Holiday tipping

kshama2001
kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
We got a Christmas card from our trashman and assumed he is angling for a tip. I do want to reward his initiative but am not sure how much to give him. Thoughts?

Also, if any of you tip your mailman this time of year, how much do you give? (Just watched the episode of Weeds in which the mailman complained about never getting tips, so I see pop culture considers this practice to be not unexpected, but also not common.)

Thanks.

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,864 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    We got a Christmas card from our trashman and assumed he is angling for a tip. I do want to reward his initiative but am not sure how much to give him. Thoughts?

    Also, if any of you tip your mailman this time of year, how much do you give? (Just watched the episode of Weeds in which the mailman complained about never getting tips, so I see pop culture considers this practice to be not unexpected, but also not common.)

    Thanks.

    Funny, my wife and I were wondering the same as we just received a Christmas card from the pest control guy who sprays our house every three months...

    We do Christmas tip our cleaning lady...but we see her every couple of weeks.
  • DeficitDuchess
    DeficitDuchess Posts: 3,099 Member
    Check if, it's legal 1st!

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-sanitation-worker-canned-20-tip-article-1.1601225
  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
    One of my friends delivers newspapers and she's like 6 months pregnant. Hard work. I'd think at least $10 for anyone you think deserves a tip. If you're not happy with your service than nah, but it's only once a year.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,510 Member
    Tips?

    To the mailman ??
    That's not going to happen.

    My landscaper? Sure.
    My pool guy? Yeah.
    Our personal chef ? Absolutely.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    DeficitDuchess wrote: »
    Check if, it's legal 1st!

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-sanitation-worker-canned-20-tip-article-1.1601225

    Interesting article. However, NYC has a much more colorful history around sanitation and corruption than does my town.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Tips?

    To the mailman ??
    That's not going to happen.

    My landscaper? Sure.
    My pool guy? Yeah.
    Our personal chef ? Absolutely.

    How much do you give your personal chef? I'm going to tell my OH that his personal chef needs a tip :D
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    km8907 wrote: »
    One of my friends delivers newspapers and she's like 6 months pregnant. Hard work. I'd think at least $10 for anyone you think deserves a tip. If you're not happy with your service than nah, but it's only once a year.

    Ya, I was thinking $10 for the trashman as well.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,510 Member
    edited December 2016
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Tips?

    To the mailman ??
    That's not going to happen.

    My landscaper? Sure.
    My pool guy? Yeah.
    Our personal chef ? Absolutely.

    How much do you give your personal chef? I'm going to tell my OH that his personal chef needs a tip :D

    We typically tip him A few thousand dollars or give him a nice gift .
    (or both ).

    He shouldn't complain because we also provide him a good salary along with his own guest quarters between our helipad and tennis court.

    Fortunately, it's upwind from the stables.
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  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    littlemissbgiff wrote: »
    Garbage men $25
    Mailman $25
    House keeper 1 week pay
    Landscaper 1 week pay
    Hair dresser $25-50 depends on how good my hair looks at the end of the appt

    My hairdresser gets enough of my money in tips she is hella expensive. Is it mean not to Holiday tip?

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  • Karb_Kween
    Karb_Kween Posts: 2,681 Member
    dbanks80 wrote: »
    littlemissbgiff wrote: »
    Garbage men $25
    Mailman $25
    House keeper 1 week pay
    Landscaper 1 week pay
    Hair dresser $25-50 depends on how good my hair looks at the end of the appt

    My hairdresser gets enough of my money in tips she is hella expensive. Is it mean not to Holiday tip?

    Thats what I was thinking
  • AdamAthletic
    AdamAthletic Posts: 2,985 Member
    Tipping always interests me.
    It's literally hardly ever done in the UK - I'm visiting the USA next year and I'm actually a little worried about adapting to this cultural difference! Haha
  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
    AdamAthletic wrote: »
    Tipping always interests me.
    It's literally hardly ever done in the UK - I'm visiting the USA next year and I'm actually a little worried about adapting to this cultural difference! Haha

    Tip your waitress at least 20% that's probably all the tipping you'll have to do.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    Eh, I don't gift any of them, but it's only because I struggle enough to buy for my family.

    Side note: Weeds is the best TV show!
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
    @littlemissbgiff
    I admit it I am a terrible human being :'(

    I have never tipped the mailman, landscaper, garbage pickup guys..... I have taken them for granted....

    I tip very well in restaurants though.... like even 50%

    Wow you are a generous tipper. I thought my 22-24% was good.

  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    Tipping the garbage man just seems weird to me--I've never met them in person, and they drive around in a truck.

    The mailman--kind of the same here in suburbia. When we lived in a small town where the mailman did walking rounds (and always made special effort for us) we definitely gave a Christmas gift--either a Starbucks card (to keep him warm) or an iTunes card (because he always wore headphones while he did his rounds)--Ben was an awesome guy!!!

    Hair stylists and manicurist/pedicurist get double the usual tips for our December appointments.
  • musclesandmusic866
    musclesandmusic866 Posts: 1,396 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Tips?

    To the mailman ??
    That's not going to happen.

