Hey all,
Short story and learning experience for me. Thought I'd share:
So this past Saturday I was performing at a fundraiser event for www.lukeyslight.com. They are friends of mine, and I am very connected to the cause, so I was performing as a gift to them. At my second table, a man pulled out a twenty to pass me as a tip. I declined. I thanked him as graciously as I could and told him to instead put the money towards one of the auction items that he had bid on. I was very polite and subtle, however I could tell that it really embarrassed him.
I've never declined a tip before and in hind sight, it would have been much better to have accepted the tip and donated it directly myself. An interesting experience for me. Have any of you had similar experiences? I have heard of some restaurant workers not allowed to accept tips. How would they deal with this do you think?
(And here's some video of me doing the Biddle trick (mixed with the invisible palm idea) at the event http://youtu.be/5Cs6SMXHPkI)
Short story and learning experience for me. Thought I'd share:
So this past Saturday I was performing at a fundraiser event for www.lukeyslight.com. They are friends of mine, and I am very connected to the cause, so I was performing as a gift to them. At my second table, a man pulled out a twenty to pass me as a tip. I declined. I thanked him as graciously as I could and told him to instead put the money towards one of the auction items that he had bid on. I was very polite and subtle, however I could tell that it really embarrassed him.
I've never declined a tip before and in hind sight, it would have been much better to have accepted the tip and donated it directly myself. An interesting experience for me. Have any of you had similar experiences? I have heard of some restaurant workers not allowed to accept tips. How would they deal with this do you think?
(And here's some video of me doing the Biddle trick (mixed with the invisible palm idea) at the event http://youtu.be/5Cs6SMXHPkI)