‘Waitresses’ tips increased with breast size,’ said Dr Michael Lynn, who asked 374 waitresses their breast size, age, hair colour, attractiveness and hip-to-waist ratio – apparently without getting slapped.
Women who wore DD or larger cup size received a larger percentage of the total bill, he added. One theory is that a bigger bust may make women more confident in their own appearance and that this, in turn, makes them more outgoing with customers.
And, while it’s always been said that blondes have more fun, the study found tips also increased when waitresses had light hair. Curiously, slightly older women were given more money than their younger colleagues, showed the research by Cornell University in New York.
Those in their 30s and those with large breasts, blonde hair and slender bodies received larger average tips than colleagues without these characteristics, found Dr Lynn. And the dutiful professor of consumer behaviour and marketing has an – ever so slightly sleazy – explanation for this.
‘Perhaps the male restaurant customers were most attracted to the waitresses in their late teens and early 20s as expected,’ he said. But they tipped the waitresses in their 30s more because they thought they had ‘a better chance’ of picking them up, added Dr Lynn.
5 comments:
Science can prove all.
A study group of less than 400.... not the best.
They needed a study to prove that blondes with big boobs get privileges based on her appearence? Come on, that was obvious...
Pretty people are more successful than ugly people. Proven long ago :-P
My cynicism is confirmed, thanks doc! Yes, we 30 year old blondes with large brests are desperate for dates, as our beauty is fast expiring! Please, rescue us from our menial work before our beauty has entirely faded and our wombs are all dried up! Thank goodness some of us have intrinsic qualities and drives that dull such a desperate impulse...and don't have to whore ourself in the service sector. But the benefit of bigger tits, i mean tips, might make enduring enless blonde jokes almost painless. And the doctor says gigantic breasts make women more confident? Actually, in this study, it is the combination of (good looks?) being in one's 30s and having slenderness, blonde hair, AND large breasts that seemingly results in greater financial remuneration/affirmation of their superior value to clientelle. What a waste of research dollars! Let's have some insightful studies on men and their penis size!
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