At my new location, I didn't tip the mail carrier, but for good reason. He has this nasty habit of cramming my mail into the mail box instead of placing it on my porch. I've left 2 separate, nicely written notes to him asking if he would mind not doing that anymore. He still does it. Next step, I'm just going to file a complaint, and file one for every single time he does it until he's no longer my mail carrier (yeah right...). I've received two items that were ruined by him cramming shit in my box (ooh, that sounded dirty!).
I've never used the postal service enough to warrant tipping (aside from the fact that I believe fully salaried, and pension earning careers don't deserve tipping...they are adequately compensated for their work).
I'll leave 15% for normal service and 20%+ for excellent service, depending on the type of restaurant. Bad service doesn't get a tip or return business.
I tipped my mail carrier $20 at the recommendation of Dangevin. I was going to do $30 but he does a lot more volume than me and said he only tips $20... so yeah.
20% or above for good service, 15% for average and about 10% for below average. If it is piss-poor then I'm complaining to the manager.
I tipped mine 20 bucks for xmas as well. Tipping is by no means required for this, BUT it can help you over the course of the year. If you are nice to your mailman they will be nice to you. They might swing back by later to delivery that package cause you weren't home, they will walk that extra steps to the door when the box just doesn't fit instead of cramming it in there. We are way nicer are more willing to help out people who are nice to us, the Golden Rule in action. I try to keep my mailman happy cause he handles a LOT of my money via gaming items.
I usually tip about 15% or so, more for good service...but less for bad.
I try to keep my mailman happy cause he handles a LOT of my money via gaming items.
Right on. This little thing once a year can mean the difference between him actually putting the box inside your storm door so passersby can't see it laying out in the open, or in a big plastic bag on a rainy day instead of just on the wet ground.
Jonas, glad to hear you left a little something for him. It's a nicer world when good people commend other good people
Salaried or not, there's service and then there's good serivce - and they get paid the same regardless of how they perform on the job. In large part, i's up to the customer to provide feedback, and money talks. Managers won't see and reward the little things.
I don't even know my carrier's name, but he's a nice guy and I wrote out a card for him. We're going to be here for a few years, so I consider it just paying it forward.
Yeah I tipped my girl $25. 15% or so in restaurants... but have no problem tipping more if service is great. I'm trying to think back and I don't think I've ever stiffed anyone at a restaurant... but I've definetly left like $5 tips when stuff sucked.
I haven't tipped my Mail Carrier yet because someone else has been delivering since like the 20th.
In restaurants I always tip well, unless the service is abysmal. I almost always leave at least 20%, but usually more than that. I used to be a server myself, so I understand that things happen sometimes that are beyond your control. If I get an excellent server, I'm sure I'm usually their big tipper of the day.
I have never met whoever delivers my mail. I have one of those cluster mailboxes down at the end of the street. One year it was broken into and someone stole my tax return documentation
Anyway, if I'm getting a package that's too big to fit, I get a notification slip and have to go to the post office and pick it up myself.
Also, I used to work as a bartender. Working a job like that is a constant horrific ordeal. It sounds easy, but if you get one asshole, your entire service can get screwed up pretty quickly. And there are a lot of assholes out there. If your service starts to get out of hand and to top it off you don't get paid at the end of the night, it's a pretty bad feeling. I'll usually tip a server about 15%, and there would have to some pretty extreme circumstances for me to tip less.
I am of the opinion that people ought to be paid enough to not require tips, but that's a different thread.
Our regular mailman is going to get $50 as soon as I see him. The guy is awesome, careful with our mail puts the packages where we want them and picks up outgoing packages every day. All I have to do is put a note in the box and he pics the stuff up.
No his fill in carrier on his days of sucks and she should tip me for dealing with her tude
I've never heard of tipping mail carriers before, but she does bring me a lot of packages so I might slip her a $20. Whenever I eat at a restaurant, if the server provides great service, I always tip 20%, less if they are not attentive to our needs, and sometimes more if they are really hot, (or if they remind me of NGD)
I was considering tipping my mailman for Christmas, but I plain forgot when the time rolled around o_O . At restaurants, I've been known to tip as much as 30-40% of the cost of the meal, but only in cases of exceptional service (I think there's only been twice that such service has been given to me...one recent case, I left about $9 for a $26 meal). Generally, I stay around 15-20%, much less (even as low as 25-50 cents, or in rare cases nothing at all) if the service is poor.
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At my previous two addresses, I tipped $50.
I'll leave 15% for normal service and 20%+ for excellent service, depending on the type of restaurant. Bad service doesn't get a tip or return business.
20% or above for good service, 15% for average and about 10% for below average. If it is piss-poor then I'm complaining to the manager.
I usually tip about 15% or so, more for good service...but less for bad.
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I try to keep my mailman happy cause he handles a LOT of my money via gaming items.
Right on. This little thing once a year can mean the difference between him actually putting the box inside your storm door so passersby can't see it laying out in the open, or in a big plastic bag on a rainy day instead of just on the wet ground.
Jonas, glad to hear you left a little something for him. It's a nicer world when good people commend other good people
Salaried or not, there's service and then there's good serivce - and they get paid the same regardless of how they perform on the job. In large part, i's up to the customer to provide feedback, and money talks. Managers won't see and reward the little things.
I don't even know my carrier's name, but he's a nice guy and I wrote out a card for him. We're going to be here for a few years, so I consider it just paying it forward.
I tip 20% for average but adequate service, because I always try to tip on the higher side compared to everybody else.
In restaurants I always tip well, unless the service is abysmal. I almost always leave at least 20%, but usually more than that. I used to be a server myself, so I understand that things happen sometimes that are beyond your control. If I get an excellent server, I'm sure I'm usually their big tipper of the day.
I don't think I've ever stiffed anyone at a restaurant...
You gave me a stiffy the last time you made me eat out.
Anyway, if I'm getting a package that's too big to fit, I get a notification slip and have to go to the post office and pick it up myself.
Also, I used to work as a bartender. Working a job like that is a constant horrific ordeal. It sounds easy, but if you get one asshole, your entire service can get screwed up pretty quickly. And there are a lot of assholes out there. If your service starts to get out of hand and to top it off you don't get paid at the end of the night, it's a pretty bad feeling. I'll usually tip a server about 15%, and there would have to some pretty extreme circumstances for me to tip less.
I am of the opinion that people ought to be paid enough to not require tips, but that's a different thread.
No his fill in carrier on his days of sucks and she should tip me for dealing with her tude