Some of the 3-5 business day delivery pizza places around here advertise on their boxes that “Delivery Fee is not a tip!” It’s not a big deal, I usually tip the pizza delivery guys anyway because I’m pretty much at the end of their delivery radius anyway. My absolute favorite though is when you have no interaction with a single person somewhere and they ask for a tip. I was down in the city a few weeks ago and decided to get lunch out. I ended up at a Steak & Shake and the ordering process is entirely on kiosks now - there’s no one at the counter anymore. I went through the whole rigmarole of ordering on the computer, and then it asks for a tip! Mind you, I haven’t seen a single person behind the counter this whole time. Out of moral obligation, I left one, but that’s taking it a little bit too far, in my opinion.
"3-5 business day delivery pizza places" is hilarious! People today ARE dumb enough to confuse or think that the delivery fee is not a tip. If any place is going to charge a delivery fee, I don't order delivery from them, I'll go an pick it up myself. Of course the farthest we might go for food is 5 miles and there are tons of places around. There are some kiosk-only places but I haven't been to any. I like actually ordering online, because you can add or subtract ingredients a lot of times, some for no more money, which is always a plus. Some of the kiosk offer that functionality as well. As far as leaving a tip for a kiosk, no thanks, it's NOT moral in my book. You rang yourself up, now they want you to pay them for you working for them? Ludicrous!
The delivery fee here is negligible, I think the most expensive one I’ve seen is $2.15. I don’t order it often enough to where it’s much of a concern for me. I like online ordering too, I think it’s one of the best things to come out of this whole smartphone thing. It’s especially nice when I’m leaving work, I can just push a few buttons on the computer or phone, and it’s ready when I get there. Hey, I never advertised how *much* of a tip I left!
@@niks_crazy_world Here it's 5-7 bucks easy. Well I don't know that it necessarily came out of the smart phone era. Any place that requires you use an app to order from, I DON'T order from. Not because of that, but because they ought to always offer a website where you can do the same. Can you leave a *negative* tip?
You’re right - the smartphone just popularized the concept of ordering from a webpage or an app. I remember back in the mid-2000s when you could place reservations through a very rudimentary website for some local restaurants, and, for some reason, Pizza Hut! I haven’t encountered a single site that refuses to let you order on the website if there’s also an application, but I’m sure they’re out there. We don’t really have a ton of the national chain brands in this area. I tried, but there was no negative number key on the screen. Too bad there was no external number pad, I could’ve entered a negative symbol and crashed the whole thing!
@@niks_crazy_world Yes, I remember those rudimentary websites. As for Pizza Hut, I guess a rudimentary website for a rudimentary pizza place! Oh they're out there. The national chain brands INDEED allow you order on the website. But there are other places. We have one place here, that get this--charges you a $1 fee FOR ordering ahead online. Needless to say I don't do that. Har har!
Ice cream cones are close to that price here but I'll email you a photo of what a medium looks like. You aren't getting ripped off as the ice cream is made in house and not just bought from some vendor. I think a large in a waffle cone is over $7, a medium might be around $6 and the place has a line 20 deep on a hot summer weekend afternoon. The place is always near the top in voting for the best of NH for ice cream stands annually. Actually the people that own it also own another ice cream place at the beach and for some reason they rank them separately instead of combining them. They serve the same ice cream in the same portions for the same price. It's like ranking this Walgreens over that Walgreens. It's Walgreens, they are the same.
