So many tips to choose from.

[Zerksies]

It takes me about 3 minutes to install a tip. I charge $20 if the customer provides the tip. I just had a guy say "wow, that's a lot of money for 3 minutes of work." I said I only charged you $1 for installing the tip.... the other $19 was for my 35 years of experience that allowed me to do it in 3 minutes without damaging your cue or making you come back in 3 days to pick it up.

Some people don't understand experience or knowledge.

 

[maha]

if you have a 20 dollar minimum that is fair for sure. as you have to collect and talk and setup etc.

but if you think experience in putting tips on, is worth 20 for 3 minutes you are valuing your time at 400 an hour. and that is more like a surgeon's pay rather than a tip persons experience..

 

[Hail Mary Shot]

I called to get a price from the pool people near me and they charge 10.00 if you bring in your tip.
Tips are pretty high though... they charge 20.00 for the tips I buy for about 4.00 on top of the 10.00 installation fee.
I think I will keep installing my own.

same I'm charged for. $10 for installing your own tip. only reason I'm installing my own is that they don't want to install them on a CF cue. not sure what the deal is with that, but I did my just fine. their loss, not mine.

 

[Hail Mary Shot]

if you have a 20 dollar minimum that is fair for sure. as you have to collect and talk and setup etc.

but if you think experience in putting tips on, is worth 20 for 3 minutes you are valuing your time at 400 an hour. and that is more like a surgeon's pay rather than a tip persons experience..

it's either inflation or monopoly?

 

[a1712]

If you don't want to pay what someone is asking for a tip installation, DON'T, do it yourself.....The End. Brian.

 

[Zerksies]

if you have a 20 dollar minimum that is fair for sure. as you have to collect and talk and setup etc.

but if you think experience in putting tips on, is worth 20 for 3 minutes you are valuing your time at 400 an hour. and that is more like a surgeon's pay rather than a tip persons experience..

I guess you never heard of flat rate pay. I take 3 minutes or three hours the pay is the same.

 

[OverTheNut]

It takes me about 3 minutes to install a tip. I charge $20 if the customer provides the tip. I just had a guy say "wow, that's a lot of money for 3 minutes of work." I said I only charged you $1 for installing the tip.... the other $19 was for my 35 years of experience that allowed me to do it in 3 minutes without damaging your cue or making you come back in 3 days to pick it up.

For me it's the best $20 pool expense going.

I've done them myself manually - but it just ain't the same as having a pro do it with a lathe/tools/glue that he's been using for years. It only takes him a couple of minutes because he knows exactly what he is doing.

Just like you can change the oil in your car yourself. It's cheaper than paying someone else to do it. Most people will pay a garage to do it for them though.

 

[Hail Mary Shot]

I guess you never heard of flat rate pay. I take 3 minutes or three hours the pay is the same.

true although flat rate is still subjective. I remember the place that installed tips before were charging $30 for the service. nowadays, that same place is just charging $10. guess figured people would rather spend that $20 on something else. I would guess the price would be warranted or acceptable if the process were painstakingly difficult or extremely critical for the cue.

 

[j2pac]

Seems to me you either install your own tips, or find someone you trust not to butcher your ferrule/s, and pay them whatever the h€ll they charge...
Carry on.

 

[Cue Alchemist]

Seems to me you either install your own tips, or find someone you trust not to butcher your ferrule/s, and pay them whatever the h€ll they charge...
Carry on.

If you can learn to do it your self, not only do you save some cash. But you also learn a good skill. By hand, it just takes plenty of practice