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Do You Tip Your House Cleaner?

11 years ago

I have a woman who works on her own; it's her own "company" - no employees or partners. In this case, would you tip her above what she charges, or just give her what she charges?

Suzieque

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OklaMoni
11 years ago
I don't see a point... since I am my own house cleaner. LOL

Moni

PS, sorry, couldn't resist. :)
abbey_cny
11 years ago
I don't have a house cleaner come in on a regular schedule, more like once every few months or so. She works on her own,
so whatever money I give her goes directly to her, and so I do not tip her.

Abbey
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suzieque
Original Author
11 years ago
Ok, thanks. Yes, this is my first visit from this woman. She's here now and doing a thorough job. I thought not tipping was appropriate but wanted to double-check.
wine50
11 years ago
Suzieque, my cleaning lady comes every week. At Christmas I will give her some $$$$$ but, no tip otherwise.
suzieque
Original Author
11 years ago
Great. I don't think I'll have this person (or anyone) come on a regular basis - just "on call".
emma
11 years ago
I had a husband and wife couple that cleaned my floors. I did not tip them. I hired them to work for me. I did tip him $10 one time when he helped me move something I could not do myself.
Fun2BHere
11 years ago
No tip for the scheduled cleaning visits...a gratuity at Christmas is nice, though.
nanny98
11 years ago
I Wish!
azzalea
11 years ago
Hm, my cleaning lady is sporadic at best, comes here only when she's in the mood, does a so-so job of cleaning, expects me to feed her breakfast, lunch and snacks, watches a lot of TV while here. Of course, she's cleaning my house, because she's paying off a debt to 'the Bank of Mom'--LOL. No, I definitely don't tip my daughter for cleaning--unless you count all the food she eats and packs up to take home with her.
sheilajoyce_gw
11 years ago
We give ours some money at Christmas, but that's it.
suzieque
Original Author
11 years ago
Seems unanimous! I appreciate all of the responses.
sushipup1
11 years ago
If she works for herself, no tip. I do give a Christmas gift worth about twice what her regular rate is. And I always give an extra $20 (or more) when I have extra things for her to do.
ghoghunter
11 years ago
I have a cleaning service and usually three ladies come to clean every other week. I do not tip them but give them something extra on Christmas and on Mother's Day.
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
11 years ago
No I pay for the regular normal cleaning, however if I have her to do something special that is not the normal job I may pay differently for the task and I do give her some extra at Christmas.
carla35
11 years ago
House Cleaners are not Hair Dressers. Plus, it sounds like she's just a cleaner who doesn't work for a company, not that she's the owner of a professional cleaning company. Just becasue she's out on her own, doesn't mean you shouldn't tip her.

Anyway, I wouldn't tip her every time but I would give her a nice "tip" or bonus at Christmas time. She's provding a service and probably would really appreciate the extra money. It's a thank you.
susanjf_gw
11 years ago
lol..my mom's cleaning lady became one of her bff's..never tipped her but did bake cakes for bdays, holidays, and they often ate lunch together...when she moved, they wrote/called, and we visited her once...
Lily316
11 years ago
I tip well for she is me...lol
cheryl_ok
11 years ago
I wish I could afford a housekeeper to tip!
kayjones
11 years ago
I have a super-dandy house keeper! She cleans my house (sort of), cooks when she's in the mood, mows my huge yard, pays my bills, does ALL the laundry, walks and bathes the dogs - she's a real jewel! I tip her very well - she gets whatever she wants - that would be ME!

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