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Title: christmas tips
Post by: Grafters Cleaning Services on December 07, 2005, 08:22:18 am
what is your biggest christmas tip so far this year?

i did a job yesterday @ £12-00 and the customer gave me £20 saying happy christmas

so mine is £8-00 so far
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Paul Coleman on December 07, 2005, 09:00:32 am
what is your biggest christmas tip so far this year?

i did a job yesterday @ £12-00 and the customer gave me £20 saying happy christmas

so mine is £8-00 so far

I had a fiver tip the other day from a £10 job.  That's the only one so far.
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Pole2pole on December 07, 2005, 09:13:01 am
My biggest tip so far this year has gotta be to get another job..cos i'm a cr*p window cleaner. Seriously, £25 yesterday from a pub i do. That's the turkey paid for  ;D and it probably won't get any better than that. I peaked early. Merry Xmas people  ;)
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Paul Coleman on December 07, 2005, 09:22:32 am
My biggest tip so far this year has gotta be to get another job..cos i'm a cr*p window cleaner. Seriously, £25 yesterday from a pub i do. That's the turkey paid for  ;D and it probably won't get any better than that. I peaked early. Merry Xmas people  ;)

I've got a tip.  Don't take money from strangers   :)
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Pole2pole on December 07, 2005, 09:25:43 am
And don't eat yellow snow...forgot 'bout that  :-\
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: *Chris Browne on December 07, 2005, 10:26:06 am
Dont try picking your nose with your gloves on ;)
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: TopGlass on December 07, 2005, 12:25:47 pm
£5 so far, and that was last wenesday, the last day of Nov!

Daz
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: clearview window c on December 07, 2005, 12:58:14 pm
this summer in july i received a £25 tip for the christmas before, theres nowt as queer as folk. .....not that i`m complaining
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: H h20 on December 07, 2005, 03:39:08 pm
Mines £10 so far from one customer job is only £3.50, :D,Gaz
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Sir Squeaky on December 07, 2005, 04:10:11 pm
I had £15 tip, 2 cups of tea and cake from £6 job.

£90 tips already, and only the 7th Dec! :D

Rog.
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: H h20 on December 07, 2005, 04:19:10 pm
I had £15 tip, 2 cups of tea and cake from £6 job.

£90 tips already, and only the 7th Dec! :D

Rog.
Keep getting tips like that Rog and you can treat yourself to a WFP  ;D,Gaz
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: windows_chepstow on December 07, 2005, 04:37:55 pm
I had £15 tip, 2 cups of tea and cake from £6 job.

£90 tips already, and only the 7th Dec! :D

Rog.
Keep getting tips like that Rog and you can treat yourself to a WFP  ;D,Gaz

No, Roger doesn't want one of the daft pole things.  There's already too many window cleaners in the Chepstow area using them.

I've had around £30 worth of tips and a bottle of good wine; so far.

I'm saving all the tips to buy Wor Lass a Shurflo back pack for Christmas.  She'll love it.
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Jon T.C. on December 07, 2005, 04:44:07 pm
I had £15 tip, 2 cups of tea and cake from £6 job.

£90 tips already, and only the 7th Dec! :D

Rog.
Keep getting tips like that Rog and you can treat yourself to a WFP  ;D,Gaz

No, Roger doesn't want one of the daft pole things.  There's already too many window cleaners in the Chepstow area using them.

I've had around £30 worth of tips and a bottle of good wine; so far.

I'm saving all the tips to buy Wor Lass a Shurflo back pack for Christmas.  She'll love it.


Should you really be fantasizing about Wor Lass in a Back Pack!

I think you have some "issues" that you need to deal with Tosh ;)
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 07, 2005, 05:12:15 pm
So far.....

Friday 1 bottle of wine and £5.50
Monday £2.00 and £7.50
Today £7.50 and £5

So £27.50 at the mo'
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Sir Squeaky on December 07, 2005, 06:00:59 pm
Blimey I'm doing better than I thought...

I guess it's because I generally only do rich areas. :P

There's some places around me I just won't bother with, no matter what.

Tosh, I couldn't use wfp on my posh customers, they're very fussy. ;D

Rog. (Upper-Class window polishing services)

Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: carl_foster on December 07, 2005, 06:03:22 pm
im got 10 today twice its great cant wait for thursday ;D
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: DASERVICES on December 07, 2005, 06:05:53 pm

  Always carry a bottle of wine around, when your customer asks about it
  just say got it from a customer, time of year you know.

  Works a treat as they then feel obliged to give you a tip.

    ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Paul Coleman on December 07, 2005, 06:40:11 pm

  Always carry a bottle of wine around, when your customer asks about it
  just say got it from a customer, time of year you know.

  Works a treat as they then feel obliged to give you a tip.

    ;D ;D ;D

I am usually given loads of wine.  I'm a teetotaler so I give them to my friends (yes, I do have some).  I was once given a nice box of chocolates and it wasn't even from a customer.  A customer's neighbour had locked herself out and the only open windows were upstairs so I rode in on my white charger to the rescue.
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: matt on December 07, 2005, 07:14:48 pm

  Always carry a bottle of wine around, when your customer asks about it
  just say got it from a customer, time of year you know.

  Works a treat as they then feel obliged to give you a tip.

    ;D ;D ;D

i allways put mine is a shiney Bottle bag, this year i have 1 that is bright shiney red and has gold tinsel on ;)

allways carry it when collecting, not that i do much these days
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: pjulk on December 07, 2005, 11:02:38 pm
So far
£1 tip yesterday.
£6 tip today

Paul
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Stuart webster on December 08, 2005, 07:52:56 am
Dont forget that we have to declare tips when we put in our tax return ::)
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Sir Squeaky on December 08, 2005, 07:54:58 am
Does that mean I have to give them 22% of my wine and choccies too? ;D
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Stuart webster on December 08, 2005, 07:57:27 am
Yes you should by rights declare the value of any gift given for services rendered!
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Stuart webster on December 08, 2005, 08:11:03 am
Earned income


The following earned income is taxable:-


wages and salaries
profits from self-employment
commission
bonuses
tips
certain foreign earnings.

This can be found on the following page:

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/tax/tax-exempt_and_taxable_income.htm

Some other daft taxes fro history

http://www.longparish.org.uk/history/windowtax.htm

http://www.longparish.org.uk/history/hearthtax.htm

Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Stuart webster on December 08, 2005, 04:56:51 pm
Suddenly no-one gets tips anymore ;D
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: busydaffodil on December 08, 2005, 07:34:06 pm
Yes you should by rights declare the value of any gift given for services rendered!

There are some "services rendered" that cannot be valued!!!  LOL   ;)

Aint that right Squeaks   ;) ;)
Title: Re: christmas tips
Post by: Alex Gardiner on December 09, 2005, 08:03:15 am
I rarely get tips as I mainly do commercial work. But then I charge enough all year, so it doesn't matter :)