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sunnyplus3
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
Posted by Kara
Posted by Chatham-Chick
My mail carrier would come out from the back if he saw me at the post office and take care of what I ever needed. Actually, he used to get upset at the thought that I went to the post office as opposed to calling them and having him take care of whatever I needed, whether it was come to our house to pick up a package, bring me stamps, boxes, etc..
Maybe it's just me, but I find that really weird. I think I'd be uncomfortable if my mail man treated me this way. (Not the other package stuff, that's wonderful!) It's not his job to deliver stamps to you or pick up your packages... At least, none of the post offices where I live offer those services. They'd never be able to deliver all the mail if they were also doing this for everyone. If I called the post office and asked them to have my mailman deliver stamps to me, I think they'd hang up on me... Unless I placed an order online! Then he'd have to bring them. 
It's nice that he goes above and beyond and you think the service is great, though. That's what matters!
My mailman at my old house was the BEST. I ran a small business from home & this was before you could buy postage online. I'd often under estimate the amount of postage I'd put in some of my mailings, he'd always just add it for me then leave me a little note with the amount. I'd always round it up or add a dollar or two extra for his time. I always gave him a generous tip at the holidays. I actually miss him, he was the quintessential American mailman.
I'm in the medical field & we as an office get food gifts everyday through december from patients. I've also gotten jewelry(from women), candles, gift cards, tickets to a show and many other things from patients as tokens of appreciation. Which is what a holiday tip is to me.
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
Posted by Kara
Posted by Chatham-Chick
My mail carrier would come out from the back if he saw me at the post office and take care of what I ever needed. Actually, he used to get upset at the thought that I went to the post office as opposed to calling them and having him take care of whatever I needed, whether it was come to our house to pick up a package, bring me stamps, boxes, etc..
Maybe it's just me, but I find that really weird. I think I'd be uncomfortable if my mail man treated me this way. (Not the other package stuff, that's wonderful!) It's not his job to deliver stamps to you or pick up your packages... At least, none of the post offices where I live offer those services. They'd never be able to deliver all the mail if they were also doing this for everyone. If I called the post office and asked them to have my mailman deliver stamps to me, I think they'd hang up on me... Unless I placed an order online! Then he'd have to bring them.
It's nice that he goes above and beyond and you think the service is great, though. That's what matters!
I agree with you Kara...thats a little too stakerish for me!! 
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| Posted 11/19/07 8:32 AM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
Posted by Anniegrl
Maybe I missed this, but did anybody say what they tip their cleaning person? This is the first year that we've had a cleaning lady and I'm not sure what to give her.
My cleaning lady is self employed, and I provide the cleaning products for her. For what she charges me to clean my house (granted I have a huge house), I do not tip her. I did give her a little "bonus" with the last time because she went way above and beyond a couple of weeks ago, doing a true extensive clean (organzing closets, etc...)
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| Posted 11/19/07 2:15 PM |
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ExpectingJoy
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
I tip our:
mailperson $30
garbage $25 each (three of them)
nanny one weeks pay
cleaning lady (she comes once a week) $300. I love our cleaning lady. She has went above and beyond, is amazing to our daughter (gets her birthday gifts), and has been with us for three years. She doesn't charge me much for her stellar services, imo, and has shown character and integrity and reliability. I want very much to keep her happy with my family. I hope not to have to replace her. Otherwise, it would be 100 or so.
I always tip two extra people as well...
My hair colorist
and believe it or not, the front desk receptionist at my gym (she gets an amex card). She somehow always gets me into the full spin or strength classes.... Spaces open up, imagine that:)
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| Posted 11/19/07 10:12 PM |
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my3boys
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
We usually only tip the mail man (about $20) The garbage men come way to early (has to be around 6am and we're never up that early) We haven't even seen our garbage men and we've been her going on 4yrs 
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| Posted 11/19/07 11:12 PM |
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
I will tip the mailman $20 this year (last year i just moved in around this time) He is very nice, always waves to me etc. Garbage men?? NOTHING.. they
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| Posted 11/20/07 1:12 PM |
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
I wont be tipping either just my opinion, I believe mailmen and Santitation workers get paid a salary with benefits, to do there job, If you have developed a personal relationship (like you have gotten to know yours over the years, I could see why you would tip)….but I don’t see it like being a waiter, most waiters make $3 an hour …( they live off there tips) ( I waitressed for 10 years) they make so little because they depend on their tips, unlike mailmen and sanitation workers, and I do feel a little insulted when I get a card telling me where to send their tips….just my opinion
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| Posted 11/20/07 4:46 PM |
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luckysmom
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
We don't tip
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| Posted 11/20/07 5:04 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
Posted by Blazesyth
We don't tip anyone. None of them go 'above and beyond' to deserve a tip. It's not my fault they have crappy jobs.
Just my 2 cents!
wow, crappy jobs? really?