Wow, a place that does business the old fashioned way. Those prices aren't bad considering what you get. I know there was an ice cream place like that way out at the east end of the Guyland, and I think I remember seeing a news article quite some years ago that they were closing after umpteen years in business. Another good old mom and pop shop. What I really hate which you see more and more these days is where the kids they have say "no way José" to carrying on the family business. There's a sandwich place not too far from Sharkie's that's in that boat. The one at the beach could easily sell for more just because of its location, but I bet that again it's due to the good old business practices. They don't have to abuse customers because the money will keep rolling in regardless. We have a place here that is an old fashioned "soda shop"/luncheonette type place, right in town. I've been there many times before, and I'm not talking about "the red place" we've been to. This place was originally in Brooklyn some 60 or even 70 years ago and moved out here, of all places. I guess they wanted a quieter atmosphere. Well they didn't exactly get it, because come lunch or dinner time you had to wait to get a table. Beyond the food which was pretty good, they had homemade ice cream, the whole shebang like you might have experienced. The ice cream was excellent, so excellent that it didn't matter what it cost for the quality. Unfortunately, the last time we went there, the service was absolutely abysmal. They had high school kids running it and it took nearly 20 minutes once we were seated for them to come and take our order. Probably all in the back on their phones. Others had noticed the same thing with the place and I started seeing this stuff appearing on Yelp and the like. From what I understand it's under new ownership and the guy there is running the place into the ground. If that weren't even enough, the ice cream now is horrible. I wish I knew how they stay in business.
Definitely no tip, if everything is self service, e.g. order kiosk, self check out, and the like. $8 for an ice cream cone?! Braum's usually has two, three pint containers of ice cream for $7, and it's good ice cream. I can pick up a dozen waffle cones for like $2.99. Back when I worked at the office supply store, we were forbidden to accept tips for bringing large merchandise to a customer's vehicle. Once in a while, they would pass a bill discreetly, and insist I take it. I'd certainly make believe I didn't see it, too! Yeah, I agree, don't see things ever getting better, as long as it's me, me, me, no matter who happens to win the pissing contest.
Agreed. No tip if no services are rendered. I also don't tip at Chinese buffet places because there's no single person that comes by to take empty places, it's whoever goes around that time. Yep, $8 for ice cream, not kidding. Even Carvel, which we have here, doesn't charge THAT much. Oh yes, same story at Tiny Middle. If it were discreet, I would call it a "green handshake". If they held a bill out I'd have to do the no-no thing with my hands so that's seen on camera if anyone were watching. But I'd tell the customer that it _just so happened_ to be time for my break and I could meet them in the parking lot. That always worked! Mmm-hmm. I don't see things getting much better. Best we can hope for is to stay afloat. Will it get even an iota better? I think it's possible, but if it even happens, that's all it will be. That's my stance right now, we'll see what's to come.
Blimpie is still around? Geez I thought they went out years ago. Along with the whole "Tips are just expected these days", Now this may go off on a tangent, but hear me out. I totally agree with how ridiculous that is...and I do somewhat agree with what your dad did for that guy, that was awesome. I definitely would have given him some cash if he did that for me. But what I do not agree with is the segment in the description about the Super Thanks. It really rubs me the wrong way. More on that later. Now I may have covered this in previous emails, but in regards to UA-cam, people always talk about how Google, Susan, Neil, what have you ruined UA-cam. Has anyone ever considered that users themselves ruined UA-cam? How many videos have we gotten for the last several years by this point of people clearly doing videos for money now, and how much people start putting things behind Patreon and such, or even whine about it, when they had never done such a thing before? I would say it goes as far back as 2013 when this all started. Kind of like tips, If people want to do that, have at it, but there should be no surprise when others start pushing back against it especially when the uploader has the audacity to blame their subscribers for it. It all ties back to my 2019 video about Patreon. "UA-cam owes you nothing. Your subscribers owe you nothing." Along with your keyfob video, let's tie my 2014 pool heater repair video, and 2016 agitator dog repair video into it. Sure, we took the time to make the videos and such.....but I am not seeing where the money expected from others is coming from. Along with all our other videos, I'm not seeing what was so different about them, that they require