cyberorth

So I took the GTR to the local car wash last Sunday at the opening. Got an off track wash with tire dressing. My usual. They literally spent about 50 minutes on the car. It was more like a detail, as I watched them go through multiple drying steps, etc. after a $5 tip, I was on my way to bring the C63.
I returned with the C, asked for exactly the same thing and under 20 minutes they were done, $5 tip and I went home. Upon further investigation, I noticed the the insides on the exhaust pipes were cleaned to as much as I can usually accomplish. I'm talking about the inside surface. On the C63, they hadn't even wiped the outer chrome; not even once. While disappointed, I concluded that gtr is a better car!

abcut973

Lol ! This was entertaining
Well you can't miss the size of the tips on the GTR vs the C63. Matter of fact that is all you see!! So if you let them dirty it will look like the car hasn't been cleaned

roadtalontsi

lol, i conclude you went to a car wash where a bunch of kids work that are gtr fan boys have no idea about the c63. wash it yourself it'll look nicer

abcut973

Just washed my car today at home and i paid particular attention to the tips

LIC63AMG

or maybe the $5 tip you gave them for washing the GTR wasn't enough? lol

JonMBZ

Yea 5$ for a detail is rough. They probably thought he had money so they were expecting a nice tip for the extra detail. I usually give 5 bucks with a normal 10 min wipe down.

LIC63AMG

to be clear I wasn't insisting that the OP's $5 tip was cheap but more that the ppl at the car wash wasn't happy with the tip. lol

some ppl in the service industry have ridiculous expectations. I once tipped 15% for horrible service (we actually complained abt the service after we got our food of course) and the waitress had the nerve to come out of the restaurant to ask our group if there was something wrong with the service because we tipped 15% lol

SaphGreyC63

I hate the idea of tipping, or the way it works. I completely agree that ALOT of servers have ridiculous expectations. I especially hate the fact that a restaurant will automatically tack on a 15-18% "tip" for larger groups. What if the group is a bunch of cheapos and dont want to tip? What if the service was so horrible it didnt warrant a tip?

Now don't get me wrong, I tip typically 18-25% but I feel like the tip needs to be EARNED. There are times when the service was so bad I do not tip at all and sometimes when the service is so over the top that I have tipped as high as 30% (that's when the meal is absolutely perfect in every way, I was picky about things AND the waiter only smiled and fixed it, and then I even ask for something extra, in this case it was this absoltely amazing pretzel bread and the waiter gave me a whole basket full to go).

Anyway, just ranting that I feel tips should be earned not expected nor should it be an automatic addition, in other words it turns from a "tip" into a tax.

JumpinJim

I especially like it when people working the counter for takeout orders expect a tip. A tip for what? All you did was hand me my order over the counter.

SaphGreyC63

Oh dont even get me started on that. Especially when it's a phone in order where I literally pay and pickup my food. I understand that the cook had to make the food but that's part of the business. The tip is typically for the service not the actual food prep.

cyberorth

5 for $25 wash is appropriate. I didn't buy a detail, just a wash.

fly2nite

Easiest way to avoid is pay in cash. All the receipts print with that tip line at a restaurant. But who carries cash anymore..

JonMBZ

I know you paid $25 for a wash, but they detailed it. So you paid $30 for something they would normally charge maybe around $100 for in that guys mind. He could have probably done 4 cars in that time frame and made more than $5 in tips or maybe not. That would be a quick way to not receive the same service. Regardless you didn't owe him anything maybe he was expecting more and had you tipped higher maybe they would have given you the same treatment. I know that's how it is when I tip a server well to places I frequent. We are just discussions the situation, not trying to talk negative about your tipping habits.

Helms

yeah probably the 5$ tip wasn't enough the first time and so they skipped the tips the second time