Tipping.

[carrust]

I've just finished a decorating job for a very wealthy Barrister. I helped him out with colour scheming,ordering & collecting materials etc. I even took him down to the garage to pick his car up.
At the end of the job he paid promptly, & he gave me an envelope & said. "Have a drink on me". When I opened it later it contained �2-00 !!
How much do you lot tip? If at all.

[4getmenot]

I dont, half the time, self employed decorators, electricians, plumbers etc charge enough anyway. You should be grateful he gave you that. I only ever really tip waiters/waitresses because they dont get paid enough for what they do.

[carrust]

4get. I also tip hair dressers, waiters etc...Would they run you down to the garage?

[4getmenot]

so you gave him a lift expecting a tip?

[Octavius]

I wouldn't tip a painter & decorator, nor a hairdresser, nor a waiter. A taxi driver is lucky if he gets a tip from me.

I might have given you a fiver for going slightly beyond the call of duty, but other than going that extra mile - why should people be tipped for just doing what you pay them to do in the first place?

[carrust]

I never expect tips!

[grumpii]

It depends on the persons attitude, if they have done their job well, been pleasant and helpfull, then I have no qualms with tipping.
On the other hand, if the potential tipee has made me feel as though I am inconveniencing them, and they have a poor attitude towards me and their job, I am more than happy to spend my hard earned cash on myself.

[Octavius]

So would you rather he had just settled the agreed account and said, cheers and bye-bye?

[laurence2]

Why should you get a tip?

You done your job accordingly and i'm sure you was payed sufficently for ''your services'', i find it strange ''why'' he gave you a �2 tip tho.

Ps, Heres a tip, wealthy people make there fortune by not tipping {fact}.

[carrust]

As I said before I didn't expect a tip. But I find �2-00 a bit of an insult from somebody who's quite well-off.

[Octavius]

Laurence2, my sentiments entirely � my money is mine. When I pay someone to do a job, that�s it. As said above, they often charge over the odds anyway and any built in profit is considered a �tip�.

If you weren�t expecting a tip, then why is it an insult? You walked away from a job with an extra 2 quid. His wealth has very little to do with it. Perhaps he should have given you nothing at all.

[grumpii]

A tip is a tip! All he has done is buy you a drink, which is a nice gesture, so he is obviously pleased with your work, you may get more money indirectly from him as he may recomend you to friends and family.

[laurence2]

Would you take a tip in the region of �50 of an OAP if you had done the same deed for them?

[carrust]

I've often refused tips from elderly people who couldn't afford it. An old lady forced �20-00 on to me, & when I left I posted it back through the letter box.

[4getmenot]

well then if you dont expect tips should have been a pleasant suprise :-)

[laurence2]

so you've just answered your own qyuestion to a degree.

You often would'nt take a tip of elderly people, but if your wealthy then.........................................

[grumpii]

Any tip I recieve is always greeted with a smile, and no matter what the amount, it is always nice to recieve a gesture of gratitude. Stop moaning and go enjoy your free drink tonight you ungratefull so and so.

[laurence2]

Do you price a job according the the persons wealth then?

[joannie10]

i would feel �2 is a bit of an insult - hardly would buy you a drink these days. As others say I would perhaps not tip a tradesman for doing the job they have quoted me for but I think you have done something extra for him by giving him a lift. Perhaps he could have given you a bottle of wine or even a fiver. I agree with laurence2 though - it is always clear to me why wealthy people have money, they are often quite mean when it comes to spending money.

[4getmenot]

and that is why he's wealthy lol. Good man.