Had some welding done the other day and the lad said 'just give us a drink' when asked how much I owed.
So in the view of the assembled multitude, how much is that?
A fiver would buy most drinks. A tenner a reasonable bottle of wine. Twenty quid might cover an evenings drinking in a pub. And buy enough in a supermarket to get even an alcoholic paralytic.
I'd been quoted 35 quid by a firm that let me down so I made it 20. For less than ten minutes work.
assuming you took the job to him where he was all setup ready etc..... should guarantee you good service next time - if likely then a wise investment IMHO.
JimK
Most of these sort of places seem to get through a lot of staff. The place I originally was going to use has changed hands each time I go there. And this time were closing down again...
Well guvnor, there is 'a drink', a 'good drink', 'an ansome drink' and a 'nice little earner' innit?
:-)
You can get three for that in Tesco's!
Sounds exactly like 'a drink' to me. I reckon you got it dead right.
Depends on the work involved, sometimes i give a score and sometimes it's up to forty quid.
I guess Wandsworth welders drink champers
Sutton, actually. Couldn't find anyone local that could do the job. Or at least the one I did quoted a 3 month wait...
If you want to win some goodwill, buy him a bottle of whisky.
Sounds about right to me.
Colin Bignell
Mate managed to get a v. good post-hole spade from a team laying a new sewer - it was 'written off'. The chap asked for a half-bottle of whisky, which seemed reasonable. Trouble was, we had to try the whisky to see if it was suitable; after we'd tried 2 of 'em and given the third, it was an expensive spade!
I didn't think *good* whisky came in half-bottles.
I suppose 50p and "get yersel a can a fanta, son" wouldn't have been so welcome.
Owain
years ago I spent some time sorting out the 'local squires' PC. As I=20 left he said 'you must have something for your time' indicating a=20 nondescript slightly golden pink bottle on the kitchen top. 'Oh, thanks' =
I said expecting a rather indifferent rose wine.
I stuffed it in a cupboard and forgot about it, till we fancied some=20 rose..but it wasn't. It was 40 year old vintage brandy. Must have been=20 =A340 at least.
Never had anything like it before or since..
I recall buying single malts in half bottles, but only in Scotland.
Colin Bignell
ahh - I was imagining a local garage type establishment rather than a "just welding" place - go on then, as no-one else has asked, what were you having welded that only a few places can do some with a 3 month waiting list?????
jimK
Stainless - requires a TIG welder.
In message , RubberBiker writes
I used to give some of my customers a bottle of whisky at xmas, then one year I asked them all whether they liked whisky - half of them couldn't stand the stuff. One said that he would prefer a crate of stella, some didn't like red wine even.
Moral of the story - its worth asking
In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" writes
Nah! A jiffle is the attention span of the average teenager..
regards
Not in the USA. It's 1/120th of a second there!
People who didn't like whisky & red wine? You need a better class of punter Geoff.
One takes what one can get nowadays
... but it also runs lighter on the wallet on the run up to xmas
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