beefandsleep
Member
- Location
- Staffordshire
Should I ask my rape seed supplier for luck money?
Don’t ask don’t get.
Luck money
- Thread starter Estate fencing.
- Start date
Don’t ask don’t get.
One of our buyers puts a flat fee on anything he buys us. No idea what happens to any luck he gets. The other one puts a note or two in with the bill which has had his fee added.
Old Boar
Member
- Location
- West Wales
Selling fresh down calvers, I always discreetly held £10 in my hand on the box, and if the price reached a certain point, another £10 appeared. I never once did not cover the extra cost, sometimes the price would rise over £50 on the appearance of the second tenner!
Someone I knew regularly sold calves, and she kept the money in her bra, and would not very discreetly fish in there for the luck. She nearly always got top price!
I also had jeans pockets full of pennies to stop my bum being pinched so often - luck money for me!
Someone I knew regularly sold calves, and she kept the money in her bra, and would not very discreetly fish in there for the luck. She nearly always got top price!
I also had jeans pockets full of pennies to stop my bum being pinched so often - luck money for me!
tommyurray
Member
an
d some people need to live in the real world not the one they would like to live in
yes some will sell 3-5000 cattle a year say £10/ head luck on buying if they are lucky so £600-1000week in luck think you could get rid of that quite easily say a holiday or 2 ,mechanic doing homers for cash,gardener ,cleaner for wife/mistress weekend casual workers couple of kids at uni just because we think it is a lot does not mean others think it is
- Location
- Northumberland
You have got some weighty lambs there! and a decent price,200p or so.
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
Wonder what everyone’s opinion on tipping waiters and bar staff is? And whether it correlates with their views on luck money.
It was a bloody big eye opener travelling in the USA and Canada when it came to tipping!
It was a bloody big eye opener travelling in the USA and Canada when it came to tipping!
Lovegoodstock
Member
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
@Bill the Bass says those that slate luck are simply jealous of prices made and find a reason how they make these prices as @An Gof suggests. It definitely is an area thing, but I judged a renowned breeding lamb sale a few years back and approached the winner about buying his lambs, a member on here, that often make north of a few hundred pounds, expecting a special deal on those massive prices I was really pleased to be only offered the standard luck % for that area. Many blame and accuse these high prices on hand backs, isn't always the case and its those jealous that create these rumours. Is often seen when price stalls, an announcement of x % luck on this pen by auctioneer creates a rise of a tenner for the sake of a fiver luck. Someone on this thread said its bribery or a charade and even wrong and a refusal to take part in it, any other industry it would be seen as business sense?? No different to any other industry only we are on a smaller scale. All these sporting and musical tickets done on a massive corporate scale, simply a good will gesture, or bribe depending on wording and views, a tax dodge, its hardly immoral and if it upsets you that much then don't partake, simple enough
Red Fred
Member
- Location
- Hants/Dorset border
It isn't really like tipping though.Tipping the postman or the drovers for their good service is one thing, Luck is more like the waiter tipping you for going to his restaurant.
fieldfarmer
Member
The Royalty I just paid on farm saved wheat/ barley (£49 ish a ton) I think we may be paying the luck back to the breeder!!!!Should I ask my rape seed supplier for luck money?
tommyurray
Member
Or complementary drinks to a good restaurant or bar customer or free crackers with your Chinese takeaway?
- Location
- Cumbria
Don’t keep sheep
Right, so you have absolutely no definitive evidence or experience that luck money inflates tup prices.
Honestly, some farmers are worse than old women for gossip.
RMSLLOYD
Member
Asked a dealer to buy a some bulling heifers a few years ago at Beeston as I wasn't able to hang around to see them sold. He bought ten and I gave him £40. I rang the auctioneer the day after to confirm vaccinations etc and he asked if I was happy and if I'd had the luck money. Dealer had pocketed the £5 per head paid out at time of selling as well and didn't mention a thing. Probably that explains how he's driving round in a range rover and I'm In a battered old pick up.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Grease the pole/brown envelopes/you scratch my back I'll scratch yours alledgely is it too ???
- Location
- South Wales UK
Automatic on bills some wasters?
Always good to have some luck when you buy a Blue Faced Leicster tup; you can use it to buy the shovel you’ll probably need
Methinks you’re a bit touchy on this subject; trouser a lot of “luck” do you?
tommyurray
Member
How many hours did you save by employing him?
- Location
- East Sussex
He was employed by two people and probably didn’t tell either of them. Not a particularly trustworthy fellow imo.
I always pay on cattle we sell in the store ring, regular buyers know it and while I don't know if they bid extra because of it they could well drop out sooner if they knew there was no luck. I bought some on Wednesday and the seller gave no luck, to be fair he would have been disappointed with the trade but next time round if I am after a limited number of cattle I would be more inclined to buy off a luck payer.
Downtrodden Dad
Member
- Location
- Cumbria
As you say, asked a dealer, that's how they work. I wouldn't expect the luck if he did the buying.
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