HOW do you give a Xmas gift to you garbage men?

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Anonymous wrote:WTF does this? Do you also give gifts to the baggers at Giant? Metro drivers? Street sweepers? Cops? Crossing guard? School security officer?

Why are you so opposed to people spreading good cheer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Put some cash in a card, put the card in plastic bags, tape the plastic bag to top of trash can and to top of recycling can. I know that there are two people per truck, so you have 4 cards.

Of course, this is suburbia, so the City Slickers may have a more difficult task ahead.

Today the leaf guys removed a huge pile of leaves mixed in with snow at our front curb. They spent a good half hour geting them up. I took out water and oranges to them and they were amazed. One guy told me no one had ever given them anything.

Maybe I am a sucker but these guys work VERY hard under bad conditions.

Exactly why I give small gifts, and could give less than a good shit who doesn't like it. You got a problem with that?

[Anonymous]

Why do the non tippers on here care if people want to tip? I personally don't tip the trash guys but have no issue of course with people that do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do the non tippers on here care if people want to tip? I personally don't tip the trash guys but have no issue of course with people that do.

Probably because it sets an unofficial expectation to tip. So maybe in the future, the non-tippers don't get as good service because they don't tip. And the trend seems to be growing to include other types of services while other services are not included.

[Anonymous]

If you're not going to be home on the day they come thy is nearest Christmas, just flag them down in another day. They'll appreciate it whenever it comes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:WTF does this? Do you also give gifts to the baggers at Giant? Metro drivers? Street sweepers? Cops? Crossing guard? School security officer?

Yes. And I give a bag of money to a small boy to run and get me a Christmas goose. Because I like to spread cheer and the alternative is sad and dismal.

You're so grumpy it's funny.
I thought I was grumpy, but now I'm smiling, and thinking about buying McDonald's cards for our trash collectors. Recently they backed up 3 houses and helped me roll my giant trashcan the rest of the way down the drive way when I was late. I also appreciate that when I'm late to work (which is always) the guys always pull the truck to the side of the street and wave me by. (FFX)

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Anonymous wrote:If it is 3 guys, we give them $20 bucks each. Mail lady too.


(Yes, I am from NY but I did not know that was NY-specific. Even if it is, I won't stop the nice gesture because all the cheapos here think it is weird. Hasn't it ever occurred to you guys to think of the people that surround you and help you all year, and to do something nice for them at Christmas?)

It's a wonderful gesture that's why we give what we can. I might throw in a homemade pie this year with the $10 each cards. Gotta make pies anyway. What's one more? Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all!!!

A pie, handled by sanitation workers with filthy hands and riding around in a garbage truck all day? Please avoid giving food gifts to these guys.

I'm sure not only would they probably wash their hands, they would probably use a fork and plate which would probably be provided.

Agreed. I'm sure the PP would be stunned they've picked up a few genteel habits of hers like, uh, a fork with their food.

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Anonymous wrote:If it is 3 guys, we give them $20 bucks each. Mail lady too.


(Yes, I am from NY but I did not know that was NY-specific. Even if it is, I won't stop the nice gesture because all the cheapos here think it is weird. Hasn't it ever occurred to you guys to think of the people that surround you and help you all year, and to do something nice for them at Christmas?)

It's a wonderful gesture that's why we give what we can. I might throw in a homemade pie this year with the $10 each cards. Gotta make pies anyway. What's one more? Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all!!!

What kind of pie?

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Anonymous wrote:If it is 3 guys, we give them $20 bucks each. Mail lady too.


(Yes, I am from NY but I did not know that was NY-specific. Even if it is, I won't stop the nice gesture because all the cheapos here think it is weird. Hasn't it ever occurred to you guys to think of the people that surround you and help you all year, and to do something nice for them at Christmas?)

It's a wonderful gesture that's why we give what we can. I might throw in a homemade pie this year with the $10 each cards. Gotta make pies anyway. What's one more? Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all!!!

What kind of pie?

No kidding. We tip the paper guy (yup), the mail man (in spite of the neighbor who claimed to be the can't tip the postman more than $20. police - she can stuff it), and each and every trash guy at least $20.

How can people in this area possibly be so cheap and nasty? Have you any spirit at all? How sad.

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Anonymous wrote:If it is 3 guys, we give them $20 bucks each. Mail lady too.


(Yes, I am from NY but I did not know that was NY-specific. Even if it is, I won't stop the nice gesture because all the cheapos here think it is weird. Hasn't it ever occurred to you guys to think of the people that surround you and help you all year, and to do something nice for them at Christmas?)

It's a wonderful gesture that's why we give what we can. I might throw in a homemade pie this year with the $10 each cards. Gotta make pies anyway. What's one more? Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all!!!

What kind of pie?

No kidding. We tip the paper guy (yup), the mail man (in spite of the neighbor who claimed to be the can't tip the postman more than $20. police - she can stuff it), and each and every trash guy at least $20.

How can people in this area possibly be so cheap and nasty? Have you any spirit at all? How sad.

PP here--asking about the pie. I was not making a comment about cheapness. It is all about the thought, really. Anyway, just asking because genuinely curious what type of pie.

[Anonymous]

My two boys went through a stage when they were 2 to 4 years old where they ran to the window or door when they heard the trash truck. Our garbage men usually always waved to them and my boys would yell and wave back. I started tipping them back then and I still do 6 years later.

[Anonymous]

You people are weird. Tipping someone for doing their non-minimum wage job. And $20? Geez. If you're gonna do it, at least make it $50-100. No one making over $15/hour cares about a $20 tip.

[Anonymous]

I live in upper NW. We make $350k/year. The trash men make less than $20/hour.
I tip them at Christmas because it's the decent thing to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You people are weird. Tipping someone for doing their non-minimum wage job. And $20? Geez. If you're gonna do it, at least make it $50-100. No one making over $15/hour cares about a $20 tip.[/quote

So someone making $30K a year in DC (i.e. the trash truck men) could care less about getting $20? How out-of-touch with reality are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WTF does this? Do you also give gifts to the baggers at Giant? Metro drivers? Street sweepers? Cops? Crossing guard? School security officer?

I give a gift to my daughter's bus driver.

Does that count?