Post by snatchparade on Jun 14, 2012 9:43:45 GMT -5
I have someone from a family owned and operated business that is pretty good in size coming into my house to fix something that requires very minimal physical labor. There is a service charge and then I have to pay for the cost of the parts he is fixing. Do I tip him? If so, how much? They quoted me at $74 dollars total for service and parts. if that helps. Thanks for any input.
I would not tip at all. Food and hair are the only things I tip for. And I guess sort of my babysitter in as much as I don't require her to make change so if all I have are $20's and she's earned $70, she'll get $80.
pretty much this.
I think tips beyond those industries are OK, but not necessarily expected or required.
Post by heightsyankee on Jun 14, 2012 13:34:38 GMT -5
I am a pretty big tipper. A decade of waitressing did that to me. I tip in most situations where there is a service offered. However, I do not tip repairmen.
Post by decemberwedding07 on Jun 14, 2012 18:32:30 GMT -5
My MIL tips EVERYONE. And at 20%. She has a big move coming up and it's going to cost $5600. She was telling me this, and I said, "Yikes." She said, "And then I need to tip them, so that's another $1,120." No. No, it's not,
She tips the housekeeping at EVERY hotel she goes to. She stayed at a Four Seasons in Hawaii and felt compelled to leave a 20% tip for the housekeeping. DH was like, "Mom, do you honestly expect that the housekeeping staff needs or expects $60/day for spending 30 minutes cleaning your tiny hotel room? NOBODY does that." She is convinced that this is something she needs to do. Convinced.
Post by heightsyankee on Jun 14, 2012 19:32:33 GMT -5
I agree with Pixy. I also think for most people (yeah yeah, not all, e.g. those staying at the Four Seasons while collecting unemployment) who can afford to stay at the Four Seasons in Hawaii, $60-100 is probably not going to break the bank but it can be a hell of a lot of money to someone who works as a hotel maid.
I'm sure everyone appreciates tips lol. That's not the point.
But yeah, I'm not tipping service repair people unless they're doing me a solid in some way, like showing up at 11pm, coming out quickly in an emergency, or giving me a break on the weekend rate or something.
I'm sure everyone appreciates tips lol. That's not the point.
LOL. Yeah, not the point of the OP but decwedding seemed critical of her MIL for tipping 20% for everything and since it doesn't seem like a hardship for her, why care? For those who can and want to, why not spread the wealth? Of course, I'm also a Socialist.
I'm sure they do. I've just never, ever heard of anyone tipping 20% of their nightly rate. I have heard of people giving $20 at the end of their stay for a week, but $60/day for 30 min of work is just insane. I have had someone clean my entire house for less than that before. If that were normal, then maids in hotels where rooms are $300/night would be making $120/hour. I think everyone would want to be a maid for that. I'd be a hotel maid for $250,000/year. To be clear, she's not some high roller staying in a $1500/night 1,000 sq ft. quite.
It's that she thinks that this is what's expected that drives me crazy. She doesn't even really want to do it. She says it in a tone like, "My God, that's a lot of money. Ugh." Waiters NEED to be tipped at AT LEAST 15% (don't worry, I'm not a dick, so I tip at 20%). THAT is expected. Hotel maids and movers do not need to be tipped at 20% and I don't think they expect it either. I mean, even maids in moderately priced hotels that are $100/night would be making $40/hr in tips.
So, it's not that I'm critical of her, it's just that she complains about it, and then doesn't believe me when I tell her that she doesn't need to do it and it isn't expected.
I'm sure they do. I've just never, ever heard of anyone tipping 20% of their nightly rate. I have heard of people giving $20 at the end of their stay for a week, but $60/day for 30 min of work is just insane.
Hardly anyone tips hotel maids, mostly because of the attitude that it "only takes 30 min to clean a room." You bust ass during that 30 min to get in and out quickly. You're also cleaning up the grossest things a human can possibly do in a room because its not their house. There's a reason that I only worked one summer as a hotel maid. Plus the pay is crap, even in "fancier" hotels.
Team MIL. I always tip generously if I stay in a hotel.
I cannot believe someone would tip movers $1,000!!!
Thank you! This is exactly what I told her. She was bemoaning the expense of it and saying, "$5600 is already so much, but then to add the $1,000 on top of that... Ughhhhh...." I told her that tipping them each (3 guys) $100 would be greatly appreciated and more than generous and that I couldn't imagine that they'd be expecting or relying on each getting a little over $300 in tip alone. She was adamant that she had to give 20% because that was the standard amount to tip. She seemed to think that tipping less than 20% would make her as much of an asshole as the person who leaves 10% in a restaurant.
Post by basilosaurus on Jun 15, 2012 11:03:36 GMT -5
I hate tipping. I just want to pay people for their work and get on. I don't particularly mind the concept of tipping a hotel maid, but I don't think it should be a %. They don't work harder in four seasons than motel 8.
Which reminds me,here in Hawaii, the hotel cleaners union marched in our pride parade, and they gave out stickers that said something about sleeping with good people. I can't remember exactly, but it was awesome.