how much do you guys tip the car wash guys?

[BooGiMaN]

I took my wifes minivan in for a wash and got the 20.99 deal and gave the guy 4 bucks..as i sat there watchign i saw peopel give a dollar or even spare change...so im wondering what you guys tip..i usually give them 3-5 bucks, but i expect a good job, usually they clean it up even more after i tip them they really seem to appreciate my tip so it got me to wondering what was a good tip

 

[guyver01]

mebbe $2 or so... IF the car looks good.

none if not.

 

[StageLeft]

None i do it myself!

 

[snooker]

I either go to a self service car wash, or use the hose in my front yard $0.00 in tips spent

 

[prodigy]

Usually do it myself, but in the winter I'll give the guys drying it a buck or two before they start to dry it.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: prodigy69
I'll give the guys drying it a buck or two before they start to dry it.

before??? that's like tipping the waitress before she takes your order.

wait and see if they do a good job first.

 

[prodigy]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: prodigy69
I'll give the guys drying it a buck or two before they start to dry it.

before??? that's like tipping the waitress before she takes your order.

wait and see if they do a good job first.

Yeah I only do that because my reasoning is that not everyone gives a tip so they never know who will give it. If I give it to them before I hope it's extra motivation for them to do a good job.

 

[BooGiMaN]

i still dont see how soem peoepl driving nice cars can only give them a few quarters...i mean especially in the summer thats a hard job

 

[Down4U]

Over the summer I wash my truck. Over the winter I take it there, normally tip 'em $2.

 

[RossMAN]

$0

We go through the automated car wash and get their "triple wax polish" which is probably nothing but soap & water but it gets the job done.

They usually charge $7 per car wash ... would I pay $7 a car wash?

Of course not!

They had $20 coupon books good for 6 car washes, so after I realized what a bargain it was I bought 4 coupon books (24 car washes total for $80, retail price $168, savings $88).

 

[Doggiedog]

Nothing because they usually steal the change in my coinholder anyway.

 

[rh71]

When u tip them, do you give it to 1 person only (they throw it into a tip jar don't they?) ?

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

1-2 dollars into the community tip jar

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Nothing because they usually steal the change in my coinholder anyway.

:Q :Q :Q

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: wje

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Nothing because they usually steal the change in my coinholder anyway.

:Q :Q :Q

It's a big scam. They use they vacuum cleaner to suck up a few coins here and there but by the end of the day, they probably have a mint in the vacuum.

Once I stupidly put $20 worth of quarters in my ashtray nice and neat. When I got my car back, there was NOTHING left. I called the manager out and he and the workers denied it. Since then, I only tip at places I know don't steal my change.

 

[XZeroII]

I let them live another day...

 

[Murpheeee]

Originally posted by: rh71
When u tip them, do you give it to 1 person only (they throw it into a tip jar don't they?) ?

That is what I was wondering.
I tip the drier guy, cause he is the only one you can without getting soaked.....but what about the other guys - do they not get anything?

Or do they rotate shifts - one day you are a drier, one day you are a scrubber.......

 

[NutBucket]

$0 I don't like other people driving my car, period so they get nothing since I wash it myself.

BTW, RossMAN, those automated car washes are hell on your paint. Swirl marks, small scratches, etc...

 

[CraigRT]

car wash guys? I wash my car.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
None i do it myself!

Yup.....*when* I do it.

amish

 

[radioouman]

I tip myself $10 everytime I do it

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Bah cheap bastards I am one of the car wash guys, I am the owner of my detail business and I dont get tipped enough.

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog

Originally posted by: wje

Originally posted by: Doggiedog
Nothing because they usually steal the change in my coinholder anyway.

:Q :Q :Q

It's a big scam. They use they vacuum cleaner to suck up a few coins here and there but by the end of the day, they probably have a mint in the vacuum.

Once I stupidly put $20 worth of quarters in my ashtray nice and neat. When I got my car back, there was NOTHING left. I called the manager out and he and the workers denied it. Since then, I only tip at places I know don't steal my change.

I feel for you with regards to getting $20 in quarters ripped off.
But, I find it hard to believe that someone would go through the vacuum at the end of the day and pick out the change. Yuck! Then again, it might be better than "dumpster diving" for some people.

My wife made a notation about car washes a while back. Here in Northern Virginia, all the people working at car washes look like ex-cons. In Pennsylvania (in the country), mostly teenagers were working at the car washes.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: WaTaGuMp
Bah cheap bastards I am one of the car wash guys, I am the owner of my detail business and I dont get tipped enough.

How much do your dry'er guys expect to get tipped per car? And are we supposed to tip just 1 person or each person (yikes!).

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: WaTaGuMp
Bah cheap bastards I am one of the car wash guys, I am the owner of my detail business and I dont get tipped enough.

By default don't you guys charge abourt $120 to detail the whole car anyway? I know its hard work and all but $120 is paying for your labor.