Tipping at Christmas.

[Bewlay Bros]

At Christmas, do you tip your........

1) Morning paper boy

2) Free evening paper boy

3) Dustman

4) Postman???

[jodie73]

I tip the paperboy
Binmen- no cos they watched me struggle when i was 9 months pregnant to put my bin out just to drive off without emptying it!
Postman-no.

[bobtheturkey]

yes i give them a tip "find a proper job you weirdo"

[cazzz1975]

why do you have to tip someone who is employed to deliver mail,papers,empty rubbish ect....

should we tip the checkout woman for scanning our shopping?

[bobtheturkey]

why indeed cazz they should be shot for being so mentally impaired

[cazzz1975]

someone has to do it bob, remember that when you see the ol geezer scrubbing the urinals whilst your using them...

[sense4all]

I reward the people who do a good job for me through out the year. It is optional and if you don't appreciate their efforts, or they don't go the extra distance for you I wouldn't do it either!

[cazzz1975]

they get paid already for doing the job, if they didnt get a wage they wouldnt do it at all.

[sense4all]

I don't believe ( irrespective of the strike) that my particular postie or old binmen get /got paid commensurately for the extra service that they give/gave in our community. I doubt that the new lot who want to charge me a new rip off rate for only their binbags will see a bean unless the service of the new crew is exceptional.

[cazzz1975]

well the extra service I get from my binmen is zero, infact I myself have the extra service to provide of sweeping up the rubbish they drop all over the ground, not to mention that after 2 weeks of painstaking paper separation for recycling they emptied all my efforts into the same cart they emptied the black sacks into..

we all have jobs to do in life, my mom has to feed elderly people who are incapable, she has to wash and dress them also, she works her xmas's regularly and gets a lower pay rate than the bin men...and no she doesnt get any tips.

[bobtheturkey]

wouldnt matter to me if they were never scrubbed :)

[TheWinner]

All of the above.

We also send them a nice card, saying:

Thank you for coming out in all weathers to..............

1)delivery our daily newspaper
2) delivery our weekly paper
3) thank you for helping us to keep our property tidy
3) Thank you for coming out in all weathers to deliver our post

if you give them the praise they deserve, they will always remember you appreciate them, and strive to give you a good service.

My son was a 7 day a week paper boy, and on a Sunday the paper bag was so heavy he had to have help from his dad to carry his bag. He delivered in all weathers for a full year. When he called at his customers for a Christmas tip, the biggest tips were from elderly people. The tighest were the ones who lived in five bedroomed houses, with two x four-wheeled drives on the front. One of whom, ( a local teacher) gave him nothing!. She also embarrased him by asking him why he was calling! Please bear this in mind when children call.

[cazzz1975]

bob, you would if you had to listen to all the moaning and complaining...

[sense4all]

Yeah I suspect I'm just about to experience similar ... can't wait to meet the geezers who think that in a wooded area where the foxes and magpies love bin day ... people are now only allowed to put the bags -no holders- out the night before ( needs to be at property edge by seven , I reckon it'll be at the edge of every bodys property by seven o. five lol )... if it was up to me your Mum would earn a shed load because of the impact that her work has on those she aids.
Apologies ,BB, for the intrusion sweetheart !!!

[smudge]

Exactly TheWinner, which is why we always tip our newspaper boys/girls. They well deserve it.

[ELVIS68]

I always give the postman a fiver cos he always puts letters that need a signature through my door when I`m out and he leaves any parcels a secret hiding place, therefore saving me a trip to the sorting office to collect them

[TheWinner]

Hello smudge and Elvis68, Thank you for your support on this one.

When I heard how mean this woman was to my son, it made me very angry. The fact that she is/was a teacher made it worse. The kids don't get a lot for delivering newpapers as it is.

[ELVIS68]

I know a fiver aint much, but to a postman at xmas it all adds up
When I was a postman a few years ago I was well pleased if someone gave me a fiver at xmas

Best tip I got was �20 off one house