more from others. We made these videos because we wanted to. Nobody asked us to do those videos. And yes, while we did do a service of some kind in the videos, I should also note how much time has gone by since then? The "services" done in my videos were over a decade, and nearing a decade ago. I haven't done it since. I really don't think it would be right for me to "expect" something in return for it especially at this point. All the thanks in the comments I have been getting in those videos over the years has fantastic, and I expect nothing else in return. My satisfaction is knowing I helped someone. I’m sure many people who watch my videos also block ads, and I couldn't care less. People who upload videos on UA-cam do so with these, for lack of a better term, "risks" assumed, and expected. If people want to enable Super Thanks, by all means, do it! But leave it at that. Never push people to click on it, or especially complain when people AREN'T clicking on it. Because like I said in my Patreon video, there is nothing stopping people from clicking Unsubscribe, saying “Bye!”, and watching someone else. Something that AskTheBuilder probably should have realized when he started doing similar things in 2010. But now let's switch gears here. When you came here to help me fix the air conditioner, that was one huge different scenario. I asked if you could help, It was a sudden unplanned thing, you took the long time to drive here, help me get the parts, and get it in working order again, and I happily paid for dinner for you because of it, and I would so do it again if it did happen again. And even then I said I felt like I didn’t do enough. Even if I still lived on Long Island, I would do the same thing for you. Admittedly when I think back, back in early 2015 when you came by because my car was not starting, yeah I probably should have given you more thanks for doing that than I did. I was still in my mid 20s then and not making as much money, so I just wasn’t really thinking about it much. Kind of like the kid who helped tow the Buick, and what your dad did, a service done like that in the moment physically there, I can certainly understand, but ones based off of internet videos on a public website for entertainment? I’m just not seeing it.
Yeah Blimpie is still around and every once and again the wif and I get food there. They're not bad. They never were bad, they just have a lot less locations than Subway. I get what you're saying, but I'm not totally on board with that. When I make videos where I am sure I have done a service for somebody, like the agitator dogs videos I have done, the keyfob video, etc, I would expect that some people would want to pay it forward as such. That's why the Super Thanks is turned on. And there are some very few very good souls who do. I'm not relying on that money. What I am relying on is the revenue for that video. Now I didn't make the video for the revenue, I needed to do the work anyway for myself. Changing the agitator dogs--figured there will be others who will have the same problem so it's time to make a video. They're gonna watch, and UA-cam is gonna pay. Keyfob video--my battery WAS dead. I needed to change it anyway. Hmm, I bet there are gonna be people in the same boat, I ought to make a video. The thought of money, in any form, comes after. That's how it has been and how it will always be. My passion is making videos. What they earn is and always will be secondary. Otherwise, I wouldn't make videos in the first place. Yes, doing something in person, in front of someone definitely deserves a tip when they do a service for you, and I appreciate what you have done. Harbor Freight finally got that connector kit back in so I bought it. Now I have enough connectors to fix the other A/C, ha ha, but let's hope that doesn't happen. Someone watching a video is seeing someone do something that they need to also perform, which is why they searched for it. If they go and do the job and follow along with the video and get it done with help, that's almost the same thing. Doing a service for someone makes their life easier. Helping them do a service also makes their life easier. Like if they delivered a large item to your home and you needed to bring it inside but nobody was home and it takes 2 people to lift, I am sure your neighbor would be more than happy to help you out if you called him. Now he isn't expecting you to give him anything, and if you tried to, he would probably blatantly refuse--but that's just neighbors helping neighbors. Same if he asked you for help. On the other hand, if some random guy was walking down the street and you asked him, and he maybe not only agreed to help but instead did it all himself, you might be inclined to throw him a few bucks. As far as picking a random guy off the street, that actually happened once years ago. A co-worked I had at The Wiz moved to Elmont, where our apartment was. I offered to help him move the stuff. One entertainment system furniture piece he had, was too much for the both of us. Some guy walking by offered to help and between the 3 of us, we did it. He gave that guy a few bucks. Yes, again, the service was rendered in person, but either which way, he didn't do