Bonus ideas

[hd333]

Really?

When my basement was finished our GC gave US a $200 bottle of wine and a nice bottle of Scotch to thank US.

I guess if you want to get them something I’d figure out their favorite booze or a $100 or more gift certificate to a local restaurant, that way you are helping 2 people out.


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[Biggd]

Originally Posted by hd333

Really?

When my basement was finished our GC gave US a $200 bottle of wine and a nice bottle of Scotch to thank US.

I guess if you want to get them something I’d figure out their favorite booze or a $100 or more gift certificate to a local restaurant, that way you are helping 2 people out.


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I had a contractor do a very large job for me about 10 years ago and he sent me a turkey for Thanksgiving.
I guess times have changed when you have to give an extra reward for competent work.

[Sue Doe-Nym]

Originally Posted by Biggd

I had a contractor do a very large job for me about 10 years ago and he sent me a turkey for Thanksgiving.
I guess times have changed when you have to give an extra reward for competent work.

Nobody has said that you have to give extra reward for competent work. Our contractor and his team bent over backwards to get our reconstruction done in a professional and timely fashion so that we could move back into our house. Trust me when I say that they didn’t need us, but we needed them, and they were incredible, so we WANT to reward them. They deserve to be rewarded!

[Biggd]

I didn't say you had too. I said "how times have changed". 10 years ago contractors were begging for work, now people are begging to get work done?

Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym

Nobody has said that you have to give extra reward for competent work. Our contractor and his team bent over backwards to get our reconstruction done in a professional and timely fashion so that we could move back into our house. Trust me when I say that they didn’t need us, but we needed them, and they were incredible, so we WANT to reward them. They deserve to be rewarded!

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[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by Biggd

I had a contractor do a very large job for me about 10 years ago and he sent me a turkey for Thanksgiving.
I guess times have changed when you have to give an extra reward for competent work.

Agreed.

I don't ever see myself getting contractors a gift for doing a job, BUT I do take care of them during it. For example, I offer to buy lunch along the way, make sure they have cold drinks, etc.

If I were gonna do something afterward, it would have to be personal to show it really mattered to me rather than just throwing cash out.

The last gift I bought for someone who helped me was a GC to Twin Barns for someone who really enjoyed local craft beers.

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