Tipping a bar staff member in certain situations is a good idea, can guarantee you getting service fast throughout the night. Not so useful in clubs where literally you're one face in hundreds or thousands but on a busy night down the pub a tip can go a long way. But then so can simply being cheeky and memorable. I know I've never tipped one of the girls in the Acorn which is usually packed on a friday night but because I've shared a few jokes with some of the girls who work there I get served almost immediately.

When I worked as a waiter I was working 7 day weeks permanently some 60 hours a week and every weekend I would make between £70 and £130 in tips. Now consider I'm a bloke and that was my tips and I often earnt the highest tips of all the waiting staff in there I think you just need to realize it doesn't matter what gender you are. It matters how you make customers feel if they have a good time you'll get some good tips. I always viewed it as being a waiter is like being self employed, you own your section and if you make the customers in that section feel good then you'll earn more for doing so.

The biggest tip I ever got was from a party outing where I earnt a £70 tip. There was like 20 of them and I'd managed to keep it going with exception of some assistance carrying initial drink trays and food to the table on my own. Normally parties like that would take 2 - 3 waiters to manage but we were short staffed and busy, I volunteered to go for it and at the same point had to manage another few tables that were in my section. I bloody earnt every quid in that tip with a lot of hard graft.