Bartender tells customers to leave if they haven't tipped 40%

That’s one way to get rid of them! Bartender shoos customers out at 2am by demanding 40% tips

• The TikToker, from Illinois, sparked an online debate about the cost of tipping
• READ MORE: Bartenders reveal the 10 things that they hate about customers 

A bartender has divided opinions after being filmed telling customers to ‘get the f*** out’ of a bar if they haven’t tipped 40 per cent.  

Jordan, from Rockford Illinois, posted the viral clip on TikTok which has since racked up over 4 million views. 

The popular TikToker, @jsauce527, is known for regularly treating his 17,000 followers to lively dances and hilarious impersonations. 

In the video, a bartender can be seen irritably ushering last customers to leave because it was 2am and the bartender was ready to ‘go the f*** home.’

The bartender seemed to direct pleas at customers who weren’t paying 40 per cent tips on their orders and even at those who weren’t dating bar staff.

A bartender was filmed telling customers to ‘get the f*ck out’ of a bar if they haven’t tipped 40 per cent

Jordan, from Rockford Illinois , posted the viral clip on TikTok which has since racked up over 4 million views

The bartender said: ‘If you’re not f*****g the bartenders or tipping 40 per cent, get the f*** out of the bar. It is two o’clock and I’m ready to go the f*** home.’

‘Get out!’ continued the bartender.

The video has sparked a fierce online debate, with some believing that the bartender’s actions were uncalled for, saying a 40 per cent tip is utterly outrageous. 

Meanwhile, others believed it was the right measure to ensure customers left in a timely manner so that staff could go home and rest.

One person wrote: ‘Everyone saying 40 per cent is ridiculous, that’s the point. They want you to leave.’

The viral video has sparked a fierce online debate, with some believing that the bartender’s actions were uncalled for, while others believed the tactic ensured staff could go home on time

Another agreed: ‘In many bars and restaurants when it hits closing, the store makes no money and the workers might not get paid for overtime. They want to go home.’ 

Contradicting this view, someone else wrote: ‘I’d leave no tip after that.’ 

Another added: ‘I wouldn’t leave a tip after that and there would be absolutely no consequences because it’s my money.’ 

And another said: ‘I thought 20 per cent was good now 40 per cent, and someone yelling complaining.’

The video follows a similar incident in Texas where a bottle girl split opinions online after revealing a secret tip that waiting staff should use to get tips from stingy customers. 

Kat Busch, who has been a bottle girl for four years, took to her TikTok to reveal the trick she uses to ensure a cash-injection from visiting customers.

While in the UK many view service charge as an optional add-on to their bill, US diners are expected to fork out an average 15 to 20 percent per meal, and more than 20 per cent for exceptional service.

The video divided opinions, with many service staff taking to the comments to defend the woman, while others warned to follow her advice at their own risk.

Kat who has been a bottle girl for four years, took to her TikTok to announce the drastic measure she takes to ensure a cash-injection from visiting customers

Kat said: ‘Zero Dollar tip – no problem. Let me tell you how to resolve that. My name’s Kat I’ve been in the service industry for four years and I’ve only had this happen to me a handful of times.’

‘If they haven’t left yet, walk up to whoever paid in front of everyone and say, “Hey sir or ma’am, I see you didn’t leave a tip, is there anything I can improve on the service that you feel like you could share with me?”.

‘Nine times out of 10 they’re going to make some excuse like, “Oh, it was a mistake, oh I didn’t see the receipt,” and they’re going to give you some kind of tip, a couple of bucks here and there.’

And for the worst case scenario – the woman shared how both parties could go home with new lessons learned.

She said that even if they don’t leave cash, you might get ‘a tip to improve your service so you can make more money in the long run.’

Another trick for waiting staff is to ask a manager if they can take inexpensive items such as sodas off a high bill, so that the money goes to the server.

‘If the tab was really high I would explain to your manager the situation to see if maybe they could comp off like a soda or something so at least you made a couple dollars off of it and you don’t have to tip out in the negative,’ she explained.

‘Short story is just confront them. This is for like a sit down restaurant or like bottle service, this is not really for bartenders. If you’re a bartender and someone zero-dollar tips you, I would just take forever to serve them again.’

Not all servers agreed, with many fearing the consequences of confronting a customer at their workplace.

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