Friday, December 3, 2010

The Boomer Chronicles

The Boomer Chronicles


Are You a Good Tipper?

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST

Consumer Reports has done a survey on how much people tip. Free Money Finance formatted it for easy reading. There are people on this list I would never think to tip. Check it out:

Cleaning Person
* 34% tip nothing
* 53% give cash, check or gift card
* 16% give a gift
* Median value of gift: $35

Child’s Teacher
* 40% tip nothing
* 16% give cash, check or gift card
* 45% give a gift
* Median value of gift: $20

Hairdresser
* 52% tip nothing
* 40% give cash, check or gift card
* 10% give a gift
* Median value of gift: $20

Newspaper Carrier
* 61% tip nothing
* 36% give cash, check or gift card
* 3% give a gift
* Median value of gift: $15

Barber
* 66% tip nothing
* 33% give cash, check or gift card
* 2% give a gift
* Median value of gift: $10

Pet-care provider
* 73% tip nothing
* 21% give cash, check or gift card
* 6% give a gift
* Median value of gift: $20

Lawn Crew
* 77% tip nothing
* 17% give cash, check or gift card
* 7% give a gift
* Median value of gift: $25

Mail Carrier
* 79% tip nothing
* 12% give cash, check or gift card
* 8% give a gift
* Median value of gift: $20

Garbage Collector
* 89% tip nothing
* 9% give cash, check or gift card
* 2% give a gift
* Median value of gift: $20

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