How much to tip employees at kid party?

SallyJean95

It's at a indoor play center and there will be 2 employees helping the party.

CMDR513

How many kids? how long? What are their responsibilities- organizing wrist bands, bringing food, etc? 

I would typically say $25-40 per employee. 

SallyJean95

12 kids.  Only food is cupcakes for dessert and juice boxes.  They supervise play but don't really lead any games.  2 hrs.  

PI was thinking $20 ea? 

CMDR513

mainerocks:

CMDR513:

How many kids? how long? What are their responsibilities- organizing wrist bands, bringing food, etc? 

I would typically say $25-40 per employee. 

Holy cow! Seriously? I have no experience with this but I'm not even sure I would tip in this situation. Don't they get paid for this? That seems like a huge sum of money to hand out.  

I know it's crazy. DS is having his party at one of those places (did the same last year) and the tip was not included in the price. I, too, think it should be included in the price, as you are already forking out all that money for the place. 

CMDR513

$20 is plenty, especially since there are two of them. Ours does more than that, and there is only one person doing all the work. 

diana.filipi

I wouldn't tip them.

ETA: I guess if it actually said "tip not included" in the contract I would ask my girlfriends what they had done.  I wouldn't do more than $10 each and like I said, I would only do that if I felt I really was expected to.

IncognitoSuperhero

I worked at a restaurant/bowling alley type place and most of our business was booked events and parties. A "service charge" was included on the bill, however the servers running the events didn't even get half of that as tips and were paid minimum wage. It may have been our screwed up management cheating them out of earned money, but the fact that the bill said there was a service charge, the client assumed it was gratuity going to their server. If gratuity is not included I would definitely do 10 to 20 per person for the party you described since they aren't doing much.

saturdaynightdoubletree

diana.filipi:

I wouldn't tip them.

ETA: I guess if it actually said "tip not included" in the contract I would ask my girlfriends what they had done.  I wouldn't do more than $10 each and like I said, I would only do that if I felt I really was expected to.

This. Especially if the place "provides" a party helper and they're already getting paid.

Luckie519

diana.filipi:

I wouldn't tip them.

ETA: I guess if it actually said "tip not included" in the contract I would ask my girlfriends what they had done.  I wouldn't do more than $10 each and like I said, I would only do that if I felt I really was expected to.

This.  I have no experience with this, but in a similar situation, if someone is doing a service and they go above and beyond, I generally give them some type of tip.

SallyJean95

The contract did say tip was not included and in several places on their website and through dealings beforehand they made sure to remind you to tip the helpers. When I paid, on the receipt there was a place for a tip (like in a restaurant).  The manager who gave me the bill to pay even pointed it out and said that I could do just one tip on the bill and that the helpers would split it or I could just put cash in the bill envelope too.  So, needless to say, tipping was more than expected. 

They did a good job.  They didn't wow me but we had a pretty simple party.  They supervised at the bounce rooms, kinda played with the kids.  Set up all the party stuff and cleaned up.  Wrote down who gave what when opening gifts (which wasn't correct when I was looking at it later that night).  And took all the gifts out to my car. 

So I tipped each $20.  I would like to know how much they are being paid (minimum wage?) as I don't think they are making waitress type pay.  We were there 2 hours and they both were solely devoted to our party.  It's not like they could hustle and make a tip elsewhere during that time. 

superaunt

SallyJean95:

The contract did say tip was not included and in several places on their website and through dealings beforehand they made sure to remind you to tip the helpers. When I paid, on the receipt there was a place for a tip (like in a restaurant).  The manager who gave me the bill to pay even pointed it out and said that I could do just one tip on the bill and that the helpers would split it or I could just put cash in the bill envelope too.  So, needless to say, tipping was more than expected. 

They did a good job.  They didn't wow me but we had a pretty simple party.  They supervised at the bounce rooms, kinda played with the kids.  Set up all the party stuff and cleaned up.  Wrote down who gave what when opening gifts (which wasn't correct when I was looking at it later that night).  And took all the gifts out to my car. 

So I tipped each $20.  I would like to know how much they are being paid (minimum wage?) as I don't think they are making waitress type pay.  We were there 2 hours and they both were solely devoted to our party.  It's not like they could hustle and make a tip elsewhere during that time. 

we just had a party at a jump place and it was such a great experience. DH paid the bill and i later asked if he tipped, hoping he did because it was that good of an experience. he ended up tipping like 15 percent of the total bill which i felt was a good chunk. they didn't break out in a sweat helping us, but the help they did provide was really awesome- set up, clean up, hauling stuff to and from car, etc. such a great experience and i'm so glad he tipped what he did.

SallyJean95

  

Found this on the internet.    

Depending on location, bounce party pro's make about $8 per hour plus tips.

WestCoastMommy

Wow Ive hosted 4 parties at 2 different indoor party places and never did any of them say anything about tipping. I assume that the helpers come as part of total amount we pay to have the party there. I wouldn't tip in my situation but I guess if they are basically asking for it you will have to do something.