On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.
Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip.
Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.

Kevin

On 02 Mar 2005, wrote

On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.
Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip.
Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.

One's ex-partner when they pick up the kids on time?

--
Cheers,
Harvey

On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.
Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip.
Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.


don't know about plumbers (they charge enough to start with), but I
tipped a roofer once for doing more than he quoted for and coming on a
Sunday.

LJ

In article .com,
writes:
On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.

******** to that idea. I've never met a plumber that good, or one
that didn't give me the distinct impression he'd already added the tip
to the bill.

Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip. Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.

Last time we moved house, the Pickfords crew that turned up did a fantastic
job. I couldn't fault them, and I have plenty of experience of good and
bad removers. They got good tips.
--
SAm.

Seconded!

Moving is a stressful time!
We used a local Hull company Hardakers and the guys they sent lightened the
day with one-liners (probably used the same one-liners for 30 years).
But it lightened the day for all concerned and resulted in decent tips for
their efforts!

Phil

wrote:

On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.
Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip.
Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.

A good tip - never eat yellow snow


--

In article .com,
" says...
On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.
Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip.
Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.

I don't see the point in tipping anyone who's self-employed or
working on a commission basis, as they are already being rewarded for
the effort that they put into their work. Regular employees of
larger companies who make an extra effort are good candidates for
tipping.

In message .com,
writes
On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.
Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip.
Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.

Splutter . . . my monitor is now covered with tea.
--
bof at bof dot me dot uk

In message , Sam Nelson
writes

Last time we moved house, the Pickfords crew that turned up did a fantastic
job. I couldn't fault them, and I have plenty of experience of good and
bad removers. They got good tips.

Yep same as my experience with Pickfords, with the same outcome for the
blokes . . . and a tip for others, Pickfords are amenable to haggling,
we got them down to 40% of their original quote, which was only a little
more than the quotes from Taykitt & Scarper type operations.

--
bof at bof dot me dot uk

Sam Nelson wrote:
In article .com,
writes:

On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.

I've had a few clients who've tipped me - usually 5 or 10% - and it's a
very nice appreciation of my work.

******** to that idea. I've never met a plumber that good, or one
that didn't give me the distinct impression he'd already added the tip
to the bill.

I'm pretty sure I did a good job for the clients (I think I usually do,
though nature being what it is things occasionally go pear-shaped) and
the only time I've ramped a bill up was when I got called out on a
Sunday to do a non-urgent job and it was being paid for by an insurance
company.

Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip. Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.


Last time we moved house, the Pickfords crew that turned up did a fantastic
job. I couldn't fault them, and I have plenty of experience of good and
bad removers. They got good tips.

The last - and only - time we used removers I tipped them, only to find
as we unpacked that they'd tipped themselves already.

In message .com,
writes
On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber

Why, was there a bottomless abyss close by ?

--
geoff

In message , bof
writes
In message .com,
writes
On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.
Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip.
Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.

Splutter . . . my monitor is now covered with tea.

You need a mac you do

--
geoff

In message , raden
writes
In message , bof
writes
In message .com,
writes
On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.
Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip.
Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.

Splutter . . . my monitor is now covered with tea.

You need a mac you do

As in plastic?

--
bof at bof dot me dot uk

In message , bof
writes
In message , raden
writes
In message , bof
writes
In message .com,
writes
On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.
Perhaps the idea could be extended to other groups who don't need or
deserve a tip.
Any ideas, I thought perhaps solicitors or estate agents.

Splutter . . . my monitor is now covered with tea.

You need a mac you do

As in plastic?

Saves on wipers ...

--
geoff

"John Stumbles" wrote in message
...
Sam Nelson wrote:
In article .com,
writes:

On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.

The most my other half ( who is an employee, not self employed) a couple of
cans of the chosen beverege of the household at Christmas and in most
places a cup of tea. He has been pumbing for 35 years working for the same
company.

