camp tips...????

[Kokopele]

 

[3boymthr]

The only tips my oldest DS has gotten as a CIT has been the "you need to do this" type of tips but my kids don't go to pricey private camps. Just the town sponsored and BSA camps.

 

[aprilgail2]

Tipping camp counselors... I am just flabbergasted.

I am flabbergasted that people DON"T tip the camp counselors!

 

[poohbear22]

I am flabbergasted that people DON"T tip the camp counselors!

Do you tip the camp cook, nurse, and all the other people behind the scene that make the camp happen? They get paid about the same as camp counselors and do just as much to make your child's experience a good one.

 

[aprilgail2]

Do you tip the camp cook, nurse, and all the other people behind the scene that make the camp happen? They get paid about the same as camp counselors and do just as much to make your child's experience a good one.

Believe me the camp nurse gets paid a regular salary- where the camp counselors depend mainly on tips. My friend was the camp nurse and she made decent money- the cooks also. Only the counselors depend on tips.

 

[poohbear22]

Believe me the camp nurse gets paid a regular salary- where the camp counselors depend mainly on tips. My friend was the camp nurse and she made decent money- the cooks also. Only the counselors depend on tips.

Sorry, sometimes I forget there are a lot of the people on "This Dis" are ultra-rich taking $5000 Disney vacations and have money to throw away at everyone they deem to be "poor". I am glad you are so well of

 

[shoney]

Sorry, sometimes I forget there are a lot of the people on "This Dis" are ultra-rich taking $5000 Disney vacations and have money to throw away at everyone they deem to be "poor". I am glad you are so well of

Wow that was harsh! I am not throwing money at the "poor" for tipping at camp! It is customary here to do so. They are teenagers with a summer job...that's all!

 

[3boymthr]

Believe me the camp nurse gets paid a regular salary- where the camp counselors depend mainly on tips. My friend was the camp nurse and she made decent money- the cooks also. Only the counselors depend on tips.

As I mentioned Oldest DS is a counselor in training - at the camp he is at the CITs rotate through all the positions in camp. This week he is cooking (and cleaning latrines) - since I am paying for him to go to camp and with the exception of the head cook all the people working in the dining hall are CITs I'd say this is not the case everywhere.

 

[drcmk]

Sorry, sometimes I forget there are a lot of the people on "This Dis" are ultra-rich taking $5000 Disney vacations and have money to throw away at everyone they deem to be "poor". I am glad you are so well of

That was a really weird thing to say. Everyone here is just comparing notes and it seems like expectations vary from region to region. I don't get why you got all sarcastic about it.

 

[drcmk]

You know it's weird. I just picked up my daughter from a week of Girl Scout camp and it never occurred to me to tip anyone at the camp. This was in central PA.

But now that you mention it, in the 80s I worked at a day camp in Voorhees, NJ (more affluent area) and I was shocked at the end of the camp to get tips from several parents. I'm sure I made minimal wage at the time (maybe $4 per hour) and I think the tips were in the $15 to $20 range from about 1/3 of the kids' families--with families that had multiple kids in the camp more likely to tip than families with just one kid. I had totally forgotten about that.

Maybe I was supposed to tip the Girl Scout counselors? Oops.

 

[sk!mom]

I am flabbergasted that people DON"T tip the camp counselors!

I'm not opposed to tipping camp counselors, I've just never heard of it. My DD15 attended Day Camp at two different places when she was younger and now 3 different sleep away camps. None of the camps ever provided a suggested tip list.

I'm wondering if this is a regional thing kind of like the age old, "how much should be given at a wedding?" If it's regional, then I may be known as the ungrateful Texan who doesn't tip to DD's camp in PA. She flies there and back so I'm not around to see if envelopes are changing hands on departure day.

 

[Anne34]

Never heard of tipping camp counselors either. My kids have been to many types of camps (GS, church, sports) and we have never tipped at any of them or heard of anyone who tipped.

 

[lovetheduck]

I always tip my dd's counselors at the end of the summer. In fact, it is very common here. I have asked around before to find out how much, and everyone gave different amounts. If the child went for the full day, for the full summer, the range went from a low of $10 to the youngest counselors to a high of $100 to the most senior. Most were in the $30-$50 range. The younger the child the higher the tips.

My dd is now 7. She goes for a full day (no bus) for 6 weeks. Her group has 4 counselors. I will give them about $50 each. None seem to be more senior or junior in their responsibilities so they will all get the amount.

I think it depends on where you live. I grew up in the same are I live in now (metro NY) and my mom always tipped my counselors at the end of the summer. And that was 35 years ago.

 

[Alsobrook]

I wanted to add..... while yes, I think it's absurd.... I'm also well aware that this could well be a regional thing or even something town or camp specific. For all I know, the OP has kids at a camp that's done things this way for 4 generations.

That's why I reiterate.....ask some of the other parents what they believe is a customary "rule of thumb" (Don't ask specifically what they do). And when all else fails, call the director's office and make an inquiry. You won't be the first to call.

 

[shoney]

I wanted to add..... while yes, I think it's absurd.... I'm also well aware that this could well be a regional thing or even something town or camp specific. For all I know, the OP has kids at a camp that's done things this way for 4 generations.

That's why I reiterate.....ask some of the other parents what they believe is a customary "rule of thumb" (Don't ask specifically what they do). And when all else fails, call the director's office and make an inquiry. You won't be the first to call.

It is just a town program at a town park...nothing fancy! I did ask a few years ago when they did a 1/2 day town playground program and they said it was "up to you" and that they did not have a specific amount.

For the record, this is on Long Island.

 

[disneymomjcs]

Friends of ours tip the counselors at their child's camp. Camp counselors are paid nothing and the camps who recruit them should be ashamed of themselves when they are charging top dollar for camps and barely paying the counselors.

Like restaurants that are classy and expensive and pay their servers a few dollars and hour we pay them tips. The restaurant makes out. Just like the camps.........

We don't tip the swim coach because our pool pays them and gives them bonuses too! I do give dance teachers gifts but thinking about it. They are paid. Teachers are paid and I don't tip but do give lots of generous gifts.

I tip my hairdresser and she is paid very well like $120.00 for 1 1/2 hours of work mostly me sitting and waiting but sometimes I wish I didn't have to tip.

I pay for her expertise but then why should I have to tip.

 

[meg8017]

wow, I never heard of this either. I went to several different camps as a kid and my mom never tipped. (or new anyone who did). I might get my sons group leader a $10 gift card after he finishes (has one week left but we could add one more after). I thought I was being nice giving her a little something extra, but now I hope she doesn;t think I'm a cheapo.