https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:11:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666650 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:58:24 +0000 tequiero21 2666650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just give an extra week's pymt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666634 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:20:56 +0000 birdofafeather 2666634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: i've always heard a week's worth (although i didn't do that this year!) so depends on how often they come, i think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666631 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:19:19 +0000 birdofafeather 2666631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ours comes every 2-3 weeks and i gave her a fourth of her usual pay as extra. i think any extra is appreciated and i wasn't gonna sweat it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666619 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:04:42 +0000 lamariniere 2666619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tip 2 cleanings worth plus a small gift and a food gift. Our lady is so sweet and thoughtful, she remembers our birthdays and brings us homemade cakes to celebrate. I also WAH when she's cleaning, so I've gotten to know her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666524 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:44:33 +0000 gingerbebe 2666524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a cleaner come 2x a month for $90 each time. The service sends a team of cleaners, sometimes 2, sometimes 3, rarely the same people. So I put a $20 in a card for each cleaner that showed up this week. Our lawn guy who comes every week for $85 a month we gave $50. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666482 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 11:16:46 +0000 Freckles 2666482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: @danda: Thanks - i wonder if it's also because the tipping culture is much bigger in the US, or the people i know (whether they be from here or Europe) never grew up with a housekeeper/cleaning service? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666467 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:55:51 +0000 psw27 2666467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going to tip ours around $100 and a nice bottle of wine. We pay her $150 for our cleanings, which are sporadic - sometimes numerous times a month, sometimes once a month depending on needs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666461 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:52:28 +0000 danda 2666461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: it's what my husband was doing when I met him - since he asks his mom for advice on everything, I assume she told him to do it. Most of my friends don't have a regular cleaner but a few have hired our regular cleaner 1-2x per year and they ask me for a recommendation about tipping - I just tell them what we do for our different situation and nobody has responded that it seems strange. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666459 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:51:45 +0000 MaryM 2666459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: DH has several friends that use the same maid (they referred her to us), so I think we're just keeping up with what others did before us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666455 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:46:02 +0000 Freckles 2666455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mean to hijack the thread but I'm curious to know how people have come up with the 1x cleaning tip amount, only because i don't know anyone in Canada who goes by that rule. When i brought it up with friends from different circles, they looked at me like i was crazy. </p> <p>When we had a cleaning service, a once a month clean cost us a little over $200. The owner and her helpers would do the clean - so how would i distribute the tip? $400 would be quite a bit to swallow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666439 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:28:18 +0000 catlady 2666439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are gifting the same amount we normally give her ($150), but in Target gift cards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666436 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:24:22 +0000 MaryM 2666436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We pay a little more than $100 for ours to come once a month. We tipped $100, a bottle of wine, and homemade banana bread. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666434 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:23:27 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2666434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: same as above-one cleaning's extra pay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666433 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:22:00 +0000 jape14 2666433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do the same as @danda: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666432 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:21:47 +0000 travellingbee 2666432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@danda: ok that's what I was thinking. Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666425 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:14:53 +0000 danda 2666425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have regular service and we gift in December by giving the normal fee as a bonus (so if we normally paid $100, we would pay the normal $100 plus $100 gift for a total of $200) at our last cleaning of the year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tipgift-for-cleaning-lady#post-2666413 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:00:03 +0000 travellingbee 2666413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What do you gift or tip for people such as your cleaning service? We have one cleaning lady that is not through a company. I can't decide/remember what is appropriate to gift. </p>