{"id":11641,"date":"2019-12-16T16:06:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T21:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=11641"},"modified":"2019-12-16T16:07:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T21:07:39","slug":"how-to-tip-your-new-york-city-building-doormen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/how-to-tip-your-new-york-city-building-doormen\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Tip Your New York City Building Doormen"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

What is the customary tip for your luxury high-rise doormen? or for that matter, your super, your porters, and housekeeper? Every other guide simply defers to the non-advice of “it depends.” So we will try to be more concrete. First, check out our guide on how MUCH to tip doormen<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Most People Give More Money than Expected<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In an infamous and wide-ranging study, Sociology professor Peter Bearman sent students out on a massive crowd-sourced effort to interview doormen everywhere<\/a> and ask about tipping. He found that most of your neighbors will lie about how much they give – because they actually give more!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What’s the logic?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Some are naturally more generous. Others more frugal. We all lie somewhere on the spectrum, but of course we prefer not to spend more money than we need. Most New York<\/a> residents aim to be slightly above average tippers in their building. So they will tell their neighbors when asked a lower amount.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Perhaps they say they gave each doorman $50, but they did not include the Macy’s Gift Card worth another $50. Or that $50 only went to the least favorite doorman, but others got up to twice as much!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Many Residents Do Not Tip<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Ok, maybe not MANY, but a larger percent than most millennials would expect. Unfortunately, you can’t count the cheapskates into your equations. In some ways, it’s better to give nothing at all and have the staff assume you don’t know the culture and tradition. Because if you do tip, and it is far below the typical amounts, you actually end worse than the non-givers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What actually happens to you when you are a low or zero giver? Don’t expect any over the top service in the future. The next time you have guests coming over or a heavy delivery, the doorman will be very by-the-book. No bending the rules to make life easier. But worst of all, residents have reported that they know when the tip was too low. The staff suddenly stiffens up into a very stoic, almost blatantly obvious cold tone for the next few weeks. Ask yourself, is it really worth saving a few bucks if it means coming home to an awkward building lobby for the entire next year?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you actually own your unit<\/a> via a condo or co-op, then going the cheap route is incredibly foolish. Things happen when you live in a building for a long time, and you want the staff that is there day to day to be on your side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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