I understood that the USPS independent contractors bid on their jobs or routes and of course, the lowest bidder wins. Let's say your mail stop operator bids $75,000 and wins. Of course he pays his own gas and provides his own vehicle and if he has to hire part-time help, that's his expense as well. This would all be tax duductiable and would operate much like a Realtor. However, the mail workers are at least guaranteed a check as long as they do the job whereas a Realtor needs to sell houses. I believe this is the plan of the USPS to make all jobs contracted if possible. I agree their job is not easy.
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Other than catching them at the mail boxes, how do you suggest we get a "tip" to them. We are currently away for the Holidays and would like to do something for our mail person during this Christmas Season.
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Our first four years here we gave our mailman $20 every Christmas, he would drop a card in everybody's mail box. With about 1200 homes in Tamarind Grove where we live, he probably got a good deal of his income for the year from his Christmas cards. This year we got the card a couple of weeks ago and have already sent him a card, however last year we didn't get a card and I asked him about a week before Christmas if he had sent them out, and he said he was running behind and his wife was working on them. We never did get a card. I was thinking to myself, if it was me, I'd have those cards ready to go by July. Anyway, for those who are away, did you save a card from last year? Is there a neighbor that you communicate with by email or letter? They probably got a card. Worse case is when you get back and pick up your mail, your card will be there, better late than never.