On Jul 14, 7:51�pm, "Nancy Young" wrote:
Gloria P wrote:
MareCat wrote:

If all ends up well (as we fully expect it will), we'd like to give
each of the two workers some sort of tip. What is the proper
etiquette for tipping contractors/workers for projects like this?
Just wondering what others here have done.
You could ask the owner what would be appropriate. �If he can't come
up with a satisfactory answer, I'd give each a gift certificate to a
nice local restaurant.

These days especially I'm sure they would like cold hard cash.
You don't even know if they live locally.

Nothing says Thank You like cash. When I bought this house five years
ago as a thank you the realtor gave me a $25 gift certificate to a
local eatery... I found out the restaurant belonged to her father and
is a filthy dive... it's still in my desk drawer more as a momento
than anything else, I'll never use it. I would have much more
appreciated had she left a bottle of wine in fridge with a loaf of
bread on the counter, and a local phone directory and road map.

Whenever I contract for a job that requires labor I don't tip the boss
but I always tip the workers commisserate with their efforts... when I
moved here I had Mayflower deliver all my possessions, those guys
worked all day to load up, drive all the way here, and spent a good 12
hours unloading and placing everything where it belonged... nothing
damaged, and they were very pleasant. Three young guys worked their
tails off, I gave each $100 cash... actually a very small amount
compared with the $5,500 I paid Mayflower. Offering them each a six
pack of beer would be like eating a $100 dinner at a restaurant and
leaving a $1 tip.