I'm sure there's a thread somewhere about this, but I couldn't find it. How much do you tip your mailman, paper person, etc. (If you do)? :bee:
Holiday tipping
- Thread starter fords8
- Start date
$30?!? That's very generous. I think there is a limit as to how much a Federal employee can receive in gifts. It used to be $15 when I worked as gov't employee, but probably a little higher now.
My mailman got a box of FM chocolates.
My mailman got a box of FM chocolates.
I thought the same thing. I guess I'm cheap. Does anyone give their mail person a tin of cookies or would those not get eaten? My mailman is really nice and I feel bad because Sadie wants to eat him. Last week he tried to "meet" her in hopes that she wouldn't hate him so much, but she wasn't having it. I had to hold her down. :surrender:
Is $10 in a nice card too cheap to bother? Would it be an insult?
This year I gave $20 Target gc's to everyone--teacher, special ed. teacher, teacher's aide, bus driver, bus aide, speech/language pathologist, and mailman. Do you guys give a present to the Sunday school teacher too? I know his main teacher, but don't know the assistants and don't know the logistics of giving them all something...
- Messages
- 6,469
- Highlights
- 0
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 604
- Location
- In the dunes of a cave
- Peak Coin
- 0.000000¢
- DB Transfer
- 0.000000¢
My uncle is a mailman and appreciates any cash he is given.
- Messages
- 839
- Highlights
- 0
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 402
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Peak Coin
- 0.000000¢
- DB Transfer
- 0.000000¢
My dh was the UPS guy for 25 years. Anything was always appreciated. He was great at his job and would get anywhere from $1500 to $2500 in cash. He got $5 from some and $100 from others. He also was given Dept. 56 gifts (which you may see in pictures if I ever finish decorating), gift baskets, Bulls/Bears tickets, wine, liquor, candy, cookies, dinner certificates....EVERYTHING!!! It was all appreciated. I miss those days a little.
There's just something about dogs and mailmen. My neighbor's little Westie, who barks a lot to begin with, barks like a crazy dog at the first sighting of the mailman. Doesn't stop until he's completely out of her sight. Ruffle has a pretty good view from the living room window. :giggles:
Haven't given a tip to the mailman in several years - for a while we had a total idiot delivering the mail - seemed like just about every week we got someone else's mail and would get pieces dropped off from neighbors regularly. Within the past year we got a new guy and he's great. Haven't gotten anyone else's mail in a long time and he's a friendly guy. I was thinking of giving him something this year and $10 was the amount I was considering.
Just think, if 10 families give him $10, there's $100 right there.
Also used to tip the garbagemen but stopped doing that too.
Wow that's great! Back when my Mom had a gift shop, we LOVED our UPS guy (Bill). He did us a lot of favors so I know my mom treated him good at Christmas. I miss chatting with him. He's retired now and is a meter man to keep busy.
Now let's see that Dep. 56!!!
That was my thinking too. I have never and will never tip garbage men. I have a love/ hate relationship with them.....................as in I love to hate them. :snicker:
H
hsmomof6
Guest
What about your hairdresser or the shampoo person (mine is a guy)? Do you give them something extra for the holidays, and, if so, how much/what?
I am going to give $15 to the mailman and garbage man. They are both great. The garbage man took all the debris from our recent remodeling without a word, he even took the torn out carpet and plywood that DH just laid on the side walk without putting in trash cans or bags.
- Messages
- 554
- Highlights
- 0
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 102
- Location
- western suburbs, IL
- Peak Coin
- 0.000000¢
- DB Transfer
- 0.000000¢
I love this thread every year!
I send a $15 check to my Trib delivery lady's house - she puts a flyer out with her info (kind of ballsy - but hey, it works!). Then when she cashes it, I know she got it; and I'm not standing outside at 5am waiting for her.
We seem to have a different mail carrier every day - so I'm not sure what to do about that.
Otherwise, all teachers and music/art/etc and RE teachers will be getting FM candy this year and some cool notebooks my brother makes at fieldnotesbrand.com which he gives me for free. I do make my kids write a real note to their teachers, not just sign the card.
Yahoo! I had it easy and cheap this year.
I send a $15 check to my Trib delivery lady's house - she puts a flyer out with her info (kind of ballsy - but hey, it works!). Then when she cashes it, I know she got it; and I'm not standing outside at 5am waiting for her.
We seem to have a different mail carrier every day - so I'm not sure what to do about that.
Otherwise, all teachers and music/art/etc and RE teachers will be getting FM candy this year and some cool notebooks my brother makes at fieldnotesbrand.com which he gives me for free. I do make my kids write a real note to their teachers, not just sign the card.
Yahoo! I had it easy and cheap this year.
- Messages
- 1,362
- Highlights
- 0
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 602
- Location
- Richton Park
- Peak Coin
- 0.000000¢
- DB Transfer
- 0.000000¢
I have my mail lady fannie may and a glade candle . Also sent fannie may to the homeschool coop leaders. I know cash is appreciated. But i would rather give "stuff" than money
. Also sent fannie may to the homeschool coop leaders. I know cash is appreciated. But i would rather give "stuff" than moneyThis year I'm giving my ups man some fm candy, he is really nice and has been delivering to us for years. I'm thinking maybe a target gc $10? And mailman, well, we get our mail like at 4-5 pm every day. Seen him one day at cvs shopping! Lol. School teacher is getting fm candy too.
- Messages
- 839
- Highlights
- 0
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 402
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Peak Coin
- 0.000000¢
- DB Transfer
- 0.000000¢
Btw, I'm thinking of turning in my mail carrier to the Postal Inspection Service for Christmas. My mail gets misdelivered weekly and I get neighbors mail too. He delivers the right house number to the wrong street all the time. As a courtesy I drive it over to the other neighbors. They hand mine back to him to misdeliver again. Also, I will get no mail for several days, then get several bundles all in one day. I swear I have the guy that will be on the news that has been taking it home with him or in the trunk of his car.
:surrender:
:surrender:
