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post #16 of 76
12/20/11 at 7:08am
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$10 seems pretty common. Thanks for all the replies.
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post #17 of 76
12/20/11 at 12:54pm
you can also pick up a horsehair brush/polish/rag and do it on your own.......
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post #18 of 76
12/20/11 at 1:38pm
$100 but that includes full release.
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post #19 of 76
12/20/11 at 1:47pm
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$100 but that includes full release.

get that man his own show....
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post #20 of 76
3/13/12 at 5:53pm
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$2.50 at Nordstrom. Guy did a good job so I left him $2.50 tip.
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post #21 of 76
3/13/12 at 5:53pm
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Nordstrom as well for $2.50. Well worth it.

What do you tip?
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post #22 of 76
3/13/12 at 6:05pm
I tip 3 on a 5.
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post #23 of 76
3/13/12 at 6:25pm
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I tip 3 on a 5.

Do you think $1.50 tip on a $2.50 shine is fair?
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post #24 of 76
3/13/12 at 6:27pm
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Do you think $1.50 tip on a $2.50 shine is fair?

At least throw the guy a fiver.
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post #25 of 76
3/13/12 at 6:42pm
At the bus station we pay 5 RMB. You sit on a small plastic stool, no thrones or anything like that. Not quite sure what he uses for polish, but it comes from a tube and looks like black toothpaste.
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post #26 of 76
3/13/12 at 7:00pm
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Originally Posted by SpooPoker View Post

At least throw the guy a fiver.

Yea, that's what I was thinking. The guy did a great job. Even went the extra step (appropriate measures) to untie the laces and then polish the shoes.
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post #27 of 76
3/13/12 at 8:45pm
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What do you tip?

I usually just give him $5
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post #28 of 76
3/13/12 at 8:45pm
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Originally Posted by dieselman89 View Post

Do you think $1.50 tip on a $2.50 shine is fair?

Give him $2.50 tip
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post #29 of 76
3/13/12 at 8:59pm
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$100 but that includes full release.
Fred - sounds as though you are getting ripped off... Used to be $75 fora polish & shine with a Happy Ending, on Sunset.
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post #30 of 76
3/14/12 at 6:00am
Nordstroms charges $2.50. He does a great job and provides great conversation. I give him a 10 spot.
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