the job himself, he was a helper, just like the video could be. Therefore, I'd think that people who did the job with ease would come back to the video and be like "I want to buy this guy a coffee". I've had people comment that to me in the days before Super Thanks. But now that it's there, it's very rarely clicked on. I know you hate the whole "like/subscribe" thing people say. I did too, and never used to say it. But then I once read an article FROM UA-cam that said it's OK to ask for likes and subscriptions. There are very few things allowed on UA-cam these days, and that still is, so I do it. In a video where I render a service that could potentially help someone, you can bet I'll mention the Super Thanks. Let's face it, it's hidden, it's not right there in the open like it was supposed to be. Not everyone knows about it. I don't force this on anyone, and I certainly don't have a Hatreon. Begging and pleading for money, then delivering behind the scenes poor content is not something I want to ever do. I mean, how much of me does somebody want to watch? Jergens-users excepted of course! So that's my take on it. It's an aid to help somebody do something. And when you help somebody in person, you tip. When you help somebody over the Internet, you do not get the same "oh man I gotta give this guy something" feeling, it's a human emotion thing that you don't get without the physical being actually being present. But some still do and are very grateful for your help. I'm just surprised there are SO VERY FEW who actually do. And yes, I'm just as guilty as the next guy, watching a video, seeing how it's done, then doing it, and giving nothing in return. The difference there is I develop my own knack or way of doing it. And when I do something in a video, I'm explaining how and why it's being done that way, in clear, easy-to-understand, easy to relate to terms. Then, I make my own video, and I hope it will be the best, and help people, which would mean more views and therefore revenue. Video first, revenue second. Do you have any idea how many times I have heard "you ought to be a teacher" in life? I can't count that high. I guess that's why I'm not a teacher.
@@jaykay18 Well, then I guess that could be a place for me to try next time I see ya! All you need to do is trick UA-cam into thinking you're in Connecticut hun, and watch the revenue skyrocket! "Could I bring a few bucks?" "ye....no you can't do that sir..." "Me and you hook up?" "Naw.." Valid reasons there. You indeed don't have Hatreon, and one thing I can definitely give you credit on is you mention the Likes and Subscribes at the end of the videos, not like 7 times throughout the video like some others do, or even worse, the ones with the sound effects. Yeah the washer-twerps are certainly some kind rule (or exception to the rule?) in itself! Kind of like you being a teacher, some have said I should be a lawyer because of the crazy memory I have sometimes.
@@Sharkie626 Hijacking this comment thread to say that, yes, there are a few Blimpie locations still in Michigan as well! I haven’t been in a while, but the overall food is much better than Spumway.
@@Sharkie626 They're not that great. They're just there. Like Subway. There's a time and place for it, here and there. Nothing I get a craving for very often at all. Har har! That's correct, it's only once and will be only once. I do point out the prescription often, but I think that's fair because it's par and parcel of the video, as far as I'm concerned. If people want to see more about what I mentioned, they can click and watch. Works out for both of us. Hatreon is a no go. Nor channel memberships. That's stupid too. How about those videos where people talk about not many are subscribed, compared to how many watch? I saw a video today dealing with the LA wildfires. Some random guy, title was "I lost everything". I was intrigued. So I watched. Indeed, the poor guy lost everything. Except his car, he was on vacation in another state. He also had someone rescue his pets before it was too late. So no lives lost, which is a great thing. So I said "Hmm, I wonder if this guy has anything else I might be interested in?" So I looked, but nothing else piqued my interested, so I passed on subscribing. If his other videos ticked the right boxes, I'd be ticking the Subscribe button. So it actually takes a lot to get someone to subscribe in the first place. No harm in mentioning it once. I hate the sound effects too. One thing I REALLY hate, and Freakin' Reviews is guilty of it today on his video, are the clickbaity thumbnails. "Do they _work?_ Ugh. And we won't even talk about _Snotty_ Kilmer and his clickbait thumbnails, not to mention changing the title of the video within an hour of posting. That memory can be good for something, if you can find the right market for it.
$8‽ For a fucking ice cream cone‽ I can go to the supermarket and buy like 2 and a half tubs for that price. That is straight up a rip off and then some. They are probably wondering why they aren't selling much ice cream.
Yep. Welcome to today. The sad part is they're selling at that price. Anything we can do to keep the credit cards maxed out. It's not like this (as bad) in other countries.
