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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???
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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.
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| Posted 4/19/07 2:25 PM |
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LIMOMx2
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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.
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| Posted 4/19/07 2:25 PM |
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lululu
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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.
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| Posted 4/19/07 2:37 PM |
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Akajt98
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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.
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| Posted 4/19/07 2:55 PM |
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Kara
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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.
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| Posted 4/19/07 3:19 PM |
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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...
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| Posted 4/19/07 3:24 PM |
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Tine73
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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!
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| 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.
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| 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!
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LUCY
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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!
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| 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.
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| Posted 4/19/07 5:45 PM |
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bean
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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.
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| Posted 4/19/07 9:36 PM |
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emilain
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Re: I know this has been asked, but someone is cleaning my house right now...do I tip??
$120!!!! 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.
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| 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.
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| Posted 4/19/07 10:42 PM |
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