A Gratuity for Window Installers?

[vonsworld]

I am having 10 windows and a door replaced in my home in mid December when it could be bad weather. The work is going to take two installers three days.

If all goes well I'd like to give them a tip when the work is finished, what would you recommend?

Thanks

 

[Wayners]

If I was fitting then maybe a grand tip would be nice.
Ha.
Most I ever got was £50. Few bottles of wine over the years and chocolates.
Being given extra wasn't a common thing though, most dragged heals when it was time to pay

 

[Mottie]

If all goes well I'd like to give them a tip when the work is finished, what would you recommend?

Don’t stand up in a canoe.

 

[crank39]

My take on this is to keep the tea and biscuits coming, in the morning a bacon roll or two each and at lunch maybe Greggs sausage rolls, a sad fact is if you look after them they're more likely to do a better job and will be more receptive to any questions you might have during installation, a tip at the end they won't know they're getting is also good but maybe too late. Maybe a crate of beer each, try and get a handle on what they drink.

Just as a service engineer I've had bottles of wine, trays of lager, gift cards, yes money too but for me the best was the food, Polish people set out a banquet for you at lunch, Chinese and Asians also used to do the same even though I was only toe and heeling a door or replacing a unit

My tip is look after them, don't complain about the dust, it's not theirs - they didn't bring it with them, it's your dust.

 

[Wayners]

We tip waitress because we are embarrassed about being brought food.
We don't tip the doctor for saving us.

Odd thing!

 

[Mottie]

We tip waitress because we are embarrassed about being brought food.
We don't tip the doctor for saving us.

Odd thing!

I think doctors may be on a slightly higher basic wage and don’t need a top up from the customer.

 

[johnny2007]

As others suggested, tea and biscuits or maybe even a home made cake.
Ask them about lunch, some like their own food or something very light.
£50 each is a good tip if they do a good job.
Watch the silicone finish, that's the most difficult part of fitting windows.
A few times I got caught out by Asians preparing a feast at lunchtime and then spent the afternoon almost falling asleep in between farts...
I had an old Italian customer who insisted on putting tools down at 6pm and have a 3 courses dinner despite me telling her that my wife would cook the same for my evening meal.
She won't have any of that.
When we built her an extension, at the end of the project she organised a party and invited all our families.
She gave £20 each to all the kids at the party.
She's one of the customers I still help out although I am retired.
Moral of the story, look after your traders and they'll look after you.