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Happy Holidays!

Hey, I’ve been wondering this for sometime.  Do you folks tip your mechanic during the Holidays? If so, money, bottle of their favorite beverage?
Or do you wear the University ball cap your mechanic’s kid goes to because your considered a private donor and figure, “ehhh,he’s good”

 

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3 hours ago, anthonydesmet said:

Hey, I’ve been wondering this for sometime.  Do you folks tip your mechanic during the Holidays? If so, money, bottle of their favorite beverage?

I probably would if I knew him well enough to select a meaningful gift.  It never hurts.  This year I just gave him enough money for a new car.  Not a very personalized gift, but still ...

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I’ve usually reserved things for big ticket items, a job well done, or worked in quickly. After my avionics were done, I brought my shop a brisket I smoked overnight for lunch as a thank you.  I’ve brought doughnuts and pizza before.  The intent wasn’t payment or a “tip” but a sincere thank you for their service  

In my mind the best tip is an invoice paid quickly in cash and vocal positive referrals. 

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+1 on the new car's worth of business this year.  Plenty of doughnuts during the projects, life coaching for the young A/P asking about 529's (I hang out in the shop a lot when my plane is in), pointed out to the owner he forgot to invoice me for a load of fuel for the CIES calibration...  Nonetheless, this thread reminds me I should send well-wishes to the shop (and the SAVVY account manager).  God has blessed me and this community with the resources to have and maintain our planes.  In the end, it's about people and relationships. 

In that spirit, Merry Christmas everyone :) 

Ed

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After my new panel install at XXX services I tipped each mechanic and the logbook sticker girl a 200 dollar gift card at the best steakhouse in town.  1000 in total...in return I was almost killed twice and also suffered a most embarrassing mx failure flight cancelation.  

The Japanese have the right idea.....

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He gets a tip after every annual.  As in every profession there are guys that graduated with the mentality of “C’s get degrees”, and there are guys that take pride in their profession and their work.  I’m just glad that I got a guy that cares about every part of his job.  And no he doesn’t read or follow mooneyspace, not a suck up post.  And I can say that I feel like my regular doctor just barely got her degree so I don’t use her for my medical exam.  I suspect she was a C student.

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Tipping your mechanic?

If I offered Clarence a tip, he might be a little disappointed in me.  His work is not "tip for great customer experience" work.  It is "keep Ned alive" work.  For me, every other aspect of his work is absolutely secondary to that and some of you already know what quality he puts into his work.  He sets the price and I will never complain about it or try to negotiate - and he knows this.  If he wants more money, all he has to do is set a different price.

I like this arrangement and it is not about the money.  When it gets too expensive for me, it is time to sell the Mooney.

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I usually give the 4 staff members a little cash at the holidays. They seem to really appreciate it. 
‘Mechanics each get a $50 bottle of booze as I pay them plenty thru the year.;)

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I feed my mechanic, the avionics shop and the line guys throughout the year.  At Christmas time, they all get tamales.

 

I also keep some lottery scratchers in my flight bag and give them to line guys when I'm away from home when I get especially good service.  I like to show appreciation for people that go above and beyond.

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