The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures

newguy18 · 17th January 2009, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therrin

Old and nice?

Hell, even better if they're young and nice!!! C'mon NG.... you need to get laid or something. Old, young.... anything. The whole "i had a bad experience when I was 14" just doesnt cut it.

Some people are old enough to be experienced about how to treat you, how to phrase it so it seems like they're saving up SO MUCH and how you end up feeling just so bad for them.... its' like they're con artists.

I don't do stuff like that very often as i 've said Ken,as for the whole get laid thing,when i'm damn well good and ready,hell i 'll even get a girlfriend,just when i'm damn well good and ready.Right its not even on my to do list,much more important things.Priorities man.Sorry for the derail,we now return to your regular programing.

treevet · 17th January 2009, 01:40 AM

Ya know, ...a genie could promise me a lifetime of wealth, fame, no worries, good health, beyond imagination but....with no love

the other choice would be a weekend of love with a beautiful girl, fantastic sex...but you can only have one or the other. Man I would take the second one every time.

I got a whole lifetime of the second one with my wife. I hope you stumble onto someone you can love Bill. That is the way it often happens.

Threads can go off on tangents sometimes otherwise we could all be robots on here.

newguy18 · 17th January 2009, 02:02 AM

I just get irritated when people tell that i need to get laid,Remember where i posted the 3 rules for my friends?One of my best friends thought it was a good idea to set me up with a girl,i quit talking to him entirely.Its one of those things i'll deal with after i have other things taken care of,if i wanted too,lots of pretty girls ask me out all the time,i could have it,i just don't want it,not for right now anyway.

Therrin · 17th January 2009, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newguy18

lots of pretty girls ask me out all the time,i could have it,i just don't want it,not for right now anyway.

WHAT??? That's either the sadest thing I've ever heard or it's total bullshit.

Sorry to derail, but damn NG... not even get laid then, you just need to show someone a little affection. Just think there are ALL THOSE GIRLS who need your attention and you're letting them down. That's so cruel! Think of the love and kindness you could show them!

I was just in the hot tub here at the hotel... and like, DAMN... God managed to bless me with 3 girls in bikinis. We talked, we had fun, they splashed me, I splashed them. There's just something magical about that.

Normally, I'd do something about that but in 2 and a half hours I need to get in my truck with my mom and drive her 900 miles, and I dont wanna fall asleep because I was busy the night before. That's just not cool.

Okay so what was this thread about anyway?

Ohhhhh, tipping!!! Well in keeping with this thread's content, maybe I'll go back to that customer's house and let her "tip" me

newguy18 · 17th January 2009, 03:31 PM

We're 2 differnt people,I like to be alone.

treevet · 18th January 2009, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therrin

maybe I'll go back to that customer's house and let her "tip" me

Don't forget to "tip" her over too in order for it to be any fun.

Steve Tipton · 18th January 2009, 08:05 PM

spartek · 19th January 2009, 05:16 AM

Look out NG , you're getting a target painted on UR back.

Therrin · 19th January 2009, 08:13 AM

Eh.... since it was brought up, I could never just go hook up with someone like that this soon out of a rough breakup. I'm too much of a softy. I still miss my ex, wish things could have worked out somehow. I just put on a show of being tough

Best tip I ever got was when I got done with a job in a pretty affluent community, I cleaned up a bit and the guy invited me to go with him in HIS car, some kinda BMW, and we went down to a local steakhouse and he bought me a steak.

You can't ask for much more than that

newguy18 · 20th January 2009, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spartek

Look out NG , you're getting a target painted on UR back.

Why's that?

treekiller · 20th January 2009, 02:54 PM

Years ago I got a reverse tip. We were on a 2 day job for a local veterinarian. His wife had showed me the trimming and removals when I bid the job. As we were finishing the clean up I spotted a small dead tree that had not been discussed...... You know where this is going......I removed the tree and was latter told "that tree was alive, we were nursing it". I ended up having to buy and plant a new tree for them. That was when I learned to never do any work I was not hired to do.

Brent Ferris · 11th February 2011, 08:45 AM

I used to get tips, though usually less than a dozen per year. With the recession these last 3 years, no tips but lots of heartfelt thanks -- almost as good,

Joshua Rugg · 13th February 2011, 11:03 AM

i removed a california pepper tree 2 weeks ago and got a 6 pack of heineken and $20 with a thank you letter for my services to them year after year.

pretty nice

and who ever it was who said poly and tongan girls are scary, i agree 100% they are HUGE.

