[Sunshine]

Hi all

Hope its not tooooooo cold out there for ya!!

We have been out all day yesterday and today on the scrim.

At this time of year, we get a fair few tips...some just a pound or two others ££££s+

So my question to you is how did ya do this year??

Some of our customers seem to have had their wallets welded shut this year!...mostly men i hasten to add....

Merry Christmas to you all!!


Sunshine

[Stuart webster]

Nobody here gets tips as they have to be declared to Gordon


The following earned income is taxable:-


wages and salaries
profits from self-employment
commission
bonuses
tips
certain foreign earnings.

This can be found on the following page:

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/tax/tax-exempt_and_taxable_income.htm

Some other daft taxes fro history

http://www.longparish.org.uk/history/windowtax.htm

http://www.longparish.org.uk/history/hearthtax.htm

 
 
 
 

[dai]

I was doing my OAP bunglows on friday. These oldies are the salt of the earth. Some want to give you a fiver and they only have their pension to live on.
Yesterday I was working on Marina town houses. Twin mercs on the drive. Not one penny piece in tips. Matt's rich tax is about to be applied in the next price increase.
Dai

[Sunshine]

Got to say Dai same here.......

And i am sorry to hear that no one else on here gets xmas tips.

I am well aware that they need to be declared...... and they will!!!

I do not begrudge giving Tony and Gordon my hard earned cash to spend in the most appropriate way. I am sure that they know better that me, a poor window cleaner, how to run this wonderful country in a fair, deomcratic and just way.

I am only sorry that i will have to wait until I declare it in my tax return.

Sunshine





 

[billozz]

best one iv'e had so far £25 from a house that i charge £12 not bad really.....majority of em are tight tho...wont even give us a coffe never mind a tip......cup of hot water would do ....to warm me 'ands

[JM123]

Got a tip last Friday - £6 for the house - she handed me...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................£6.13

[Ben Walker]

don't forget to declare it. 

[JM123]

I nearly declared it to her - the miserable!!cxvkjbndfhfdbdvnjdvibf
whatever, suppose Gordon's gonna take another 5p from my tip, oh well not to worry, mite get another tip today to make up for the last one.

[*strawman69]

collected 50 houses yesterday and got 15 pounds in tips made a note of those who tipped us.  will add 50p each house next year to the ones who dont  that,ll teach em to be tight

[rosskesava]

We do this old lady's house for £8. It's a bungalow and takes 3 of us minutes and it's in between 2 good priced jobs so we don't really mind.

The old bird is not really with it and today she gave us 50p each to buy a Christmas drink with.

Cheers

[jon adams]

when putting prices up always raise by a poound or more if over 15 quid. best tip is£20 or £40 if u count the muppet who helps me as i keep his share 2. tip comes from ol norman but i do cut his grass as well. his windows have been same price 4 10 years as i do have a soft spot 4 oldies even though he is minted

[steve k]

Jon
you are joking aren`t you??
Why do you keep his tips?

No...you are joking...

[JM123]

I've a tip for jon - don't be a scrooge!!

How do you sleep at night?

[windows_chepstow]

Two days ago I did some fairly large houses; not 'rich league'; but affluent people.  Most paid by cheque and not one tip.

Today we started by doing six pensioners.  Three houses; three bungalows.  Five of them gave us a tip; two of them tipped me a fiver even though I only charge them £4.50 for their bungalow.  I tried to refuse; honest.  Being on a fixed income, the money probably means more to them than to us.

The only one that didn't tip me didn't answer the door.  Her curtains were closed and I know this old girl is house-bound. 

Being house-bound doesn't stop her 'telling me off' though, but she tips me a couple of quid extra every month; only after complaining about a sill I haven't wiped or something.  She's a bit of a character.

Anyway, I knocked both her neighbors and asked if they knew where she was.  They didn't and said she should be in.  She only goes out on Thursdays.

I even got my ladders out to see if I could peek through the curtains.  I couldn't.

In the end one of the 'old dears' gave me the Warden's mobile number; so I phoned him and he said he'd check on her.

I don't know the outcome yet, but I hope she's okay.

I haven't been paid yet.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I'm joking.  I hope the old gal is okay, regardless of getting paid or not.

Oh, and is there a special offer on tins of Quality Street?

We've been given two in two days.

[P @ F]

TIPS , WHAT TIPS !

Dont move to Plymouth , tight as ducks bottems !

 Rich   P @ F

[matts]

Tips so far £2 on a £3 house, and £9 on a £6 house.Does any body give customers Xmas cards,Got one tonight from wheelie bin cleaner,I felt even more compelled to give him a tip.He charges £1.40 per clean and i always give him £2 as i think the job he does is worth that.Didn't tip the collector tonight as i did not recognise him and i wanted to make sure the guy that cleans them gets the tip rather than the collector

[jon adams]

yes i am happy with my self, u didnt meet mr angry, nice quiet lad but had a flip side, wanted 2 fight with me and a customer and judging by his face on a mon morning anyone on a sat night ps i paid him well as well.

[telboy]

WE NEVER NORMALY GET TIPS AS WE DO ONLY COMMERCIAL

BUT THURSDAY WE DID A JOB WE HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 4 MONTHS

AND ME AND MY SON WERE GIVEN A BOTTLE OF BELLS AND A £ 20 POUND NOTE EACH

COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. : :

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

TELBOY

[H h20]

What do you normally do with your tips then?,
blow it all on booze? 
buy something as a keep sake to remind you of your generous customers? 
save it? 
buy the misses something?   
or what else?

[Sir Squeaky]

I save them up and spend them on things I wouldn't splash out on otherwise.

This year:  A new lens for my camera.
                A couple of Xbox and Ps2 games.
                A Dvd.
                A weekend in London.... not sure what else yet, but it's nice to have.

Rog.