Tip? How Much?
Garbage (see below)
Recycling N/A.
Mailman (see below)
Paper boy/girl N/A.
Maid N/A.
Housekeeper N/A.
Valet N/A.
Chauffer N/A.
Nanny N/A.
Cook N/A.
Personal Trainer N/A.
What else?
The only two of these that I have are the mailman and the garbage men. It is not customary to tip either, here. DONE!
Same here...the only ones we have that are on the list are the mail and garbage guys, and they're not normally tipped around here. I usually only give tips to wait staff at restaurants, and to bellboys that have to wrangle our luggage at hotels when we go on trips. I normally leave 20% to 25% for wait staff, and a couple bucks per bag for bell boys (maybe a little more if they're really quick about getting the luggage to our room). Oh, and if I visit a shoeshine stand, I'll tip the shoe shiner a few bucks.
Cook and maid got tip last night.
A couple years ago we had an exceptional mailman and, yes, you are not supposed to tip Federal employees, but we gave him $10 or $20 (can't remember exactly).