D and B at Lakeside Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 How much is it customary to tip at gas stations when the attendant fills your tank and washed your windows? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy2013 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 10 pesos for pumping gas and another 10 pesos for washing windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyPanda Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Mexicans really do not tip at gas stations, any more than Americans do back home. Not for pumping gas, anyway. I tip 5 for washing front window, 10 for front and back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelsZ4 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Why would you tip at a gas station. ? If they clean the windows then I would tip 10 or 20 if they do back and front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Mexicans do tip at gas stations especially if attendant washes windows and checks tires. They know the attendants rely on the tips for the money they will make for the job. If only gasoline is put in, they may or may not tip but usually do. All the Mexicans I know tip every time even if only a few pesos. Usual tip is 10 pesos. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 $5.00 for gas is customery in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, TelsZ4 said: Why would you tip at a gas station. ? Because their salary is like 20 pesos/hour. I was once chatting with one of the gals who pumps gas in my town and she told me she worked 3 jobs to make ends meet. I asked her how much she got paid for pumping gas. As I recall it was 180 pesos for an 8 hour shift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringohombre Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Pumping gas is their job...no tip. I always ask for them to clean the front window and check the tire pressure...$20 for that extra service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Heads up! Please do not let ANY gas jockey in Mexico check your oil, transmission fluid or any other fluid without you standing there and actually seeing the level or many of them will sell you oil or transmission fluid or brake fluid and add it and overfill the motor or transmission which will damage them just to get a sale and a tip. Put your glasses on and check or tell them to leave under the hood alone. Modern vehicles with synthetic oil do not ever need to be topped up between regular service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 49 minutes ago, mudgirl said: Because their salary is like 20 pesos/hour. I was once chatting with one of the gals who pumps gas in my town and she told me she worked 3 jobs to make ends meet. I asked her how much she got paid for pumping gas. As I recall it was 180 pesos for an 8 hour shift. 25 minutes ago, Upfront said: lawsy lawsy. it is MEXICO. Simply because one person "told" you their supposed pay means nothing to me as I know most franchise owners sometimes own a hundred or more stations and these companies pay all different wages and benefits which can change from area to area and from time to time and one example is absolutely irrelevant, even if she was telling you the truth. Now with international gas companies operating here where that alone changes the landscape of this game and the pay and benefits for their employees as well as affecting the old status quo before this occured. IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrbower Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 I feel like the employees at the station I frequent could always use a tip even if it is just to pump the gas. I speak Spanish, have gotten to know them a little, and know that they mostly count on tips to earn a living. Almost all customers, including Mexicans, tip them. Does anybody reading this board think they could live, raise a family, or have a future with options working for what locals are able to earn? Most are lucky to earn the equivalent of 300 dollars per month. Would you do it? Could you do it? Would you appreciate a tip? They pay the same prices for things that we do (as relatively wealthy expats or visitors.) I have never had a service station attendant take advantage of me. I always tip generously. Alan 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, AlanMexicali said: Simply because one person "told" you their supposed pay means nothing to me as I know most franchise owners sometimes own a hundred or more stations and these companies pay all different wages and benefits which can change from area to area and from time to time and one example is absolutely irrelevant, even if she was telling you the truth. My point, which you missed, is that they, just as restaurant servers, shopgirls, and many others in Mexico do not get paid a living wage. I'm not talking about comparing it to wages in other countries, I'm talking about Mexico. It costs Mexicans the same amount to gas up their car as it costs you or I. They pay the same price for a litre of milk as you or I. They pay the same per KWH to CFE as you or I do. They depend on tips to make ends meet. I say this as someone who doesn't throw money around, overtipping generously "because I can" or anything like that. Those here who have said they tip 20 pesos for someone to pump gas and wash their windshield are overtipping, as far as I'm concerned. But I do like to tip them something. (the ones who come up to my window with their mask down around their neck or who don't bother to wash the windshield don't get a tip and the one gas pumper ever who washed my filthy dusty back window without being asked got 20 pesos and I told him why) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringohombre Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Upfront said: everything yuo just said is baloney. seriously. everything Why do you feel compelled to spout off about everything here without any evidence or documentation??? Alan's post seems somewhat innocuous and maybe on point or not...but who are YOU to call it baloney and use that tone of voice without any backup??? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy2013 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Upfront said: mexicans do not tip for pumping gas. this is a falacy brought on by gringos lakeside. sure the odd one does. exception to the rule. Yes they do 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vetteforron Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Well, my wife used to work at Pemex in Jocotepec and when she worked there about 5 years ago 180 pesos was the pay plus IMSS. I tip 15 to 20 if they laugh at my jokes. Just kidding I always tip. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moderator-2 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 You two need to carry on this personal pissing match by PM. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogirl Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 We tip 10 pesos when they wash our windshield. They have never washed the back. My father worked for tips and so did I so I know what it's like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conejorapido Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 I always tip 10 pesos and never begrudge it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 17 hours ago, Upfront said: mexicans do not tip for pumping gas. this is a falacy brought on by gringos lakeside. sure the odd one does. exception to the rule. Sadly after reading all these posts I did not realize they were part of the "expected group", like the waiters, postman, trash man, gas man, transito police man, and the dog catcher etc etc Unless I have asked them to wash the windows or check the tires , I never tipped the person, neither has my MX wife or family. I have always been vigilant to make sure that I get the correct amount. I would be happy to pump my own gas if it was cheaper It doesn't seems that long ago that the chatter was about which gas stations to avoid because they added more water to your gallon of gas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanMexicali Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, lakeside7 said: Sadly after reading all these posts I did not realize they were part of the "expected group", like the waiters, postman, trash man, gas man, transito police man, and the dog catcher etc etc Unless I have asked them to wash the windows or check the tires , I never tipped the person, neither has my MX wife or family. I have always been vigilant to make sure that I get the correct amount. I would be happy to pump my own gas if it was cheaper It doesn't seems that long ago that the chatter was about which gas stations to avoid because they added more water to your gallon of gas For the last 40 years every Mexican I have been with when getting gas at a Pemex has tipped the guy/gal whether they washed the windows or not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 I never realized that tipping a gas station attendant 10 pesos which equates to roughly US .50 cents was too much to tip a guy that pumps your gas. Those guys, believe it or not are working for tips. And yes, most Mexicans tip them also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 My Mexican wife and all her family tip every time if only a few pesos for pumping the gas. They realize these people need the money and are doing their best to feed their family. The service they provide is no different than the people who sack groceries and are tipped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyPanda Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 5 hours ago, AlanMexicali said: For the last 40 years every Mexican I have been with when getting gas at a Pemex has tipped the guy/gal whether they washed the windows or not. And yet not a single Mexican I've driven with in the last 20 years has tipped a gas attendant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogirl Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 If you want to tip then tip if you don't want to then don't. It shouldn't matter who does and who doesn't. Tipping is not customary in Europe but if the service is good we give something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 I tip them 5 for a good and courteous job of pumping the gas, 15 for window cleaning front and back. The young lady who works the lake side island at the Riberas Pemex does an outstanding job of both. I get my gas from her whenever possible. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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