    My landscaper? Sure.
    My pool guy? Yeah.
    Our personal chef ? Absolutely.

    How much do you give your personal chef? I'm going to tell my OH that his personal chef needs a tip :D

    We typically tip him A few thousand dollars or give him a nice gift .
    (or both ).

    He shouldn't complain because we also provide him a good salary along with his own guest quarters between our helipad and tennis court.

    Fortunately, it's upwind from the stables.

    I call *kitten*
  • PowerMan40
    PowerMan40 Posts: 766 Member
    edited December 2016
    mybe Im just an *kitten* but why tip the mail man or the garbage man, they get paid hourly to do a job, its not like they, base their pay off of tips all the time, like hostess.... Why tip them
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
    littlemissbgiff wrote: »
    Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
    littlemissbgiff wrote: »
    Garbage men $25
    Mailman $25
    House keeper 1 week pay
    Landscaper 1 week pay
    Hair dresser $25-50 depends on how good my hair looks at the end of the appt
    We rice eating brown people do not tip. We love to suck the mofos dry and then blame them for a job poorly done.

    My hairdresser does an amazing job. So much so that after I moved, I continue to drive 5 hours round trip every 5 weeks to have my hair done. She deserves a good tip too!

    Holy crap, and I thought my hairdresser being an hour away was a bit much... I'm shopping for a new one because I'm tired of driving that far. And even though she does an amazing job, she's batguano crazy.
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
    Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
    Wife and I go to gramercy tavern often. No tips. The restaurant bakes the gratuity into the food. Dinner for two was like 250 bucks but no hassle on tipping and such.

    I love Gramercy Tavern.

    One restaurant in Dallas is trying the no-tip thing. I hope it catches on. Restaurants here are in a crisis trying to retain good waitstaff, and I think they'd have more success if those employees knew they'd get a consistent paycheck instead of being wholly dependent on patrons' whims. Dear diner, just because your waiter took 30 seconds longer than you liked to bring you your glass of wine doesn't mean you get to leave a $0 tip, you asshat.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,510 Member
    km8907 wrote: »
    AdamAthletic wrote: »
    Tipping always interests me.
    It's literally hardly ever done in the UK - I'm visiting the USA next year and I'm actually a little worried about adapting to this cultural difference! Haha

    Tip your waitress at least 20% that's probably all the tipping you'll have to do.

    Also taxi drivers


    And, well.... Single Moms
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,510 Member
    musclesandmusic866 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Tips?

    To the mailman ??
    That's not going to happen.

    My landscaper? Sure.
    My pool guy? Yeah.
    Our personal chef ? Absolutely.

    How much do you give your personal chef? I'm going to tell my OH that his personal chef needs a tip :D

    We typically tip him A few thousand dollars or give him a nice gift .
    (or both ).

    He shouldn't complain because we also provide him a good salary along with his own guest quarters between our helipad and tennis court.

    Fortunately, it's upwind from the stables.

    I call *kitten*

    What?

    Well now.... guess who won't now be invited to our Winter Gala Event.

    Remind me to have my manservant strike your name from the list.
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    I live in a building in NYC. You'd better believe that the building tips those who take care of us.

    In addition, I personally tip the mail lady. She goes above and beyond for us and has done so for years. When she collects for a food drive I contribute, and when she does the Breast Cancer Walk we sponsor her.

    I also tipped the gym people that work hard with me - my favorite teachers, the maintenance staff person who adjust my bike for me three times a week, and the manager that I make crazy with my questions.

    The squeaky wheel gets the grease!!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I have never tipped the mail carrier or trash collector.
    I'm not sure people do that where I live. My family and dh's family never tipped these people.
  • dc8066
    dc8066 Posts: 1,439 Member
    My mailman is on the 'naughty' list, he's not getting anything unless he starts at least doing his job. Everyone else is safe and getting little extra for holidays
  • jvcjim
    jvcjim Posts: 812 Member
    I am evil i only tip 2 people and one group... nothing special for the holidays though.
    -- the woman who does my hair, but that is really a bribe so she does not make me look worse.
    -- the tailor who alters my clothes.
    -- the the group is wait staff, which i despise, all customers should simply stop tipping them. it should be the responsibility of their employer to pay them a reasonable wage, don't say that their is a 20% gratuity charge, just add it to all the menu prices, sure the customer still pays for it is less noticeable and the employee gets a set wage every week.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    PowerMan40 wrote: »
    mybe Im just an *kitten* but why tip the mail man or the garbage man, they get paid hourly to do a job, its not like they, base their pay off of tips all the time, like hostess.... Why tip them

    Honestly, I wouldn't have thought of it had he not left us a Christmas card. I wanted to reward that initiative. Also the card was signed Carlton your trashman...which made us think of Carlton your doorman.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    km8907 wrote: »
    AdamAthletic wrote: »
    Tipping always interests me.
    It's literally hardly ever done in the UK - I'm visiting the USA next year and I'm actually a little worried about adapting to this cultural difference! Haha

    Tip your waitress at least 20% that's probably all the tipping you'll have to do.

    Taxi drivers and bellboys get tips as well. No idea how much.
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