Holiday Tipping

[L.Jane]

Now I'm feeling paranoid about gifts for our preschool teachers. One of the moms collected money from those of us who wanted to contribute to a group gift (probably 50%-75% of the moms), so I thought that meant no solo gifts. But now I'm thinking maybe I should bring cookies for the teachers, too?!?

No really, don't worry about it. As a past teacher, we get so much junk during the holidays. At least for me, I didn't want another thing of cookies. A lot of it went to waste.

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[MAPPLEBUM]

Tipping mail carriers is a thing in some neighborhoods. I've been thinking about doing it this year. We've had the same guy, super nice. A couple weeks ago he got jumped outside my apartment by two thugs trying to steal packages (he fought them off). He definite deserves a gift.

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I just learned Os class is doing a gift card for the teacher so I will contribute to that.

In OKC we had this great mail carrier and he would disappear around the holidays so I never got to tip him. The rest of the odd carriers in OKC were terrible.


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[MrsK]

Tipping mail carriers is a thing in some neighborhoods. I've been thinking about doing it this year. We've had the same guy, super nice. A couple weeks ago he got jumped outside my apartment by two thugs trying to steal packages (he fought them off). He definite deserves a gift.

FWIW, we lived next door to a mailman during internship. He had a route that required him to walk up to every house, trudging through several feet of snow in the winter. He knew everyone's pets, checked on elderly people on his route, etc. He really appreciated and relied on winter gifts but was not permitted to accept cash.

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[MrsK]

This is our former neighbor. These guys work hard.
https://youtu.be/m1LE-AB3HLo


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Yes! The UPS guys bust it too!


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[poky]

FWIW, we lived next door to a mailman during internship. He had a route that required him to walk up to every house, trudging through several feet of snow in the winter. He knew everyone's pets, checked on elderly people on his route, etc. He really appreciated and relied on winter gifts but was not permitted to accept cash.

Yup. No street mailboxes in the inner 'burbs (all mail slots/milk boxes in the house walls), so no way to deliver from a vehicle, and lots of snow (and heat and humidity in summer). I know a former postal carrier from that area who slipped on walkway ice one winter and screwed up his back bad enough that he hasn't worked since. We didn't actually know our carrier when we lived there, but we usually left a starbucks card for him at Christmas time.

And yeah, as the video shows, keeping a clear path to the mail slot is really nice...but then as he did near the end of the video, they often cut across the yard to get to the next house anyway, to cut down the total walking distance/time...

[Ladybug]

Mail carriers aren't "permitted" but in my experience they greatly appreciate cash gifts In cards. It makes their Christmas happen for their families and friends. No checks or trackable money gifts.

How to you tip FedEx and ups? I live by Amazon and they make my life so much easier!

[MrsC]

We have always given our mail carrier a cash gift. Though not technically allowed, they don't mind. Although I'm not happy with our current one because he's too lazy to come to our door with registered mail. Instead he leaves the "attempted delivery" slip in our mailbox and we have to go pick it up.
I attempted to tip our UPS guy last year by leaving a card taped to our door for him. He didn't take it. Will try to catch him this year because he's here at least once a week.

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[OrionGrad]

Do most of you actually see your mail carriers as they come by each day? If not, how do you give them the gift? I don't know my mail carrier's name yet, so I wouldn't even know what to write on the outside of the card.

[MrsK]

Do most of you actually see your mail carriers as they come by each day? If not, how do you give them the gift? I don't know my mail carrier's name yet, so I wouldn't even know what to write on the outside of the card.

You can leave a gift in the mailbox

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[OrionGrad]

[MENTION=1498]MrsK[/MENTION] But how will they know it's for them without a name on the card?

[Ladybug]

Ours comes to the door with packages and is very personable. He knew our old post guy from the previous house. They don't call it Smallbany for nothing. I would feel less obligated to tip if they didn't make so much effort to help with our packages throughout the year and always say hi. It was very different when I lived in Chicago and Seattle. I couldnt tell you who they were and never tipped. It depends on the relationship, as it should 😊

[MrsK]

[MENTION=1498]MrsK[/MENTION] But how will they know it's for them without a name on the card?

Write "letter carrier" on the envelope. Or if it's something like a wrapped box or envelope with a bow, it will be additionally obvious.

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[Howfunitis]

I will be tipping my mail man after a neighbor posted in the neighborhood FB page about tipping the mailman. Turns out I talk to his wife on a semi weekly basis so I'll be dropping it off to her. She has a 3 week old son and 2 older toddlers. I just have to ask when the other guys takes the route so he can have a card too. Won't be tipping anyone else because I have no one else. I appreciate my moms boss tipping her for the holiday. A week's worth of pay and she gets 2 weeks off. She works 12 hours shifts and didn't raise the price when #2 was born because she loved working with them.


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