[Martin-Swinscoe]

I clean a Doctors house in a village not too far away. The man of the house is a GP his wife is a GP and his eldest lad who lives at home still is a GP. They all work in their own practice. They have gardeners, cleaners, working there on a regular basis, they have tradesmen who come and go doing various jobs and they have me who cleans the windows.
                  Well i went there yesterday to do the windows on a cold wet & snowy day and when i finished the Head Doctor of the house gave me a tip a full blooded nice shiny 50p. Couldn't believe it  in fact i'd rather he had given me nothing.
  Now i know people say they don't have to give me aything and not to expect anything but 50p from a household that probably has £300,000plus going into the coffers beggers belief.
  now the opposite i did a small 2 up 2 down house yesterday for £8 and the owner who basically looks like she got a pot to pee in gave me a £5 tip and a couple of cans of Fosters
   So Dr you have won  my Christmas Scrooge 2010 award hands down

[JoeMax]

Seriously.. 100%.. I would of said keep the 50p....

The family that gave you a few cans of lager.. how nice of them is that 

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

We are finding the same thing. £8 cleans giving £10 tips, £30 cleans giving you stuff all.

Mean sods

[windiewasher]

I have found that the older people give you  really good tips

We are finding the same thing. £8 cleans giving £10 tips, £30 cleans giving you stuff all.

Mean sods

[Nick_Thompson]

Yep, old lady, £12 house, £20 tip every year.

[windiewasher]

nice one,had a few fivers!

Yep, old lady, £12 house, £20 tip every year.

[Johnny B]

Threads like these really make me smile.

Some of us really believe that we have the right to expect extra from our the customers, when we are simply servants!

They don't have to give us any extra, no matter how wealthy we may perceive them to be. Unless we have got them to sign an agreement that they have to pay extra just because it is 'christmas', If I were you I would be grateful for whatever extra you do get, as well as being grateful for the privilege you have to work for them.

50p is 50p. If it is not good enough for you to accept, then why not take that off the next clean, now you have been given it.       

John.

[Klean07]

I've had about £150 so far which helps. But I do have very wealthy custies that wouldn't give you the snot from their nose. Yet on the other hand the more humble ones give me fivers and tenners.

[dazmond]

i find the wealthier custies usually dont tip at xmas but are( mostly!) better payers!

im just interested in getting the money for the window cleaning but im always owed a fair whack at anyone time.

nobody has a god given right to a tip at xmas but its nice that some people do and that they appreciate my service.

you ve got the wrong attitude IMO mate!!!is the job underpriced by any chance??


dazmond

[Paul Coleman]

All tips are gratefully received.  I do wish they wouldn't give me wine though.  As an ex drunk who hasn't had a drink in a very long time, I would much rather have money or chocolates  .  But I smile and say thank you and give the bottles to friends.

[david watts]

50p is an insult in most peoples eyes; i have relatives like that
 :

[Martin-Swinscoe]

Threads like these really make me smile.

Some of us really believe that we have the right to expect extra from our the customers, when we are simply servants!

They don't have to give us any extra, no matter how wealthy we may perceive them to be. Unless we have got them to sign an agreement that they have to pay extra just because it is 'christmas', If I were you I would be grateful for whatever extra you do get, as wellpeople in other  as being grateful for the privilege you have to work for them.
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50p is 50p. If it is not good enough for you to accept, then why not take that off the next clean, now you have been given it.       

John.

Blooming heck like i said they don't have to give me anything and i know people in other walks of life never get tipped. But what i can't get my head round is why give me 50p ? why not just give me nothing ? if he did then i'd have just shrugged my shoulders and thought to myself "tight git" but to give me 50p i reckon he is a much much tighter git than giving me nothing
BTW back in October i knocked down a House Martins nest high up in the eves with my pole never charged him for it and last month he was moving a garden statue across his grass me and my lad gave him a hand again no extra charge .....
PS Dazmond the house isn't under charged it's a fair price imho

[Craig 72]

Threads like these really make me smile.

Some of us really believe that we have the right to expect extra from our the customers, when we are simply servants!

They don't have to give us any extra, no matter how wealthy we may perceive them to be. Unless we have got them to sign an agreement that they have to pay extra just because it is 'christmas', If I were you I would be grateful for whatever extra you do get, as well as being grateful for the privilege you have to work for them.

50p is 50p. If it is not good enough for you to accept, then why not take that off the next clean, now you have been given it.       

John.

I don't think anybody has said they expect a tip.Just an observation that seemingly richer people don't tip and people less well off do.Generally speaking obviously.I would have to agree.I've had much more tips so far from people in the £5-£10 bracket than larger houses £20+.In fact,thinking about it I haven't had one tip so far from a house I charge more than a score for.Personally speaking I would find an extra 50p a bit insulting.If it was £9.50 and he said keep the change from a tenner thats one thing but producing a 50 pence piece like you're a bob a job lad is different.Run along and buy some sweeties you little scamp...

[leights]

thats nothing, i put a few customers up in price bk in july and one of them said to me yest that the £1.00 i put him up that was my xmas tip....

but i did have a nnice bottle of wine of another

[paul saunders]

You should have said "if that's all you can afford, you'd better keep it, as you obviously need it more than me". 

[prestige cleaners]

if you wanted rid of them anyway you should have said "oh you shouldnt have, oh are you sure, 50p thats an awful lot to tip, oh i cant take that off you im sorry, i would feel like i was taking advantage. oh go on then, thanks so much, wait til i tell my wife how kind you are, then give him a big lingering hug.

