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What do you do when a bartender gives you a free drink?

So, I ordered a drink then another about half an hour later. The bill came and it was only for one drink. Befuddled, I asked, "did you know you only rang this up for for one?" and was answered with just a wink.

I tipped her more than usual for the one drink but not as much as the two together would have cost, thinking for no particular reason that it was the right thing to do (accept the nice gesture and tip more than usual). Was this at all close to the right response?

keith harris asked in Food & Drink over 2 years ago | Report

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  • Cat-duck-2_small
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    Yes. When a bartender buys you a drink, you tip them out. Not as much as you would pay for the drink + tip, but more than the normal tip.

    /drinking 101

    Lee answered in Food & Drink over 2 years ago | Report
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    Are you new here, or to drinking? You did the right thing, newbie. :)

    Dan Williams answered in Food & Drink over 2 years ago | Report
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    A BJ.

    MLP answered in Food & Drink over 2 years ago | Report
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  • Kermitsex_small
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    Depends on how much money l have; sometimes l'll tip as much as the drink would have cost, or do what you did, which was the right response, yes.

    freikja answered in Food & Drink over 2 years ago | Report
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    Double the tip, stay until closing, and then invite her to ride on the bang bus.

    lijohy answered in Food & Drink over 2 years ago | Report
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    Say thank you and tip heavily.

    (former member) answered in Food & Drink over 2 years ago | Report
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