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okay I do tip everyday...but we also leave gifts from our homestate..I get postcards and write on the to "mousekeeping"..thanks and such..I have left Blueberry jam..not homemade Stonewall kitchen made here in maine...different Lobster treats.. funny stuff... Like I said I do leave $.... But it was fun to have them safe thank you for the sea dollars and shells from Maine.
well just remember If you were working in thier shoes what would you like for a tip
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Originally Posted by jimsgal05
okay I do tip everyday...but we also leave gifts from our homestate..I get postcards and write on the to "mousekeeping"..thanks and such..I have left Blueberry jam..not homemade Stonewall kitchen made here in maine...different Lobster treats.. funny stuff... Like I said I do leave $.... But it was fun to have them safe thank you for the sea dollars and shells from Maine.
well just remember If you were working in thier shoes what would you like for a tip
Awesome tip! I love Intercot - it reminds me that nice people like you still exist, and think about your fellow (wo)man!
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Last Oct. when we wer there we stayed at Beach Club. There was 4 of us all women. We always needed extra wash clothes. Our Mousekeeper was great she gave us extra shampoo and conditioner plus bath gel and lotion. We had made our envelopes up for every day ahead of time. The day we checkexd out we happened to run into her. Each one of us
gave her an extra amount because we wanted her to know how much we appreciated all the extras. I also called housekeeping to tell them what a great job Sally did for us. I know you don't have to tip it is just something I feel like doing. I think it lets them know you appreciate the extra thing they do.
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Originally Posted by JoF
No one tips me for my work! Sorry if that makes me a mean person
I don't think it makes you a mean person. It's simply different personal experiences. I have also had the housekeeping experience in younger years, and know first hand the wonderful feeling a tip produces. Thus, I tip. Unless the service is rotten. And then I most definitely speak to a manager.
I have also worked in food service and as a store clerk. While I don't tip those people I do try to treat every person whose job involves customer service with friendliness and courtesy.
When we have daily Mousekeeping, we also use decorated tip envelopes. To us, it's part of the fun of staying at WDW. Like decorating our room in December.
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I printed of some nice envelopes i found online and added my own personal touch. when they unfold it to find the money there will be a picture of a Bride/Groom - Minnie/Mickey with the saying "thanks for making our honeymoon Magical" time consuming cutting and pasting the individual disney letters to say it.... but it looks great.
we have budgeted $2 a day (omitting first day) into our trip budget.
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Mind you I do not like tipping full stop. No one tips me for my work! Sorry if that makes me a mean person
Tipping for service jobs is not common in the UK, is that correct? I remember trying to tip my bartenders when I lived over there, and I would always get
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Originally Posted by McLiberal8
Tipping for service jobs is not common in the UK, is that correct? I remember trying to tip my bartenders when I lived over there, and I would always get
Tipping in some countries can be viewed as offensive. I know that was the case in Ireland.
We met a lovely couple one evening in Jiko's. They were from the UK. When the bill came following their families dinner, they asked my husband to help with the tip as it was something they weren't used to doing. They were quite surprised to hear that it was customary in the US to leave between 15-20% for good service.
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It is usual to tip in a restaurant - usually about 10% for good service.
It is not common to tip bar staff (unless they bring drinks to your table), hotel domestic staff, bell hop, bus drivers etc.
I do think tipping in general is becoming expected more and more - I remember the first time visiting the US, we seemed to be chucking money around left, right and centre! My mum and dad still can't cope with the fact that restaurants expect 18-20%
Jo
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Originally Posted by TammiMcMan
Tipping in some countries can be viewed as offensive. I know that was the case in Ireland.
True in Japan as well.
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Originally Posted by JoF
It is usual to tip in a restaurant - usually about 10% for good service.
It is not common to tip bar staff (unless they bring drinks to your table), hotel domestic staff, bell hop, bus drivers etc.
I do think tipping in general is becoming expected more and more - I remember the first time visiting the US, we seemed to be chucking money around left, right and centre! My mum and dad still can't cope with the fact that restaurants expect 18-20%
The only thing I can say in defense of an 18 - 20% tip is that wait staff, not necessarily at WDW, but most places around the US, make about $2 -$3 an hour. The tips make up the rest of their salary. So, when deciding not to tip, please think of the fact that they aren't being paid on the same scale as a store clerk. But, on the other hand, if it is a nice restaurant, they make very good money on tips. And, I expect my waiters to be attentive and do their job. My tip is given accordingly.
As far as mousekeeping, we try to tip $2 - $4 a day. But again, if the room is not well maintained, or we repeatedly have to ask for enough towels and wash cloths for the number of people in our room, the tip goes down or becomes non existent. I do not believe a tip, in any position, is a right. It is an earned amount and I have the right to decide if that amount has been justified.
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[QUOTE=Mickey91;2172585]The only thing I can say in defense of an 18 - 20% tip is that wait staff, not necessarily at WDW, but most places around the US, make about $2 -$3 an hour. The tips make up the rest of their salary. So, when deciding not to tip, please think of the fact that they aren't being paid on the same scale as a store clerk.
I do not think that it is my responsibility to subsidise someone else's pay just because they are in a poorly paid job. Sorry that's just the way I feel.
However, I do always tip in restaurants for good service and when I am in WDW I try to go along with what is the norm.
I am really not a mean person - just careful
Jo
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Originally Posted by Ramblingman
This year we are adding a little special treat. Each envelope will also have a $1 lottery scratcher ticket with the money.
I hope one of them hits a big payday.
I like this idea a lot!
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We always leave $1.00 per person, with a minimum of $3.00 (that is what my work reimburses for business travel, so I figured that is the standard).
I do try to make the envelopes before I go, so I don't have to worry about having the correct change each morning. I don't seal them, however, in case I decide to add more for exceptional service.
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I always tip mousekeeping, but I believe this is a personal choice. I do not believe that it is required or expected by the staff, but I do it because I would not want to get up every day and go clean up after others. There are days that I don't want to clean up after my own family. Also last year during our trip to the world I became very sick and had to stay behind in the room, the mousekeeper was so nice to me that day (I forgot to put up the do not clean sign), she offered to get we water or soda and even when I declined brought me a sprite and made sure I had ice. She really went above the call of duty.
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Originally Posted by gardenia
Most people don't tip housekeeping because it's not a tipped position at WDW
I think most people DO tip the housekeepers. I rarely hear of anyone who does not.
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