tootsieroll23 Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 Does anyone buy anything for their mail carrier for Christmas? This year I thought about getting something for our carrier. She is always leaving dog treats for our dog. Any ideas as what to get her?
mgmckny Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 Our mail carrier is the pits and delivers to the big metal boxes in the neighborhood. We are lucky if we get our mail in one piece....
jdrd90 Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 Sorry, I can't help you there. I strongly dislike my mail carrier.
Brad Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I give mine cash. Same with the regular UPS driver.
avsfan Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 They are not allowed to accept cash. They can accept gifts under $20. I gave mine a Starbucks gift card last year. Will probably do something similar this year.
loves30 Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 yes i get for my mailman. he is great. he actually comes in my house yells honey im home got to the bathroom then the fridge . and then hits the candy bowl then leaves . lol we became good friends with him and his family. but i always got him something small . one year box candy. another year a orniment from the irish store that had his name on it. one yr a carton of cigs . lol and umm one year cash . and last year . i think i threw him 20.00.. we also do the garbage men . when we had ones that work . now we have a truck that picks it up . and a driver but we never see him .
amberleigh2 Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I just do this to my mailman but it always leads to this ......
bugsette Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 Yes, I usually giver her a gift set from Walmart or a bag of stabucks coffee and a christmas ornament
Kandy Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I just do this to my mailman but it always leads to this ......LOL
amberleigh2 Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 Oh BTW my DH is the "mailman"...just incase I raised some eyebrows:tongue1:
theboyzmom Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I always give something to my mail carrier...usually it's a cute item I've made, but this year I think I'll get some gift certificates for a fast food restaurant we never get the same UPS person or I'd do something for them too I never know if we have a new paper delivery person either or they'd be on my list too
bugsette Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I also get the UPS guy something along with the garbage man and the paper guy
Ripn Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 They are not allowed to accept cash. They can accept gifts under $20. I gave mine a Starbucks gift card last year. Will probably do something similar this year. ... that is the "official" stance of the USPS when interviewed...Give them whatever you want to. No one will tell. I am sure there will never was a mailman turn down some cold hard cash. Do you know for sure your mailman even likes coffee?
kmbrly Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 My mailman reads my magazines before I get them, and barely gets my mail into the box all the way. Doesn't shut the box either so if it's raining, all of my mail is soaked, even the mags that HE got to read, but I won't get to until it dries out. Sigh. Not sure what I would get him, if anything.
Scanner420 Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 Two years we got him lottery tickets and the other two, we gave him a coffee card from a local place in town. Garbage men I put out a case of beer with the day-after X-Mas trash. Don't get the paper delivered so paperboy is SOL.
3 boys Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) I get the mailman, trash guys, and UPS guy BW3 gift cards..... Who doesn't like wings?!? Edited November 4, 2008 by 3 boys I CAN"T SPELL...WTH
tokanm Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 My mail carrier is insane If you attempt to go near the mail boxes she stands and shouts "step away from the mail receptacle, it is a federal violation to approach the letter carrier when she is delivering the mail" WTH Last year someone at the post office backed into her and she had a broken leg. I asked the replacement carrier where she was and he said..the job wasn't completed She is well known as a total lunatic..so no, no gift for her!
theboyzmom Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 My mail carrier is insane If you attempt to go near the mail boxes she stands and shouts"step away from the mail receptacle, it is a federal violation to approach the letter carrierwhen she is delivering the mail" WTH OMG I LITERALLY lol'd at this one!!!!
floridasun5 Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 We have just a community wide mail box for all the houses on our street, so I never even see the mailman, thus no gifts here!
nikkilugi Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I got my mailman a gc to McDonalds. This year I will probably just do some cash. He is so nice - he always works hard at Christmas for me and wraps my boxes in plastic if it is raining and he has to leave them on our porch. We never have the same trash man so I don't get them anything - I probably should though.
pogiporkchop Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 We have community boxes here as well, and occasionally I will see the carrier but not often. Besides, there is no place for me to leave a gift nor do I have the time to sit and wait (and guess) when she is coming. However, if I had my own mailbox I would as my grandma used to do it for her mailman :)
conj Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I have a PO box, not by choice - so no. If they actually CAME TO MY HOUSE I would...
Brad Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 ... that is the "official" stance of the USPS when interviewed...Give them whatever you want to. No one will tell. I am sure there will never was a mailman turn down some cold hard cash. Exactly. My mailman even mentioned something about it one year and just laughed. No way they'll turn it down, especially if you see them frequently.
noehlp Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 Prior to this year, at the house, I have always given our mail carrier a Christmas Card *at least*. Last Christmas money was tighter, so it was a card and Homemade cookies & treats. Two years ago I put a gas gift card in there, I've also given Mc Donald's GC's, and thin ornaments that would fit in the envelope. If we are still in this apartment come Christmas time, I probably won't do anything for this carrier. I don't know the person, hardly see them. We have this big post office type thing up at the complex's main building that we get our mail at. So no door service. The old carrier at the house, I've never gotten his first name, but he is nice, smiles, has no problem giving my kiddos the mail (some carriers do). I miss seeing him. (no he's not a hotty, but he's nice). He always returns a Christmas Card around the first of the year, but I always laugh, because he never puts our name on it, even though I would think he would know it. lol
jendeere Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I haven't in years past since we just have a community mail center on our street. Recently our mail carrier changed and she is so darn nice. She will actually come to my house and drop off packages so I don't have to go all the way to town to get them. I don't know what I will get her yet but will have to do something nice for her. The case of beer for the garbage men is a good idea, too. Mine are super nice.
smga1 Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 We give her a gift card to grocery store or gas station. She is a very nice lady.
princez916 Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I don't know mine, don't even know if it's the same person every day. I've gotten wet mail, someone else's mail and he/she won't knock on the door to deliver a certified letter/package or whatever else might need to be signed for. I can't get to the PO during the week so have to get there before 12 on sat. to get it. Very annoying. My mail carrier is insane If you attempt to go near the mail boxes she stands and shouts"step away from the mail receptacle, it is a federal violation to approach the letter carrierwhen she is delivering the mail" WTH That is just too darn funny!!
MeliesMom Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 My mail carrier is insane If you attempt to go near the mail boxes she stands and shouts"step away from the mail receptacle, it is a federal violation to approach the letter carrierwhen she is delivering the mail" WTH OMG I LITERALLY lol'd at this one!!!!I lol'd at this one too. No gifts for my mailman here! I think he is the reason why half of my mail never gets here. There is no telling where my wags rebate check is?!?! Not to mention the packages that he keeps in his car and doesn't deliver until the 3rd day he's had them!! And usually they get crammed in the mailbox. Oh and he doesn't shut our box either. I know it's not broken or has a problem, he just leaves it open. Makes me so mad!! And then there's the substitue lady who pulls in the driveway and lays on the horn. My house isn't even 30 feet from the road and the door is 10 feet from our driveway. Don't tell me you can't walk 10 feet and put a package on our doorstep. That's probably why half my mail never gets here. They hate me cause of all the packages I get delivered. The UPS guy is always someone different. He just drops packages on the porch and leaves, doesn't even knock. Good thing I hear him pull up most the time. Yeah I need a new mailman.
Scanner420 Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 My mail carrier is insane If you attempt to go near the mail boxes she stands and shouts"step away from the mail receptacle, it is a federal violation to approach the letter carrierwhen she is delivering the mail" WTH Man! I'd be setting traps for her on a daily basis. At the least standing next to my mailbox when she comes for her deliveries. I'd also call her Mrs. Cliff Claven.
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