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casualDepends on a lot. What work are you having done? If they're making significant mods to the boot (punch/grind, replacing/removing material, etc. etc.) and basically going well above and beyond just a simple custom footbed, I'd hook em up—especially if it's a shop you frequent. People in shops and the ski industry in general get paid meager wages and often deal with some of the most entitled and self-absorbed people on the planet. Treat them well, and they will never forget it.
To me, a 6 pack of decent beer is a standard tip for pretty much any/all kinds of repair work, so at minimum, do that. I've tipped people as much as $20 before though. It's all relative. The fact that you're even posting this thread tells me that whatever you decide will be the right thing and they will take good care of you.
JsNeagleDepends what they're doing and how much they're charging you. I've worked as a boot fitter in a variety of situations. If we're charging set amounts for certain services, I don't expect a big tip. In those situations the shop should be paying their boot fitters a pretty good wage.
The other side of the coin would be a shop that doesn't set rates for specific boot work, and leaves it up to the boot fitter. In those situations, if I spent a couple hours with a customer, then only "charged" them $20 or so, I was expecting a pretty big tip.
Beer is great, but if you work in the ski industry sometimes it gets to be a little much. I can't go buy food or pay rent with beer.
What are you having done and does the shop charge specific amounts for boot work?
CabbyArrantTheir website doesn't list the prices for work. I was going to get the boots molded and footbed a put in. I was planning on just tipping like a 20 or so.
CabbyArrantTheir website doesn't list the prices for work. I was going to get the boots molded and footbed a put in. I was planning on just tipping like a 20 or so.
JsNeagleBeer is great, but if you work in the ski industry sometimes it gets to be a little much. I can't go buy food or pay rent with beer.
PeppermillRenoNOTHING WRONG WITH BEING GENEROUS AND SMART AT THE SAME TIME WITH COOL PEEPS TAKIN CARE OF YOUR GEAR!!!!!!
IF you aren't having something extremely simple done that only requires politeness and a thank you a 20 should always be tossed the way of the guy who is working and likely going to fix up your shit and try and get it in before the work is done.
You will save money always in the long run by hookin someone up in a shop. And often have them drop whatever they are doing and bang the work out while you wait as opposed to a 1 week turnaround if your tipping.
Try and talk to the tech not the girl who works the register. When you are showing the tech what needs to be done drop a 'Cool I know I smashed them up pretty bad heres an extra 20 to take good care of the core shots' give the tip before you've paid not when picking your gear up after its finished. After you tip let it be known you have more work to be done and other shit in the car and there's another 20 coming and they'll likely be doing all the shit you want for 40 off the books cash.
That is how you spend 40 and not 120 and have them do a wonderful job.
safarisamSO I work at a shop in Bozeman, MT:
for example- an intuition molding (or boot blowout if a salmon shell) is $35 USD a standard footbed is $40, our cheapest custom is $120.
It takes about an hour for the mold process, and around another hour for the footbed process. (Unless you got a standard ready to go FORM one)
SO- I would tip according to how the process went, or how well the guy who did it did their job. It's a long process!
JakeSmithDo you guys have a trained and experienced bootfitter with the skills to make actual high quality anatomically correct footbeds? Because I haven't really found any true bootfitting shops like I had at home in Bozeman.
JakeSmithDo you guys have a trained and experienced bootfitter with the skills to make actual high quality anatomically correct footbeds? Because I haven't really found any true bootfitting shops like I had at home in Bozeman.
CabbyArrantI made an appointment at Viking ski shop in Chicago to get boots fitted. I've never been there before and I don't think that my boots are going to need any work beyond molding and foot beds but I feel like I'm costing them money by not buying my boots through them so I feel like a decent tip is in order
_salty_Viking also had a pair of 2012 a bangs on the wall and they were trying to pass them off as this years skis with like 20$ off full price, it's a terrible store I would do my best to avoid it.
CabbyArrantYeah I cancelled my appointment yesterday when I called to find out the price to mold my boots liners alone was going to cost $100. I know some guys in st. louis who said they would do it for $10 and free if i bought something.
JakeSmithDo you guys have a trained and experienced bootfitter with the skills to make actual high quality anatomically correct footbeds? Because I haven't really found any true bootfitting shops like I had at home in Bozeman.
bibs_skibumgrizzly outfitters in big sky is the best shop in the bozeman area for bootwork. Chalet is great if you dont have fucked up feet but grizzly is better for the weird custom stuff imo
