I buy my maid her soap, shampoo, toothpaste, milk etc. This is not be taken out of her salary.

However, we don't give her the Qtel cards. We got her a mobile chip but she spends for her phone cards on her own as this woman needs atleast QR200 worth of phone calls to make every month, which we cannot afford to do.

It's always nice to let her cook something she likes to eat as she may not be used to your food. We all eat the same food that is prepared by our maid but I tend to buy her the things that she likes to eat even if we don't like them.