty weird but I assume they're comped well by the club.

BTW I don't mind a no-tipping policy, it gets rid of that tension about how much to tip, who to tip, etc. Most courses now these guys come out and wipe down my clubs when I'm done and I'm expected to give them $2+ for that? Plus they don't do a very thorough job at all. But if I tell them "no thanks" then I feel like a cheap bastard. Annoying.

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Couple things: I worked at one of the clubs in the Vally(Phoenix) that did not allow members to tip. They go through memeber service employees faster than any other club in the state. Also, they do not compansate for the lack of tips like you would think. The members are acually fined up to $500 if they are cought tipping anyone. It is a very high end place though so there are a few guys that would slip us a $100 all the time and just say "screw the club I'm tipping"

I have cleaned so many sets of clubs I don't want to think about it. I always give a $10 and tell them not to worry about cleaning them just to get them in my car if I get too drunk to remember.

Like I have said before I'm a PGA member so I usually don't pay for rounds so $10 tip to the outside guys is normal for me. $2-5 is all anyone expects for paying customers.

[J.A.K.]

You will definitely want to work tournaments. I'm sure they have some big annual member/guest type thing. Our local hottie made about a grand over 2 days.

[tuq]

Hass,

Interesting.

It's just that giving just $1 comes off as chintzy, $2 seems right, and if you are tipping for the other guy you just give him a $5 for both people.

The reason I'm not surprised that the club could never make up for it is these guys can make pretty damned good money if every group is giving them ~$5 (assuming there's two guys, one for each cart) and groups are coming in every 8-10 minutes, even more if it is a multi-course facility. Let's say it's only every 15 minutes instead. The guys are still making $20/hr plus what the course pays them. That's damned good for what they do IMO, and who knows if they report any of it.

Are you at liberty to say which club it was here? Estancia or something at that level?

Also, "lonely" is misspelled in your Loc:, FYI.

[worthless]

Serious tip: Keep sunscreen in your cart and let people use it. I always forget to bring sunscreen and if the beverage cart girl has some for me, she always gets a bigger tip.

[Hass]

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Hass,

Interesting.

It's just that giving just $1 comes off as chintzy, $2 seems right, and if you are tipping for the other guy you just give him a $5 for both people.

The reason I'm not surprised that the club could never make up for it is these guys can make pretty damned good money if every group is giving them ~$5 (assuming there's two guys, one for each cart) and groups are coming in every 8-10 minutes, even more if it is a multi-course facility. Let's say it's only every 15 minutes instead. The guys are still making $20/hr plus what the course pays them. That's damned good for what they do IMO, and who knows if they report any of it.

Are you at liberty to say which club it was here? Estancia or something at that level?

Also, "lonely" is misspelled in your Loc:, FYI.

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You are right about the guys making $20/hour which is why people quit so fast when they find out they are getting $10 and not able to recieve tips. Also, this is the reason why $2-3 is plenty to tip. If everyone would tip $2 they would make a killing, but a lot of people won't tip anything or maybe $2 a group. I have seen many people hand an employee $2 and tell the rest of their group not to tip because "they got it." This was Desert Highlands in Scottsdale btw.

I'm sure tips get reported as much as home poker winnings get reported for taxes.

Oh and I'm a horribe speller, thnks.......Went to ASU so....ya know.

EDIT: spelling, lol

[suzzer99]

Fluff, you're sure you get tips right?