Some of the 3-5 business day delivery pizza places around here advertise on their boxes that “Delivery Fee is not a tip!” It’s not a big deal, I usually tip the pizza delivery guys anyway because I’m pretty much at the end of their delivery radius anyway.
My absolute favorite though is when you have no interaction with a single person somewhere and they ask for a tip. I was down in the city a few weeks ago and decided to get lunch out. I ended up at a Steak & Shake and the ordering process is entirely on kiosks now - there’s no one at the counter anymore. I went through the whole rigmarole of ordering on the computer, and then it asks for a tip! Mind you, I haven’t seen a single person behind the counter this whole time. Out of moral obligation, I left one, but that’s taking it a little bit too far, in my opinion.
"3-5 business day delivery pizza places" is hilarious! People today ARE dumb enough to confuse or think that the delivery fee is not a tip. If any place is going to charge a delivery fee, I don't order delivery from them, I'll go an pick it up myself. Of course the farthest we might go for food is 5 miles and there are tons of places around.
There are some kiosk-only places but I haven't been to any. I like actually ordering online, because you can add or subtract ingredients a lot of times, some for no more money, which is always a plus. Some of the kiosk offer that functionality as well. As far as leaving a tip for a kiosk, no thanks, it's NOT moral in my book. You rang yourself up, now they want you to pay them for you working for them? Ludicrous!
The delivery fee here is negligible, I think the most expensive one I’ve seen is $2.15. I don’t order it often enough to where it’s much of a concern for me.
I like online ordering too, I think it’s one of the best things to come out of this whole smartphone thing. It’s especially nice when I’m leaving work, I can just push a few buttons on the computer or phone, and it’s ready when I get there.
Hey, I never advertised how *much* of a tip I left!
@@niks_crazy_world Here it's 5-7 bucks easy.
Well I don't know that it necessarily came out of the smart phone era. Any place that requires you use an app to order from, I DON'T order from. Not because of that, but because they ought to always offer a website where you can do the same.
Can you leave a *negative* tip?
You’re right - the smartphone just popularized the concept of ordering from a webpage or an app. I remember back in the mid-2000s when you could place reservations through a very rudimentary website for some local restaurants, and, for some reason, Pizza Hut!
I haven’t encountered a single site that refuses to let you order on the website if there’s also an application, but I’m sure they’re out there. We don’t really have a ton of the national chain brands in this area.
I tried, but there was no negative number key on the screen. Too bad there was no external number pad, I could’ve entered a negative symbol and crashed the whole thing!
@@niks_crazy_world Yes, I remember those rudimentary websites. As for Pizza Hut, I guess a rudimentary website for a rudimentary pizza place!
Oh they're out there. The national chain brands INDEED allow you order on the website. But there are other places. We have one place here, that get this--charges you a $1 fee FOR ordering ahead online. Needless to say I don't do that.
Har har!
Ice cream cones are close to that price here but I'll email you a photo of what a medium looks like. You aren't getting ripped off as the ice cream is made in house and not just bought from some vendor. I think a large in a waffle cone is over $7, a medium might be around $6 and the place has a line 20 deep on a hot summer weekend afternoon. The place is always near the top in voting for the best of NH for ice cream stands annually. Actually the people that own it also own another ice cream place at the beach and for some reason they rank them separately instead of combining them. They serve the same ice cream in the same portions for the same price. It's like ranking this Walgreens over that Walgreens. It's Walgreens, they are the same.
Wow, a place that does business the old fashioned way. Those prices aren't bad considering what you get. I know there was an ice cream place like that way out at the east end of the Guyland, and I think I remember seeing a news article quite some years ago that they were closing after umpteen years in business. Another good old mom and pop shop. What I really hate which you see more and more these days is where the kids they have say "no way José" to carrying on the family business. There's a sandwich place not too far from Sharkie's that's in that boat.
The one at the beach could easily sell for more just because of its location, but I bet that again it's due to the good old business practices. They don't have to abuse customers because the money will keep rolling in regardless.
