Christmas present for cleaning lady

I have two ladies, I will give them £10 each

I used to exchange home bakes , she gave me Latvian biscuits , I gave her mince pies . I don’t bake now

And double pay , she is a lovely lady
Now it’s a bought gift , a candle this year , and double pay

I don't have a person who cleans for me but I give my hairdresser £25 in a Christmas card.

I double my nice cleaners money.
I tip the hairdresser every time she comes so she just gets a card.

Significant cash for Wonderful Cleaner, less for gardener, expensive chocolates for hair dresser and chiropodist. Am acutely aware of how much all these cheerful and competent people enhance my life and am very grateful.

Oops should have double checked £20 for each lady.

Yes I also double the pay for Christmas week rather than buying stuff she probably doesn’t want/need.

Farzanah

Yes I also double the pay for Christmas week rather than buying stuff she probably doesn’t want/need.

I’ve been pondering this question re my cleaning lady. Double money - good idea! Thank you x

ferry23

After a few false starts after moving here 6 months ago, I found a lovely young Mum who comes once a fortnight and does a splendid job. I'd like to give her a Christmas gift and just wondering - do you give an actual gift or do you add a bit of extra cash on?

If cash, how much do you give?

Mum gives hers £30

I don't have a cleaning lady but if I did I would give her £20 .

Re my hairdresser, I tip her every visit to the salon. The gift in the Christmas card is just that, a Christmas gift. I still give her the usual tip when I pay as those regular tips are shared with all staff.

My hairdresser is the salon owner and I was always taught that you don’t tip the owner. Not sure is this is still the case. But a Christmas gift is different?

I give my cleaner an extra week’s money. Cash also for gardener, window cleaner, hairdresser and beautician (the last two come to the house). No tip for dental hygienist yesterday or osteopath

An extra week’s money for the cleaning lady ….that’s it.

When I worked and had a cleaner I used to double her pay at Christmas as she always did an excellent job and I knew I was lucky to have her.

I don’t have a cleaner so that doesn’t apply. I give my male hairdresser a bottle of wine. I don’t believe in tipping. They get paid for doing a job.

Cabbie21

My hairdresser is the salon owner and I was always taught that you don’t tip the owner. Not sure is this is still the case. But a Christmas gift is different?

My hairdresser is the salon manager. The owner of the salon is also a stylist. When she did my hair recently, due to my stylist being on holiday, I gave her the usual tip. As I
said up thread, all tips are shared fairly amongst all staff.

I give her a gift and extra cash. She's worth every penny.

My mother-in-law tips her cleaner the equivalent of her wages for Christmas.

My cleaner has commented on the waterless diffuser in my bathroom, so I've got her one for Christmas with the same oil I put in mine. I will also pay her for her usual day in the week between Christmas and NY, but give her the day off.

I don't tip or buy for people like the binmen or postie, although when my decorator has done a job for me, I get her a gift too. She's done several rooms over the years, so I know her quite well now, and find giving money awkward, plus it's her business and I pay her the rate for the job, so paying more seems pointless. I would rather give a luxury item that I know she wouldn't buy for herself as she has a young family. Fancy bath oils or a good candle - that sort of thing. The value roughly depends on the size of the job, but is not worked out to the penny.

When I had the kitchen done, I noticed that the fitters were always eating sweets, so I got them a tub of Celebrations and gave it to them on the last day. I might have got whisky, but one of them had said he was a recovering alcoholic.

I think a small gift like that is a way to show you are pleased with the job, but is not as awkward as giving money as well as paying for the work.

I was a cleaner until recently. Last Christmas some customers gave me extra in pay (although obviously tax man had share of that). I also received chocolates, beautiful scarf, wine and biscuits. Personally I'm not keen on bath products but still nice that customers are kind enough to show appreciation
Oh I also gave each family a bit of shortbread from M&S

Box of , not bit of lol

We give our cleaner £10 and some chocolate. We double the pay to our window cleaner who only charges us £12, he has been with us over 25 years!

I will give our cleaner extra money and probably a box of chocolates.