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Protocol for tipping taxidermist
actionshooter:
--- Quote from: Skillet on March 26, 2024, 11:18:01 AM ---100% against this, unless the customer placed heavy demands for turnaround on the taxi, and the taxi met those expectations. Or some similar extraordinary effort above and beyond a normal taxidermy transaction.
Tipping culture is completely out of control, IMHO. Offer your services for a price, accept payment of that price, and don't expect a customer to make up for your lack of willingness to pay a reasonable wage to your employees on your behalf. We're stuck with food service tipping, but I resist it at every other opportunity. If anything other than a sit-down restaurant expects me to tip as a form of payment, they'll never see me again.
That said, I do tip often, and generously, when the service is warranted.
:twocents:, and off my soapbox now.
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Well Said!
teanawayslayer:
I’d say repeat business is a tip enough if you have a taxi who does a great job.
jackelope:
The tip should be return business.
FWilliams:
I agree the tip should be repeat business as well as a good recommendation to fellow hunters
Rugsnfeathers:
I'll be the devil's advocate here. I've never tipped any of the taxidermists that has done a job for me. This I say, I have recommended many to a taxidermist and has done a lot of work and made good money. I'd like to say, it should be me given a little discount for numerous times going back to him and giving him customers. Now, I understand, cost of living increases every year. So, let's say, in a given year, I've recommended two or three peeps to my taxi, and the charge for a shoulder mount is, let's say $800.00. It would be nice to be given a discount from my taxi and just get charged, $750.00, or even just $25.00 off. That said, I have a very good relationship with my taxi, and I always pay full price for the work, and never asked for a discount or break, even though he knows I've brought many hunters to him. In the end, my taxi could always say, "if my fee is too much, or my work is not satisfactory to you, then go take your stuff to another taxi". Don't wanna get to that point. Taxi business is a dying cottage industry and if you find a good one, keep a healthy relationship with that business. :)
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