Ok, so having seen several responses, how does one know that they are
getting service above and beyond. I would expect as part of the job
that the tow fella would naturally take care of the car and ensure
that the right tow job was done, and precautions were heeded to not
scratch or hurt the car. Why would I tip a guy for doing what was, as
far as I would think, is just a part of the job?
Not trying to be inflamatory, just trying to understand...
Clayton Kirkwood
(916) 663-2368
kirkwood@garlic.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of baldycotton@pop.mindspring.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 1998 6:18 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Adventures in tipping (was adventures in towing)
>
>
> I completely agree with you Dave. Tipping is for value
> added and should be
> done when appropriate.
> Several months ago I needed a tow and got a good one.
> The guy was young
> and was very very interested in my A, which had a flat.
> (Totally my fault,
> as I have no spare.) With my AAA account, the total came
> to a measily 21
> bucks. Before he hooked me up, he put rags around the
> hooks so as not to
> scratch my underbody and frame. I didn't even ask, but
> he could see I was
> driving a classic and treated it as such. I was impressed
> and handed him a
> ten spot and thanked him.
> I'm kinda like Steve Martin in that movie where he was a
> mobster in the
> witness protection program. He said... "I don't tip, I
> tip heavily." I
> especially tip breakfast waitresses heavily. My Mom was
> one, and the extra
> bit of cash made a difference as to whether or not we had
> the things the
> other kids had. So if I have any thought that she has a
> kid in school,
> I'll be sure and give her an extra two bucks... in her hand.
> I'm not gonna go on about "unsung heroes", but lots of
> people who perform
> services are underpaid, and they deserve better.
> Dave Iwansky
> '62 MGA 1600 MkII
>
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