Editing Street performance (section)

=== Collecting money ===
[[File:Firejuggling 2009 ubt.ogv|thumb|right|275px|[[Toss juggling]] street performance in Denmark]]

Buskers collect donations and tips from the public in a variety of containers and by different methods depending on the type of busking they are performing. For walk-by acts, their open, empty instrument case or a special can, box, or hat is often used. For circle shows the performer will typically collect money at the end of the show, although some performers will also collect during the show, as some audience members do not stay for the entire performance. 

Sometimes a performer will employ a ''bottler'', ''hat man'', or ''pitch man'' to collect money from the audience and encourage them to contribute, sometimes by cajoling them in a humorous fashion. The term ''bottler'' is a British term that originated from the use of the top half of a bottle to collect money. The bottle had a leather flap inserted in the bottleneck and a leather pouch attached. This design allowed coins to be put in the bottle but did not allow them to be removed easily without the coins jingling against the glass. The first use of such contrivances was recorded by the famous [[Punch and Judy]] troupe of puppeteers in early Victorian times.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Somerville |first1=Chris |title=Who is Mr Punch |url=http://www.punchandjudy.com/bottle.htm |website=punchandjudy.com |access-date=14 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224181144/http://www.punchandjudy.com/bottle.htm |archive-date=24 February 2023 |date=1997 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The increasing use of cashless payments in the 21st century, and the corresponding lessening of the amount of cash typically carried, has affected buskers, some of whom have begun using electronic payment systems including contactless payment terminals and web or app based payment systems (sometimes reachable by [[QR code]]). This trend accelerated after [[COVID-19]] lockdowns, but predates this.<ref name="Wollaston">{{Cite news |last=Wollaston |first=Sam |date=8 November 2018 |title=Where the streets have no change: how buskers are surviving in cashless times |language=en |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/08/where-the-streets-have-no-change-how-buskers-are-surviving-in-cashless-times |access-date=16 August 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Shular">{{Cite news |last=Shular |first=Emma |date=8 March 2023 |title=Buskers change their tune with digital payments and promotion |language=en |work=Langara Voice |url=https://www.langaravoice.ca/buskers-change-their-tune-with-digital-payments-and-promotion/ |access-date=16 August 2024 }}</ref>