[335BOY]

Originally Posted by falar

Wait---so you're cool with a guy that collects a salary of 2 million a year "in the name of charity" and possibly only 30-40 percent of the money said company collects actually going to "charity"?

To me it shrieks of "scam". I'm all for capitalism and making as much as possible, I don't give a shit if the CEO of the company making the most overpriced product in the world collects 2 billion a year in salary. If the free market dictates that is their worth then so be it. We know what that company's intentions are--to return profits to their shareholders.

But don't knock on my door talking about "breast cancer awareness" or some other kind of shit and act like you're trying to help someone when really you just want to pocket sixty cents out of every dollar someone hands you.

Off topic. Name a charity that has a CEO that makes $2,000,000 and 60% of donations go to charity. Back to tipping.

[alienranch]

Originally Posted by snowghost

BJ?

Still not getting it from the initials. It's on the tip of my tongue

Couldn't figure out how to use the blinkers. Couldn't figure out how to use the seats. Couldn't figure out how to get the car out of park, and on and on and on.....

[OC40]

Originally Posted by snowghost

Jefferson's Rye?? Good choice. My local Costco is selling Whistle Pig for $60--that is a tempting price.

I haven't had Jefferson Rye - have you? I was on a rye kick a while back and still have some Hudson Rye left. I'm on the last legs of the Jefferson Presidential and it's not available anymore! I'm milking it.

I have heard good things about Whistle Pig. How do you like it?

Man, Four Rose's Small Batch is a fantastic everyday bourbon at $28. My wife even drinks a full pour of it neat (she generally has a couple sips of mine).

[Alpine435i]

Originally Posted by ft1330

Right..... Anyone who charges $350/hour I'm sure they can buy their own lunch.... And my appreciation is more than shown enough when I hand them their fat paycheck.... Seriously...

Their income is beside the point. Anyone is professional services such as attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, etc. all expense their client meetings entirely. They won't even let you pay if you wanted to.

BMWrules7 has obviously never met with any of the above.

[ft1330]

Originally Posted by alienranch

Still not getting it from the initials. It's on the tip of my tongue

Couldn't figure out how to use the blinkers. Couldn't figure out how to use the seats. Couldn't figure out how to get the car out of park, and on and on and on.....

BJ = Bolt James

[alienranch]

Originally Posted by ft1330

BJ = Bolt James

Damn, that's not it (great to know there's another out there though). I'll dig around a bit and post. -- I kinda miss the guy.

[drexplode]

Thanks guys for the feedback! Sounds like a unanimous agreement!

[simongym]

Service workers should be paid a better wage to begin with, so we can do away with the ridiculous tipping practices in America.

[Alpine435i]

Originally Posted by simongym

Service workers should be paid a better wage to begin with, so we can do away with the ridiculous tipping practices in America.

Don't worry...no one tips them, and they're doing just fine on their current wages. If you feel like they're underpaid, maybe you can rally up some troops and make your voices heard. Protest!

[pz619]

Originally Posted by alienranch

Damn, that's not it (great to know there's another out there though). I'll dig around a bit and post. -- I kinda miss the guy.

Travelbro!

I bet that guy would tip 50 mcdoubles.

[drob23]

Originally Posted by alienranch

Still not getting it from the initials. It's on the tip of my tongue

Couldn't figure out how to use the blinkers. Couldn't figure out how to use the seats. Couldn't figure out how to get the car out of park, and on and on and on.....

You are confusing the broski with BJ, both were pretty epic personalities.

[simongym]

Originally Posted by Alpine435i

Don't worry...no one tips them, and they're doing just fine on their current wages. If you feel like they're underpaid, maybe you can rally up some troops and make your voices heard. Protest!

Not sure if I'm understanding your comment, I was referring to actual service workers, like waiters. I'm under no delusions that BMW employees require a tip from me in order to make a living wage.

I've taken my current BMW in to the dealer once so far (purchased Feb 2012), for an oil change I would have gladly done myself.

