Do you tip the bmw drivers?

new2the3 · 08-07-2008, 08:22 AM

When you go in for service and they drive you home/pick you up, do you tip?

iatacs19 · 08-07-2008, 08:25 AM

NO

SlammedR8 · 08-07-2008, 08:44 AM

nooooo

mpimping · 08-07-2008, 08:53 AM

u can if u want but no.

oldaccount · 08-07-2008, 09:12 AM

bmw drives you home and picks you up? huh?

RBBMWE46M3 · 08-07-2008, 09:47 AM

if they bring my car back clean and I mean really clean, yes...usually 20 bucks if it comes back not so clean or just a hand job (you know what I mean)...5 bucks...after a while they will get the hint and always bring it back nice and clean

scottwww · 08-07-2008, 10:08 AM

It probably depends on where you are. If in New York, you better tip. After all, you have to tip the guy in the restroom if you want soap to wash your hands and a towel to dry them.

phantom330 · 08-07-2008, 10:16 AM

If it's a young kid that pulls my car up for me I might slide them a $5 or something, but I wouldn't tip my SA. Generally it just depends on my mood and how nice they were to me.

e92phreak · 08-07-2008, 10:18 AM

I do tip the shuttle drivers. I've noticed they tend to drive me home first.

These guys make close to minimum wage and work long days. I knew a guy that drove from Bakersfield, CA, to Simi Valley, CA (over 100 miles one way) to be the shuttle for a dealership. Crazy... but he said they gave him great benefits... but I knew he was making nothing when you factor gas in. I give $3-5... I've been blessed and I'm just helping someone out. He's working an honest job, unlike those who stand at the freeway offramps waiting for a handout who claim to be a former vet.

scottwww · 08-07-2008, 10:25 AM

Do these people get taxed on an assumed tip income like they do in restaurants? if not, then their tips likely go completely unreported to the IRS. I would think that in MOST areas (not all) a tip would be very much unexpected. It is also contributing to the delinquency of a tax dodger.

new2the3 · 08-07-2008, 10:47 AM

I was asking because about 6 months ago when I took my mothers benz in for service, they drove me home since there were no loaners available. When we pulled up the guy actually made a comment about no tip and was pissed.

I just had my sisters BMW serviced and they do not give out loaners if you do not buy the car from them. So once again I was driven home but this time I had no small bills on me to tip so I told the guy I would tip when he picks me back up

scottwww · 08-07-2008, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by new2the3

I was asking because about 6 months ago when I took my mothers benz in for service, they drove me home since there were no loaners available. When we pulled up the guy actually made a comment about no tip and was pissed.

I just had my sisters BMW serviced and they do not give out loaners if you do not buy the car from them. So once again I was driven home but this time I had no small bills on me to tip so I told the guy I would tip when he picks me back up

If I were feeling combative, I would have asked the guy to show me his pay stub to document he is taxed on tip income.

I don't dodge ANY taxes. I just pay them reluctantly.

If some nimrod is going to expect me to pay him under the table where he will be a tax dodger, he can go screw himself. So unless I would suffer some retaliation, I wouldn't even consider tipping the tax cheat.

I would consider calling the Mercedes service manager and giving him an earful.

phantom330 · 08-07-2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by scottwww

Do these people get taxed on an assumed tip income like they do in restaurants? if not, then their tips likely go completely unreported to the IRS. I would think that in MOST areas (not all) a tip would be very much unexpected. It is also contributing to the delinquency of a tax dodger.

I wouldn't really classify a kid working at a dealership pulling cars around as a tax "dodger", plus we pay too much tax as it is, and I'm sure the tips they get amount to very very little.

scottwww · 08-07-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by phantom330

I wouldn't really classify a kid working at a dealership pulling cars around as a tax "dodger", plus we pay too much tax as it is, and I'm sure the tips they get amount to very very little.

If he doesn't report tips as income, he is a tax dodger.

If we don't like the system, we should change it. Abolish the IRS.

phantom330 · 08-07-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by scottwww

If he doesn't report tips as income, he is a tax dodger.

If we don't like the system, we should change it. Abolish the IRS.

yeah, go ahead and get started on that and let us know how it goes

scottwww · 08-07-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by phantom330

yeah, go ahead and get started on that and let us know how it goes

I'm doing what I can. Vote for Chuck Baldwin. (This weekend I plan to attend the my state Constitution Party Convention.) In the meantime, tax dodgers make my burden greater adding to the federal budget deficit.

Sara · 08-07-2008, 02:49 PM

I didnt simply because I asked the driver to take me to McDonalds real fast and he said "NO!"....

Taittinger · 08-07-2008, 03:18 PM

If they help me with the bags

Taittinger · 08-07-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sara504

I didnt simply because I asked the driver to take me to McDonalds real fast and he said "NO!"....

What sort of customer service is that?

SlammedR8 · 08-07-2008, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sara504

I didnt simply because I asked the driver to take me to McDonalds real fast and he said "NO!"....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taittinger

What sort of customer service is that?

+10000000

jhv · 08-07-2008, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by e92phreak

I do tip the shuttle drivers. I've noticed they tend to drive me home first.

These guys make close to minimum wage and work long days. I knew a guy that drove from Bakersfield, CA, to Simi Valley, CA (over 100 miles one way) to be the shuttle for a dealership. Crazy... but he said they gave him great benefits... but I knew he was making nothing when you factor gas in. I give $3-5... I've been blessed and I'm just helping someone out. He's working an honest job, unlike those who stand at the freeway offramps waiting for a handout who claim to be a former vet.

youre the man mike

Sara · 08-07-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Taittinger

What sort of customer service is that?

I know I was soooo hungry...oh well...I starved that day.

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