My mailman is a nice guy. He did me a favor too, my mum forgot to put my apartment number on my christmas packages and he took down my name and apartment number and said he will deliver these too me.
How much should I put in a Christmas card for him to say thanks without being stingy and without being patronising?
Or, is it nice to bake some nice christmas cookies and give as a gift?
2006-12-15 04:03:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I'm beginning to wonder that tipping the mailman is just something we do in the UK not in the US. Is this the case then? In England you kindof get to know your mailman (postman) as they deliver personally to your door every day. Maybe this etiquette doesn't exist in the States them?
2006-12-15 04:12:09 · update #1
I don't know if I am prepared to go that far mrtsrywnn!! (sp?)
2006-12-15 04:24:04 · update #2
You just reminded me of an old joke.
When the mailman knocked on the door to deliver the mail, the lady of the house was waiting for him in her nightie, invited him to her bedroom where they had great sex.
After it was over, she handed him a dollar. The mailman, a little confused, thanked her and asked her why?
She replied: Oh, it was my husband's idea....When I asked him what to give you for Christmas he said; "Fu*k the mailman, give him a dollar!"
2006-12-15 04:15:51 · answer #1 · answered by mstrywmn 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Don't bake, he gets too much of that. I think the appropriate "gift" is a "Gift Card", at least $50.00 and that's not much, considering you get your mail 5 days a week,X 52 weeks! Not even a dollar a week. This is the time of year to Thank those people who do such "thankless" jobs, like your Superintendent,Mailman/woman the Bus Driver you see everyday, the people in the Convenience Store you go to. All the way down, and then your blessings will be 10 fold! Merry Christmas.
2006-12-15 04:10:33 · answer #2 · answered by peaches 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Actually Federal Employees like the mailman cannot accept cash tips. You can give him something as long as it doesn't cost more than $20. I think cookies are a great idea.
2006-12-15 04:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs_M 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tip the mailman???
Bake him some cookies, or maybe give him some summer sausage. No money. Make is something that means something.
2006-12-15 04:06:44 · answer #4 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering the fact that he leaves my packages on the outside of the mailbox for anyone to steal and how my neighbors and I are always exchanging mail he left in the wrong box-he's getting nothing from me. But if yours is nice, the cookie will work.
2006-12-15 04:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In America, postmen are some of the best paid people around. People do not tip people who make more per hour than they, themselves do. If you make over 20 bucks an hour, slip him/her a twenty. Otherwise, he/she is doing what he is paid to do. If you have a crush or something, ask him/her out.
2006-12-15 04:19:10 · answer #6 · answered by boozer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
just give him something nice! maybe a scarf if u live in a cold state or yeah cookies or a gift card to a store
2006-12-15 04:11:49 · answer #7 · answered by smile114 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is entirely up to you. It is not actually considered a tip, though. It is a gift, an expression of appreciation for his service to you. It can be however much or whatever you feel expresses your gratitude to him. You are not obligated to tip your mailman, but gifts are certainly appreciated by service people.
2006-12-15 04:13:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Federal law prohibits mail carriers from receiving tips.
2006-12-15 07:16:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always buy mine a lottery ticket. Also the trash guys, the tellers and anyone else who has gone the extra step for me, even if they only did so once.
2006-12-15 04:11:48 · answer #10 · answered by misspearlnecklace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