Alternatives to Haribo?

unwashed potato! said:
What is the difference between a tip and a "gesture of good will"




A single bag of haribo really is.

Would be able to share what would be the bare minimum in your view?

I appreciate the op has clarified that they give more than just a single bag, so what they do is above, but my original point still stands
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I mean, if you have to ask…..

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A "tip" is a voluntary payment given in exchange for service rendered, typically in a service industry setting, as a supplement to the base price and often expected or customary. A "gesture of goodwill," on the other hand, is a general act of kindness or an offer made to maintain or improve a relationship, without an expectation of payment or direct exchange for a specific service
 
Kenai said:
more than the bare minimum (which is doing nothing at all)
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no that would be doing nothing at all.

but lets rephrase so that it is more clear.

if you were to do something, what would be within the category of "the bare minimum" you could do, given it's thought that a single bag is above the bare minimum.
 
HoneyBadger said:
I mean, if you have to ask…..

AI summary:

A "tip" is a voluntary payment given in exchange for service rendered, typically in a service industry setting, as a supplement to the base price and often expected or customary. A "gesture of goodwill," on the other hand, is a general act of kindness or an offer made to maintain or improve a relationship, without an expectation of payment or direct exchange for a specific service
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since you used AI

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In reality, especially for small festive gifts to delivery drivers, cleaners, tradespeople, or postal workers, it’s usually a mix of both
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unwashed potato! said:
no that would be doing nothing at all.

but lets rephrase so that it is more clear.

if you were to do something, what would be within the category of "the bare minimum" you could do, given it's thought that a single bag is above the bare minimum.
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You could give a torn off scrap of toilet tissue with 'thx bro' scrawled in suspiciously brown mystery material.

Why is a small token of gratitude like a little bag of sweets so upsetting as to be deserving of your derision? Why do you feel like you (or anyone else) should be entitled to anything more from anyone? Feel thankful that someone has chosen to gift you anything at all, when they don't have to do anything at all.
 
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unwashed potato! said:
What has being an employer got to do with anything here?

Giving (what I thought was) a single bag of haribo as a "tip" is literally the bare minimum. It's like giving a cup of tea as a tip, or a few biscuits.

It's also cliche.

Pretend the issue is about entitlement all you want but there's no denying, if I was your mail man and you gave me a single pack of haribo as a tip, I'd be filling out the crosswords on your newspaper with "bite me bite me bite me bite"
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He doesn't have to give anything at all.

My bin men and postie get a small pack of biscuits. It's just a gesture of appreciation. And you know what? They remember and if I forget to put the bins out one day they knock on the door (they don't have to). Postman sometimes takes my post for me too and always makes an effort to come back later on his shift if I'm not around.

Could I give them money? Yes but it's crass. And around Christmas who doesn't like a bit of a treat?

My kids used to give them Christmas cards. Maybe I'm naïve or just not mercenary enough.
 
Freefaller said:
He doesn't have to give anything at all.

My bin men and postie get a small pack of biscuits. It's just a gesture of appreciation. And you know what? They remember and if I forget to put the bins out one day they knock on the door (they don't have to). Postman sometimes takes my post for me too and always makes an effort to come back later on his shift if I'm not around.

Could I give them money? Yes but it's crass. And around Christmas who doesn't like a bit of a treat?

My kids used to give them Christmas cards. Maybe I'm naïve or just not mercenary enough.
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who said they have to give anything? why don't we talk about the point i was trying to make over this false one i never made. of course the user doesn't have to give anything. i sure don't to most service companies in my life, and especially don't tip/give gesture of good will when i'm spending it large at my toby carvery on a friday night.

i just odn't get why people can't accept that giving a single bag of haribo is the bare minimum of something you could give.

sure you could be a bit silly and suggest something like a boogie in some toilet roll, but i don't know how to reply to silly comments like that.

a single bag of haribo is the bare minimum. accept it. do it if you want, nothing wrong if thats what you want to do, but it is the absoulte bare minimum that you can do if youy want to give something but don't want to give something of value

as a side not, if anyone gets me for secret santa, please don't give me haribo :D
 
unwashed potato! said:
sure you could be a bit silly and suggest something like a boogie in some toilet roll, but i don't know how to reply to silly comments like that.
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silly questions merit silly responses

You've conveniently skirted around answering why receiving such a gift is worthy of your derision, even if it was the bare minimum*.

*It's not the bare minimum.
 
unwashed potato! said:
who said they have to give anything? why don't we talk about the point i was trying to make over this false one i never made. of course the user doesn't have to give anything. i sure don't to most service companies in my life, and especially don't tip/give gesture of good will when i'm spending it large at my toby carvery on a friday night.

i just odn't get why people can't accept that giving a single bag of haribo is the bare minimum of something you could give.

sure you could be a bit silly and suggest something like a boogie in some toilet roll, but i don't know how to reply to silly comments like that.

a single bag of haribo is the bare minimum. accept it. do it if you want, nothing wrong if thats what you want to do, but it is the absoulte bare minimum that you can do if youy want to give something but don't want to give something of value

as a side not, if anyone gets me for secret santa, please don't give me haribo :D
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So is it better not to give anything, than a bag of Haribo ? Is that what you're saying ? We should just not bother ?
 
Nutty667 said:
So is it better not to give anything, than a bag of Haribo ? Is that what you're saying ? We should just not bother ?
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That's what I was trying to get at.

Maybe he's just a miserable person who is ungrateful when someone holds the door open for him. Actually no, it's because no one holds the door open for him that he's miserable!!
 
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Freefaller said:
That's what I was trying to get at.

Maybe he's just a miserable person who is ungrateful when someone holds the door open for him. Actually no, it's because no one holds the door open for him that he's miserable!!
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In the door holding scenario, is the bare minimum...

a) holding the door open a tiny bit
b) not holding the door open at all
c) slamming the door closed in someone's face

?
 
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