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]

then buy one with the proffit all you people make, that rip us off in the first place. lol

[laurence2]

Prove that you were angry at not being tipped shows in your star rating for fellow AB's.
You gave one AB 3 stars because i believe they mentioned the word ''amount'' in there posting.

Octavius last post was ''spot on'' with you

Cowboy ring a bell anyone?

[carrust]

Octavius. I too have integrity. I don,t save my customers millions, but I give them a very good job at a reasonable price. I'm also very honest & trustworthy, as several of them go on holiday & leave me in charge of the house whilst they are away, to get-on with the decorating.

[grumpii]

And root through the penny jar for a decent tip! :)

[carrust]

Lol @ grumpi

[4getmenot]

then why are you bothered about a tip. and laurence is right on star front, you have given them to people that agree with you. You asked how much we tip I answered in first post, wasnt I worthy of stars?

[Octavius]

You mean apart from the lady who went off to Spain!
Honest & trustworthy? From your own perspective maybe, but to me you certainly don�t come across that way. I have seen you in a new light carrust, and that light is coming from a very dim birthday candle.

You seem to see yourself as a modern day Robin Hood. I bet even he didn�t expect tips.

[carrust]

I pointed out the lady who went to Spain because she was unlike me....untrustworthy

[cascarelli]

So, what you're saying is that you got paid extra and you still complain? Why is �2 extra an issue with you? I wish all my customers gave me �2 extra

[carrust]

cascarelli. All I was saying is that �2-00 is an insult. I would rather not had a tip at all.

[4getmenot]

there you go then, no need to worry then

[carrust]

4get. I'm not worried. Btw, i've just had an e-mail, the barrister wants me to quote for the rest of the house...how much do I overcharge him in % age terms:)))))

[nannon]

i'm worried now cuz i once gave my haridresser a �3 tip (it was the change from cash) I would never have meant it to me insulting but i was a student at the time and the haircut only cost �17!! I think any tip nice - i worked as a waitress - som epeople left 80p but it was still better than getting nothing at all!
However people who appeared to more wealthy always left less tip - i once had an elderly couple push �15 in to my hand and told me i had made their evening lovely as i was smiley and polite! I felt awful and they wrefused point blank to take it back despite my efforts!! Tips are nice but i would never expect them and grateful for anything really - its better than taking �2 of you i guess!!!
(It did bug me however when i huge party came in, say of 20, and left a �5 to split between two - esp as a table of two would sometime leave a �10!!!!)

[4getmenot]

I'd say overcharge him however much tip you think he owes you.

[Octavius]

Carrust, I would quote your usual inflated rate and just do the job at hand and avoid the trappings of doing �extras� for this deviously fiendish barrister.

[carrust]

My haircut costs me �7-00, but I always give the hairdresser a tenner. I also give my postman a tenner at Xmas, as he gives really good service.

[grumpii]

Turn the work away and tell him it is because you are disgusted with his tipping rate, that will teach him.

[carrust]

The Barrister's wife is really fit...do I offer her a service?

[grumpii]

She may tell her husband and then you have blown any chance of a tip.

[carrust]

For 2 quid I think it will be worth the risk.