Christmas Gifts for Services?

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I don't have the luxury of having a cleaning lady right now, so I'd just give myself a gift certificate for a massage. LOL:) But I do have a hairdresser that my whole family goes to (me,hubby, and two young boys), so I feel like she is part of the family.. a very dear friend at the least.. We visit when I'm getting my hair cut and she loves the show American Idol, so one year I bought her the Carrie Underwood CD, one year I gave her a candy jar with a lid and full of candy for her stand (she had candy in an old kleenax box and as you can imagine... it was getting hair in there)- I take her candy in the summer and try to keep it full for her. This year money was really tight, so I made fudge and chex mix for our friends, her included. It is the thought that counts! Happy holidays!

Gift cards are always great!

our cleaning lady is amazing and i really wanted to bless her this year. so we gave her a bonus of an extra months' pay (she comes every other week). from reading the other responses, i know that this is on the generous side, but i also know that she does not have much and i completely appreciate the work she does for our family. from my friends, i've heard that a bonus equal to one cleaning's pay is "normal" though i have no idea what proper etiquette is.
i'm feeling a little bad for my hairdresser now because thus far, i've only given her some homemade cookies. i'll probably give her a bigger tip next time i go in.
merry christmas! i'm sure whatever you decide to do will be right for you and your family.

I don't know what is expected, but this is what I do - I give modest gifts to hair stylists and a Christmas "bonus" of one week's pay to my cleaning lady (if she comes every other week then I pay her 1/2 of one visit). I hope that helps!

I'm not sure it's the proper etiquette; but, I have two ladies that clean weekly for me. At Christmas, I give each one $100. A long-term hairdresser, I would gift with doubling my service charges for that appointment.

I also gift my cleaning ladies around July 4th; so, they get two "bonus"es each year.

Hope that helps,
R.

Next year, or for another occasion, consider giving Scentsy!
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Fun products, and you can find something for everyone.

you could do a card and gift card or cash. Or if there is something that you know they like... get it, a special perfume or something they need.

Just a thought.

I am a cleaning lady and I hear from other cleaning ladies that their clients always give them their fee, so if they charge $100 per cleaning, they get $100 as a gift. I only wish that my clients were so generous. So far I have gotten a birdhouse and candle and $25. While I appreciate the thought, it does not make me feel very appreciated considering what I do for the families I work for. I guess it beats last year when only 1 out of 8 clients gave me a $5 Starbucks card. If you are fond of your cleaning lady, please be kind and realize how hard she works for you.

Put yourself in their shoes - what would YOU like to get for Christmas?!

Maybe a certificate for a free massage, a gift card for groceries, or even double their normal pay for one day's service.

I have never gifted my hair person, but I would probably only to a 10.00 gift card if I were to gift her.
I cleaned houses for many years. As a cleaning lady, you really start feeling part of the family if the client stays and visits with you once in awhile. In this case I would give her a gift card of 30.00 upto the amount you pay her each time she cleans.
If you don't really know the cleaning person, then I would probably stick with a 25.oo gift card...all this if the person has there own business.
If they work for a cleaning company and it's the same person everytime, then maybe a 50.00 gift card, because they are probably only getting paid 10-13 per hour. If it's several people that alternate, then I would just do a small gift package for each person.
Hope this helps!

I use to get money, perfume, home made cookie plater, Once I got Christmas sox. They will appreciate the thought more then anything and money is always needed. G. W