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gratuity or tipping a contractor neighbor & friend
Need input.
My husband & I are in our 80’s.
We hired a more than qualified neighbor & friend to update our 35 year old master bedroom & bath. New tile, cabinets, faucets, flooring, etc. at a cost of several thousand dollars.
His children & our grandchildren grew up together.
He is charging me a reduced hourly rate compared to what he usually charges professionally.
I purchased all supplies from a list he provided but he met me at the appropriate warehouses & assisted in making decisions.
I may use him again down the road for other home maintenance projects as our plan is to stay in our home.
I want to maintain our current good neighbor, friend relationship.
He is a proud, analytical neighbor & friend I don’t want to lose BUT I also believe the quality & commitment of his work is beyond average so want to show my appreciation without making him feel uncomfortable?
How can I do this without offending him or changing our happy relationship?????
Tipping, gratuity, type, how much, do people give gratuities for owner contractor type work helpers?????
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And just in case the person is not a drinker, ie ex alcoholic, though alcohol of an expensive brand is a wonderful gift, you may want to give a gift certificate for a restaurant so he and wife or family can enjoy.
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There are several different ways to show your gratitude for a job well done. Since he is a neighbor and friend tipping may insult him. I would suggest if he is a drinking man you find out what he likes to drink and then by him a nice bottle of whatever that may be.
Last winter we last winter we had a blizzard that dumped more than 30" inches of snow. My wife and I are both in our late sixties and I'm disabled. One of the adult children of our neighbor was house sitting for his parent. Without our asking he not only cleared his parents sidewalk s but ours ass well and dug out both his car and ours.
I knew I couldn't offer him money he wouldn't take it. I asked his brother when he came by what his brother liked to drink then went to the liquor store and asked the clerk what was the best they had of what he liked and purchased a bottle for him. He was very surprised and he tried to refuse but I would not let him. The best part was when he left he thank us and said he and his father would enjoy it together that evening. This leads me to suggest you consider a gift the family will enjoy with him.
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