Would I be unreasonable…..

[Callaird]

…. To take baked goods to the tip for the staff there?

Parents recently deceased, selling their house (sob!!) getting rid of a lot of stuff, charity shops, family, local hospice and tip.

The staff at the tip have been so helpful (not just to me, everyone one who goes) we are still only allowed one person to take rubbish to the bins, I have been 7 times in 5 days and my brother took heavier stuff twice. I took more than 30 bags of wet, smelly garden waste and they just got on with it, told me to take the dry things.

They help get stuff out of the van and dump them, always helping, not hanging around chatting and just telling where to put things.

People I’ve mentioned taking them some homemade cakes/sausage rolls have said no! That’s weird!

Is it?!

We are definitely not allowed to give them money.

I think that's quite nice. I dont expect they get that sort of acknowledgement usually so would probably appreciate it.

It’s lovely to show appreciation. What do you think they’d like? Crate of beer between them? Individually wrapped baked goods? Fruit box? Chocolates? Bucket sized mugs for tea breaks with Thank You written on them? Photo of your parents in their house who they’ve helped? Pizza lunch delivery next Friday?

It’s not at all weird to thank. Someone’s home cooking might not always be appreciated though.

It's a lovely thought, but people may not want to accept home made goods in this time of Covid.

How about a couple of tubs of sweets for their break area?

Condolences for your loss. It must be an extremely stressful time.

I think it’s a lovely idea but would go with shop bought rather than home baked.

I think it's a lovely gesture.

It's tough clearing out family homes. I totally get why you appreciate their kindness. I hope you are OK.

I agree with others that you should send shop bought. Who knows what sort of unstable or vindictive elements out there would attempt to harm council employees with adulterated homemade goods? They probably have h&s policy to bin anything homemade or unsealed.

A very lovely gesture!
Agree with shop bought.

Shop bought individually wrapped.

I think not home made op. I’m sure your hygiene standards are fantastic but many people won’t eat stuff prepared by a random, a box of celebrations or something would be better.

My Mum always takes the men at the tip a box of chocolates/cookies/cake bars etc cause they always help her if she's struggling. I think shop bought might be better received by most people but they might be different. Definitely fine/nice to give something.

Agree a lovely gesture but go for shop bought.

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I agree with others that you should send shop bought. Who knows what sort of unstable or vindictive elements out there would attempt to harm council employees with adulterated homemade goods? They probably have h&s policy to bin anything homemade or unsealed.

What utter tosh!!

I doubt any of them feel like this.

OP You may well be in my borough, who are just lovely! They'd love cakes!

Get one of those tubs of heroes/quality streets/roses or maybe some Krispy cremes if you really want something baked

I think I'd go with shop bought, but also can you email the waste management bods at the council and tell them how helpful and kind they've been.
My mum had an assisted lift for her bins and when I rang to cancel it, I told the woman on the phone how highly my mum had always spoken about them. They came in and got her bin every collection and brought it right round to the back of the house for her again. They were so kind.
I was clearing the house when they were doing rounds one day and they came over to sympathise and thank me for phoning and complimenting them. My remarks had been passed on to them and they were very chuffed

Quite shocked at the number of people who would refuse home baking. Go for it OP, I think that would be lovely!

I would be careful mentioning how much they go out of their way coz in some places they probably do more than they are meant to and you don’t want to get them into trouble for giving an extra service .

I think it's a lovely idea but would probably go with a couple of tubs of quality street.

I would be happy to receive home baked but clearly many others wouldn’t so shop bought may well be best.

But absolutely not unreasonable to take them something, and agree with PP suggestion of sending in praise for them to the higher ups, it will be much appreciated!

I would hazard a guess that they would be delighted with homemade, and anyone who had an issue would be welcome not to take any! I would definitely do it OP.

Shop bought would be a nice gesture, somewhere nice like Waitrose. Not homemade due to covid risk (and even pre-covid many people didn’t risk eating home made goods from strangers).

Shocked st all this ‘no home baking’. We have carried on having home baked cakes etc at our village hall events, loads of sales of home made stuff at school etc. What are the concerns? That your kitchen isn't clean? Genuine question!
I would think home made sausage rolls, fresh from the oven, would go down a storm.

And a home made cake or sausage roll will be vastly better than even Waitrose shop bought cakes.

If someone has made something easier for you, especially when you’re in the midst of grief, then yes it is always a good idea to say thank you. Whether that’s with baked goods or with a card. I don’t understand why that would be weird

What are the concerns? That your kitchen isn't clean? Genuine question!

If you’re baking for strangers, they have no idea if your kitchen is clean and hygienic, if you wash your hands, store food at the correct temperatures, use fresh in-date ingredients. For all they know the dog could have drooled over it or the flour could have weevils. Or someone in the house could have covid, flu, norovirus, a bad cold etc.

Different baking for family and close friends but I wouldn’t bother for strangers.

Yes you totally should! Homemade is best. My mum was a great fairy cake maker. She quite often took a tub of freshly baked cakes when she went to the doctors, gave them to the bin men, the postman. I took tubs to work, so did my dad. Everyone loved it. After my mum had died I popped into her surgery and the staff were all reminiscing and were sad that they wouldn’t be getting them any more 🙂. A simple gesture that is greatly appreciated by many