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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We use a company for weekly cleaning. I work from home. Usually tip $20 x 2 every 3-4 weeks, and around $100 x 2 at Christmas and sometimes a small gift bag with lotion, soap. I check the toilets before they arrive and if gross, clean them — after reading Nickel and Dimed. I don’t offer food, but assume they use a toilet if they need it. I also usually let them look through the goodwill bag and offer Christmas gifts we won’t use, like a foot massager this year. [/quote]

I do not tip for routine cleaning visits. My cleaner is independent gig worker
-  I only pay her  a bonus equal to 1 cleaning during Christmas.
- If I call her in addition to the regular cleaning for other tasks on hourly rates of $25-35 for ... extra cleaning,  organizing, party help etc, then I pay her big tips - $50 or so. 
-  Food, snacks, tea.  She is also welcome to take bottled beverage and snack packs for the road on her way out as well.  
-  I provide all supplies, and I have not asked to reduce the rate because of that. 
- She takes away all goodwill bags.  She is free to sell, donate or use.  Same for stuff we won't use.

Before she comes, I do the following -

- Decluttering and getting things out of the way.

- I used to strip the beds for  my previous cleaner, but now I mostly do the beds myself.

- Have cash ready in small bills. 
I pay her in small bills now - $1s, $5, $10, $20.  When I was venmo-ing her money or writing checks, I realized that I was only writing checks in her DH's name.  I don't presume to know that she has access to bank, ATM or any funds. Small bills allow her to create a slush fund if she needs to.

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