Because of the way the service industry works, many servers rely on tips to make ends meet. Getting tips isn’t easy, but in the comments of a viral TikTok, servers shared their top secret tricks to maximize their success—the question is, did you fall for them?
The TikTok itself depicts TikToker @amfglow in uniform, hyping herself up as ‘Turn My Swag On’ plays in the background. The TikTok is accompanied by an on-screen caption that reads, “Quick, give me your best server line for a guaranteed 30% tip.”
In the video description, she kicked things off by sharing her own personal favorite line.
“I start with ‘Hey beautiful people,'” she wrote. “I need some new lines to drop.”
The TikToker didn’t immediately respond to BroBible’s request for comment via email.
Servers Shared Their Best Methods
One server was a fan of puns. “When putting down multiple plates say ‘this one is hot,’ then the next plate ‘and this one has a nice personality,'” they quipped.
Another preferred a more artistic approach. “As you take their order, pretend to write it down but draw them and you at the table really badly instead then show them and ask if it looks right,” they advised. “100% tip lmao everytime.”
A third server admitted they get cheesy with it, commenting that “if you have to grate cheese on a dish, I like saying ‘Don’t worry I’m here until *closing time*”
And a fourth shared, “I ask them if they’ve been in before and if they say yes I go ‘Omg me too we already have so much in common'”
Clearly, it’s just a matter of making the customer feel special. A fifth added that “when delivering the check, I say ‘And here’s a little record of our time together tonight.’ People love it!”
Tricks Of The Trade
Over on the r/Serverlife subreddit, the best currency for tips was compliments. Multiple Redditors/servers brought it up.
@amfglow I start with “Hey beautiful people” . I need some new lines to drop. . . . . . . . . . . #fyp #serverlife #server #finedining #serviceindustry
So, while it might be tempting to be false or tell a little white lie to get tips, it looks like authenticity and, most importantly, sincerity go a long way.