To ask who you tip at Christmas and how much?

Again, my comment stands.
No interest in whatever else you want to boast about. Tschüss.

Good for you 😂
I can assure you if I wanted to boast (a bit like this), I’ve got a lot more I could boast about.

See what I did there 😁👍🏻

My comment stands.

I find this a strange comment. Surely if people don’t share their experiences of different lives, people may think that their own life is the common experience for all.

You don’t know me, no one on here knows me, why is it boastful to share my experience? My life is different to yours, but so what, I don’t expect anyone to care.

I didn’t know the bonus data until someone shared it up thread. I’ve learned something. It hasn’t stopped me giving bonus’ to those that work for me, despite it being a lot less common than I assumed.

Also not sure about giving "Quality" St to the courier drivers.

Given how "Quality" St offends trade descriptions these days, that might be considered an insult

Lindt chocolate surely darlings.

I saw something in the Times this week about companies in the UK trying to extract more and more tips from people by adding it (and several % options) as an option on card machines etc.

If companies want more cash, they can levy a particular percentage and publicised service charge as (reputable) restaurants do, (eg they say on their menu that there's a 10% service charge for groups of over 8 people) or they just increase the price. A price should be the price, not minus undefined service charges. It is a bit like drip pricing.

A jar for coins is ok, any more is taking the mick.

I think it's really patronising to give people tips. Serious Lady Bountiful vibes.

Your epic description of your postie and bin men made me spit my tea out😂

Bin men.

We have different post men each time, anyway.

I'm a dog groomer and receive christmas tips, usually a fiver but since having kids have a few customers who give me 10 or 20 to share between them.
I always save my tips and buy myself something special that I wouldn't usually treat myself to, I dont want them ending up paying bills.

I dont expect anything and love just a card too with a nice message, it's equally special if someone takes the time to buy a £1 box of matchmakers etc and wrap it up.

Bin men, postman, window cleaner, supermarket delivery, veg box delivery

I can't afford to tip anyone, I haven't visited the hairdresser in years, I don't see the bin men, have a cleaner or anything else like that and as I'm in hospitality myself I don't have time in December to go out and celebrate because it's all hands on deck so no opportunity to tip in restaurants etc because I'm not using them.
Don't treat anyone differently if they tip or not, don't expect it and don't work somewhere that adds a service charge (not that that stops some people demanding it's removed though, which is always an interesting conversation!).
I don't get all the angst over it though, I mean if you don't want to tip then don't and if you want to then do, but why can't whatever decision is made be respected without flinging insults and sarcastic comments around?

I feel like a grinch now but… nobody.

Hair/beauty/nail prices have increased so much that any tip I used to give has now been swallowed up by the price rise.

We have a different postie/delivery person every day and 9/10 they post stuff or leave in a safe place. There is zero interaction.

Bin men? No. They come at 7am, miss collections or you have to go hunting for your bin.

I can’t believe people hand so much cash over as tips. I need that money for my own family.

Postman Milkman Window cleaner then three different lots of bin men recycling garden waste and normal waste all a tub of chocolates given at the very beginning of December they seem to be pleased especially the bin men. Luckily the sorting office for the post is nearby so hand it in and they put it in his slot

None of them. Most of those people earn more than me. The window cleaner has a house in Spain!

I top my hairdresser the same as i do after every haircut, otherwise no one. Didn't realise it was a thing....

Cleaner gets an extra week’s money
So does gardener, window cleaner
I tip hairdresser and beautician (who both come to house)
I didn’t tip the dental hygienist yesterday or the osteopath. But why not?
I don’t take chocolates into the GP surgery either but I think I did the year DH was very ill and we used them a lot.
I used to give gifts to my mother’s carers and the people in the office where she lived.
As a teacher and then university lecturer I never got any gifts neither did my pharmacist husband.

I’m not a tipper either. I don’t even tip in restaurants unless the service has been brilliant.

Like others have said, it’s their job that they are paid for.

I wouldn’t even think to tip the bin men or postie. I live on a culdesac and the bin men reverse the lorry into the street, empty the bins there then leave them in a line across the road so whoever is next in or out of the road has to move them all…

I do however all say thank you and give my appreciation with words.

In 40 years of work, I have never had a bonus at Christmas - they just don't happen in the public and vo.untary sectors. So I don't understand why I might tip someone just for doing their normal job.

Cleaner gets cash, and a card hairdresser gets a bottle of wine and chocs/biscuits. No one else.
And no, I don't get a Christmas bonus as asked above

The paperboy gets a tenner.

Our postie and our Evri courier get £20 each. They're both fantastic, they really go above and beyond and they're so well liked in our village.

The way my hair appointments work out, I don't see my hairdresser in December but she gets £10 every time I go anyway.

The wee garage round the corner is brilliant - they often do wee bits of work on our cars for free, so they get one of those big boxes of Nestlé chocolate bars.

Edited because I forgot to add the vet staff - they get boxes of Christmassy things (mince pies, Stollen bites, Christmas cake slices etc) "from" our pets. Not hand/paw made of course!

We don't have a cleaner, dog walker or gardener.

Nobody, and nobody tips me at Christmas so all and all it’s equal.

I do wonder if the binmen actually receive some of these 'taped under the bin lid' gifts. 🫣

I work in public sector and am strictly not allowed to accept financial gifts, so am a bit shocked at all these bin men picking up extra tenners at Christmas. Gross misconduct for me and would get sacked for accepting.

I used to work in a school and it was lovely just to get a Christmas card from the children, very thoughtful. Plus lots of them bought gifts which contrary to popular opinion, were always greatly appreciated.
I remember baking dds teacher a cake after dd insisted we do it. Apparently he was overjoyed and told her there was no way he was putting it in the staff room! She did say he cut himself and the TA huge slices then offered the lady who came in to listen to readers the finest piece feasible before hiding the rest in his cupboard!
Dd also insisted we buy him a chocolate Father Christmas. He gladly took it, unwrapped it and bit the head off and ate it in one go in front of the entire class.
Happy memories.