Hello - we’ve been sitters for six years now and no we’ve never been left a tip 
We have arrived at house sits to find a nice bottle of wine awaiting us and have received a nice Christmas present while sitting over Christmas. It’s always a nice touch when a homeowner leaves a card and a bottle of wine upon your arrival to do a sit. On the other hand, we as sitters used to leave a card and a bottle of wine and now we sometimes bake a cake or have a meal waiting for the homeowner when they arrive back.
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