Planning to tip my building doormen, but also love making holiday cookies, do you think spreading a little extra cheer is still acceptable these days, or are people hesitant about homemade foods?

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Hesitant about homemade food. Cash!

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Would pass on the cookies-only because you don’t know about people’s food allergies. Cash is safer

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Yup!

Cookies are a great idea. They will be well received. But you don’t substitute for the cash. But they will endear you to the crowd.

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Make the cookies but it’s not a sub for cash. Consider it an extra token of holiday cheer

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We’re doing cash and a bottle of champagne, agree that a little extra something is a good gesture

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You can always make it and ask. If they want one, give it. But can position it as checking whether they are comfortable and allergies etc. That said, this is still the cherry on top of the cash tip.

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