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We leave cookies out on a paper plate in the driveway. They are always gone in the AM. Last year the folks must have been hungry as the cookies were gone and the plate was chewed up.

Cookies
 

I make about 6-8 different kinds of cookies and candies and do them up festive along with a Christmas card and my service people always light up. I'm sure they get hungry along the route and home made goodies are always welcome.

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Whoever picks up you trash that day is the one assigned to that truck. You probably gave to a trash collector that happened to be assigned to that truck that day and never picked up your garbage before. He'll probably never be on your route again but appreciates your tip.

It's probably a big no-no, but we always leave a case of beer out for the trash collectors. In MI they would leave a thank-you note saying they would be back at the end of the route to pick it up. Probably not allowed to drive around with beer in the truck. During the year, since we're not beer drinkers, we leave extra beer out that we got in for company.

I tip my hairdresser the amount of what I normally spend per month, and the hair washer $25, and the postal worker $25. When we had a single cleaning lady, we tipped her every year. But now four people come to clean, and not always the same ones. I'm drawing the line on that one.

In MI we had the same UPS guy for a decade. He always brought treats for the dogs. We used to tip him. Anyone who drags a 35 lb. CQR anchor out of the truck and up to the door deserves a tip.

Coors light?

Ha ha! If you prefer.:icon_wink:

Postal Employees Tips
 

They can accept tips and appreciate them. Both my husband and I worked for the USPS for 30 years and always received tips from our customers. And now that we are retired, we continue to give to our wonderful carrier, Cindy.

They get my biggest tip. Not only do they get the paper in your driveway but at a very early hour. I'm mostly impressed that they seem to be a better weather forecaster than the weatherman. They seem to know when to double wrap the paper so we always get a dry paper.

Postal worker that we know and she knows us and she's just so accommodating. Newspaper delivery person, does a great job, I always get my newspaper right at the garage door. My hairdresser because he is great. Also, the wait staff at our favorite watering hole. My yard guy. Trash collectors - where we used to live the trash collectors left a trail of trash behind their truck, here they are super clean. Life is good in TV :)

I gave the trash collectors and recycle guys $5 gift cards to Subway! I know it isn't a lot but it is a gesture of my appreciation. Their faces all beamed with smiles! 😄

I always tip the postal folks. Being snowbirds that means both the
northern and southern workers. I never have a problem with mail forwarding or holds. The workers, both in NY and FL, know who we are and look out for us.

to the person that posted on another thread that the postal workers knew they were getting a minimum wage job and don't deserve tips, because then you would have to pay the golf ambassadors a tip for starting you---boy how heartless can you be---these people work hard 6 days a week, yes probably for minimum wage--my wife and I were blue collar workers and I know what it's like not to even get a hello from people like you---don't worry--my wife and I gave all 4 postal contractors a gift card to dunkin donuts. You remind me of people like Thurston Howell from Gilligan's Island--always looking down on working people----try a cup of decaf.

Or maybe even a cup of humble.