From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sky Ranch Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006
10:46 AM To: Tom Sites; ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC] Tipping
Tom said:
<When service is done well
anybody likes to get a tip. Sometimes it just makes their day and they
remember you better the next day.>
FWIW, I usually try to tip well, and
always express my appreciation, especially at the places where I’m a
regular, and people really do remember it. I always get outstanding
service, lots of little freebie extras (something special with our dinner, a
10-minute neck massage while I’m getting my nails done, that sort of
thing) and at the very least, a few extra bucks out of my pocket means less to
me than it does to someone just barely getting by. Call it Karma Points. J The funny thing
is, I probably get twice the tip value handed back to me in the form of
freebies than I would had I just paid ‘list price’ for services and
not tipped a little extra An extra buck or three may seem lavish as
just a tip, but if you asked people would they pay a little extra to get
premium service, they’d usually say yes.
Anyway, my beloved shoer is getting a gift
card for a nice steak dinner for himself and his wife, and it’ll be money
very well spent. I know darn well my horses will always go to a ride well
balanced and no loose nails, and that ‘Outback insurance policy’ is
cheap at twice the price.