As for the BMW7 character, unless he really is just a troll, I think we're seeing the difference between the smaller model driving enthusiasts, and those looking for a luxury experience. I would never expect the dealer to change wiper blades for me for free, "$0 maintenance" or not, but I'm not surprised that a 7-series owner would.

[Alpine435i]

Originally Posted by simongym

Not sure if I'm understanding your comment, I was referring to actual service workers, like waiters. I'm under no delusions that BMW employees require a tip from me in order to make a living wage.

Misunderstanding. I thought by "service workers" you meant BMW service and mechanics.

[fecurtis]

I have an eye appointment tomorrow morning. Swung by the ATM on the way home from work and pulled out $200 in cash to be used for tips to hand out afterwards. Figure $50 for the receptionist and $150 for the eye doctor would be good.

*Sigh* The cost of keeping my contact prescription up to date.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by fecurtis

I have an eye appointment tomorrow morning. Swung by the ATM on the way home from work and pulled out $200 in cash to be used for tips to hand out afterwards. Figure $50 for the receptionist and $150 for the eye doctor would be good.

*Sigh* The cost of keeping my contact prescription up to date.

Too funny!

Make sure to tell them while your handing them the tips that you drive a BMW. In addition to telling them, it would be an added plus to pull out your key fob with the BMW logo on it.

This BMW ownership thing comes with some serious responsibilities. I used to keep 20 or 40 dollars in my wallet. Now that I have read the OP's tip tips, I will now keep $400 or $500 minimum. You never know how many well paid professional folks you will meet in a day that can use $50 as a thank you for doing their jobs.

[rallybull]

Originally Posted by snowghost

BJ?

I don't think BJ (boltjames) was a troll. He just had some strong opinions. During his earlier days he did post some actually useful posts.

What happened to "mcdoubles" ?

[AppStoreMoney]

So one thing that annoys me more than tipping is those damn surveys. Every car company does them nowadays. The service advisor told me at least five times how important it is for him that I fill that out. I'd rather just tip $50 than bother with paperwork. Of course I won't tip cause there is no way to prevent the damn surveys from coming my way.

Not to mention, it's really difficult to rate an oil change on a scale of 1 to 10. I'm not an oil expert. We don't even have a dip stick, so I can't even verify that the oil was changed. For all I know they did nothing to my car (other than reset the timer), but somehow I'm supposed to rate the work performed.

It really should work the other way around. Instead of us filling out a damn survey every time the oil change was better than a blow job, we should be asked to complain if something went wrong. By default, if they don't hear from me, they should assume I'm satisfied.

[alienranch]

Originally Posted by pz619

Travelbro!

I bet that guy would tip 50 mcdoubles.

Travelbro - that's it! Oh, how I long for posts such as, "One of my tires has gone flat. Can I use my garden hose to fill it with water, and would that affect the TPMS?"

[Steve33]

OP is probably a service adviser somewhere hoping someone here is a moron that goes to his dealership and might tip him...

Being a 20 something, here's how they treat me at the dealer (see attachment). I'm in the front of the line and for some reason they're helping everyone else behind me first (I'm in a family members F10)

$50 tip my ass.

EDIT: And I'll NEVER tip knowing these assholes do this to younger people

[fefe_e90]

Best tips are: referrals (positive responses on surveys don't hurt either) and bottles of wine or fine liquor (if he doesn't drink, he can easily regift it).

Like someone mentioned, SA's are well-paid.

[Steve33]

Tip my ass, just had them try to rip me off again! Had low tire pressure and then they say I have a screw in my sidewall... Guy refuses to show me where and tries to sell me a new tire. Said he wouldn't be able to get me the matching tire but could get a different one for $450. Told him we wouldn't buy anything until he shows me. Took it somewhere else, no screw anywhere. Went back to BMW, Mr Wonderful service advisor turns into a total asshole while I'm with the service manager, says I'm lying and he never said that... Crooks.