Apocalypsse · 13th February 2011, 02:18 PM

oH I remember the best tip I got now. Back in my old crew when the boss was on holidays (he always took the tips we got ie: alcohol), we took out half a dozen Palms which were only about 3 metres tall. The guy worked @ Carlton Draught and he gave us a slab of Pure Blonde bottles, so 12 bottles each as we were only 2 at the time. Get the occasional tip at work now.

newguy18 · 14th February 2011, 12:23 PM

I just did a job Saturday,got a 100 dollar tip.Can't complain at all about that.

Apocalypsse · 18th February 2011, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newguy18

I just did a job Saturday,got a 100 dollar tip.Can't complain at all about that.

Nice. We have been tipped more in the last month that the last 10 months, something about this year maybe, more nicer people out there.

newguy18 · 19th February 2011, 02:13 PM

I almost always get tipped,especially with one of the guys who i do all the climbing for. He usually gets jobs in multi million dollar neighbor hoods and i usually get tipped well, i even tip a few back.

Drouin Tree Service · 19th February 2011, 04:01 PM

Rarely get a tip,usually get asked for a discount

Had an electrician out to check a powerpoint $100 call out fee here 5 mins got to keep the prices real out there!!!Stumps under a $100 is a joke really IMHO

dingo · 24th February 2011, 07:41 PM

I scored a free lunch from the customers neighbours yesty, Removed a small jacaranda in a complex with no access to the back, I asked the neighbours if I could use their property as access they were fine. When i was loading everything up had a bit of a chat and commented that the food smells good and they said why dont you join us for lunch. Anywayz its a buddhist monastery so it was a tad surreal to sit down and eat with some monks, they are extremely friendly and gentle people and eat very healthy tasty vegatarian food.

I have to second Alopas call regarding stumps, especially if you are in a city like Sydney where the cost of living is sky high, I wouldnt ever be taking the machine anywhere for under $100, unless it was a neighbour.

Daniel Janjic · 1st March 2011, 10:36 PM

Got a 20% tip the other day, working at the crappiest house in the street.

I was looking after them as he was recovering from coming off his bike, then they looked after me back.

comgreserv · 2nd March 2011, 03:41 AM

Best tip i have ever got, a customer( a referral from a previous customer in street 3 houses down) a decent job, fri avo, sat and sun, beers with customer sat evening after packing up, after being looked after with coffees sat and sun, gave customer invoice sun late avo and they produce 4 cartons of Crown larger, one for each off us on site! Kinda sucked tho as i had done all the climbing and hard work! lol Must have been too cheap.

Eric Frei · 19th June 2011, 07:33 PM

Quote:

"It doesn't matter whether you offer the ultimate service with a winning smile, people simply aren't tipping," said Steve Rowley, manager of Spoon Cafe in Paddington, Brisbane.

Source:- Dip in tipping hits service workers' hip pockets | Courier Mail

Semi-Hex · 21st June 2011, 02:03 AM

I thought you were talking about cow tipping... quietly leaves thread.

View Poll Results: How often do you get a tip?
regularly, 70% of the time +	3	7.89%
often, 50% of our jobs	6	15.79%
crikey, cant remember the last one	21	55.26%
get shafted with the anti-tip and do extras all the time for nothing!	8	21.05%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll

17th January 2009, 01:40 AM	#62
treevet Monument Status Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,119	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures Ya know, ...a genie could promise me a lifetime of wealth, fame, no worries, good health, beyond imagination but....with no love the other choice would be a weekend of love with a beautiful girl, fantastic sex...but you can only have one or the other. Man I would take the second one every time. I got a whole lifetime of the second one with my wife. I hope you stumble onto someone you can love Bill. That is the way it often happens. Threads can go off on tangents sometimes otherwise we could all be robots on here.

17th January 2009, 02:02 AM	#63
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,948	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures I just get irritated when people tell that i need to get laid,Remember where i posted the 3 rules for my friends?One of my best friends thought it was a good idea to set me up with a girl,i quit talking to him entirely.Its one of those things i'll deal with after i have other things taken care of,if i wanted too,lots of pretty girls ask me out all the time,i could have it,i just don't want it,not for right now anyway. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

17th January 2009, 03:31 PM	#65
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,948	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures We're 2 differnt people,I like to be alone. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

18th January 2009, 08:05 PM	#67
Steve Tipton Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 821	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures __________________ Heightmaster

19th January 2009, 05:16 AM	#68
spartek Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ohio, USA Posts: 151	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures Look out NG , you're getting a target painted on UR back.

