Tipping Bike Mechanics?

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on May 20, 2011 at 6:36pm

If you don't support your internet parts supplier they are going to go out of business and put good people out of work...

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on May 20, 2011 at 6:54pm

I prefer to support the employees that work for places I can walk into and hold someone accountable.

James Baum said:

If you don't support your internet parts supplier they are going to go out of business and put good people out of work...

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Permalink Reply by Paul Fitz, Scrabblor on May 20, 2011 at 9:23pm

I like that this became a debate of austrian economics and whether or not people have free will in the workforce.   I'm a bike mechanic and I enjoy when people tip me.  I also love what I do and am more dependent on steady business to make an hourly wage. 

 

If you can't tip or do not feel like it, that's fine.  It isn't expected.  As for standards, I'd say 80-90% of folks do not tip and those that do generally give in the $2-10 range although beer and food do seem to be acceptable to many mechanics. 

 

James, while you're welcome at any bike shop, I hope that your opposition to tipping keeps you out of restaurants.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on May 21, 2011 at 12:01am

Paul, I hope you didn't read that I am in opposition to tipping -I'm not.  I was in opposition to anyone who said I could NOT tip.  I'll tip or not tip as I feel fit (even over-tip sometimes because that's my choice.) And I'll fight for anyone else's right to do the same and to enter into mutualy-agreed-upon  contracts in exchange for labor and or other value at what ever rates they wish without outside interference from governmental, pseudo-governmental, or guild bosses telling them it is for too little or too much.  

 

As an espouser of the true Free Market how could I expect any less?

Paul Fitz, Scrabblor said:

I like that this became a debate of austrian economics and whether or not people have free will in the workforce.   I'm a bike mechanic and I enjoy when people tip me.  I also love what I do and am more dependent on steady business to make an hourly wage. 

 

If you can't tip or do not feel like it, that's fine.  It isn't expected.  As for standards, I'd say 80-90% of folks do not tip and those that do generally give in the $2-10 range although beer and food do seem to be acceptable to many mechanics. 

 

James, while you're welcome at any bike shop, I hope that your opposition to tipping keeps you out of restaurants.

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