Texavfan

Tipping is in my mind a show of your individual appreciation for service from another person that you found to be extraordinary. A tip for any personal service I receive from another because I am too lazy or just plain dont want to do it is just natural too me. I am in a service industry and believe me dealing with the public can suck (proven by some of the remarks here) no matter how much you make.

oemtech

Tipping has gitten out of hand. It is now expected in certain circles and the have the ***** to tell how much.
Justgot back from the Le Mans race. Your tip is in your bill you have no choice even if the service sucks.

owc6

That's not tipping that is an involuntary service fee.

defaria

I'm calling BS on this one. If a place tells me I must tips x% then I tip them x%-x% or IOW nothing. Demand a tip - you'll get nothing! Include the tip in the bill? I'll tell you to remove it and I would refuse to pay it! And you can refuse to pay it. It's not being cheap rather it's the principle of the matter. Tips are defined as voluntary. You make it mandatory then it's no longer a tip -

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_tipping

VinceBlack

I personally don't tip mechanics. These days, everyone and their brother expects to be tipped; 10-15 years ago you never saw this. Most of these techs/mechanics make a pretty good living. If they do a great job I let them know by expressing my sincere "thank you" and may even post about my experience on a forum like this. I'll leave my tipping for folks in the restaurant industry.

Wolfie

I had never thought of tipping the mechanic. In fact, at the dealer I go to you never see the mechanic. All you deal with is the service advisor.

Z06 1of38

Welcome to the thread. Check out post 26....

sunsalem

Yikes, sorry, I missed it...will delete post.

probono

I always tip my Corvette tech, but unlike others, I always get the same tech. He always is happy to have me watch the service, and goes out of his way to answer any questions I may have. To me, it's worth $20 to have the tech do something I do not think is in his job description. I have also on occasion tipped the service advisor, like when he secured a loaner car for me when I had an overnight warranty service on my Vette. They have a shuttle service, but he somehow produced a loaner, and I thought that was going a little beyond what is required.

In my line of business, a tax attorney, I do not receive monetary tips; I feel I charge a fair fee and so do my clients. My tip is a return client and in some cases, a thank you note, which to me is much more satisfying that a monetary tip.

Ken

FruiTay

I tipped the stereo guy when he installed a switch that allowed me to play DVD's while driving, He wasn't supposed to, obviously. That was a long time ago. I don't see why a mechanic would get a tip. Not unless I was given some kind of special care. Especially at a dealership where service is ridiculously expensive already. How much money are you trying to give up? They should be taking good care of your car in the first place. If they don't, find a spot that does.

Co-Vette

I'm with the gift card/lunch/other around the holidays for good service overall, or one time for extraordinary service. For GM dealer service though, the service managers follow up with a plea for top ratings on the corporate surveys, so glad to help out there if the service visit went well. For independent shops consider a good Yelp or other review if you liked the product or service and you're not into tipping.

1SG_Ret

Generally no. That being said, If I was having an issue that I saw a mechanic spend hours trying to find and finally fixed the issue...I'd likely slip him a $20 and say thanks for the great job, have a burger and a Sam Adams on me.

IMO there is doing your job, and going above and beyond to find and fix an issue.

1KULC7

Tipping has become out of control. I happen to believe tipping is reserved for those who provide you an out of the realm of their job, a service above and beyond their assigned responsibilities not solicited, but just done. To tip a mechanic who is already getting paid a very good salary, to just do what they were hired to do, well not me, my money is hard earned and I just don't have that excessive cash to tip a $20 or $50 dollars.

Maybe the ones who are tipping can afford it, but with the cost of living of today, I cannot afford to give away money... IMHO

bgspot

Wow very touchy subject. I was thinking this was something you either do or don't do