19th January 2009, 08:13 AM	#69
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,497	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures Eh.... since it was brought up, I could never just go hook up with someone like that this soon out of a rough breakup. I'm too much of a softy. I still miss my ex, wish things could have worked out somehow. I just put on a show of being tough Best tip I ever got was when I got done with a job in a pretty affluent community, I cleaned up a bit and the guy invited me to go with him in HIS car, some kinda BMW, and we went down to a local steakhouse and he bought me a steak. You can't ask for much more than that

20th January 2009, 02:54 PM	#71
treekiller Sappling Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Rocky Mountains Posts: 23	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures Years ago I got a reverse tip. We were on a 2 day job for a local veterinarian. His wife had showed me the trimming and removals when I bid the job. As we were finishing the clean up I spotted a small dead tree that had not been discussed...... You know where this is going......I removed the tree and was latter told "that tree was alive, we were nursing it". I ended up having to buy and plant a new tree for them. That was when I learned to never do any work I was not hired to do.

11th February 2011, 08:45 AM	#72
Brent Ferris Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,557	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures I used to get tips, though usually less than a dozen per year. With the recession these last 3 years, no tips but lots of heartfelt thanks -- almost as good, __________________ My business: Tree Pruning and Removals -- Strump Removals -- Advice -- Consulting -- Arborist Reports Consulting Forester If you want an honest opinion, call Brent Ferris...because, Trees want to Live Too ! We do great jobs, even in small yards. Free Estimates Oakville to Oshawa - North to Bradford (Will travel further if cost of travelling covered) Email -- treeshaveneeds@3web.com Cell 416-460-5704

13th February 2011, 11:03 AM	#73
Joshua Rugg Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: maui, hawaii Posts: 285	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures i removed a california pepper tree 2 weeks ago and got a 6 pack of heineken and $20 with a thank you letter for my services to them year after year. pretty nice and who ever it was who said poly and tongan girls are scary, i agree 100% they are HUGE.

13th February 2011, 02:18 PM	#74
Apocalypsse Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,152	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures oH I remember the best tip I got now. Back in my old crew when the boss was on holidays (he always took the tips we got ie: alcohol), we took out half a dozen Palms which were only about 3 metres tall. The guy worked @ Carlton Draught and he gave us a slab of Pure Blonde bottles, so 12 bottles each as we were only 2 at the time. Get the occasional tip at work now.

14th February 2011, 12:23 PM	#75
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,948	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures I just did a job Saturday,got a 100 dollar tip.Can't complain at all about that. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

19th February 2011, 02:13 PM	#77
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,948	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures I almost always get tipped,especially with one of the guys who i do all the climbing for. He usually gets jobs in multi million dollar neighbor hoods and i usually get tipped well, i even tip a few back. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

19th February 2011, 04:01 PM	#78
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,728	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures Rarely get a tip,usually get asked for a discount Had an electrician out to check a powerpoint $100 call out fee here 5 mins got to keep the prices real out there!!!Stumps under a $100 is a joke really IMHO __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

24th February 2011, 07:41 PM	#79
dingo Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sydney Posts: 67	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures I scored a free lunch from the customers neighbours yesty, Removed a small jacaranda in a complex with no access to the back, I asked the neighbours if I could use their property as access they were fine. When i was loading everything up had a bit of a chat and commented that the food smells good and they said why dont you join us for lunch. Anywayz its a buddhist monastery so it was a tad surreal to sit down and eat with some monks, they are extremely friendly and gentle people and eat very healthy tasty vegatarian food. I have to second Alopas call regarding stumps, especially if you are in a city like Sydney where the cost of living is sky high, I wouldnt ever be taking the machine anywhere for under $100, unless it was a neighbour.

1st March 2011, 10:36 PM	#80
Daniel Janjic Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NSW Posts: 111	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures Got a 20% tip the other day, working at the crappiest house in the street. I was looking after them as he was recovering from coming off his bike, then they looked after me back. __________________ Cheer's Dano http://www.treelove.com.au

2nd March 2011, 03:41 AM	#81
comgreserv Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 50	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures Best tip i have ever got, a customer( a referral from a previous customer in street 3 houses down) a decent job, fri avo, sat and sun, beers with customer sat evening after packing up, after being looked after with coffees sat and sun, gave customer invoice sun late avo and they produce 4 cartons of Crown larger, one for each off us on site! Kinda sucked tho as i had done all the climbing and hard work! lol Must have been too cheap.

21st June 2011, 02:03 AM	#83
Semi-Hex Sappling Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Camp Posts: 7	Re: The Tipping and Anti-Tipping Cultures I thought you were talking about cow tipping... quietly leaves thread.

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