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Post by goldenlove on Dec 20, 2018 8:55:14 GMT -6
I feel bad that I've never tipped my mail person or garbage men. How do you do it logistically? Mail people I guess you can put it in the mailbox but I don't normally see the garbage people since they come while we're at work.
This year we did put a treat basket on our porch filled with water, Gatorade and snacks with a thank you note for all the delivery people.
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Post by sophiegrace on Dec 20, 2018 9:07:35 GMT -6
I feel bad that I've never tipped my mail person or garbage men. How do you do it logistically? Mail people I guess you can put it in the mailbox but I don't normally see the garbage people since they come while we're at work. This year we did put a treat basket on our porch filled with water, Gatorade and snacks with a thank you note for all the delivery people. I just just tape a ziploc bag with the cards inside to the lid of the can with a sharpied note on it that says “company name pickup crew”. I’ve only done it since we have moved to this house because they go above and beyond IMO. Instead of just dropping the can where they toss the bags into their truck one of them always walks it back behind one of the columns about 20 feet away. Mail lady gets a gift because she brought the mail to our house for an entire year after M was born so I didn’t have to go down the driveway to get it with her. UPS/fed ex because we do 95% of our shopping online so they’re always here. That could be argued as job security I supposed, but they’re nice guys and UPS laughed it off when asshole dog got in his truck and wouldn’t leave over the summer. I’m not sure if I would tip if they all weren’t doing some great things. Just because I probably wouldn’t think about it. |
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Post by danib on Dec 20, 2018 9:26:51 GMT -6
We don't really have anyone to tip. Our mail goes to a community mailbox around the corner so we never actually interact with the postal workers.
I had planned on giving the babysitter something but she never came back after she gave her notice at the beginning of the month so I was unable to.
We give our neighbour a gift card every year because he's really helpful around our yard (his yard and our yard are attached and tiny so he always mows our yard for us) and he's really sweet to the boys.
And the winter after H was born I wad paying a neighborhood kid to shovel my driveway so I did give him an extra few $$ just before Christmas.
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Post by cookswithwine on Dec 20, 2018 9:31:12 GMT -6
Ppl in our neighborhood tip the garbage men. But I haven’t done it yet.
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Post by danib on Dec 20, 2018 9:36:01 GMT -6
How do you tip the garbage person? Do you watch and hope you catch them when they come by?
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Post by cookswithwine on Dec 20, 2018 9:39:02 GMT -6
How do you tip the garbage person? Do you watch and hope you catch them when they come by? Ive seen ppl hand it to them or tape it to the top of the can. |
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Post by sophiegrace on Dec 20, 2018 9:40:02 GMT -6
How do you tip the garbage person? Do you watch and hope you catch them when they come by? Put the cards in a ziploc and tape it to the top of the can with their company name written on it so they know it’s for them |
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Post by starbuck on Dec 20, 2018 10:13:47 GMT -6
How do you tip the garbage person? Do you watch and hope you catch them when they come by? Put the cards in a ziploc and tape it to the top of the can with their company name written on it so they know it’s for them Nobody steals the cards? |
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Post by sophiegrace on Dec 20, 2018 12:11:11 GMT -6
Put the cards in a ziploc and tape it to the top of the can with their company name written on it so they know it’s for them Nobody steals the cards? Not yet, watch it happen this year We put our garbage out after dark and they do pick up around 4 am. Combined with the road being 50 mph I’m not sure anyone would see it there unless they stopped and were looking for it. I’m sure that it’s a completely different situation at a house in a neighborhood, not sure what we would do then. |
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Post by elle on Dec 20, 2018 12:37:21 GMT -6
This brings up a good question... who do you tip/gift at the holidays? And is it based on if you see them (i.e. hairdresser)? Our kids love watching the garbage men and they wave back and forth etc. I’ve never tipped them before but I am thinking about doing so now... but also wanted to give them a decent meat and cheese or goodies box... but....garbage truck. Not sure what to do, they’ll come Xmas Eve morning. My hairdresser (who owns the salon) saw me on Nov 30 and I only tipped her what I normally do (20%) on top of product I buy from her etc. So if my bill is $300, she gets an extra $60. I can’t justify giving much more but am I being cheap? Technically if your stylist is also the owner, a tip isn't necessary. So you're actually generous on a regular basis. I'd say you're good. |
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Post by elle on Dec 20, 2018 12:42:03 GMT -6
Our garbage people (and recycling and green waste, all the same company, different trucks) don't ever get out of the trucks. The cans are picked up with an automated arm and dumped directly into the truck. If I taped a gc to the lid it would for sure be lost. I could try to catch them of course, but with 3 different trucks coming by on Mondays but somewhat random times, it would be rather tricky. We've never tipped them before for those reasons.
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Post by sophiegrace on Dec 20, 2018 12:58:27 GMT -6
Our garbage people (and recycling and green waste, all the same company, different trucks) don't ever get out of the trucks. The cans are picked up with an automated arm and dumped directly into the truck. If I taped a gc to the lid it would for sure be lost. I could try to catch them of course, but with 3 different trucks coming by on Mondays but somewhat random times, it would be rather tricky. We've never tipped them before for those reasons. WHAT! You have magical garbage trucks over there? That’s amazing. |
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Post by goldenlove on Dec 20, 2018 13:16:21 GMT -6
Our garbage people (and recycling and green waste, all the same company, different trucks) don't ever get out of the trucks. The cans are picked up with an automated arm and dumped directly into the truck. If I taped a gc to the lid it would for sure be lost. I could try to catch them of course, but with 3 different trucks coming by on Mondays but somewhat random times, it would be rather tricky. We've never tipped them before for those reasons. Ours are the same I think which is why I'm baffled that people are able to tip them lol. We have waste, recycling and yard waste. No idea if they are 3 separate trucks/companies but I have no idea how to tip them. |
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Post by elle on Dec 20, 2018 13:30:55 GMT -6
Our garbage people (and recycling and green waste, all the same company, different trucks) don't ever get out of the trucks. The cans are picked up with an automated arm and dumped directly into the truck. If I taped a gc to the lid it would for sure be lost. I could try to catch them of course, but with 3 different trucks coming by on Mondays but somewhat random times, it would be rather tricky. We've never tipped them before for those reasons. WHAT! You have magical garbage trucks over there? That’s amazing. 🤣 I'm not even certain if we have one or two garbage people in the trucks, I'm guessing two in case something gets hung up, because I've never seen them. Wacky, right? |
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Post by tgrimes on Dec 20, 2018 14:35:49 GMT -6
Our garbage people (and recycling and green waste, all the same company, different trucks) don't ever get out of the trucks. The cans are picked up with an automated arm and dumped directly into the truck. If I taped a gc to the lid it would for sure be lost. I could try to catch them of course, but with 3 different trucks coming by on Mondays but somewhat random times, it would be rather tricky. We've never tipped them before for those reasons. Same here. |
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Post by sarahwithanh on Dec 20, 2018 18:20:40 GMT -6
sarahwithanh I only tipped mine $30 which is her hourly rate. What did he think you should tip? he tips $100. He's crazy though |
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Post by sarahwithanh on Dec 20, 2018 18:48:27 GMT -6
I don't tip garbage or mail people. I'm definitely stingy. By technical rules USPS aren't even suppose to accept anything over $20 and no cash or GC.
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