For those with experience, I'm just wondering if you also tipped the driver when you had a car hauled and delivered, in addition to the agreed upon price. If so, then what kind of percentage did you use? Thanks.
if it's the owner, no tip. if it's a hourly rate driver, enough to buy beer. same as how the rest of the world operates.
What he said ^^^^^ And if its on time, undamaged & obviously cared for during the trip & delivery, maybe a little extra.
No doubt that I'll piss in someone's Cheerios on this topic, but I have this discussion with my wife on occasion and I am 'that' guy that rarely tips for services rendered, unless the 'tip-ee' has gone well above and beyond what I am already paying for. You have already agreed to pay for a service (food, beer, tire install, haircut, car haul) at a specified price so was the service provided just what was agreed to or 'something special'? Anything that you offer above the agreed to price is hopefully received for what it is (free cash) whether it is $1 or $100. BTW, when did you last tip the guy behind the parts counter for doing a 'special order'? .
Usually no tip to the owner. I might tip the paid driver. Now if either one seems to have a good at***ude and did something extra special, Like unload in the pouring rain, not complain about having to jump the car to get it started ect. He gets a home cooked dinner, burgers on the grill, steak, whatever the rest of us are eating. A little food goes a long way.
Had an El Camino shipped from Lancaster Ca. to the midwest,enclosed trailer I felt the guy did a fantastic job,so I put $25.00 CA$H in his hand and told him to grab some din-din , or lunch ??? I am not dripping with money, but I felt better that he knew his work was acknowledged. It's nice to be important,but it's important to be nice !!
Nope! You have contracted them to do a service and they are usually paid handsomely for it. In my opinion tipping has gotten out of hand in this country for people that are doing their jobs for which they are paid for. The Driver is being paid and being on the road is his job so he already expects to pay for meals and lodging, and in many cases gets a per diem from the company - some cases he doesn't - he needs to negotiate a better pay rate if he doesn't make enough. Look at it this way, if you work for a company and a Semi brings your goods to sell, do you tip the truck driver? Do you tip the UPS man or the mail man? Do you tip the parts guy for bringing you your parts? Do you tip the muffler man who welds up your exhaust? Do you tip the kid who mounts and balances your tires? how about the guy at Best Buy who spends time recommending the right flat screen or computer for you? I imagine not. Why, because you are already paying them to do the job. If someone goes above and beyond what is expected of them when doing that job, I might tip them, or more likely if it is a business or service that I use more than once, I will repay them by continuing to go to them and not their compe***ion!
I tip for most services, haircut, meal etc. The ammount is relavant to how good the service was. Owner of a buisness, probably not but I have brought food or beer for a job well done. I'm not loaded but I know most of the service people don't make much and put up with tons of ****. As far as the Mailman, UPS etc. I give them some cash at Christmas.
That surprises me - but then most folks don't realize how much money these guys make. My brother in law has been a postman for 30+ years, the amount of money he makes and the way he milks the Union Situation makes me cry a little. And UPS guys? The average UPS driver's pay at this time 05/01/2013 is about $80,000 cash, and benefits of about $30,000. Employees pay zero for healthcare except small co-pay and deductible. But drivers with enough seniority can get more overtime by "bumping" junior employees and with 15 hours a week of OT can earn over $100,000. With 20 hours a week of OT can earn over $111,000 cash, over $30,000 in benefits. So senior drivers can earn OVER $139,000 in cash and benefits. There are ways to earn a few thousand more by working vacations and overlapping vacations with paid holidays. Sorry, but I don't feel the need to supplement that for doing their well paid job.
Yeah, I understand that. We get alot of stuff and they aways take care of me. Placing packages around the back out of view and even wrap them up in plastic bags when the weather dictates. I never asked for any of this and I want them to know its appreciated.
As with any service - tip as you see fit I have received $0 to $300 Most recently - a HAMBer set me up at the Crowne Plaza New Orleans for a night .... BTW - transport is a break even proposition at best ...... Jim
If I'm sending a car I sold, no. If I'm recieveing a car and it arrives on time, no damage, no at***ude I'll slip a couple twenties to the guy.
Judging by the posts so far I get the impression that when it comes to buying a round of refreshments there are some who will buy round 1 but when it's their turn again the wallets get tight.