We have a place here that is an old fashioned "soda shop"/luncheonette type place, right in town. I've been there many times before, and I'm not talking about "the red place" we've been to. This place was originally in Brooklyn some 60 or even 70 years ago and moved out here, of all places. I guess they wanted a quieter atmosphere. Well they didn't exactly get it, because come lunch or dinner time you had to wait to get a table. Beyond the food which was pretty good, they had homemade ice cream, the whole shebang like you might have experienced. The ice cream was excellent, so excellent that it didn't matter what it cost for the quality.
Unfortunately, the last time we went there, the service was absolutely abysmal. They had high school kids running it and it took nearly 20 minutes once we were seated for them to come and take our order. Probably all in the back on their phones. Others had noticed the same thing with the place and I started seeing this stuff appearing on Yelp and the like. From what I understand it's under new ownership and the guy there is running the place into the ground. If that weren't even enough, the ice cream now is horrible. I wish I knew how they stay in business.
Definitely no tip, if everything is self service, e.g. order kiosk, self check out, and the like.
$8 for an ice cream cone?! Braum's usually has two, three pint containers of ice cream for $7, and it's good ice cream. I can pick up a dozen waffle cones for like $2.99.
Back when I worked at the office supply store, we were forbidden to accept tips for bringing large merchandise to a customer's vehicle. Once in a while, they would pass a bill discreetly, and insist I take it. I'd certainly make believe I didn't see it, too!
Yeah, I agree, don't see things ever getting better, as long as it's me, me, me, no matter who happens to win the pissing contest.
Agreed. No tip if no services are rendered. I also don't tip at Chinese buffet places because there's no single person that comes by to take empty places, it's whoever goes around that time.
Yep, $8 for ice cream, not kidding. Even Carvel, which we have here, doesn't charge THAT much.
Oh yes, same story at Tiny Middle. If it were discreet, I would call it a "green handshake". If they held a bill out I'd have to do the no-no thing with my hands so that's seen on camera if anyone were watching. But I'd tell the customer that it _just so happened_ to be time for my break and I could meet them in the parking lot. That always worked!
Mmm-hmm. I don't see things getting much better. Best we can hope for is to stay afloat. Will it get even an iota better? I think it's possible, but if it even happens, that's all it will be. That's my stance right now, we'll see what's to come.
Blimpie is still around? Geez I thought they went out years ago.
Along with the whole "Tips are just expected these days", Now this may go off on a tangent, but hear me out. I totally agree with how ridiculous that is...and I do somewhat agree with what your dad did for that guy, that was awesome. I definitely would have given him some cash if he did that for me. But what I do not agree with is the segment in the description about the Super Thanks. It really rubs me the wrong way. More on that later.
Now I may have covered this in previous emails, but in regards to UA-cam, people always talk about how Google, Susan, Neil, what have you ruined UA-cam. Has anyone ever considered that users themselves ruined UA-cam? How many videos have we gotten for the last several years by this point of people clearly doing videos for money now, and how much people start putting things behind Patreon and such, or even whine about it, when they had never done such a thing before? I would say it goes as far back as 2013 when this all started. Kind of like tips, If people want to do that, have at it, but there should be no surprise when others start pushing back against it especially when the uploader has the audacity to blame their subscribers for it. It all ties back to my 2019 video about Patreon. "UA-cam owes you nothing. Your subscribers owe you nothing."
Along with your keyfob video, let's tie my 2014 pool heater repair video, and 2016 agitator dog repair video into it. Sure, we took the time to make the videos and such.....but I am not seeing where the money expected from others is coming from. Along with all our other videos, I'm not seeing what was so different about them, that they require more from others. We made these videos because we wanted to. Nobody asked us to do those videos. And yes, while we did do a service of some kind in the videos, I should also note how much time has gone by since then? The "services" done in my videos were over a decade, and nearing a decade ago. I haven't done it since. I really don't think it would be right for me to "expect" something in return for it especially at this point. All the thanks in the comments I have been getting in those videos over the years has fantastic, and I expect nothing else in return. My satisfaction is knowing I helped someone. I’m sure many people who watch my videos also block ads, and I couldn't care less. People who upload videos on UA-cam do so with these, for lack of a better term, "risks" assumed, and expected. If people want to enable Super Thanks, by all means, do it! But leave it at that. Never push people to click on it, or especially complain when people AREN'T clicking on it. Because like I said in my Patreon video, there is nothing stopping people from clicking Unsubscribe, saying “Bye!”, and watching someone else. Something that AskTheBuilder probably should have realized when he started doing similar things in 2010.
