does anyone here tip their mail man/women? how much do u tip him/her? is this tradition?
2006-06-13 06:41:19 · 24 answers · asked by STRYKE_POINTE 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
I used to work for the post office, and technically, it is against the law to give gifts to your postal carrier, although some people do it.
The problem is that, when you tip your carrier, you aren't tipping the others who work to get your mail to you. If you're going to tip, you also need to tip the clerks who sorted the mail, the mailhandlers who unloaded and reloaded the trucks and who cancelled the stamps, and the mail processors who ran the mail through the machines. Are you willing to tip all of them? If not, then don't tip your carrier.
2006-06-13 06:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As a casual mail handler all throughout college from Thanksgiving to Christmas, I will never, never, never send fruit or cheese as a gift for the holidays. I've unloaded tractor-trailers of that stuff by hand and it is backbreaking work. Should only the letter carrier be rewarded?
As a propane and fuel oil deliverman for Sunoco, I was not allowed to accept any monetary tip either. After you finished trudging through snowdrifts with the heavy hose making their delivery, hiking back to the truck, retracting the hose, printing the invoice, and walking back to the customer's door with the bill, you get some sarcastic remark about the price of gas (which I have nothing to do with).
What was really nice during the holidays as a deliveryman/mail handler was the gift of fresh bread or Christmas cookies from the lady customers, or a disposable cup of hot tea, coffee or cocoa from the guys.
I never had time to stop for myself on such a tight schedule, and these thoughtful gestures helped me keep going, in the post office and out on the road.
2006-06-19 04:04:27 · answer #2 · answered by loaferpost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see it as not so much a tip, but a friendly gesture. If you have a relationship with the mail carrier above and beyond he or she dropping the mail off, a nice card should suffice. Perhaps put in a $5 bill or something. Giftcard perhaps? Anything more seems crazy. Otherwise, forget about it. I have had this same dilemma with the person delivering my newspaper, but have yet to tip them.
2006-06-13 13:53:48 · answer #3 · answered by Bologna4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom works for the postoffice. They are not allowed to accept cash from any patrons. They can take food. ( Which we always loved when we lived at home.) Also I think it depends on your relationship with your carrier. If they go above and beyond trying to make sure that you get your mail and that you have good service then a gift or a card would be wonderful. My mom got gloves and scarfs and a basket one time with stuff like a ice scrapper and reflective cones in case she had an emergency.
2006-06-14 01:55:14 · answer #4 · answered by regan4love 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know people who will get their mail delivery person a small gift at Christmas but I have never done it. We have like 3-4 different ones who deliver to our house so I wouldn't know which one to tip anyway. Plus, as someone else said, they get paid plenty! I am sure they have way more money than I do and I am broke enough at Christmas as it is!
2006-06-14 14:19:08 · answer #5 · answered by boredgal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pfft...I wouldn't after all the hoopla I went through about not getting my mail.
It's all fine now....and I guess the postmaster was more to blame than the carrier.
It's a tradition to some and nothing to others. If you feel like they are worth a tip, then by all means slip them a spikes thank you in the mailbox.
Do you know your carrier's name?
2006-06-13 13:46:40 · answer #6 · answered by jaike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have never heard of the tipping the mailman during christmas bu now I get it. because of all the greeting cards and presents. That is a good idea. Maybe I'll pay them a dollar a day
2006-06-19 00:35:22 · answer #7 · answered by katers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually against the law and postal regulations to tip and for him to accept,but hes human and kinda works for ya so everything is overlooked.I tip my guy 10-15 bucks depending what i can spare. I told him i'd give him a 100 if he stopped bringing bills,but we have to work on details,lol.
2006-06-20 11:48:39 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually not a tip but a gift under 20 dollars.
2006-06-13 13:48:44 · answer #9 · answered by philip p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For some reason it is customary to give thim a SMALL token of apprecieation. We give our mail carrier a 20 gift card to a quick mart facility.
2006-06-13 17:54:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