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Old 12-11-2013, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bonnevie View Post
I appreciate the jobs they do and am thankful I'm in a position to tip them. I'm glad they provide an address so I can send it to them directly.

For me the key phrase is "thankful I'm in a position to tip them."

Sadly, I outlived my dear wife although I expected just the opposite. I centered all my financial planning around providing for her future expenses so she would not have to work after my death.

Now, when I see an older woman working in a restaurant I always overtip substantially as an expression of my thanks that my wife never had to go through that.

I do tip the newspaper carrier. I had not thought to tip the mail delivery person. I do know that here in TV they are not federal employees, but contractors, so will probably give a tip this year.