What SERVICE-PEOPLE do you buy gifts or tip at the HOLIDAYS??

[Corie]

I have my cleaning lady on my Christmas list but who
else am I supposed to be tipping or buying a gift?
I don't want to miss anyone!


Thanks for your help!

[ctmom]

teachers, mailperson, garbage people. That is all I can think of right now...

[lmariana]

how do you tip your mailperson? Just leave it in the mailbox? I've always wondered that!

Mariana
Mom to Gabe (8/03) and Atom (10/05)
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[murpheyblue]

We leave him a gift card in our box.

[cmdunn1972]

I bought a bottle of fruit flavored bubbly for my hairdresser last Christmas. She seemed to like it! :)

[DebbieJ]

If I see my hair stylist before Christmas, I'll bring her something.

DS's Mother's Day Out teachers. I donated to the group gift.

My mail carrier. I have a home-based business and she is frequently picking up my Priority packages. I am going to give her a GC to my business.

I would tip my UPS man because he is frequently delivering my packages to me, but it's a different guy all the time!

We don't get the newspaper.

We don't have a cleaning lady. (Maybe I should tip myself?)

Our garbage pickup is run by the city, so no tipping there.

I think that covers it.

~ deb
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[jadamom]

Here's Emily Post's holiday tipping guide:
http://www.emilypost.com/etiquette/holiday/holiday_tipping.htm

[Marisa6826]

I do my mailman (LOVE HIM!), lawn/snow guys and cleaning lady in addition to my sitter.

Mailman is getting a jar of pre-mixed Ghiradelli oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with a note and $20

Cleaning ladies will get an extra week's pay

Lawn/snow guys an extra week's pay

Sitter is getting a combination of gifts and money (she is my lifeline to sanity, so she's worth it!)

I'm also giving the Little Gym instructor a small container of hand cream and body salt scrub. She's very cool and Sophie LOVES her

I also double tipped my hair guy, facialist, etc.

-m