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Cashing in on holiday tipping

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By Teri Karush Rogers  |
December 1, 2010 - 9:34AM
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Whether you consider holiday tipping a form of blackmail, a legitimate annual rite like any workplace bonus, or something in between, you have probably wondered what you get in return.

Depending on the size of your tip and the length of the recipient's memory, payback can range from a friendlier and/or more helpful attitude for a couple of months to a longer-term disposition toward special favors—bent workrules, drycleaning that regularly finds its way upstairs to you, or a wave upstairs to the plumber who shows up to install your new "television."

You could sit around waiting for staff to find ways to demonstrate their gratitude, or you can be a little more proactive and call in some special favors before the memory of your generosity fades. (Optimal time: Before the end of February.)

 Can’t think of anything?  Here are some ideas to get you started:

  • Hauling away unwanted furniture, rugs etc
  • Installing closet organizers
  • Rearranging your living room to accommodate the Christmas tree, and back again
  • Washing your windows
  • Touching up your paint
  • Painting the common hallway 
  • Assembling your kid’s new Ikea desk, toddler bed, etc., etc.
  • Re-grouting
  • Feeding your cat while you're in Florida
  • Moving your car to alternate side of the street
  • Hanging pictures, mirrors, shelves. etc.

Related posts:

BrickUnderground's 2011 Holiday Tipping Guide

A Doorman Speaks: 7 tipping rules for doormen & residents

10 Manhattan Doormen Talk Tips

What happens to bad tippers

Find out how much your neighbors are tipping!

BrickUnderground 2010 Holiday Tipping Guide -- all posts


 

 

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Teri Karush Rogers

Founder & Publisher

Founder and publisher Teri Karush Rogers launched Brick Underground in 2009. As a freelance journalist, she had previously covered New York City real estate for The New York Times. Teri has been featured as an expert on New York City residential real estate by The New York Times, New York Daily News, amNew York, NBC Nightly News, The Real Deal, Business Insider, the Huffington Post, and NY1 News, among others. Teri earned a BA in journalism and a law degree from New York University.

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