[Frankybadboy]

council hose all theway lads.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

n people knock council estates
50p i wuda laffed

[sunshine windows]

Keeping tabs on all my tips so I can send them a little thank you in the new year. (obviously thanking those that pay me on the day anyhow).

It's very strange how it varies from area to area. I had one day last Friday where I picked up £101 in tips alone spread over 27 jobs. (some never tipped, best one £20). Then had very little this week apart  from a couple of nice ones added onto the cheque in the post.

It does tend to be the less affluent areas that feel they should give the loyal window cleaner a little bonus for Xmas though

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

wud u send the gud doc a thank u
for the 50p

[chopsie]

I got a fiver today for not doing the windows  My hose had froze up, so i knocked on a house that needs door opening to access the back, and explained that hose had froze so could just do downstairs. She said do not worry about it leave it until next time as they are not that bad. So I went and put stuff away as i had done next door first, she came running out and said here you go have a drink for xmas, I said do not be daft (as i had not done her windows) she said no, have it, I appreciate you coming to do them.

[sunshine windows]

No, as it was given to him when he cleaned the property and he should have been thanked there and then.

[p1w1]

I got a fiver today for not doing the windows  My hose had froze up, so i knocked on a house that needs door opening to access the back, and explained that hose had froze so could just do downstairs. She said do not worry about it leave it until next time as they are not that bad. So I went and put stuff away as i had done next door first, she came running out and said here you go have a drink for xmas, I said do not be daft (as i had not done her windows) she said no, have it, I appreciate you coming to do them.

I had the same thing happen to me today did the fronts 3 windows and was going to do backs and customer said not to bother because of freezing on the floor but paid me full price for turning up in this weather and giving it a go

[aallshine]

I would say, 50p, no doctor keep to yourself,maybe you need,and P...ss off!

[G Griffin]

If a doctor only gives you a 50p tip, it could be a bad sign. He might know more than you think.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

like yr die ing 

[CLEANCARE WC]

BEST TIP SO FAR £6 JOB £4 TIP 40%  ABOUT £40 SO FAR BUT HAVENT BEEN ON TOP OF THINGS LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, VERY DRUNK RIGHT NOW SO DONT CARE!! 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

who gives a toss

[CLEANCARE WC]

 

[prestige cleaners]

thats not very nice gav!

mines about £40 at the mo, too many scrooge mc'ducks on my round.

bothered? my prices are so high, i get tips every clean 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

if sum ones too drunk
to deal with there business
thats their look out
personally id av more restraint 

[CLEANCARE WC]

its friday night mate get off your high horse, i havent been out in weeks. yeh silly comment by myself but just having a bad year for tips, as i said for personal reasons, havent provided the service i would of liked to the last couple of months. come on Gav you dont know me or my business..lets be friends.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

graham im everyones friend pal
n if i cud help u i wud
believe fella im a geniune geezer 
oh im on no high horse i can drink wiv the best
ov em georgie best 0llie reed any alcholic would do
m8 

[CLEANCARE WC]

cool, its Dan by the way (cleancare) its probably time to delete my alter ego 

[CLEANCARE WC]

 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

cool, its Dan by the way (cleancare) its probably time to delete my alter ego 

no alter ego's ere pal gav's my name gav camm am i
n proud ov it people who need to know me do
when i was younger people tryed to use
my name etc in club's etc but it never washed
cuz if they knew me , they wuda been wiv me
im no big head nor no big player
just stood by my beliefs n wot i know
hope this makes sense pal 

[CLEANCARE WC]

No makes no sense at all to me, and im the drunk one? 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

dan clean care where u based
im orginally fr stoke , ad a sizeable round in stoke
for 11yrs my m8 fell off ladder lost his leg
i was offered a job in bury manchester ways
as my head ad fell off n was very dissilousined
at the time think top money roundabout 02/03
in stoke was 3 ton ish
job in bury manchester was paying 800/1k a week
i took this job as i was exp in window cleaning
over 19yrs at time , i then started to run
another guy's business who took a 20%
Cut of earnings
my partner lived in wrexham north wales fell
pregnant i moved ere with nothing
started window cleaning with one custy
im now quite busy but it's been a lot of grief heartache n stress
would i change it no never   just love them windows

[CLEANCARE WC]

fair play mate, been going 10 yrs but canvassed a small saturday round in 1990 (my older bro and family were windys) then had a market stall and did a few other things before getting into window cleaning seriously ten yrs ago. 

[The Jester of Wibbly]

yep, 50p is a little light,

However, it is the thought that counts,  Tips are given as a token of appreciation for good work, at least you can rest knowing he is happy with your service and that you are not getting binned in the new year.  Knowing that is the the best tip me.... So 50p does have value, just depends how you look at it.

Did get a decent bottle of whisky in the week in a presentation box with glasses, I was gob smacked!

[Cbs Cleaning]

Tips What are these things called tips 

[the bfg]

a few days ago a customer gave me a card and 2 home made Xmas muffins which were duelly demolished with a nice cup of earl gray when I got home 

[Craig Trevain]

Should be tipped every time really, I have my car cleaned every week 12.00 always give 15.00, and the guy that delivers my Indian always gets a tip, aswell as the lady that cuts my hair monthly gets a tip, surly window cleaners should fall in same category , I remember the good old days of tips. Now we only undertake commercial we have to treat them, spent 500.00 at the wine merchants this year !