Screwed up tipping housekeeping

[maggiew]

That doesn't seem unreasonable to me. We tip $5 per day so on a 7 day trip that is $35. If you have 2 rooms, that would be $70. So really, I would have tipped more than that (over the course of the week, of course).

The only issue is that you might not have the same housekeeper. You could dole out the remaining $20 over the remainder of your vacation if you wanted to ensure any different mousekeeper would at least get something.

(Note, these amounts are just what we do. Just giving an example that really it isn't that bad of a mistake.)

Maggie

 

[Faith09]

I think you have paid your week worth of tipping. Several years ago I gave my grandmother a hundred dollar bill right before church. Later during church service she filled out the envelope to pay her tithes. guess what!! she put the 100.00 bill instead of a 10.00. After church she realized what had happen and brought it to the secetary attention. They would not give her the change. She gracefully paid her tithes when the 100.00 was up.

I must admit we laugh about it still today. during the moment it wasn't funny.

 

[TwistofLemon]

Wow! You spread some Disney Magic and Pixie Dust to the Mousekeeper! I think you're awesome! And I bet she thinks so too

 

[CLR4321]

Just about anyone would thank the person giving them a tip, if they give it to them in person especially. Did you label the tip you left that was not taken? They will not just take money left in the room if it is not clearly labeled as a tip. I honestly don't leave tips myself, most people don't because housekeeping is a standard position that is paid regular wages. You may not get the same mousekeeper everyday, it is even possible that the one who got the $50 wouldnt clean your room again due to their work schedule or the rooms they are assigned to. I would leave either a normal tip or nothing at all. Just consider the $50 you accidentally gave as a blessing to the person who got it. Everything happens for a reason, maybe the mousekeeper was short on her rent or bills and that $50 will help her be able to pay them.

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

i wouldn't leave anything for the rest of the week, but then again, i wouldn't have tipped housekeeping to begin with.

ita!!

 

[MissyDVC]

That doesn't seem unreasonable to me. We tip $5 per day so on a 7 day trip that is $35. If you have 2 rooms, that would be $70. So really, I would have tipped more than that (over the course of the week, of course).

The only issue is that you might not have the same housekeeper. You could dole out the remaining $20 over the remainder of your vacation if you wanted to ensure any different mousekeeper would at least get something.

(Note, these amounts are just what we do. Just giving an example that really it isn't that bad of a mistake.)

Maggie

 

[sherabby]

My dad gave a waitress at a casino a $100 for bringing a coke. He thought it was a dollar! Can you imagine that tip! She even asked him if he was sure and he told her yes of course since he thought it was only a dollar.

 

[mel63]

I would still tip 2 -3 dollars per room per day, more if it is messy. You might not have the same mousekeeper each day, or even each room for that matter.

General thought for tipping housekeepers at a hotel is $2-$5 per day. This, of course, depends on the mess you make, the price of the room and the extra services you request. More ($5-$10 a day) for high-end hotels. Leave the tip someplace where it's clear that it's a tip -- on the pillow or on the desk with a note.

 

[BellyBaby]

Some of these housekeepers have 2 jobs to make the same amount some of us fortunate people do, so your $50 was likely a blessing to her.

We Canadians get teased about our "colorful" money, but this is when I'm very glad our $5 bills are blue tint, our $10 bills are purple, our $20s are green, our $50's are red. No way we're gonna mix up our bills.

Last time we were in Vegas, I was like, "My God, how do you guys pay your tab correctly when you're drunk?"

Anyway, you did a good thing. I think people in Florida are hurting especially bad, tourism is their livelihood, and it's terrible still.

 

[laughinplace199]

This thread reminds me of something DH did once. We were having dinner at BW and were using the valet service to park the car. When we picked up the car, DH gave the guy $2.00 (or so he thought). It turns out he gave the guy two $20.00 bills instead of two $1.00 bills. We just chalked it up to DH not paying attention. Needlass to say, he's more careful now.

 

[toledo13]

Oh boy. I really do not know what I would do. My fiance would not tip for the remainder of the days, if she is the mousekeeper. We would leave a note that we pre-tipped her. Think of it as it was meant to be, maybe she really needed money and that day her prayers were answered?
In the meantime, learn from the "mistake". Prepare for the next stay. I always plan ahead by printing envelopes for the days we will be at staying and seal the money in them.

