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Tip or not...
sunbury-addick
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Just had 3 trees, lawn and drive ripped up and taken away from front garden, new fence put up and block paving all over. Well pleased with the job (£4,000) - Do we tip ? If so, how much ?
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hell no!sunbury-addick said:Just had 3 trees, lawn and drive ripped up and taken away from front garden, new fence put up and block paving all over. Well pleased with the job (£4,000) - Do we tip ? If so, how much ?
Appreciate your thoughts
if you want to give them a drink £20/£25 that's your call and fair enough but a tip on top of £4k is not needed5 -
£10 a man.
Ask them to leave some cards for you to pass on to neighbours.
Everyone's happy.6 -
Why would you? They've been paid and if you're happy with the job then good, so you should be, they've charged to do a good job.
Tipping is creeping into more and more jobs and I don't get it half the time.10 -
Ask them if they would like a tip. If they say yes, tell them to look both ways whenever they cross the road.17
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Send ‘em round Covered End’s gaff.7
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My wife is a specialist nurse. Today, she will probably see about eight or nine patients; give them all some caring and highly skilled treatment; and send them all on their way home in a much better state than when they came in.
Not one will even think of giving her a tip.
So I struggle to see why some blokes who have done some landscaping for you need a tip, particularly as you seem to have paid a fair price.29 -
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Maybe ask each of them what beer they like and buy them a six pack each.....but certainly don’t let money change hands.2
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Definitely not.2
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Yeah bottle of wine/ Crate of beer is certainly enough and probably more than they are expecting3
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Not a chance!2
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I initially thought the same but remembered i've been tipped for doing a good job at someone's house and it is nice to be appreciated.North Lower Neil said:Why would you? They've been paid and if you're happy with the job then good, so you should be, they've charged to do a good job.
Tipping is creeping into more and more jobs and I don't get it half the time.
Although @sunbury-addick paid £4000 the blokes doing it were probably on a wage, so a tenner will get them a nice breakfast.2 -
Sounds a very good price these days for a new drive, i can understand you asking the question, personal preference, if the blocks sink in a few years time, you might regret giving them a tip.1
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No but always tip your black cab drivers. Times are hard you know 😉15
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When I had my roof done, they were very good and cleared up their mess every day. I was pleased with the job, it was a good price so I gave each of them £50 to ‘have a drink. In short, if you pleased with the job, why not tip3
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@ed off when I gave it to them. Never again!1
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I wouldn't tip them. Ask them if there's anywhere on the internet where you can leave a positive review on their work.
Don't agree with tipping people for doing what you've already paid them to do, particularly when it's something high value like that. Maybe a bit different if it's a low earner who's gone above and beyond.3 -
So pleased with the finish, cleanliness, have gone with the "drink" £20 a man (3), really appreciate your comments1
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I only tip:
Cabbies - round up to the 2nd next pound. i.e. fare is 10.20 pay 12.00
Hairdressers - a quid
Waiting staff at restaurant 5%-10%
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When ordering a takeaway I always give the person delivering it a tip.
They are probably on minimum wage and when I open the front door and see them standing there (sometimes in pouring rain) I just feel I have to.9 - Sponsored links:
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Surprised so many others said different. The charge very rarely goes to the guys doing the work who no doubt are on a low day rate.sunbury-addick said:So pleased with the finish, cleanliness, have gone with the "drink" £20 a man (3), really appreciate your comments
If they have put in graft and you’ve been pleased with their efforts i’d always out of politeness give them a note to get a beer with.2 -
takeaway drivers i always tip although i would imagine like cab drivers thanks to just eat/uber most people pay online as we are edging towards a cashless society, they don't get as much as they used to.1
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Does make me laugh the mindset in this country that you don’t tip someone who has busted a gut on your property for 8hrs in all weathers yet hop on a flight to Spain and automatically tip Jose for taking the top off a beer bottle!10
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I’ll only tip if Jose does it with his butt cheeksAFKABartram said:Does make me laugh the mindset in this country that you don’t tip someone who has busted a gut on your property for 8hrs in all weathers yet hop on a flight to Spain and automatically tip Jose for taking the top off a beer bottle!19 -
the only thing with manual workers is - it is the profession they chose say this as a now off the tools heating engineer0
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4 or 5 blokes on the job. Give them a score and say have a pint on me.0
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If the geezers that busted a gut on my property had opened my beer for me then they would have got a nugget or two...that is excellent customer service right there.AFKABartram said:Does make me laugh the mindset in this country that you don’t tip someone who has busted a gut on your property for 8hrs in all weathers yet hop on a flight to Spain and automatically tip Jose for taking the top off a beer bottle!My guvnor dont walk up to me at the end of each day and says 'Oi Greenie you peasant, you done well today old boy, heres an extra tenner'0 -
Give them a crate of Carling each. Job done.
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I tip according to the tipping culture of the country I am in.AFKABartram said:Does make me laugh the mindset in this country that you don’t tip someone who has busted a gut on your property for 8hrs in all weathers yet hop on a flight to Spain and automatically tip Jose for taking the top off a beer bottle!2 -
he said they did a good job!Brendan_O_Connell said:Give them a crate of Carling each. Job done.13
