I've never met this adult woman carrier who delivers the paper by car. She also leaves the paper at the street end of the driveway. She always encloses a Christmas card with instructions where to send tips. The paper is delivered timely 7 days a week.
2006-12-11 09:22:18 · 15 answers · asked by robert k 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I think $5 is appropriate. Especially considering her way of asking for a tip is rather "tacky" to say the least. On top of that, you haven't exactly gotten award winning service either all year round. I'm sure that for the last month, that paper is exactly where it's suppose to be, but what about prior to that and what's going to happen after the season is over? Back to the same old toss?
My son has a paper route and although he's not our paper boy, I refused to allow him to put cards into people's newspapers. Most of us know when to tip for good service, Most of us know how much hard work goes behind the scenes that we dont care to acknowledge and most of us apreciate the delivery. Most of us will tip with or without a card, but how much depends upon the type of service you receive honey. And if your service is really bad and you are plucking papers off of your roof,,,signing the card and simply returning it would be just fine!
2006-12-11 09:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by Hollynfaith 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Tipping Newspaper Carriers
2016-10-19 05:45:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been a paper carrier for the last 19 years, and I'm going to e very honest. I pay attention to who is a good tipper, who is a great tipper, and who never tips. With newspapers constantly trying to reduce their overhead, by skipping equipment maintenance and buying poorer quality unprinted newsprint, the quality of the papers is suffering. My great tippers ($50.00 a year or more) NEVER get a torn paper. Their paper is always in a bag, and if they have special requests I do my very best to accommodate. My good tippers ($20 to $45 year) always get their papers in a bag, and I do search out good papers for them as well if I can. My non-tippers get what's left. I don't do this to be mean...nothing makes me happier than an easy day with un-torn papers...but because tipping should matter. Please remember that I absorb all the costs of delivery: my vehicle, my insurance, my gas, and I also have to buy the bags and rubber bands. I wish I made 20 cents a paper like the one guy said...13 cents per paper is what I'm paid and they're trying to knock that down to 11 cents. Add in the cost of bags, gas, etc., to get the papers to my customers everyday and I can promise you that tipping is often how I show a profit. Anyone who has ever done a service job understands that you are more likely to try harder when appreciation is shown. Compliments are nice, but a good tip makes all the difference. Also, for the people who think it's "tacky" to ask for a gift please understand, this isn't a "GIFT", it's a TIP, one that I am up at 12:30 am, 7 days a week to EARN. Your waiter or waitress spend 30 minutes to an hour serving your food, and expects a 15% tip, which you also expect to pay. Your paper carrier is out in every kind of weather, every day of the year and you think $5 is a good tip...for the WHOLE YEAR. You might want to rethink that, and see if your paper service improves.
2014-12-31 09:23:32 · answer #3 · answered by Darlene 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was a paper carrier when he was about 11. At Christmas he was given from $5. to $20 in a card from some people. He was given wonderful chocolates from others and from others, nothing. He never once asked for anything, nor sent out cards and made anyone feel obligated. He was not offended by those he did not recieve something from, as he never expected to recieve anything. His verbal thank you and a big smile was what his customers recieved. If I were you, I would give the adult carrier a nice wrapped box of chocolates left where she leaves your paper, with her name on it.
2006-12-11 09:59:40 · answer #4 · answered by Janice W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Five dollars should be enough. Or a five dollar starbucks giftcard so she can go warm up after delivering one day. I also think it's tacky to enclose a card with an address for gifts to be sent.
2006-12-11 10:30:07 · answer #5 · answered by Joan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A $20 Starbucks card?
2006-12-11 09:31:39 · answer #6 · answered by Mimi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So, like 1 and a half cents per day tip eh?
I hope you tip better than that when you go out to eat.
I wouldn't visit the same place to eat twice in a row, if you tip like that though....
I'm just saying.
$50-100 at Christmas for 7 day a week service is normal.
(10-25 cents per day, if they're delivering it to your door.)
You should realize that many carriers get like a flat rate of 20 cents per paper, and have to supply the vehicle.
Maybe you should try it, and then you'd see the light.
2014-04-14 09:25:37 · answer #7 · answered by Eric F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$5 to $10 depending on your budget and the number of wet papers you got throughout the year, unless your a Billionaire, which case 15% gratuity of annual sales would be about right.
2006-12-11 09:57:45 · answer #8 · answered by M_Palidin_2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every year, I tip $20 - $25 to my NY Times delivery guy
2006-12-11 11:55:35 · answer #9 · answered by iamcooldela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A small box of candy left by the mail box. or $2 to $5 is good
2006-12-11 09:34:33 · answer #10 · answered by Lillian S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