Interior Detail and outside hand wax, but it was a Van, and it was messy.Originally Posted by ajbarnes
I tip good for haircuts and dining out.
Interior Detail and outside hand wax, but it was a Van, and it was messy.Originally Posted by ajbarnes
I tip good for haircuts and dining out.
"In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield."
I get tipped about half the time and it really has to do with the person, not the class they are in or what they drive. A lot has to do with whether they respect what you do and appreciate it.
I`ve had some crappy jobs where the people didn`t take care of their cars and expected too much for too little (Had one today in fact ). Those are the ones that get me asking myself, "What am I doing in the detailing business?" Thankfully, I think I have priced myself out of the reach of most of the people who don`t care about their cars, and have learned to be ok when I get the reaction that I`m too expensive.
I have gotten to a stage where the good customers far out weigh the bad ones. That`s when detailing for a living can be enjoyable.
Troy
I find that its more the average joe that tips.Sometimes its a dollar sometimes is twenty.Probably the best tip I got was a fifty not long ago I actually had to double check to make sure he had wanted to give me that much.I dont expect tips but when I get them I always make sure I do something extra for them.
Dave
I really agree with these points If you can get good clients that are good people in general, charge what you deserve so that you can make a living, detailing can be enjoyable and tips for me were really not expected but were a welcomed surpriseOriginally Posted by Troy@DetailCity
Originally Posted by Poorboy
Steve & Troy
This is where I am with detailing....I have no issue any longer pricing not to get some jobs, and if they take it them I know I have a lot buuilt into it.
I price my details to stay in the top end of things
Old Enough To Know Better, Too Stupid To Care....
Dave`s Detailing
Sonoma County, CA
I get tips from some of my regular clients, and from some of the one-time-only clients. It truly does depend on the person IMO. My first/favorite client always tips me, and I never know how much it`s going to be, it varies from $10 up to $40. I don`t show up and flat out expect a tip from her, but I know it`s coming. She`s been a client of mine since I was 15, waaaay before I even knew what a clay bar was.
I worked at a Christmas tree lot Christmas of `05 and `06, you want to talk about tips...
But when you`re carrying out an 8.5 ft bushy-as-hell Noble Fir, load it on top of a Suburban by yourself, and walk away empty handed, it gets dicouraging. But I snagged a few $30 tips from a select few folks, I even offered some of the money back because I thought there was no way I deserved that much, but they made me walk away with it anyway.
When it`s my turn to tip I`m always generous, I guess it`s partly because I believe that "what goes around, comes around"
"Lifes too short to live in caution"
I have been getting better tips as my professional appearance has improved. The more legit the business gets the more tips I get from my new clients. I do little things like bottle up a few ounces of leather cleaner (idea I got on this site) with a new white micro fiber for touch-ups, put "found" items into little plastic boxes in the console, "Fireball" air-freshener trees, ect. I spend about three bucks per car on nifty little things and that makes people really happy. Of course, if you don`t do a good job....
$.50 each
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I don`t think it has to do with how much one has. Chances are If you perform a service beyond the customers expectations than you might get a decent tip. Just like at a resturant, if i don`t have to ask for a refill or ask another server to get the one who is supposed to be waiting on me than i tip really well, and if i do have to ask than chances are i`m not.
I`ve got really good customers, Even though they don`t need to, most tip everytime.
For me, tips are strictly an added bonus if the client feels so inclined to do so... period. I don`t expect them, don`t work for them, and certainly don`t do a lesser job if they don`t (I do throw in extra lil` niceities for those who do tip weekly -- like rim waxing, floormat cleaning, motor details, undercarrige cleaning, etc.).
Hands down though I think the best tip is a referal. I would rather have clients telling someone about "the great job their detailer does!"
A happy customer tells a friend ... An unhappy one tells many friends !!!
Gim-me a car with finns... :naughty and I`ll shows ya what detailin`s all about... :jump
Extreme Clean ~ Extreme Shine
"Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it." - Thoreau
Great question, I usually just put the check in pocket and untill recently did the same with cash. I think of it this way if I were giving someone a tip would I rather see them notice it or not. I almost think I would want them to see the tip so I know they know that I appreciated there outstanding services, if that makes any sense.
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