Cool Wallets for the Wait Staff: the Quest to Protect One’s Tips

There are a lot of horrible things associated with being a food server. Number one, most of your customers are going to assume that A, either you weren’t smart enough to go to college or B, just assume that you aren’t very smart. It isn’t fair, but it’s not the worst thing – the worst thing would have to be the apron.

First of all, aprons don’t serve their purpose very well. Most aprons only tie across the lap and protect the crotch of your pants while your shirt bears the brunt of every squirt of syrup, splash of Coke, and surprise mashed potato assault. Also, your fellow servers will without a doubt be pulling on your apron strings to untie it anytime you walk past them. This is supposed to be funny…but usually, they find out who was laughing when you accidentally on purpose leave one of the honey bottles out for them with the cap unscrewed.

Then there are the pockets. Three wide pockets, none of which stay sewn shut at the inside seams so it’s more like having one big pocket and all of your change will inevitably wind up inside your ticket book along with the ever errant spoon, used butter knife, and again, mashed potatoes from the aforementioned mashed potato assault. This wouldn’t be such a big deal, but usually, a server’s tips go in the right pocket of the apron. The only way to combat this problem is to use a wallet, but not just any wallet. A billfold is impractical here, so here are a few alternatives to having people at the bank look at you funny.

Vvego’s very cool Pivvot wallet is the wallet any server wants on a slow night. You might get maybe six or seven tables at the most, but it’s built to hold 6-8 cards and can be ordered with a money clip. Professional tip? Bring only your debit card and driver’s license to work, but use the pockets for the larger bills. The money clip can hold the five’s and ten’s you get and the wallet is so flat that it sits comfortably in your front pocket. This way it is UNDER the apron and defends your money like Batman defends Gotham.

What if you work mornings and you need something that can hold the average amount of money you’d make on a Sunday morning? The VVault Wallet is the one for you. You’re gonna roll up that cash  anyway and as the breakfast and lunch shifts get more hectic, you’re eventually going to stop caring and make a mess of it. This way you can fold your bills up neatly and tuck them neatly into the leather pocket. Another wallet being small enough to fit in the front pocket of your pants, the saddle-stitched leather will ensure that your wad remains free of sticky residue.

Any small convenience in the severing world should be counted as a win. The hours are painful, the customers are rude, and you may or may not have shaken hot sauce into your assistant manager’s unattended coffee cup once or twice. Shouldn’t you at least have the right to protect your hard-earned cash?

The answer is YES.