He does not expect anything from the householders or tenants he goes to.
He does not want anything. The odd can of Christmas beer is an appreciated
bonus but far from necessary to him ( we are mostly tea total in this
house) .
He always askes me if I gave the worker a cup of tea though if we have get
anyone in for anything.

So the offer of a cuppa is probably a most appreciated gensture!

Hope that helps.

"bof" wrote in message ...
In message , raden writes
In message , bof writes

Splutter . . . my monitor is now covered with tea.

You need a mac you do

As in plastic?

Maybe he's referring to the practice of selling most Mac computers without monitors...
if you don't have a monitor you wouldn't be able to splutter tea all over it

The mac mini doesn't come with a monitor AND it's small so it's a lot less likely
to get covered with tea.

trollSounds like as good a reason to buy a computer as 'cause it looks nice'.
You want something that looks nice....go buy a painting.
/troll
;-

Ronnie

Sam Nelson wrote:
kajr writes:
On LBC radio I caught the tail end of a discussion about tipping
tradesmen. The presenter, Daisy what ever her name is, actually
advocated tipping a plumber for doing a good job.

******** to that idea. I've never met a plumber that good, or one
that didn't give me the distinct impression he'd already added the
tip
to the bill.

Indeed, bugger/plumber I had around (for a 1 day job) went driving
around in his van 'Looking for parts' for 1/2 day, which stretched the
job to a 2 day-er. Bodged the job by chiselling a huge great hole in
the wall for a soil pipe. Then overcharged me.

He didn't get tipped.

Contrasted with the Dbl Glazing installers, who patched up a heck of a
section of brickwork for me, but wouldn't take any cash in hand for it.
So they all got tipped.

Cheers,

Paul.

In article ,
John Stumbles writes:
the only time I've ramped a bill up was when I got called out on a
Sunday to do a non-urgent job and it was being paid for by an insurance
company.

Ooh, look, a victimless crime.

The last - and only - time we used removers I tipped them, only to find
as we unpacked that they'd tipped themselves already.

Um, er. Did you report the theft?
--
SAm.

Sam Nelson wrote:
In article ,
John Stumbles writes:

the only time I've ramped a bill up was when I got called out on a
Sunday to do a non-urgent job and it was being paid for by an insurance
company.


Ooh, look, a victimless crime.

If any pedant steps in to say "Oh but it puts up all our insurance
premiums" I'll give them a (virtual) smack in the teeth:

1: when a passing delivery truck broke the wing mirror off my van I went
out and bought a new one and fitted it the next day, then spent ages
trying (in vain) to get the other party's insurers to give me a modest
amount for the time I'd spent sorting it out rather than spending ages
getting 2 quotes and getting it fixed by someone else which would
probably have cost them a lot more but which they'd have paid (accroding
to their rules)

2: we had our car stolen last week and our insurers won't pay for the
theft because the doors weren't locked, because on previous breakins (in
public car parks rather than outside our house where it was parked this
time) thieves had wrecked both side door locks. No matter that the
thieves had evidently forced the steering column lock and bypassed the
ignition switch and were evidently capable of forcing the door locks to
get into the vehicle if necessary: by the letter of their rules they
consider themselves not liable.

Insurance companies will be first up against the wall when the
revolution comes!


The last - and only - time we used removers I tipped them, only to find
as we unpacked that they'd tipped themselves already.


Um, er. Did you report the theft?

My word against theirs, no evidence: would Plod be interested?

It was somewhere outside Barstow when John Stumbles
wrote:

Insurance companies will be first up against the wall when the
revolution comes!

Comrade, wait until I have despatched the "No-win, No-fee" touts and
social parasites first.

--
Smert' spamionam

Andy Dingley wrote:
It was somewhere outside Barstow when John Stumbles
wrote:


Insurance companies will be first up against the wall when the
revolution comes!


Comrade, wait until I have despatched the "No-win, No-fee" touts and
social parasites first.

Sorry, but it will be wasps first! (Sorry Mary) THEN insurers, lawyers
and politicians...