Tipping
 

How much do you tip the mail carrier and the newspaper delivery person?

Whatever makes you feel good.

Usually about $15 to $20 each.

I tip each of them $20.00, as well as the post man, trash collectors and the re-cycle collectors. It's Christmas after all.

Tipping is very personal thing. Whether you give $1, 20 or $50 it should not matter...the "value" each service provider offers is different to each person that receives it. In fact in many cases a "Thank you" or some acknowledgement of the services provided would be more than welcomed if a gift of some sort was not affordable.

I have always tipped the newspaper person, but never heard of tipping the mailman or trash collectors.

I always add the yearly tip to my renewal of the newspaper. I sure hope my carrier realizes it's for Christmas, too.

As for the trash pick-up, I'm not going to run out there in my nightgown to give them an envelope......

I always tipped the newspaper carrier when I lived up north. I no longer get a newspaper.
I also left a little Christmas gift for our mailman when he delivered the mail to my house. Now that I have to go to the post office to get my mail, I don't see were a gift or a tip is in order.

We're snowbirds so we tip the newspaper carrier and mail carrier $20 each on both ends. I agree that the person in the mailstation doesn't work as hard as the mail carrier in NY who is out in all kinds of weather but by tipping them they tend to remember us. Never have a problem with the mail despite several hold and forward requests each year. Mail personnel watch out for us, both north and south.

Tips
 

But you should tip your neighbor

I personally do not see the need to tip someone for doing their job, and an employee should do their best regardless if they receive a tip or not. (Except for wait staff who do not get a decent rate of pay from their employer).

:agree:

It is my understanding that postal employees are not allowed to accept cash gifts and only any other gift of a value of $20 pr less. Do they accept these gifts? Yes, but it is not allowed. Go figure.

We give Christmas tips to our waitress, our pet sitter, and our lawn couple. Yes, they do their jobs but we just want them to know they are appreciated.

As a young person I had several jobs where I received tips including a gig as a mailman for about a year and a half. Whether you see a need to tip someone is your own business but I can tell you from personal experience that tippers get better service. With the post office job I was a sub. The regular carriers had notations on their mail cases where the mail was sorted so the subs knew who the tippers were. You definitely wanted to keep the tippers happy. Same with jobs I had as a kid pumping gas. You knew who
tipped and who didn't. Guess who had every speck washed off their windshield whenever they stopped in?
I had a similar experience when I lived in an apartment building. I always tipped the super and they always knew to stop by my apartment for a cold drink on a hot day or a warm drink on a cold day. I could call for a repair at 10 P.M. and the super would be there within minutes. Other neighbors complained that they couldn't get anything fixed or that it sometimes took days for anyone to show up. Wonder why that was?