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Should I tip a clerk at a bike store who did adjustments on my bike? |
I took my bike to a bike shop to ask their opinion if the bike fit me properly. I got it for christmas and it needed adjustments. He swapped out my spring loaded seat post with a regular one. He kept my old post and didn't charge me for the new post, only a ten dollar "repair" fee to swap the seat. He also adjusted my handlebars, brake handles and seat, and checked my gears and brakes. There was no charge for any of this, even though the bike was purchased at another store. Should I have tipped him? I did tell him that it wasn't purchased there, and knowing that, he could have charged me and I would have gladly paid. Maybe it's all part of his job, and level of service they provide at that store. You should definitely tip him! As a matter of fact, as a general rule, you should always tip someone when they go above and beyond the call of duty to assist their customers. Especially in your case since the bike wasn't purchased at his store and all the adjustments were done for free. He deserves it! Yes give him like 20 bucks. Tips are are for servants and unskilled workers. Mechanics are professionals. An even better reaction would be to tell his employer how pleased you were with his performance and that the individual is a great asset to the store. Sent a card to the facility, praising the individual's excellent performance and skills. No. Just keep patronizing his bike shop, send in your friends, spread the wonderful news that finally, finally, you actually were treated with respect while trying to spend money at someone's store. It seems like everywhere you go now, there is a tip jar (I know he didn't have an actual tip jar; and if he's the owner, he'd be insulted if you gave him a tip). I remember, not that long ago, when people in the service/fast food industry did not hound patrons for tips; patrons did not feel like spit would end up in their next order if they didn't tip. I don't understand the tip jar at places like Starbucks, since one of the company's tenents is "great customer service". So why do I have to make up an employee's salary, if the company is too cheap to do it? Understand, I don't mean sit-down restaurants. Ooops...got off on a rant there. It's up to you. If you feel like he went beyond the normal level of service, or provided extraordinarily good service, you could tip. If your not comfortable tipping someone, offer to buy them a soda, or coffee. |
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