Tipping custom cue maker
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You want to tip him? Find him 5 more customers...
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I'm an auto mechanic, (technician) and I have some customers that tip me! Knowing who they are, I always give there vehicles a little extra love! Having said that, yes, I tip my cue maker. Every time I get my tips out on, it's usually 20-30 bucks, I give him 40! With the extra attention my shaft gets, well worth it! I look at it like this, if you take care of him, he will take care of you! He actually replaced my tip one time during a tournament. I said it felt kinda weird?!?!! He said can you use your back up? I said yeah, why? He took the shaft and in under 1 hr, I had my shaft back,,, perfect!!! How much did he charge me you ask? That was a freebie because of the commitment he has and pride he takes in his work! The tip was on for a little over a month and he felt he should of taken care of it!
The cue maker by the way is "Mike Webb"! You can't find better people than that man!!
When I get a tip put on and I provide my own tip, its $15.
I usually give $20 because he always does a superb job!!
Thanks Kent Davis
I usually give $20 because he always does a superb job!!
Thanks Kent Davis
Mike Webb is a great guy, the only time I had a tip job go bad is when I had someone else do it aside from him. I have not given him any extra though, but if he ever is looking for a computer I'll hook him up, same with anyone else that I deal with that does good work for me. I'm going to "tip" my son's guitar teacher with a computer setup this Thursday
How's that laptop running liakos BTW? Still going?
Mike Webb is a great guy, the only time I had a tip job go bad is when I had someone else do it aside from him. I have not given him any extra though, but if he ever is looking for a computer I'll hook him up, same with anyone else that I deal with that does good work for me. I'm going to "tip" my son's guitar teacher with a computer setup this Thursday
How's that laptop running liakos BTW? Still going?
Actually, it died on me last year
extremely impressed how long it lasted in the environment it's in hope all is well with you and yoursIf someone works for another company, and they don't pocket the money you pay for the service (someone else making money off of them), tips are fine. If I pay someone to do something, and they are the ones doing the job, why tip? They should be putting good service into what they do anyway, because it isn't someone else's reputation they are representing, it is their own. Do a bad job and get one less customer.
If the guy mowing my lawn started his own company, he would be making a lot more than he does now, and have to worry about his own reputation. As it is now, I will tip a great job, knowing that most of what I pay goes to someone else.
More related, if the guy retipping your cue is paid by the hour at the poolhall, and does a great job, sure, tip him. If the guy building your cue does a great job, well he gets the money you are paying for the cue, and more customers by your praising your new cue.
Nor should it be! But I always feel that the job is the job, and a few extra bucks for a coffee or drink on me goes a long way
again, it's a personal thing! From owning my own business, I understand costs of running one. When you think about how much money you're paying for a job and start breaking down the time needed to do it, most of the time, you're only making 10 bucks an hr,,,, if you're lucky! Running a business at that kind of rate is almost impossible! I tip my hat off to most that do it! That is a true love
Really? I am in the wrong business.
Over the last 35 years I have repaired or completely restored thousands of guitars, banjos, fiddles, cellos, basses, ukuleles, harps, bows... even the occasional zither. Not once has anyone offered to tip me.
Instead, I have had countless people ask for a discount. Students want discounts, teachers want discounts, professionals want discounts, amateurs want discounts, wholesalers want discounts, retailers want discounts. I always say they same thing in response: I give a discount to everybody. It's built into the price of every repair I do. :grin:
You think pool players have a sense of entitlement? Try dealing with musicians.
Really? I am in the wrong business.
Over the last 35 years I have repaired or completely restored thousands of guitars, banjos, fiddles, cellos, basses, ukuleles, harps, bows... even the occasional zither. Not once has anyone offered to tip me.
Instead, I have had countless people ask for a discount. Students want discounts, teachers want discounts, professionals want discounts, amateurs want discounts, wholesalers want discounts, retailers want discounts. I always say they same thing in response: I give a discount to everybody. It's built into the price of every repair I do. :grin:
You think pool players have a sense of entitlement? Try dealing with musicians.
I just need to get these worked on / repaired
No discount required, and I will even tip
Strat....................1996 Fender 50-years of Fender Commemorative model-Black
needs a new jack and some basic tune-up
Strat.....................Old sunburst Floyd Rose American Classic
The Floyd Rose tremelo bridge is a pain in the ass, I need somebody to go completely through it, like starting over
Then I might sell it
Grestch.................Electromatic, needs some minor neck work, maybe the frets
It's a Guitar Center guitar, kind of like a production cue
Ovation Citation....Housing or bracket that holds the internal battery broke.
This is a older, rare Ovation
Guild D-25M..........Really old, I bought it in 1972, needs a refinish
My daily player>>:smile:
I'd love to help, but I'm only doing violin family stuff at the time, or the occasional fretted instrument a long standing customer begs me to do.
There must be plenty of guys working on electrics in Colorado, though. Or are they all too stoned to work now that weed is so easy to get?
There must be plenty of guys working on electrics in Colorado, though. Or are they all too stoned to work now that weed is so easy to get?
There are quite a few good guitar shops, especially in Denver & Boulder, but these
guys were "too stoned" long before the marijuana laws were passed.