Do you give anyone a tip at Christmas.

[Kronos]

In days gone by it was quite common to give dustmen (and yes that is what they were called) and the like a few bob in the lead up to Christmas. I myself bung my postman Tommy a fiver as he is one of life's genuine guys and goes that extra mile to provide a great customer service.
As for the dustmen or environmental collection operatives or whatever they are called these days they get zilch as the following meme admirably shows why.

So do you give to a small token of thanks for a service that has been generally superb over the year?

 

[Doogles]

I think the hardest thing for many is how we have posties that rotate, it's the same with binmen now they all have different rounds/shifts so it kinda ruins the community side of things I guess?

 

[Ayahuasca]

In this thread: post your favourite stereotypes.

 

[byeo]

I remember when I had a paper round, every day with just Christmas day off, was paid £10 per week. The week leading up to Christmas I would nearly triple my wage thanks to the people who I delivered to tipping me, felt like a king.

These days we usually order a take away Christmas eve or NYE, we'll tip the driver as long as it's delivered on time. The post man can sod off, he can't push the letters fully through the letterbox, bin men don't put the bins back where I left them.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

We bought gifts for all of the people who look after our daughters at their Day Care and After School Care, as well as their nanny. So not strictly tips but still appreciation and thanks for tremendous service.

 

[dowie]

My bins are communal ones of the large biffa variety in an area of the carpark downstairs, I don't have any contact with the bin men and I suspect they change a lot anyway. I'm not sure if I get the same postman each week, if I do he's a bit dyslexic and prone to putting my neighbours post through my letterbox quite often and tbh.. I get more delivered from random courier drivers than from Royal Mail these days since lots of my bills/statements are online. I guess he does get to deliver my Christmas cards.

re: people I do tip I used to bring in a present for my teachers at school and if I'm out on Christmas eve the the bar staff will get tips each time I buy a round.

 

[Hades]

Nope. Never give a Christmas tip nowadays. My Christmas bonus went years ago too.

 

[signs]

had a burst pipe last week , gave the plumber an extra tenner for a drink

 

[peige]

We tend to have more chocolates than we will ever eat at Christmas so have in the past given them a box on the day they come over the break.

I know the job has become less of a regular binman sort of thing but its a job I couldn't do and I respect the people who do it, maybe the chocolates won't carry much favour but they will brighten up somebodies day

 

[Glanza]

We have 5 different posties throughout the year and it's the same with other services, the only person we see every time is our DPD driver as he's been at it 3 years now. Even my barber can not be there as they rotate the staff around occasionally which is annoying as he's the one who does the best cut and shave.

 

[antijoke]

Yep: Don't eat yellow snow.

 

[Marky]

We bought the postie at work a crate of beers and I think my parents tip the postie at home too.

 

[Chris Wilson]

£20 to the bin men, they take anything, extra bags, bins ludicrously over filled, stuff they almost certainly shouldn't. Money well spent.

A tenner to the postman, they tend to get more as they are likely to have personal contact with a lot of householders.

 

[ttaskmaster]

The post man can sod off, he can't push the letters fully through the letterbox

Given what might be on the other side of it, I imagine he wants to keep his fingers very clear... especially if he's a member here on GD!!

 

[Skidder]

I had to given my wife an extra £1000 yesterday

 

[topgun06]

£20 to the bin men, they take anything, extra bags, bins ludicrously over filled, stuff they almost certainly shouldn't. Money well spent.

Intrigued by this. How? Do you give £4 to each of the say 5 men? Or leave a £20 tucked under you bin lid? Do you even see them? Can't say I've ever seen my bin men.

 

[el_dazza]

My stepdad's a postman - quite often delivers to places out in the sticks that know him well. He gets very generous tips at Christmas, be it money, wine, locally made cheese, all sorts. I can't honestly say I do though as I've only seen our postie twice in 2 years

 

[Yaayuh!]

Nope.
But I do tend to make a point to thank those who I’m appreciative of their support and/or work.

 

[Werewolf]

We tend to give the postman a tip, but that's about it.

 

[Chris Wilson]

Intrigued by this. How? Do you give £4 to each of the say 5 men? Or leave a £20 tucked under you bin lid? Do you even see them? Can't say I've ever seen my bin men.

There are normally three of them, they pop in for tea and cakes at the old girl's place opposite. I usually walk over and bung `em the dosh at Christmas. I often see them each fortnight as all the dogs start barking when they hear the wagon, we chew the fat sometimes.