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I always throw a buck or two in if I am getting a growler filled at the bar, especially if the bar is busy (extra buck if the bartender doesn't avoid me because they see the growler in hand at the busy bar). I figure that if I were buying the beers I would be paying more per beer and tipping a little more, so I can definitely afford a buck or two on a 9 -14 dollar growler.
That being said, the brewery I live next to has a growler exchange type set up. You bring in your empty growler, and they give you a fresh one from the fridge (I was skeptical of freshness at first, but after dozens of growlers I have only had 1 bad one). I never know what to do in this situation. The bartender is just grabbing something out of a fridge and setting it down. What would you guys do? Tip? No tip?
I've been leaving a buck if the bar is busy, sometimes nothing if the bar is dead. Having been in food service industry for several years I feel sorta scummy if I don't leave something, but then again at the restaurant I worked at we sold pre-packaged items and I never felt short changed if someone didn't tip when all they got was that.
What do you guys think?
That being said, the brewery I live next to has a growler exchange type set up. You bring in your empty growler, and they give you a fresh one from the fridge (I was skeptical of freshness at first, but after dozens of growlers I have only had 1 bad one). I never know what to do in this situation. The bartender is just grabbing something out of a fridge and setting it down. What would you guys do? Tip? No tip?
I've been leaving a buck if the bar is busy, sometimes nothing if the bar is dead. Having been in food service industry for several years I feel sorta scummy if I don't leave something, but then again at the restaurant I worked at we sold pre-packaged items and I never felt short changed if someone didn't tip when all they got was that.
What do you guys think?