Dirty Harry wrote:

"Peter" wrote in message
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"MareCat" wrote in message
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We're currently in the middle of a kitchen remodeling job (new cabinets,
countertops, backsplash, sink, island, flooring, lighting, painting, and
removing two walls). The contractor and workers have been *awesome* so
far (making excellent progress, very easy to work with, constantly giving
us updates, company owner comes to the work site to check work and meet
with us every day, etc.). They're even expecting to complete the project
almost a week earlier than planned (just over two weeks--rather than
three weeks--from start to finish).

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.

TIA-
Mary

I don't think they expect tips, I've never given one to a contractor.
Maybe some gift certs for dinner or movies so they can take their better
half out, or my usual favorite, a case of beer, if you think they deserve
it.

I have movers coming in a couple days and I'll have a case of beer for
each of them (3), if they do a good job.


I don't know of any contractors that wouldn't appreciate a case or 2 of good
beer! Might be a good way of saying thanks instead of cash.

Not contractors, but at the barn where my daughter used to board her
horse they paid a small fee in addition to their monthly board to have
their horses trailered to local shows and events.

Granted that the fee was supposed to cover gas and hassle, and granted
that the drivers were taking their own horses up anyway to compete, I
still appreciated the effort and made a point of noticing what the staff
liked to drink, given the opportunity, as opposed to what they mostly
could afford, and generally dropped off a case of Guinness or something
nice to have on bonfire nights - most of them lived on site.

At the local cycling emporium, cash tips to mechanics were discouraged
but boxes of fresh donuts, trays of tall cafe mochas or Blizzards were
happily received.