But now let's switch gears here. When you came here to help me fix the air conditioner, that was one huge different scenario. I asked if you could help, It was a sudden unplanned thing, you took the long time to drive here, help me get the parts, and get it in working order again, and I happily paid for dinner for you because of it, and I would so do it again if it did happen again. And even then I said I felt like I didn’t do enough. Even if I still lived on Long Island, I would do the same thing for you. Admittedly when I think back, back in early 2015 when you came by because my car was not starting, yeah I probably should have given you more thanks for doing that than I did. I was still in my mid 20s then and not making as much money, so I just wasn’t really thinking about it much. Kind of like the kid who helped tow the Buick, and what your dad did, a service done like that in the moment physically there, I can certainly understand, but ones based off of internet videos on a public website for entertainment? I’m just not seeing it.
Yeah Blimpie is still around and every once and again the wif and I get food there. They're not bad. They never were bad, they just have a lot less locations than Subway.
I get what you're saying, but I'm not totally on board with that. When I make videos where I am sure I have done a service for somebody, like the agitator dogs videos I have done, the keyfob video, etc, I would expect that some people would want to pay it forward as such. That's why the Super Thanks is turned on. And there are some very few very good souls who do. I'm not relying on that money. What I am relying on is the revenue for that video. Now I didn't make the video for the revenue, I needed to do the work anyway for myself. Changing the agitator dogs--figured there will be others who will have the same problem so it's time to make a video. They're gonna watch, and UA-cam is gonna pay. Keyfob video--my battery WAS dead. I needed to change it anyway. Hmm, I bet there are gonna be people in the same boat, I ought to make a video. The thought of money, in any form, comes after. That's how it has been and how it will always be. My passion is making videos. What they earn is and always will be secondary. Otherwise, I wouldn't make videos in the first place.
Yes, doing something in person, in front of someone definitely deserves a tip when they do a service for you, and I appreciate what you have done. Harbor Freight finally got that connector kit back in so I bought it. Now I have enough connectors to fix the other A/C, ha ha, but let's hope that doesn't happen.
Someone watching a video is seeing someone do something that they need to also perform, which is why they searched for it. If they go and do the job and follow along with the video and get it done with help, that's almost the same thing. Doing a service for someone makes their life easier. Helping them do a service also makes their life easier. Like if they delivered a large item to your home and you needed to bring it inside but nobody was home and it takes 2 people to lift, I am sure your neighbor would be more than happy to help you out if you called him. Now he isn't expecting you to give him anything, and if you tried to, he would probably blatantly refuse--but that's just neighbors helping neighbors. Same if he asked you for help. On the other hand, if some random guy was walking down the street and you asked him, and he maybe not only agreed to help but instead did it all himself, you might be inclined to throw him a few bucks. As far as picking a random guy off the street, that actually happened once years ago. A co-worked I had at The Wiz moved to Elmont, where our apartment was. I offered to help him move the stuff. One entertainment system furniture piece he had, was too much for the both of us. Some guy walking by offered to help and between the 3 of us, we did it. He gave that guy a few bucks. Yes, again, the service was rendered in person, but either which way, he didn't do the job himself, he was a helper, just like the video could be.
Therefore, I'd think that people who did the job with ease would come back to the video and be like "I want to buy this guy a coffee". I've had people comment that to me in the days before Super Thanks. But now that it's there, it's very rarely clicked on.
