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Arodisi
"My 3 Sons!"
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? about Mail Carrier gifts...
I give my mail carrier $20 every Christmas. But I keep reading that they are not allowed to except cash gifts. He has obviously never said anything and happily excepts it, but I'm just curious, what do you all give him/her?
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Posted 12/21/09 2:56 PM  |
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JP826
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
$20 or a DD gift card.
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| Posted 12/21/09 2:58 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
of course he's not going to say anything!!  I have a very good friend that works for the postal service who once sent me a copy of their policy on gifts. They are not allowed to accept cash gifts, but they can accept gift certificates of I think under $20.
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| Posted 12/21/09 3:02 PM |
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evnme
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
we gave ours a $25 amex gc
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| Posted 12/21/09 3:41 PM |
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KartveliT
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
Posted by Arodisi
I give my mail carrier $20 every Christmas. But I keep reading that they are not allowed to except cash gifts. He has obviously never said anything and happily excepts it, but I'm just curious, what do you all give him/her?
we never give anything to a mail carrier , UPS or FedEx people.
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| Posted 12/21/09 3:50 PM |
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annoyedTTCer
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
We've done $25 gift cards or gift collections such as box of godiva chocolate, starbuch gift basket, etc
For garbage men we do an assortment of giftcards and let them decide which one each wants. This year we did Home Depot, Quiznos and Best Buy
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| Posted 12/21/09 3:55 PM |
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
I give 20$ too. I don't think they are supposed to take it but they all do. its one of those rules that are overlooked ;o)
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| Posted 12/21/09 5:47 PM |
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johnsae
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
I gave $40 and he accepted it
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| Posted 12/21/09 6:04 PM |
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Carolyn
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
I give $50. He gives me a thank you card.
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| Posted 12/21/09 6:17 PM |
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happytobreathe
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
From experience, they will accept it and will look at it as an EXTREMELY GENEROUS GIFT!
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| Posted 12/21/09 6:52 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
Posted by ThinkingQuietly
I give 20$ too. I don't think they are supposed to take it but they all do. its one of those rules that are overlooked ;o)
just as an fyi... I have a very good friend that works in management for the postal service. Holiday tips are not generally overlooked by the "higher ups" and if caught, it's grounds for termination.
Of course the mail carrier is going to take it.
However, they are allowed to accept GC under $20. Just no cash gifts.
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| Posted 12/21/09 7:29 PM |
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leese
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
We gave a bottle of wine to our mail carrier and he gave us such a nice card. Next year, I'll make it an even nicer bottle.
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| Posted 12/21/09 7:36 PM |
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DiamondGirl
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
I am giving $20.
My friend's DH works in a gated community and got $500 this year  He accepted 
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| Posted 12/21/09 8:44 PM |
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LINewbie
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
I am giving mine a $25 gc to Target.
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| Posted 12/22/09 6:38 PM |
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DeniseMarie
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
wow, i didnt know that they couldnt accept cash gifts. Really- whats the diff between that and an amex gc?
We usually give $20 but money is tight this year so we did $10
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| Posted 12/22/09 6:41 PM |
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PrincessP
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
Absolutely give it. Ive never had any issues.
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| Posted 12/22/09 6:49 PM |
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eddiesmommy
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
$25
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| Posted 12/22/09 6:51 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
$20 Starbucks gift card although I left it in the mailbox and he didn't take it today. 
If it's still there tomorrow I'll assume he's going to play by the rules. We have temps out here so it's not the same guy as last year.
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| Posted 12/23/09 12:05 AM |
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leighdvm
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
Posted by PrincessP
Absolutely give it. Ive never had any issues.
I give him $20 and he gives me a thank-you note.
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| Posted 12/23/09 7:53 AM |
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Chatham-Chick
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
We have a new carrier, so I gave him $40 in cash this year. I've given more to my former carrier in past years (he was a tad nosey, but he always went above and beyond.)
I so wish I had a chance to tip the UPS guy because he's here often (my DH cringes whenever "brown" shows up ) and a lot of the time they're heavy packages.. Unfortunately I don't know who my guy is because they have holiday crews out now.
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| Posted 12/23/09 8:14 AM |
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MrsM-6-7-08
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
We give $50 and get a thank you card
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| Posted 12/23/09 8:15 AM |
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tourist
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
I just give my mail carrier the gift of not complaining about him to his supervisors. 
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| Posted 12/23/09 10:11 AM |
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brownie
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
$20 gc to Dunkin Donuts
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| Posted 12/23/09 10:25 AM |
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anonttcer
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
Posted by tourist
I just give my mail carrier the gift of not complaining about him to his supervisors.
Me too! Always with the hand out... mean time he STINKS and makes more money than me...
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| Posted 12/23/09 11:07 AM |
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mrswask
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Re: ? about Mail Carrier gifts...
We've been in our house for barely four months and have had nothing but problems and issues. I am not giving our mail carrier one red cent - esp since they have those little trucks and just drive straight up to your mailbox.
I want to give UPS guy something - we've gotten so so many packages with people sending stuff for my shower, etc - never see him though.
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| Posted 12/23/09 11:42 AM |
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