Jim, don't take this as a smart *** remark, but if it is a break even proposition at best, why do you continue to do it? It certainly can't be a source of income if you aren't making any money at it. And obviously there are folks that make GOOD money doing it, just look at Reliable, P***port, Waggoner's etc. If it's just a hobby that you enjoy doing, that's cool too. Just not sure why else you would continue Disagree 100% - totally different scenario. As anyone who knows me will tell you, I am generous to a fault when out with friends, I pick up the entire tab more often than not. And I tip my waitress and bar maids very well ~ IF they do a good job. If they **** and do a ****ty job, I adjust accordingly. But to Tip everyone that performs any kind of service just doesn't make any sense to me. For what ever reason it seems the food and beverage industry in this country have been structured around the servers relying on tips for their income, But ......... Where do you draw the line? How about the garbage man that picks up your trash? How about when the Gas Company man who comes and turns your gas back on after it was shut off for a furnace replacement? Like I say, where do you draw the line?????? Just curious
" If it's just a hobby that you enjoy doing, that's cool too. Just not sure why else you would continue " BINGO ... I am The Lone Wolf I don't rack up miles I rack up memories The places I get to visit and the cars I get to haul Those are The Payoff Jim
I met Richard Wood and Mercury Charlie in Austin on Tuesday I met Chet Krause in Iola, WI a few years ago and had coffee in his offices - toured the small town he helped build Earlier this year I got a personal tour of the Richard Munz collection in Madison, WI I met Lou at The Last Chance Garage in Unionville, PA and spent some time with him I have seen car collections not available to the Public Eye I have traveled countryside that God left the Back Gate open to Truly - every day is an adventure I am one lucky guy ..... Jim
I hired Roll Back Tow Trucks to move 2 inop cars for me. One driver said he could not off load a car into a garage ....liability...blah...blah...I would if I could...but...blah ..blah..and he unloaded my car in the driveway. Next driver unloaded the car into the garage and then helped me push it into a stall. First driver got nothing and the second driver got $25.00
I hired two guys off CL to bring my heap from Florida out to California. Bought the pizza and beer while we watched an NFL game, then crashed on my couches, changed the oil in their truck in my driveway next day then hit the road with a $100 tip. They had another job from Vegas to Florida on their way back.
Unless they are rude and arrogant.....I always tip enough for a good meal and good nights sleep.......
You Win! Food, Beer, entertainment, crash, tip and you worked on the truck! That's damn hospitable, hope it comes back at ya.
I drove a wrecker for 10 years. I bet I got tipped less than 5% of the time, and not because I didn't do a good job or go the extra mile, I always did or tried to. It always seemed like the ones that tipped looked like the ones that could least afford it too. Go figure?
Man, the first thing I do when one of my rides has to be towed is paste a twenty in his palm and tell him "thanks for being so kind to my car". And I think they do.
I too tip everyone who welcomes me with a smile I had a car delivered from California to New York the driver called me asking for a good spot he needed a lot of room to unload a few cars to get to mine i met him at a near by parking lot he seemed like a good guy and even though he didn't drop my truck in my driveway I need to understand he was driving a huge hauler across the country and I'm sure that's a pain in the ***, I tipped him $60 cause its the best I could do at the time. It cost me $980 to ship the truck I'm not sure what he gets paid a day but I just felt anything I could give him is my way of thanking him for those miles he pushed to get me my baby. And if he dropped five cars a day with the same it's $300 bucks in his pocket...win win Our only recourse on this road to hell is we're driving a firetruck!
Many years ago I was in a tat to shop and say a sign painted on the wall. The message was "" Tipping is FUN""......... I guess this was the owner's way of telling some one that a tip is expected.. I thought it was in poor taste.. As far as tipping a wrecker/ transport driver I always do.. Unless he does a poor job..
Yes if it's not the owner and the person is good natured (at***ude) and does a great job. I wouldn't have a problem buying beer and dinner for a guy who took extra good care of your car on a long haul and arrived on schedule. My Grandfather used to say that "if a worker has to rely on tips to make his daily wage, that means that your paying his wages instead of the business owner-who was too cheap to pay the worker. Restaurants kill me. The "going rate" forever was 10%, then it went to 15%, now it's suggested 18%. I was told "this was to account for inflation". But they don't recognize that the menu prices have also gone up over the years. It should all be proportionate at 10%. Then if you have a party of 8 or more they "automatically add 18% gratuity to the bill", which means they can give ho-hum service and still max out on the tip. When did waiters unionize? Everyone has their hand out. The Mexican fast food shops in San Diego have started to place tip cups at the counter register and now even at the drive-up window ledge. A tip for handing a bag of food out the window? Quasi panhandling...
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