I agree, but I wouldn't leave a note about the $50 being a pre-tip... I would assume that she would assume that it was already, and wouldn't expect more!! Though, when you assume...

 

[Dreamer Kevin]

Well, you certainly MADE her day!

I would not tip her rest of week, I am sure she realizes this!
I would Never think to ask for $ back for the mistake.

You did a really nice thing, FEEL GOOD about it.

Very well said! I wouldn't tip beyond the initial, generous amount and boy was her day EVER made!

DK

 

[wall*e2008]

I would continue to tip, since you will get different housekeepers on different days. Just think of it was passing around some extra pixie dust.

 

[disneymarie]

She got a nice tip, but you don't always have the same mousekeepers throughout your stay. I would not tip again whle I was there. I would probably leave a not saying youleft a $50 to be shared among all the mousekeepers cleaning the room. I could never ask to get it back. This woman may have needed $50 to stay in her home, keep her car, or pay a medical bill. This may not have been an accident after all.

I love reading the other stories especially the tithe and coke, I smiled at them all. I remembered her going a double take and oh, wow...when it clicked; I went to pay for our meal and not $50.

But, there must have been a reason. But to be honest, the service was not that great. Nothing special and looked like the beds were made, and a removal of towels. Nothing smelled clean and one bar of soap left open the entire week with only one spare. I left a note for extra shampoo and soap to be left to be able to toss the bity piece and have shampoo for that night.

I know they wanted to reuse towels by putting them over the shower bar, but they really got icky smelling to reuse that night.

That was a real concern, that the rest of the house keepers would not get a share. I had been leaving for the day and really did not need anything more then the garbage taken.

My son had left his own tips,
But I see the same gal except the last day when the beds were stripped out. I felt bad and left a $5.

thanks for the stories and thoughts, I feel better and not goofy
di

 

[alal02]

i think it would happen to me to !!!

I wouldn't tip for the rest of the week and think about how much she really needed it that day because we never know how that person needs it.

 

[Jakesmom1]

Just gotta share this story.

I have a friend who had just cashed her paycheck and was on the way home from work. She was at a stop light, and there was a homeless man standing on the side of the street with a sign that he needed money, and my friend dug into her purse to give him a couple of dollars she had in a bank envelope, she gave him the envelope and went home, when she got home she went into her bag and realized she had given him her entire pay check

She laughed about this for months, saw that homeless man almost every day after that and always laughed.

She was a really good person and never thought about going back to see him, I would have died if it were me.

 

[disneymarie]

Disneymarie, I am really glad you made it down to WDW as I know how much a trip means to you. I hope you and your family are well and having a great time.

DH and I joke that we are both "break-eveners." If we do something nice, even by accident, it comes back to us. If we end up with found money, something will break. Either way, we end up about where we started.

I have done something similar and definitely didn't suffer in the least for it. Everything happens for a reason.

Oh thank you so much. It was so fast on a Sunday ds said he was taking the Auto train and could we watch the cats to did I want to go and mamma sit the dgs. So my youngest was going and wanted her dad to go also. SHe has anxiety panic problems and it was so good to see her want to leave the home.

We had a good time and got a lot in the first few days but a huge rain out the last few days.
The day we were leaving I fell down the steps at Port Orleans Riverside, near the pool and bus stop in the East stop area. It was soooo slick. I caught myself but twisted my back and then helped the ds drive home. So now I am recouperating with a heat pad as my best friend.

But a huge smile on my face for how much fun my dgs had. He will be four and is very tall and built. Went on Splash mountain, tower of terror, I didn't, the run away train, fast track. He says I want more fast boats, fast cars, fast trains......
I am so glad to have gone for sure. A long drive back too PA, but took several stops to stretch.
One thing really odd happened. We went to dinner at Cracker Barrel one evening with friends from St. Cloud, and at the table in front of us was a young gal, about what my older dd age would have been and she was the spitting twin of the dd. I just wanted to sit and see her, watch her, hear her laugh with her friends. It was mixed emotions, I did take it a glimps to see dd for a few minutes again as an Angelic gift.

I am so glad to have smiled, relaxed, slept well, and have a joking fun with CM's and new friends along the way.
Dianne