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Tipping Question

BunSnoop — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:21:18 GMT

Took my queen size comforter to the laundromat. I have not used a laundromat in several years. I though I was going to wash it there myself, but when I started looking at the machines, instructions, etc. I must of looked a little bit overwhelmed and the employee said they offer a service where you can leave it with them and they will wash and dry it for you and it will be ready for pick-up later the same day.

I said that sounds good and decided to go home and do some other "getting ready for spring" projects.

The price for cleaning and drying it was $20. Should I have given the girl a tip? I did not think to do so at the time, but thought about it later. She is not the owner.

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ILTH — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:23:30 GMT

No.

Tipping is for pickup and delivery.

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kaydee50 — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:27:42 GMT

No.

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ValuSkr — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:31:46 GMT

I wouldn't.

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candyagain — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:32:10 GMT

I tip everybody all the time. I did so many service jobs as a young person that I appreciate what they do. I also love the happy reactions I get for a small amount of money. For example, when I go to get coffee at the donut shop I tip a dollar. I give the person that pumps my gas enough to get hot coffee in the winter or iced coffee in the summer. They are always glad to get even that small amount of money. They tend to remember me when I return,too. But i's the thanks and the smiles that I really get a kick out of.

I dont tip people tha give me terrible service but most others.

Don't feel guilty -- most people don't know when or what to tip. You could drop in some day and give her a few biucks or could call the owner/manager of the laundromat and say what great customer servce because of that employee. That's one of the best ways to say thanks. I find, too, that the boss is just as happy to hear that the customer is pleased.

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dex — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:36:25 GMT

I had a young guy spray my house for carpenter ants.He was great and did a good job.After he left I thought I should have tipped him so I called the company for his name and sent him a card and tip.He called me when he received it to thank me and said the card alone made his day but the extra cash sure was nice too.

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GAQShopr53 — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:15:48 GMT

I think you already tipped as $20 to wash and dry a queen size comforter seems kinda high. If the total amount had been lower then I would have tipped a couple of dollars!

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BirkiLady — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:49:03 GMT

I would have tipped $4.00 for her time and trouble. She probably makes minimum wage and certainly made your life much easier. I always have the attendant take care of my large comforters because I know their machines are cleaner than those used by the public! It's a small price to pay for cleanliness and my time.

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ID2 — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:32:05 GMT

Absolutely you should have tipped!!

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:40:02 GMT

In a situation where they have "my stuff," I tip before, when I drop it off and if it's a different person when I pick it up, I tip as well.

I do that with valet parking. I want them to take care of my stuff.

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GiantsLover — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:46:59 GMT

If I pay for expensive seperate insurance I never tip.

Anything you value if expensive needs to have insurance so if it is ruined or stolen you get $ for that.

I always buy additional insurance whenever leaving anything expensive, or something I really love, with others to be dry cleaned, or washed and dried.

I learned my lesson when my Brother came back from Viet Nam with 2 sets of Oriental Asian hand embroidered silk pajamas sets, and two gorgeous silk embroidered kimono robes which were all extremely costly. 1 for our Mom and 1 for me.

Eventually they needed to be cleaned so I took everything to the dry cleaner and did not think to purchase separate insurance.

When I went in to pick everything up they said there was an accident with the machines so they ruined everything and they trashed all of items,

They said I was entitled to nothing since I did not purchase the separate insurance from them.

Lesson well learned at a very high cost. Those items were very precuous to Mom and me since they were a gift from my Brother.

Now I always buy the additional insurance if I want something back without damages.

I also insured my wedding gown which was custom made by a well known designer. when I gave in to be custom cleaned and paper wrapped with acid free paper to be stored away in an acid free gown bag and insured in a cold storage facility.

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NicksmomESQ — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:45:31 GMT

I drop my comforters off at the laundrymat every so often to be washed.It’s not cheap.I never tip.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:46:02 GMT

No, you should not have tipped her. What she did was the equivalent of dropping off your dry cleaning. If use a laundry service that picks up and delivers my laundry and I tip the delivery person.

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NicksmomESQ — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:01:50 GMT

@GiantsLover So sorry to hear that the cleaners ruined your sentimental items. It’s water under the bridge now but the cleaners should not have disposed of the items they ruined.They should have given them back to you so you can see the damage yourself. They got rid of the evidence.

Also they had no right to tell you that because you didn’t purchase their insurance you had no recourse for compensation. That insurance is b.s. If they ruined your clothes they’re responsible plain & simple. They are supposed to be insured.They were passing their premium cost to customers. Because you didn’t help pay their premium they turned you away. If you would have pursued the matter via a certified claim letter, attorney letter or small claims summons you would have been compensated.

My DH is a manager for a major insurance company.They pay these sort of claims all the time.

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reiki604 — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:06:53 GMT

I drop off my quilts at the laundry a few times a year. I never tip them and I tip for everything!!! LOL!

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Sooner — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:09:13 GMT

I would have handed her $5.

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libbyannE — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:25:19 GMT

You did nothing wrong, but I tip service people who probably are underpaid in the first place. (Similarly, I always leave a tip for maid in a hotel. They are woefully underpaid.) So, yes, I would have quietly slipped her a few dollars. Only you know your own budget, though.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:09:36 GMT

The purpose of a tip is not and should not ever be to supplement someone's salary. That ridiculous, if that were the case, we'd all be tipping everyone in every store or who did any type of work, all day all the time. We tip service workers and delivery people and person works in store or shop; is not a service worker. Even as stretch, you can't consider someone who takes your laudry from you and gives your your receipt a service worker. My mother always said that over tipping and tipping when a tip was not required is as classless as not tipping when one should tip. I changed dry cleaners because the one I went to for several years had the audacity to put a tip jar on the counter. Like I should tip them on top of paying the $30 they charged to dry clean my husband's winter overcoat.

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RetRN — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:05:24 GMT

There was no need for you to tip.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:58:56 GMT

I have been getting my suits and dresses dry cleaned for decades (for many years in downtown Washington, DC) and I have never hear or been offered insurance at the dry cleaners.