Do you tip Mousekeeping?

[MemoryMakers2669]

Food for thought for those who have been justifying not tipping Mousekeeping because they hold a "non-tipping" position
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You can hold this same argument over every other "non-tipping" position though.....store clerks, custodial, desk checker-inner people, bus drivers, etc. They work the same hours, some work just as harder, or harder.

I think that is the main question, why housekeeping? and not all the other "non-tipping" positions...where do you draw the line? I would dare say that a good 99.9 percent of tipped positions universally, like your wait staff in restaurants, get tipped. I would also dare day that housekeeping..all over the world, is closer to 0% than it is 100%. Why? it isn't a tipping position! Didn't someone post that even DISNEY doesn't see it as a tipped position?

I see nothing at all wrong with tipping, I have pretty much always tipped myself (not always)....why, because I learned about it here on the DIS! Never thought about it before I read it here. I haven't found it to do much for me though really. I have tipped, gotten crappy service. Not tipped and had excellent service. Since they aren't used to being tipped over all, they don't provide service based on it, is my thinking.

 

[bicker]

At this point, the question for me is why engage in a religious war about this? There are ample opportunities to be judgmental about tipping when it is appropriate, i.e., when folks say they won't tip people who are supposed to be tipped. Like this: LINK. What is the allure of the housekeepers that prompt people to be antagonistic without foundation in their advocacy with regard to these people who aren't supposed to be tipped?

I fear that the answer may be like the answer to how did Jason Castro last as long as he did on American Idol!

 

[Princess Michelle]

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[MemoryMakers2669]

I fear that the answer may be like the answer to how did Jason Castro last as long as he did on American Idol!

Cuz he is CUTE!!

 

[inaminute]

If housekeeping does something special or if we have special requests,, or if they do a spectacular job in cleaning our room, then I'll tip. Otherwise, I don't worry about it.

 

[Princess Jenny]

We have on occasion. Usually at the end of the trip.

 

[Dianewes]

I think they only do those if they think there is a child in the room.

What about a BIG kid?? I love the towel animals, I think that some workers enjoy leaving them and taking the time to do them and others do not... I have to say in my family the MOM gets the most excited when a towel animal is left for us!! I am such a dork!

 

[Dianewes]

I leave tips daily ... I never did until my last 2 trips to Disney, and honestly it was because I never thought of it before... we would leave a tip at the end of the week, but have since realized that it is better to tip daily so the person doing the work gets the tip !

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

I TRIED to tip Mousekeeping $2 each day, but she would NEVER take it. I thought maybe she wasn't seeing the money and my thank-you note at first, so I would leave it in other areas of the room. It would still be there at the end of the day....so she just wouldn't accept it for whatever reason. Has this ever happened to anyone else??

 

[DizzDoll]

I TRIED to tip Mousekeeping $2 each day, but she would NEVER take it. I thought maybe she wasn't seeing the money and my thank-you note at first, so I would leave it in other areas of the room. It would still be there at the end of the day....so she just wouldn't accept it for whatever reason. Has this ever happened to anyone else??

Actually, yes - last year at Pop. I left $3 with a thank you note and when we got back to the room the money was still there. So I left it for the next day and we must have had a change of Mousekeepers because that one took it (and left a note that said You're Welcome under a towel animal). Very cute.

 

[Wonderlandmom]

A Mousekeeper working 5 days a week being paid $6.80/hour makes approx $13,000 per year.

Actually housekeepers start at $7.25 and go up from there. Not a huge difference, but putting the facts on here.

Housekeeping roles receive a starting rate of $6.90/ hour plus a premium of $.35/ hour.

http://www.disney.go.com/DisneyCareers/wdwcareers/hourly/housekeeping.html

Other benefits are listed also.

 

[roe]

We do tip mousekeeping at the end of our stay but after reading this thread I think we will start leaving the tip daily.

 

[patsal]

Interesting. Where can we find this information on what is/isn't a tipping position?

TIA.

It will be printed on your paperwork when you check in--whatever flyer tells you about the resort also mentions that housekeeping is not considered a tipped position--my guess is that bit of information is for foreign tourists that may not understand which positions are tipped and which are not since customs differ by regions???

 

[Halbleib1]

No I do not tip mousekeeping as I feel that I am paying enough for the hotel room at 100.00 a night or there abouts depending on when you go it should more than cover for them to pay their housekeeping a decent wage and still make a profit. (Even Disney seems to agree with this from what I have read on these boards housekeeping is not a tipped position.) Also as far as profit goes for Disney they make more than enough with the price of everything on property including park tickets. I think it is safe to say that most people that stay on Disney property are spending money elsewhere esp. on park tickets and those that do not rent a car and use magical express are being hit esp. hard with the cost of food and Disney knows this that is why their prices are so high. Once you are on Disney property unless you drive or rent a car you are theirs for the taking lol.

A side note: we do not special request anything either and if we did than I would probably leave a tip for that person.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

$2 per person every day. I let my son make the envelopes and fill them before we leave. That way it is not a hassle scrounging for money each day.

 

[Tony NY]

Of cause I do I always leave a tip at the end of my trip if they do a good job they get $ 5.00 pr day if they do poor they get $ 2.00 pr day

 

[a Really Bad Egg]

It will be printed on your paperwork when you check in--whatever flyer tells you about the resort also mentions that housekeeping is not considered a tipped position--my guess is that bit of information is for foreign tourists that may not understand which positions are tipped and which are not since customs differ by regions???

Wow...I've never noticed that. I'm going to have to pay better attention.

 

[bicker]

Well, I posted a poll on another website, just to gauge how they compared to the DIS.

30% always tip housekeepers
23% sometimes tip housekeepers
46% never tip housekeepers

I'd bet a week's salary that that breakdown is a better reflection of America, overall, than the results of this thread's poll.

 

[a Really Bad Egg]

Well, I posted a poll on another website, just to gauge how they compared to the DIS.

I'd bet a week's salary that that breakdown is a better reflection of America, overall, than the results of this thread's poll.

Oh brother. What is the point with that? That other board is a better sampling of America?

The truth is, any poll on a discussion board should be viewed as a sampling of those members that want to answer and should not be considered scientific.

If you are looking to find the answer to any question in life, you can keep asking enough people until you hear what you want to hear.

Seems to me, you didn't like what you saw here so you did just that - kept searching until you found someone who would validate your position.

 

[TinkerBelle_325]

If you are looking to find the answer to any question in life, you can keep asking enough people until you hear what you want to hear.

Seems to me, you didn't like what you saw here so you did just that - kept searching until you found someone who would validate your position.

Thank you!