Tipping Mousekeeping

This became a bit heated discussion on the last forum.....some objected to tipping on Mouse keeping at all.....but I have generally done $5 a day and if the staff has been extra helpful or I've had them do anything extra while I was there....my last day I have left more.....but you do need to leave a note every day with the tip otherwise some Mouse keepers won't take it.....

I don't tip mousekeeping. With Dvc, we only have towels and trash day on the 4th day, not daily cleanup.

I know but for the sake of staying at a non Disney room I was trying to hVe input based on what I used to do before DVC or when I went without staying dvc

We tip a dollar a day per person. We give the tip at the end of the trip with a thank you note but also round up. If the tip came to $8.00 then I will give $10.00 or if the tip came to $16.00 then I will give $20.00. In December 2015, I ordered an in-room celebration since it was Neda's birthday and our anniversary. I gave the Mousekeeper a $20.00 tip the day they vacuumed up all the rose pedals off the floor and gave an additional $20.00 tip on top of the standard room tip the day we left for having to clean all the rose pedals off the other bed.

We usually tip at least $5.00/day, if not more.  When we stayed at the GF, we always had extra towels, toiletries, etc.  It was so nice to come back to our room
at night to have our beds turned down, our adorable animal towels and chocolates on our pillows.  We never left our room a mess when going out.  I could never
understand people leaving their room looking like a stye for mousekeeping to clean.  Their jobs are not easy, especially when you have to clean up after someone
else.  We had similar experiences when we stayed at the CR and PV.  We always left them notes with the tip.  On our last day we would tip them $20.00.
I remember one time at the GF, the mousekeeper did not want to take it, saying it was too much.  With tears in her eyes, she finally accepted it. 

So, my question to clarify things, if you tip are you DVC and still do $1/person a day, or are you not DVC? As Dean stated above, they only bring towels and clean the 4th day. Thanks!

I am not DVC and we tip