05-20-2008, 11:02 AM
I had an A/C service guy here yesterday and tipped him an extra $10 on a $69 bill. (Now that I think of it, I should have given him more) He added a PVC trap on the condensate discharge line at no charge after we spent 15 minutes looking for the end, only to find it far from where we expected and almost burried in detritus from roof and foliage. I've use the same company for the past 8 years and the owner performs the service about half the time. I don't tip him.
I think I'd concur about not tipping the company owner in your case unless he went above and beyond the contracted work. If he had helpers, I'd tip them and a way around might be to hand the owner some cash and say it's for the crew. That way, it's on his conscience to relay it to them and off yours.
I think I'd concur about not tipping the company owner in your case unless he went above and beyond the contracted work. If he had helpers, I'd tip them and a way around might be to hand the owner some cash and say it's for the crew. That way, it's on his conscience to relay it to them and off yours.