I know you hate the whole "like/subscribe" thing people say. I did too, and never used to say it. But then I once read an article FROM UA-cam that said it's OK to ask for likes and subscriptions. There are very few things allowed on UA-cam these days, and that still is, so I do it. In a video where I render a service that could potentially help someone, you can bet I'll mention the Super Thanks. Let's face it, it's hidden, it's not right there in the open like it was supposed to be. Not everyone knows about it. I don't force this on anyone, and I certainly don't have a Hatreon. Begging and pleading for money, then delivering behind the scenes poor content is not something I want to ever do. I mean, how much of me does somebody want to watch? Jergens-users excepted of course!
So that's my take on it. It's an aid to help somebody do something. And when you help somebody in person, you tip. When you help somebody over the Internet, you do not get the same "oh man I gotta give this guy something" feeling, it's a human emotion thing that you don't get without the physical being actually being present. But some still do and are very grateful for your help. I'm just surprised there are SO VERY FEW who actually do. And yes, I'm just as guilty as the next guy, watching a video, seeing how it's done, then doing it, and giving nothing in return. The difference there is I develop my own knack or way of doing it. And when I do something in a video, I'm explaining how and why it's being done that way, in clear, easy-to-understand, easy to relate to terms. Then, I make my own video, and I hope it will be the best, and help people, which would mean more views and therefore revenue. Video first, revenue second. Do you have any idea how many times I have heard "you ought to be a teacher" in life? I can't count that high. I guess that's why I'm not a teacher.
@@jaykay18 Well, then I guess that could be a place for me to try next time I see ya!
All you need to do is trick UA-cam into thinking you're in Connecticut hun, and watch the revenue skyrocket!
"Could I bring a few bucks?" "ye....no you can't do that sir..." "Me and you hook up?" "Naw.." Valid reasons there. You indeed don't have Hatreon, and one thing I can definitely give you credit on is you mention the Likes and Subscribes at the end of the videos, not like 7 times throughout the video like some others do, or even worse, the ones with the sound effects. Yeah the washer-twerps are certainly some kind rule (or exception to the rule?) in itself!
Kind of like you being a teacher, some have said I should be a lawyer because of the crazy memory I have sometimes.
@@Sharkie626 Hijacking this comment thread to say that, yes, there are a few Blimpie locations still in Michigan as well! I haven’t been in a while, but the overall food is much better than Spumway.
@@Sharkie626 They're not that great. They're just there. Like Subway. There's a time and place for it, here and there. Nothing I get a craving for very often at all.
Har har!
That's correct, it's only once and will be only once. I do point out the prescription often, but I think that's fair because it's par and parcel of the video, as far as I'm concerned. If people want to see more about what I mentioned, they can click and watch. Works out for both of us. Hatreon is a no go. Nor channel memberships. That's stupid too. How about those videos where people talk about not many are subscribed, compared to how many watch? I saw a video today dealing with the LA wildfires. Some random guy, title was "I lost everything". I was intrigued. So I watched. Indeed, the poor guy lost everything. Except his car, he was on vacation in another state. He also had someone rescue his pets before it was too late. So no lives lost, which is a great thing. So I said "Hmm, I wonder if this guy has anything else I might be interested in?" So I looked, but nothing else piqued my interested, so I passed on subscribing. If his other videos ticked the right boxes, I'd be ticking the Subscribe button. So it actually takes a lot to get someone to subscribe in the first place. No harm in mentioning it once. I hate the sound effects too. One thing I REALLY hate, and Freakin' Reviews is guilty of it today on his video, are the clickbaity thumbnails. "Do they _work?_ Ugh. And we won't even talk about _Snotty_ Kilmer and his clickbait thumbnails, not to mention changing the title of the video within an hour of posting.
That memory can be good for something, if you can find the right market for it.
@@niks_crazy_world Yes, I do agree. Subway has a place, but Blimpie is a bit better. As is Jersey Mike's Subs.
$8‽ For a fucking ice cream cone‽ I can go to the supermarket and buy like 2 and a half tubs for that price. That is straight up a rip off and then some.
They are probably wondering why they aren't selling much ice cream.
Yep. Welcome to today.
The sad part is they're selling at that price. Anything we can do to keep the credit cards maxed out. It's not like this (as bad) in other countries.