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"James E. Cannon" wrote in message
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I've decided that this is on-topic for this NG since many of us order
large tools that have to be delivered freight.

When a truck driver drops a pallet in your garage, is he expecting a tip?
How much? What do you think?

It's never a question with the UPS guy since he is already gone before I
can even answer the door, but the freight guy is a different story.

This is why the whole concept of tipping sucks.

I don't think so, and I would doubt that he would accept it. When I was
younger I used to work at the service counter of a large computer retailer.
Sometimes if people would ask nicely and had a good reason I would try and
move their service ticket up. Often they would try and tip me when they
picked up their PC, if I would have accepted it, and management found out, I
would have been terminated... I know many service companies have similar
policies.

IMHO, it's your choice and consider tips as nothing more than wages a
customer pays other peoples' help. It's your money; do as you wish. As
for me, I figure they're already getting paid by somebody else to do a
job. If they don't like their salary, they can bargain for a larger one
or change jobs. Hard nosed? Perhaps? So be it!