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How much do bikini baristas make in tips? ›

I work five to seven hours a day, five days a week, and I make the minimum wage in Washington, which is around $14 an hour. But the real money comes from tips. On a good day, I'll make $700 to $800 in tips. (At the regular coffee shop I worked at, I'd take home $20.)

Bikini Beans Coffee Salary FAQs

The average Bikini Beans Coffee hourly pay ranges from approximately $17 per hour (estimate) for a to $17 per hour (estimate) for a . Bikini Beans Coffee employees rate the overall compensation and benefits package 2.3/5 stars.

While every bikini barista stand has its own vibe, the idea is mostly the same everywhere: Car pulls up, customer engages in flirty banter, pays double the usual latte prices, tips $5 to $20 depending on the quality of the banter, the customer's mood, and how much they like today's outfit, and goes on their way.

The idea began percolating with the short shorts worn by baristas at Natte Latte in Port Orchard, Washington as early as 2001—actual bikinis came in two years later at Cowgirls Espresso (with 13 locations throughout the Seattle/Tacoma area) during a harsh summer heat wave, and were in fact the result of a request put ...

One, for example, Tweeted: "As a Starbucks barista, the tip goes to a pool and that is distributed among all the Starbucks partners at the store. Sure, the person taking your payment might not have made your drink, but the tip is for the whole team.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A legal battle over a dress code for bikini baristas at coffee stands is ending after a city north of Seattle agreed to pay $500,000 to the owner and employees who sued over it six years ago.

The idea of a sexy coffee stand is the brainchild of Mary Keller Wynn, who started the first stand of this kind when she opened her business Natte Latte in Bremerton in 1999.

Bikini was banned from beauty pageants around the world after the controversy. Catholic-majority countries like Belgium, Italy, Spain and Australia also banned the swimsuit that same year. The National Legion of Decency pressured Hollywood to keep bikinis from being featured in Hollywood movies.

What is it like to work as a bikini barista? ›

While performing the duties, the Bikini Beans barista may potentially be exposed to sun while taking orders. They are required to apply skin protection as needed to protect them from sun exposure. The job setting is a fast pace environment which requires quick thinking and multitasking.

So instead, Regina and Benjamin Lyles embarked on a wholly unique concept—something that would distinguish their Arizona coffee shops from the leading coffee franchises in one of the hottest states in the country.

According to various reports from baristas on Indeed and Reddit between 2016 and 2020, tips can range from $0.25 per barista per hour to over $4, and tips tend to go up significantly around the winter holidays.

You must have a passion for coffee, be a highly dedicated individual with an excellent work ethic and an outgoing personality. It is desirable (not required) that you have had prior coffee, restaurant or retail experience. You must live within a 30 minute commute time to one or more of the listed locations.

Like other coffee business concepts, a bikini barista coffee stand business can be very successful – and profitable. But it is not immune to failure. Like other coffee businesses, these novel drive-thru coffee stands can struggle and eventually close. The reason is failure to plan adequately.