I am having a cleaning service come to my house for the first time this Saturday and they are charging me $95. What is the customary amount to tip the maids to keep them from stealing my shit or doing a lousy job the next time they come out?
You're paying them $95 to do a job and that's what you should pay them. The premise of paying a tip would be if they do a good job for you but isn't that what they're supposed to do for you in the first place?
I agree. My service charges $95 also. As a rule I think, most people don't tip the cleaning people except at Christmas or if you want "extras" done. If I feel I have left the house particularly messy, once and a while I will leave them an extra $10 or $20 ...but I don't do it each time. If you do it each time they will expect it, but if you do it periodically it will keep them on their toes trying to "earn" a little extra some time in the future.
Really it seems unnecessary though. Kind of like tipping a guy to change your oil.
Do you leave the house while they clean or do you stick around. I kind of want to stay home during the initial visit because this is my first time having strangers in my house that will be handling my belongings. Hopefully I can trust the crew so I can kill a couple of hours on a Saturday catching a movie or something.
I am going to get a cleaning woman,
I am having a cleaning service come to my house for the first time this Saturday and they are charging me $95. What is the customary amount to tip the maids to keep them from stealing my shit or doing a lousy job the next time they come out?