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| Posted 11/30/07 3:55 PM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
Posted by quehoraes
Posted by Blazesyth
In regards to me calling it a 'crappy' job - in my opinion, yes you have a 'crappy' job if you put your hand out and solicit tips from people.
This has ZERO to do with having a "crappy" job, but more to do with not having much tact.
Which seems to be plaguing you as well.
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| Posted 11/30/07 3:58 PM |
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bigtrux707
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
I'm not going down this road again this week. Please see my post NFR spinoff---Why "I'M" proud to be a blue collar worker. Self explanatory.... 
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| Posted 11/30/07 4:12 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
wow! i just read thru (most of) this thread - i had no idea it got so heated!
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| Posted 11/30/07 4:16 PM |
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PotofLuck06
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
Posted by Lisa
Posted by Kara
Posted by Chatham-Chick
My mail carrier would come out from the back if he saw me at the post office and take care of what I ever needed. Actually, he used to get upset at the thought that I went to the post office as opposed to calling them and having him take care of whatever I needed, whether it was come to our house to pick up a package, bring me stamps, boxes, etc..
Maybe it's just me, but I find that really weird. I think I'd be uncomfortable if my mail man treated me this way. (Not the other package stuff, that's wonderful!) It's not his job to deliver stamps to you or pick up your packages... At least, none of the post offices where I live offer those services. They'd never be able to deliver all the mail if they were also doing this for everyone. If I called the post office and asked them to have my mailman deliver stamps to me, I think they'd hang up on me... Unless I placed an order online! Then he'd have to bring them.
It's nice that he goes above and beyond and you think the service is great, though. That's what matters!
I agree with you Kara...thats a little too stakerish for me!!
Just to clarify - the USPO is offering services to your home now to make lines at the main branches shorter, and easier on the customer during the year. This includes stamp ordering, mailing packages from home and the mailman picking them up from your doorstep. You pay online and they get a notice. It makes life easier on those of us who work early morning jobs before the USPO opens now at 9am. We get reminders about this at least once a week now in the mail on their services. They're trying to compete against UPS and FedEx, etc who offer similiar service.
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| Posted 11/30/07 4:28 PM |
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KateDevine
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
Posted by Blazesyth
We don't tip anyone. None of them go 'above and beyond' to deserve a tip. It's not my fault they have crappy jobs.
Just my 2 cents!
Yeah....um, just say you don't tip. You don't have to say that it isn't your fault they have "crappy" jobs.
And who would do those jobs if these people didn't?
Signed,
The proud granddaughter of a Sanitation worker and the wife of a city EMT 
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| Posted 11/30/07 8:23 PM |
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Gertyrae
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
To answer the OP question -
We give the mailman a $25 Visa gift card or grocery card and the garbagemen $20 each (there's three).
We give the newspaper deliveryman $50 cuz we don't tip all year - we are on automated billing.
Amazingly, our mail is ALWAYS in the mailbox and the mailman takes the time to put any packages out of sight if we aren't home (we usually aren't) and our garbagemen take EVERYTHING we put out. I've seen them leave illegal garbage with pre-made stickers at other homes in my development saying "Special Collection", but they take anything we put out.
Maybe, if some of you who complain tried to make nice and acknowledge them for the holidays, you would get payback. I find it interesting that the people who tip seem to have no problems and the people who don't tip have major problems with their service.
No matter what their salary, these people are in the service industry - you tip at a restaurant and/or bar every time you go right? And you tip the person who cuts your hair correct?
I have never seen anything wrong with giving a holiday gift to people who perform a service for you all year long.
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| Posted 12/1/07 6:26 AM |
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johnsae
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
My mailman *****. He is the laziest man alive. He will leave a package under my mailbox instead of walking it up to my door (not a long walk). I literally have to hang mail out of my mailbox to have him mail it out....the flag-up means nothing to him. He gets no tip.
My UPS guy on the other hand is awesome. He always has a smile and he delivers stuff to me several times a week. I am giving him $100...I forgot to tip him last year, so it's for 2 years.
My hairdresser got a tip. $60
I'm giving our cleaning people a tip....
And the nanny that comes once a week...haven't decided what to give her yet though.
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| Posted 12/1/07 2:15 PM |
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SweetCin
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
This was on Yahoo today
Yahoo guide to holiday tipping
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| Posted 12/2/07 3:46 PM |
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MrsFlatbread
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Re: Holiday Tipping - Who, What and How?
Posted by Goobster
Posted by leese
.you have to admit that someone throwing out your trash or walking in rain, sleet and snow to deliver your packages deserves a little something extra if they go out their way throughout the year.
IDK, it just seems a bit harsh, no?
I totally agree. I think the job is a lot harder (maybe not mentally but physically draining) than people realize.
Does working with "crazy" people all year long deserve something a little extra? Nope, still not convinced mailman or garbage men should get a tip.
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