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I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

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johnsae
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I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

A family friend recommended a cleaning lady to me. She is here now with another woman and they are cleaning my house. She is really doing a great job...cleaning my sheets and changing the sheets on the bed, etc. I will be using her regularly every 2 weeks. I am paying $120 each time though, so do I still need to tip on top of that? What is the norm???

Posted 4/19/07 2:22 PM
 
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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

I have a new cleaning lady and she charges $95. She cleans for me every other week. DH and I decided from the beginning to tip her an extra $10 each time. She is pretty thorough and we love her work.

Posted 4/19/07 2:25 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

I definitely do not tip. The only time I do is for Christmas.

Posted 4/19/07 2:25 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

Posted by 5ofClubs

I definitely do not tip. The only time I do is for Christmas.



Agreed. ours comes every other week. we pay her the normal rate and then give her a tip at christmas.

Posted 4/19/07 2:37 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

Posted by lululu

Posted by 5ofClubs

I definitely do not tip. The only time I do is for Christmas.



Agreed. ours comes every other week. we pay her the normal rate and then give her a tip at christmas.



Me too.

Posted 4/19/07 2:55 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

Posted by Akajt98

Posted by lululu

Posted by 5ofClubs

I definitely do not tip. The only time I do is for Christmas.



Agreed. ours comes every other week. we pay her the normal rate and then give her a tip at christmas.



Me too.



Same here.

Posted 4/19/07 3:19 PM
 

johnsae
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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

Thanks for all your replies! These people are doing an amazing job (and I am really picky), so I just feel so guilty b/c they are working so hard and cleaning just sucks in general...so I felt like maybe I should give them a tip. BUT, we are paying them a lot of money and if I tip this week then that means I should tip the next time they come, so I'm not going to...

Posted 4/19/07 3:24 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

I wouldn't..i would give her an extra days pay around the holidays and that's it!

Posted 4/19/07 3:31 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

Posted by Tine73

I wouldn't..i would give her an extra days pay around the holidays and that's it!



agreed. Once you tip you will be stuck in the tipping trap.

Posted 4/19/07 4:09 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

I wouldn't if they are going to come on a regular basis. I have had Merry Maids do a big cleaning on my parents condo in FL and tipped them, but that was a once-off.

Like the other ladies, I tip my cleaner only at the holidays. I leave her cookies, magazines, clothes I don't want (we're about the same size) every now and again and she loves it!

Posted 4/19/07 4:25 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

My cleaning lady comes every other week and we do not tip her... at Christmas I give her double her rate for both days she cleans in December!

Posted 4/19/07 5:18 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

I would tip on a one time deal.

I would not tip if she comes regularly but would tip her at Christmas.

Posted 4/19/07 5:45 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

Only at Christmas do I tip.

Posted 4/19/07 9:36 PM
 

emilain
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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

$120!!!!Chat Icon How many hrs is she putting in? That sounds really high unless you have a huge house, I wouyld definitely say no tip until the holidays. My parents have a HUGE house and they pay $75/week.

Posted 4/19/07 10:39 PM
 

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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??

My cleaning lady charges $65 and I give her $70. She really goes over and above sometimes.

At the holidays I give her an extra pay.

Posted 4/19/07 10:42 PM
 
 

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