Tips On Customs
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No no and no.
Tipping is a City in China.
But maybe a letter of thanks, and how much you like the Cue would be nice.
But maybe a letter of thanks, and how much you like the Cue would be nice.
Nobody minds when you treat them to a good lunch for a job well done.
Most people do not tip. But one time a guy tipped me $500.00 on a high end cue we built for him. He felt I had not charged enough. Yes that blew me away. He tipped us $200 on the next mid price range cue we built for him for the same reason. Other tips have been rare except for when someone rounds up to the hundred dollar mark saying keep the change. That is fairly common.
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Never Cash......How About a Nice Gift Instead?
If you do anything at all, never cash since you’re already paying for the cue construction.
Instead, a gift is more suitable like a Starbucks or Restaurant Gift Card....even a gift card
for several pizzas from a popular chain or popular pizzeria in the cue makers’ city. How
about sending a cheese cake from Junior’s in Brooklyn, NY or Wolferman’s in Chicago or
even a giant jar of jumbo pistachios? Give something the cue maker would not likely get
on their own but the surprise would be a very welcome treat. Why? Because cash is truly
impersonal and requires no thought. Don’t treat the cue maker like a server in a restaurant.
Take the time to put some thought into a gift and the cue maker will always remember you.
If you do anything at all, never cash since you’re already paying for the cue construction.
Instead, a gift is more suitable like a Starbucks or Restaurant Gift Card....even a gift card
for several pizzas from a popular chain or popular pizzeria in the cue makers’ city. How
about sending a cheese cake from Junior’s in Brooklyn, NY or Wolferman’s in Chicago or
even a giant jar of jumbo pistachios? Give something the cue maker would not likely get
on their own but the surprise would be a very welcome treat. Why? Because cash is truly
impersonal and requires no thought. Don’t treat the cue maker like a server in a restaurant.
Take the time to put some thought into a gift and the cue maker will always remember you.
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Don't do this. Cash is king.
Po 8tqt
The rules of etiquette say you never tip the owner of a business. Rounding up a bit works, a tip doesn't. A gift is the gold standard if you can find one. I had a wealthy neighbor that was a good neighbor that helped me out a few times with tasks I didn't have the equipment to do. I always kept an eye out for small gifts for him.
They didn't have to be expensive, a double key ring held together with links that looked like a snaffle bit delighted him since he had race horses. Another time, an assortment of nice cookies in a nice tin. It is genuinely the thought that counts. Of course if you know for sure that the cue builder is on hard times a little extra cash may be worth the cost to his pride for the builder!
Hu
The rules of etiquette say you never tip the owner of a business. Rounding up a bit works, a tip doesn't. A gift is the gold standard if you can find one. I had a wealthy neighbor that was a good neighbor that helped me out a few times with tasks I didn't have the equipment to do. I always kept an eye out for small gifts for him.
They didn't have to be expensive, a double key ring held together with links that looked like a snaffle bit delighted him since he had race horses. Another time, an assortment of nice cookies in a nice tin. It is genuinely the thought that counts. Of course if you know for sure that the cue builder is on hard times a little extra cash may be worth the cost to his pride for the builder!
Hu
You took the words right out of my mouth. As for anything from the Tascarella shop, to anyone who "knows", chances are those expectations are far exceeded. As is what I've seen from your shop as well Larry.:thumbup2:
I think one of the thing a person can do if they have a positive experence with a Cuemaker is share the positive experence.
Many times we only hear the negatives experence about.
Unanswered communication.
Delayed deserve.
Bad finish, erc., etc, etc.
He or She took my money, and disappeared.
Good News, or Good Recomendation. Would be welcome.