I absolutely empty the jar/guitar case when it gets overflowing, but there's one thing that makes me hesitate.
As most people said, if the case if full of money ($20+ in singles) you get A LOT more people putting money in. It's a waterfall social proof effect once you hit a certain threshold.
Same if you have a $10 bill somewhere in the case. People go "oh shit, he must be good if someone dropped a ten"
I do seed the case with a few singles and a five every time I play. Truely essential
I've also tried the case w the slit in it, but it's a 'hassle' to drunk people. You can't just walk by and painlessly toss in money...you have to stop, pull out dough, and stuff it into the opening...small effort but I think it deters some folks.
My best tip jar is my guitar case because the pure size of it allows me to 'show off' how much I made which in turn makes people donate a ton more...the trade off being that some people dip in. Overall net positive though, by far.
I've had local bouncers/drug dealers see guys dip into my case and beat some sense into them. Street pride/honor is a very real thing among respected hustlers. Even cops keep an eye on my setup/situation. I normally wouldn't have anything to do with police, but they claim that the music keeps people happy/out of fights on my corner so they go out of their way to be nice. Overall people are cool
As most people said, if the case if full of money ($20+ in singles) you get A LOT more people putting money in. It's a waterfall social proof effect once you hit a certain threshold.
Same if you have a $10 bill somewhere in the case. People go "oh shit, he must be good if someone dropped a ten"
I do seed the case with a few singles and a five every time I play. Truely essential
I've also tried the case w the slit in it, but it's a 'hassle' to drunk people. You can't just walk by and painlessly toss in money...you have to stop, pull out dough, and stuff it into the opening...small effort but I think it deters some folks.
My best tip jar is my guitar case because the pure size of it allows me to 'show off' how much I made which in turn makes people donate a ton more...the trade off being that some people dip in. Overall net positive though, by far.
I've had local bouncers/drug dealers see guys dip into my case and beat some sense into them. Street pride/honor is a very real thing among respected hustlers. Even cops keep an eye on my setup/situation. I normally wouldn't have anything to do with police, but they claim that the music keeps people happy/out of fights on my corner so they go out of their way to be nice. Overall people are cool