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SOSully
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 1265
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 12:33 pm: | 
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I am having a new roof put on now and there is a big crew, and obviously it's costing big bucks. Is it customary to tip?? The crew, the crew leader? I'm leaning toward no tip, but I'd like some opinions please |
Josh Holtz
Citizen
Username: Jholtz
Post Number: 446
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 1:33 pm: |
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No tipping imo. Maybe run out and buy some drinks or a couple of pizzas if you feel like giving them something. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 7805
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 1:51 pm: |
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We don't tip contractor crews anymore. We provide drinks (a cooler full on longer jobs in the warm weather) and lunch. |
Zoesky1
Citizen
Username: Zoesky1
Post Number: 1513
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 1:54 pm: |
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I say, no tip. They're being paid by the roofing contractor. I agree with Greenetree et al. Give them the courtesy of cold drinks, maybe some food, but tipping is unnecessary. |
daylaborer
Citizen
Username: Upondaroof
Post Number: 723
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 3:38 pm: |
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Jeeze, what a bunch of skints you guys are! 39 years on the roof and I can count on one hand, the number of times I or the crew was tipped and it was usually a fiver or ten spot to buy coffee. Ixnay on the ippingtay. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 7809
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 4:00 pm: |
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DL - what's your take on drinks/lunch? |
daylaborer
Citizen
Username: Upondaroof
Post Number: 725
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 5:52 pm: |
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Your place or mine, babe? |
mark halliday
Citizen
Username: Markhalliday
Post Number: 51
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 5:44 pm: |
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You could also have a pot of coffee going when they show up.....get them caffinated and ready to roll |
Window_doctor
Citizen
Username: Window_doctor
Post Number: 25
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, May 27, 2006 - 1:12 pm: |
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Where is the HUMANITY??? Hey if a guy is working hard roofing your home, and they are neat, clean and courtious, they really do appreciate when someone offers at the end of the day to give them a personal thank you. A tip can be drinks, pizza or coffe, but that is as they are working. There is nothing wrong (IMHO) with offering a 50 or 100 dollar tip to the foreman if he did his best to accomadate you. Remember they do not work in a profit sharing enviornment. I recently had Concrete Concepts at my home doing a large stamped concrete job, I tipped each foreman as they were very easy to communicate with they where extremely polite and believe me I am not an over generous person.
We have no problem offering a 15-20% tip to a waiter, or waitress who just writes down our order and walks 15 paces to set it on our table. What about people that are working on our prized possesion is 1% too much too ask if 100% satisfied?
Again IMHO |
Soparents
Citizen
Username: Soparents
Post Number: 478
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, May 27, 2006 - 1:22 pm: |
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Any work that we have had done, we have given a good tip to the workers at the end. I also make sure that dependant on the weather they have plenty of hot or cold drinks, and get pizza etc for lunch and fruit. I KNOW they get paid, but I don't know how much, and so far we have always had amazing work done.
Maybe we have just been lucky, but everyone that we have had here has done a stellar job.
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SOSully
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 1272
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, May 27, 2006 - 9:32 pm: |
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We decided to go the pizza/soda route. They definitely appreciated it, but I bet they would have liked a tip instead. There were 10 guys and it was just a bit too much to lay out, especially since the roof broke the bank anyway. I'll be posting our wonderful experience with this roofing company. |
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