Post Interesting Tips (Extra Compensation) You've Received

[Appletax]

A retired man gave me two bottles of homemade wine

 

[CompConfig]

A well known collage business processor told me his one most important rule. Always make a decision! Even a wrong decision is better than no decision at all.
I always follow that rule and the one that says. "never quit". (Unless it is a job for a better one or to start your own computer company.)

 

[Appletax]

A well known collage business processor told me his one most important rule. Always make a decision! Even a wrong decision is better than no decision at all.
I always follow that rule and the one that says. "never quit". (Unless it is a job for a better one or to start your own computer company.)

Wrong kind of tips but still good info

 

[CompConfig]

Wrong kind of tips but still good info

I know, I just couldn't help it. Lol

The best tip I ever got was from the best selling author of "one police plaza" ... A signed first edition of his book thanking me for my help.

That and a client saved my life. A long story which I won't repeat here but I did write a thread about it years ago. I will post the link if I find it

 

[Martyn]

I know, I just couldn't help it. Lol

The best tip I ever got was from the best selling author of "one police plaza" ... A signed first edition of his book thanking me for my help.

That and a client saved my life. A long story which I won't repeat here but I did write a thread about it years ago. I will post the link if I find it

A jar of home made jam

 

[PBComputer]

I've had, drink, cake. Homemade bread, might be more but can't remember them yet

 

[Appletax]

A jar of home made jam

Please tell us more What flavor and did you like it?

 

[Appletax]

I've had, drink, cake. Homemade bread, might be more but can't remember them yet

Bet they all can!e from older clients. Some of my best clients are retired.

 

[Martyn]

Please tell us more What flavor and did you like it?

There is this disabled couple I look after and I always sit down and have a cup of tea with them. I also charge them less than my normal rates. I can't remember the flavour and if it was ever used I gave it to my wife. I don't really eat jam.

 

[Appletax]

There is this disabled couple I look after and I always sit down and have a cup of tea with them. I also charge them less than my normal rates. I can't remember the flavour and if it was ever used I gave it to my wife. I don't really eat jam.

OMG you're a bloke!! LOL! No surprise that you'd have a cup of tea

I would totally work for less in exchange for homemade goodies.

 

[altrenda]

An actress/producer gave me a monogramed iPod for setting up her office network several years ago.

 

[PCSupportGlasgow]

sounds silly but get this put in TEO... simply put UK taxman counts tips as earnings .. highly unlikely care about a quick fiver worth of chocolates but if anyone recently annoyed anyone in IR then post like this an easy GIRUY excuse for tax audit.

 

[Moltuae]

I sometimes get bottles of wine, etc, usually as a tip though, in addition to payment. And I sometimes exchange services, especially with my garage business customers, so I guess it's true to say I've been paid in car repairs/servicing a number of times.

The strangest method of payment I've ever had, when I used to do residential work, was toilet rolls. This guy, who was a heavy smoker, had thousands of the things, all over his house, that he'd pilfered from the toilet roll factory where he worked. Left with a car-full of toilet rolls one time ... my car and house stunk of cigarettes for weeks

 

[HCHTech]

All kinds of little things over the years from my residential customers - Cookies, homemade wine, one of my grandmotherly types always gives me a frozen tub of homemade soup! I have a great older Scottish gentleman who has a small professional business he runs from his house - he gave me a wonderful bottle of scotch last fall - I pick up the phone when he calls, lol.

 

[cypress]

Bottle of wine and some food.

I actually get this offered alot to me haha, but I will only accept it if I actually know the person well. Other than that I will politely decline.

 

[MichaelBits]

I seem to get baked goods for the most part...
Got some cookies at a service call a couple weeks ago.

Most memorable recent one... I was setting up a system at a retirement community and while I was getting it done I could smell something good. The client then walks into the room I was working and hands me a plate with a fresh right out of the oven homemade cinnamon roll. It was good!

 

[pceinc]

A long weekend at the Out Banks, NC with my wife. Client flew us down on his plane and wouldn't let us buy any meals all weekend too.

 

[mraikes]

The three I can think of off hand . . .

Two bottles of wine (Not homemade.)
1lb of pure honey (from the customer's own backyard hives - it spoiled me, I'll never go back to store bought honey)
My name & website was included in the dedication page of the book "Overcoming Anxiety for Dummies" (I'm not a case study, the authors are my customers).

 

[Porthos]

Well here is an interesting one...

I got a wife and a step-son. I'm sad to say she passed about 13 years ago but the son stayed with me.

Long story she worked for me in an other industry/life and I was fixing problems on her old win 98 e-machine. We got intimate and the beginning of a new life started there.

 

[Mike McCall]

I have a long-time client who pays me in venison. Well worth my time!