06-30-2008, 11:00 AM
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You know, I tried a bus ministry for about a year. All that preaching, and I never converted a single bus...
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Convertible buses are hard to find.
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06-30-2008, 02:16 PM
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From what I have heard you should never just work for tips...
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06-30-2008, 03:05 PM
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Not unless you are in a restaurant with very affluent and generous patrons. I worked one holiday free and made decent tips but most of the time if it weren't for meals for the family on top of tips I wouldn't bother twisting.
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06-30-2008, 03:40 PM
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Nor should you ever work tipsy...
..though sometimes it might be tempting or practically necessary.
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06-30-2008, 09:48 PM
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I worked with a Tipsy once, a real blonde.....
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06-30-2008, 10:13 PM
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Wish I could give you advice, but I basically lucked into my weekly gig, but it all came about because of School night, Here several fast food places have School night inwhich the school get a donation based on their Students/family coming in on their paritcular night. Look and see if there those in your area, approach it as another thing that will make the resturant stand out to have you there on a set regular basis. I'm commited to 4 hrs a month, basically once a week, and I get paid. But as I said I lucked in the contacted me for the end of the year party which I did and they like me. I had giving them a promo packet in which I list things I can do, ie face painting, story telling, balloon etc, he like that I could change my activity from month to month. Hope this helps.
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07-01-2008, 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by bugaboo the clown
From what I have heard you should never just work for tips...
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It's best if you don't, but on the other hand, there are times when that's the only way to get your size-27 foot in the door, and you can sometimes make good money that way. Snickers brings in a lot more clowning for tips than the waitresses do.
Yes, it would be better to have the restaraunt pay her something, also, but half a loaf is better than none - she's still averaging about $40/hour or so, busking restaraunts and events and such.
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07-01-2008, 11:31 PM
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Thats fantastic that she is reeling in the fish that way Happy. No wonder she is willing to keep so busy. That is really good to hear, that people are willing to show their appreciation of her talents.
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07-02-2008, 12:25 AM
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It's funny. She'll usually start out with a few people taking balloons for nothing, then they'll start averaging $1 per. After about a half-an-hour, people will walk up and give her $5 just for being pretty.
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07-02-2008, 01:58 AM
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Hmmm, I never get any $5s guess I know why now.
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