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 Posted: 12/13/04 - 14:51 Post subject:
| brie k wrote: | I am a great tipper for my hair and nails all year long. Read: Over-tip... my nails and hair are very important to me. So no, I wouldn't tip these gals again just for the holidays.
When we lived in Indy, I had the BEST mail carrier, Becky. When I had both my surgeries, she brought the mail to the apt instead of using our mailbox. I thought that was cool, so she got something at Christmas. I tipped the UPS guy that year too as I was always getting something delivered by Brown, and well, he was really cute.  My tips involved gift certs and cards though, not cash. |
Did you tip your surgeon?
 
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brie k
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 14:53 Post subject:
| HighHeat wrote: | I think I want to tip the Dunkin Donuts lady who gets my coffee every morning.
Partly because she never gets it wrong.
Partly because I've seen that she deals with a bunch of crap from a lot of customers.
And partly because she's cute as all get out.
KIDDING! |
Our Starbucks peeps always get a tip from us, unless I'm paying in plastic and I have no paper or coin on me. But that's only once in a blue moon, and I make up for it the next time I'm there.
Yet another reason I don't need to go to Starbucks. <sigh>
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 14:54 Post subject:
| HighHeat wrote: |
Did you tip your surgeon?
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Doesn't everyone??!!
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HighHeat
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 14:59 Post subject:
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Doesn't everyone??!!
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I tried to that one time, but he told me that he'd already factored it into my bill. 
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RexRacer
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 16:17 Post subject:
Seriously, back to one of my original questions that has yet to be answered:
How do you tip the trash guys if you never see them? 
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HighHeat
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 16:21 Post subject:
| RexRacer wrote: | Seriously, back to one of my original questions that has yet to be answered:
How do you tip the trash guys if you never see them? |
Leave the money in a garbage bag near your trash can so it doesn't get dirty.
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brie k
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 16:23 Post subject:
| RexRacer wrote: | Seriously, back to one of my original questions that has yet to be answered:
How do you tip the trash guys if you never see them? |
Call your trash collection agency, ask them how one goes about tipping their workers. I'm sure they'll know the best way.
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jrjo
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 16:27 Post subject:
Scrub your trash cans regularily... that'd probably be appreciated more. 
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 16:28 Post subject:
Tip the trash guys 5 bucks a man
mail lady, probably 10 bucks.
I really like our trash guys, they are always real nice to the kids and go out of their way to say hi to them and let them throw trash in once in a while.
Mail lady, only because she slugs it out day in day out
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 16:32 Post subject:
Call me a Bah Humbug... but I find it a bit ridiculous that I'm suppose to tip people that I never see... for doing their job. These people are not waiter/waitresses/bartenders who derive the vast majority of their overall income from tips. It's one thing if you deal with someone on a personal level on a reoccuring basis. But I think it's a bit much, if it ain't that case. 
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 16:35 Post subject:
| sonnylax wrote: | | Call me a Bah Humbug... but I find it a bit ridiculous that I'm suppose to tip people that I never see... for doing their job. These people are not waiter/waitresses/bartenders who derive the vast majority of their overall income from tips. It's one thing if you deal with someone on a personal level on a reoccuring basis. But I think it's a bit much, if it ain't that case. |
I was just going to ask how much I was supposed to tip our building engineer, but if that's going to be your attitude, then to you!
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 16:37 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | I was just going to ask how much I was supposed to tip our building engineer, but if that's going to be your attitude, then to you! |
Maybe everytime I pick up my phone at work, I should ask the other party where they want to mail my Holiday tip to?
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 16:55 Post subject:
Stealing jrjo's cut n' paste for those mentioned in the article...
Yes's:
Teacher...everyone in the class is pitching in $5 for a gift card
Parking attendants...I gave the OSU shuttle drivers and the shuttle reservation ladies tins of goodies
Manicurist, Hairdresser or barber...each time instead of just holidays
House cleaner (unless he or she is full-time, then see below)... I tip myself regularly, thank you.
The lawn-care crew... See above for house cleaner.
The bartender, wait staff or maitre d' at a place you frequent regularly: 20% everytime, not just the holidays.
Newspaper deliverers...don't get the paper
Trash collectors...no
Any regular delivery person (for food, laundry, overnight packages... tip the FedEx guy? I don't think so.
Facialist... n/a
Personal trainer... Of course not. The one at the Y made $45/hr. and she was cheap That's enough thankyouverymuch.
Regular after-hours babysitter (not your nanny or day care worker)... g'ma would be a little offended, trust me.
Pool cleaner... n/a
Pet groomer... n/a
day care center... included in my tuition
Nannies... n/a
Full-time housekeepers... n/a
Home-care attendants... n/a
Caretakers... n/a
Building superintendent... My husband gets nada.
Doorman... The 6 yr old is being visited by Santa.
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Sahara
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Posted: 12/13/04 - 23:46 Post subject:
| RexRacer wrote: | Seriously, back to one of my original questions that has yet to be answered:
How do you tip the trash guys if you never see them? |
hey... that rule doesn't apply here (and sometimes it's ignored there too <rubbing my toe in the dirt and whistling>)
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Cappy
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Posted: 12/14/04 - 05:09 Post subject:
| RexRacer wrote: | | How do you tip the trash guys if you never see them? |
I don't tip my trash men, for the reason, that the GA folks do. They just throw the cans, or if we have more than 3 bags of trash they complain about it. Plus our trash collection is outsourced its not done by municipal workers.
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