Comments on: Thanks for picking up my rubbish

Question: Thanks for picking up my rubbish

ian1977 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:30:46 -0800

How do I go about holiday tipping?

I want to do the right thing and leave a modest tip for the various service people in my life. This is our first year in our own house and I want to set in motion good holiday mojo.

But I am a little clueless about this..

Do you tip the garbage pickup workers?

Recycling pickup?

Mailman?

How much? How? When?

(Minneapolis area if that makes a difference)

By: JohnnyGunn

JohnnyGunn — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:18:25 -0800

I do. $20 each. Tape an envelope to the bin this week or next.

By: knave

knave — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:14:59 -0800

Recent article on the subject. Contains tips on tipping from the Emily Post Institute.

By: Dee Xtrovert

Dee Xtrovert — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:34:46 -0800

I'd be wary of taping the $20 to the can myself - too many opportunistic early morning dog walkers out there!

I wake up early when I hear the garbage truck, give $20 per guy and thank them for all their hard work. Last year, I gave them a bottle of whiskey I had (I don't like whiskey) and - not that I did it for this reason - they picked up a lot of stuff "over the limit" when I moved that they wouldn't have done for my neighbor.

$20 for the mailman, too.

By: notyou

notyou — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:25:54 -0800

$50 for the cleaning service and $50 each for the two gardeners.

By: kidsleepy

kidsleepy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:35:06 -0800

Five years old but still relevant: previously.

By: KAS

KAS — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:38:56 -0800

My dad will wake up early and head out and give each trash guy some cash - I think like $30 each, he hands it to them and says thanks. I know he's also given them a case of beer or bottle of alcohol before. The always seem really appreciative (so I hear).

I give our mailman at my office a gift card to the pet store, but just because I know he has a ton of cats and that's something he would appreciate more than cash.