https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:12:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-451841 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:06:59 +0000 LindsayInNY 451841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram - Ah, then it's not news for you!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-451820 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:55:55 +0000 Anagram 451820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha. I already know about Newport. We lived right by the Starbucks when we first moved here....well, DH lived there for 2 months or so, I was just there the last 2 weeks with him. We didn't have any trouble with the cooking smells on our floor, but that was a complaint other people had regularly.</p> <p>My husband is Sri lankan, so he wouldn't mind those smells....unless it got into our apartment or something. But right now, with my morning sickness...I can't say I'm a fan of friend onions or curry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-451790 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:45:29 +0000 LindsayInNY 451790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram - We're just south of Newport now (waterfront area) and were in Paulus Hook before. I don't know much about Hamilton Park but I don't think it's as accessible to the PATH (it's a bit of a walk). Paulus Hook has some gorgeous brownstones as well as larger managed buildings. I think you could get a good deal on a brownstone since the larger managed buildings tend to come at a price (for the amenities). There are a lot of moms in the neighborhood too! The waterfront is nice as well, but the closer you get to Newport, the larger of an Indian population you'll encounter (I smell various spices in my hallway almost daily, they have their extended family over on weekends which makes building community space scarce). I've lived in Jersey City for 4 1/2 years so let me know if you have any questions!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-451777 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:40:49 +0000 Anagram 451777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNYC: What part of Jersey City? We're thinking about buying and are also looking at JC. We like the waterfront, Paulus Hooks, and Hamilton park areas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-451495 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:14:19 +0000 LindsayInNY 451495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My building suggested tipping $200 or so collectively and they would distribute it among concierge and maintenance. I'm giving nothing. The first year we moved in, we gave a little since we moved in July. Last year and now this year nothing because they've done nothing to deserve a gift/tip. They are the worst concierge EVER! They literally just accept packages and log them into the computer system. The weekday evening guy NEVER greets me. I can count on one hand the number of times someone has held the door for me when my hands are full. Instead, they will sit there and watch you struggle with the door. I don't know if they treat owners versus renters different or what...</p> <p>(@Anagram - Part of that might answer your question. I'm in Jersey City and my doormen sound kinda like what you described, except the pleasant part) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-450933 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:35:30 +0000 Anagram 450933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need help on this: So we live in a high rise building in Hoboken. living in jersey, I'm going to assume tipping expectations are a bit lower that NYC. However, our building is part of a large management group that owns/manages several buildings. I'm not even sure we have a super just for this building. We *seem* to have a maintenance crew that goes around to all the buildings, but to be honest, I'm not sure...because I've never seen them. They once fixed our door, but it was during the work day when we were out.</p> <p>They seem to have hired more door staff just in the past week or so, but I don't know them at all. There are 2 door guys we see often and like, and two pleasant-enough guys that seem to just work weekends. However, they don't actually open doors--they sit at the front desk and accept packages, buzz people in, etc. We have a normal amount of packages, I guess.</p> <p>So, should I tip the doormen only, since I don't know the super and don't know if we have one? In jersey, for door guys that sit at a desk and accept packages and are pleasant, but don't do much else---what would you tip?</p> <p>Thanks!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-434132 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:32:50 +0000 BKCaribBaby 434132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Not really. :) Our folks are really just people who sit at a desk. They primarily are there for part security, part accepting packages, part telling us when we have visitors, and part looking out for the building in general. Trust me. It's not that fancy (at least not in my case anyway). Some buildings in NY are very fancy (think Park Avenue), but it really varies widely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-434122 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:26:39 +0000 Alivoo01 434122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You must live in a fancy place!!! You have concierge services, doorman, etc.??? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-434114 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:22:02 +0000 spaniellove 434114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you happen to know if the residents in your building do any kind of group tip? One of the buildings I lived in did this, although we tipped separately because DH was the staff's boss. Any tip would be better than a gift, probably! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-434039 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:21:29 +0000 BKCaribBaby 434039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup. Same here. DH and I just started to talk about this yesterday. There aren't many buildings like this in Brooklyn as there are in Manhattan, but we just happen to live in one. There is an interesting article about this but it's from an NYC perspective. Here's the link: <a href="http://www.brickunderground.com/blog/2009/11/the_first_annual_brickunderground_guide_to_holiday_tipping" rel="nofollow">http://www.brickunderground.com/blog/2009/11/the_first_annual_brickunderground_guide_to_holiday_tipping</a><br /> I guess just adjust the numbers? I know Atlanta is very different. </p> <p>The holiday tipping can be a bit of a minefield, but I have to admit that our doormen/concierges/porters like us and treat us well. One just came up here earlier this week just to change our smoke detector, and we didn't even ask him. He suggested it. One also has been displaced since Sandy, and we've went to his home last year. He's a great guy that I don't mind helping out this Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-433931 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:39:52 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 433931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>do you live in a hotel? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-433919 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:29:57 +0000 SAHM0811 433919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tipped the following:</p> <p>Doormen, Front Desk Concierge &amp; Super $100 each<br /> Maintenance &amp; Security $50 each</p> <p>We got holiday cards from the building staff with their names and pictures every year so we knew exactly who we were tipping. There were about 25 people to tip... It adds up, so we saved during the year for it. And for our first Christmas there, we still tipped in full because we were really tipping for the upcoming year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-433902 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:24:58 +0000 chopsuey 433902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@calsmom: HAHA. Yeah. Just a couple do I think! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-433883 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:09:31 +0000 calsmom 433883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Atlanta has condos with doormen and concierge? I had no idea </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-433859 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:40:36 +0000 chopsuey 433859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: 2 months!<br /> @Andrea: ooh thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-433854 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:36:17 +0000 Andrea 433854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just got this via email today. I would pro-rate it since you haven't been living there that long. </p> <p><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/05/how_much_to_give_your_building_staff_the_annual_guide.php" rel="nofollow">http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/05/how_much_to_give_your_building_staff_the_annual_guide.php</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-433844 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:30:26 +0000 mrbee 433844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: How long have you been in your building? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holiday-tipping#post-433836 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:24:49 +0000 chopsuey 433836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How much do you plan on tipping your doorman, concierge, etc.? </p> <p>We have no idea how many concierges there are in total, but only 2 of them are competent and know us by name. So we plan on just giving them tips/gifts. </p>