Jan 1, 2020, 6:55 pm
Last edit by: dstan
For polls of NYC Forum participants, see:
• How much did you give your building employees in 2020 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2019 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2017 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2016 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2015 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2014 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2013 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2012 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2011 holiday tips?
For various suggested guidelines on tipping, see:
2011: BrickUnderground's 2011 Holiday Tipping Guide | BrickUnderground 2011 Holiday Tipping Poll Results
2011: Curbed.com: How Much to Give Your Building Staff: The Annual Guide
2007: NYTimes: An (Un)easy Guide to Holiday Tipping
2006: New York Magazine: The Tipping Pointer
with thanks to JeremyZ, magiciansampras, and Landing Gear for providing the links!
• How much did you give your building employees in 2020 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2019 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2017 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2016 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2015 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2014 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2013 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2012 holiday tips?
• How much did you give your building employees in 2011 holiday tips?
For various suggested guidelines on tipping, see:
2011: BrickUnderground's 2011 Holiday Tipping Guide | BrickUnderground 2011 Holiday Tipping Poll Results
2011: Curbed.com: How Much to Give Your Building Staff: The Annual Guide
2007: NYTimes: An (Un)easy Guide to Holiday Tipping
2006: New York Magazine: The Tipping Pointer
with thanks to JeremyZ, magiciansampras, and Landing Gear for providing the links!
Holiday tipping for NY Residents
Dec 10, 2008, 3:00 pm
#31
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Wow! With a doorman, garage attendant, trainer, hairdresser, mailman, dog walker and housekeeper to tip, life gets expensive and complicated fast.
I give the maintenance guy 50 bucks. I'm still here...
I give the maintenance guy 50 bucks. I'm still here...
Dec 10, 2008, 3:15 pm
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nerd, you mentioned you garage your car. I'm just curious; do you drive your car often or do you turn on your engine every so often to make sure the car still runs? Very soon we will have to garage our car and I'm wondering how often we'll drive it. Thanks.
Dec 10, 2008, 3:23 pm
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Actually, I don't. Sorry for the misunderstanding - I was making an observation on others' experiences or comments.
Dec 10, 2008, 3:24 pm
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Dec 10, 2008, 3:31 pm
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Dec 11, 2008, 11:47 am
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Now that's a great point.
nerd, you mentioned you garage your car. I'm just curious; do you drive your car often or do you turn on your engine every so often to make sure the car still runs? Very soon we will have to garage our car and I'm wondering how often we'll drive it. Thanks.
nerd, you mentioned you garage your car. I'm just curious; do you drive your car often or do you turn on your engine every so often to make sure the car still runs? Very soon we will have to garage our car and I'm wondering how often we'll drive it. Thanks.
Dec 12, 2008, 6:37 am
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According to the recently-circulated staff list our building went from seven to eight employees this year :-(. I don't tip the part-time "porter" as much as the super, but it still adds up. Then of course there are the folks outside my building...
What always irritates me is the card I receive early December from the guy who slaps an address label onto my newspaper and dumps a bundle of papers off at my building. It's the morning "concierge" (or perhaps the overnight guy) who actually brings the Times to my door. Why am I expected to tip the driver, to whom I am completely anonymous and vice versa? (for the record, I don't)
What always irritates me is the card I receive early December from the guy who slaps an address label onto my newspaper and dumps a bundle of papers off at my building. It's the morning "concierge" (or perhaps the overnight guy) who actually brings the Times to my door. Why am I expected to tip the driver, to whom I am completely anonymous and vice versa? (for the record, I don't)
Dec 12, 2008, 6:42 am
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What always irritates me is the card I receive early December from the guy who slaps an address label onto my newspaper and dumps a bundle of papers off at my building. It's the morning "concierge" (or perhaps the overnight guy) who actually brings the Times to my door. Why am I expected to tip the driver, to whom I am completely anonymous and vice versa? (for the record, I don't)
Dec 12, 2008, 8:23 am
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What would be considered a reasonable tip for an in-building garage attendants?
As the garage is in my building a tend not to tip during the year (that would feel to me like tipping my doormen every time I enter the building).
As the garage is in my building a tend not to tip during the year (that would feel to me like tipping my doormen every time I enter the building).
Dec 12, 2008, 8:31 am
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There's no science to my number, but I'm thinking $50/head. I'm thinking of giving $100 to my building's resident manager and $50 to each of the doormen/porters/maintenance staff. Works out to about $600 total. What do people think?
Dec 12, 2008, 10:22 am
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What always irritates me is the card I receive early December from the guy who slaps an address label onto my newspaper and dumps a bundle of papers off at my building. It's the morning "concierge" (or perhaps the overnight guy) who actually brings the Times to my door. Why am I expected to tip the driver, to whom I am completely anonymous and vice versa? (for the record, I don't)
Dec 12, 2008, 2:07 pm
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I get irritated at a greedy hand reaching for my pocket just because it's the season. There is no personal service/personal relationship involved; what's the tip for? A paper boy or "boy" who actually covers territory in all kinds of weather, dodging dogs, to drop the paper at the door is entirely different.
Dec 14, 2008, 9:45 am
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I went with $150 each for resident manager, the head of maintenance and two of the doormen; $125 for the porter/doorman combo guy; $120 for the other two doormen; and $100 for the other two porters. Nothing for the paper delivery guy.