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just me fromsouthorange
Citizen
Username: Jmfromsorange
Post Number: 210
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 8:24 pm: |     |
i'm curious, for those who have aaa, do you tip them? |
C Bataille
Citizen
Username: Nakaille
Post Number: 1677
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 9:02 pm: | |
Depends how much effort they have to make and what their attitude/demeanor is in handling the job at hand. So, sometimes yes and sometimes no. I've had the experience of offering tips (usually $5) that were refused as well.
Cathy |
emmie
Citizen
Username: Emmie
Post Number: 269
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 10:55 pm: | |
Usually R&R Towing from Map/SO shows up for AAA. I always have tipped because the guys that came to help me out were always terrific. Once, several years ago, on a night just like this, the little sports car that I had then, skidded up onto the high curb of my "driveway from Hell" and three out of four wheels were completely suspended off the driveway. In other words the underside of my car was hanging on the high curb. This was at 1:00 AM! Called AAA, the guy was here in no time. He actually had to put wooden planks under the suspended wheels to slide the car down off the curb. He was very careful because he was worried about damaging the underside, or whatever you call that part of the car. It was freezing cold and he never complained once, had a very cheerful attitude for a 1:00 AM call. I was so happy he was able to get my car freed up and I gave him a very large tip. A year or so later, my battery was dead and the same R&R guy came. He remembered my icy driveway, suspended sports car "event" and we had a few laughs. Tipped then too. If any of these AAA guys rescue me in a stressful situation, and when car trouble happens, it is always stressful, I will always tip.
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just me fromsouthorange
Citizen
Username: Jmfromsorange
Post Number: 213
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 9:50 am: | |
thanks for the responses. my sister tod me i was stupid to tip him yesterday in the snow when he came and pulled me out of a ditch. it was randr from maplewood that came. the man was very nice, cheerful, had me sit in his truck and had my car out in now time. je tried to refuse the money but i insisted. |
algebra2
Citizen
Username: Algebra2
Post Number: 1721
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 9:53 am: | |
Emmie -- the guyus at R&R are so nice. I have USAA Roadside Assitance and they're the ones who show up. I had never thought about tipping them nd my husband freaked when he found out I hadn't -- now I tip. They're great and they always show up FAST. |
Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 2453
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 11:34 am: | |
It never hurts to tip. What could go wrong from that?
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
There is nothing
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C Bataille
Citizen
Username: Nakaille
Post Number: 1678
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 2:47 pm: | |
Tipping for poor service would not be a good idea, Tom. It's like giving your kid candy after throwing a tantrum. It just guarantees the same poor behavior. That's why I qualified my response. I have mostly had very good experiences with the people AAA sends. But not always.
Cathy |
bak
Citizen
Username: Bak
Post Number: 443
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 4:02 pm: | |
Here is how I've tipped them in the past:
Dead battery jump: $5 - $10 depending on response time
Flat tire: $10-$40 depending on weather, response time, etc.
The $40 was when they responded in minutes, in the snow, on a Friday afternoon, when I had 3 kids in the car.
Tow to garage: $5 - $10
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ReallyTrying
Citizen
Username: Reallytrying
Post Number: 306
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 2:16 pm: | |
The last two times I've tipped $5. The first was a lock-out; the man was there in about 5 minutes, and took maybe 30 seconds to get my door open. (Now that's frightening!) The second time was a flat tire. Took about 30 minutes til he arrived, but he was very fast once he got going.
Both times the guys seemed genuinely surprised and pleased at the tips, even though it wasn't much money. |
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