Christmas gift for FedEx man...

[minerswife17]

I think today is the last day he'll be here before Christmas. I was planning on giving him a tray of cookies, but I haven't baked 1 single cookie yet. Oops. I need to get on that. I have to run to Target so I figure I'll just buy him something but that's my problem. What should I get him?! TIA!

[Deleted]

My dad's a FedEx driver. Much like teachers, he likes GCs. And food. Or coffee GCs. Because, dude it gets cold delivering those packages in Jan and Feb.

[zbeesma86]

Coffee GC

[beantrees]

I say a GC and maybe a box of candy. Some peoplevel are weird about eating baked goods.

[beantrees]

Oh, the cold thong reminded me, what about some hand/foot warmers too?

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yep, coffee gift card or like a convenience store place, 711 or Wawa or something like that.

[amynumbers]

Am I the only one that always has a different fedex guy? Maybe it's a city thing -- but we get lots of FedEx and it's never the same person.

[beantrees]

Our UPS man is always the same. He's awesome too.

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oh I'm not getting a gift for our FedEx or UPS guys, they're always different too. I used to leave a card and some cookies for our mailman because he was awesome, but he retired last year and our new girl sucks.

[mamaalysson]

Dec 19, 2014 11:55:56 GMT -5 . said:

oh I'm not getting a gift for our FedEx or UPS guys, they're always different too. I used to leave a card and some cookies for our mailman because he was awesome, but he retired last year and our new girl sucks.

This.  Our regular mail carrier is awful.  And gone a lot.  So, I never leave anything, because I don't have a relationship with any of her subs and the relationship I have with her is not a great one.  And I'm not sure about the UPS guy.  They always just knock and then leave, so I only see the back of his head...no idea if it's the same guy every time.

That being said, Starbucks GCs are always appreciated.

[scattered]

Wait we have to give gifts to the FedEx guy too?

[justbecause]

Our mail carrier leaves packages under the eavesdrop so I am thinking no present for her.
I also only ever see the back of the UPS guy's head.

[amynumbers]

Dec 19, 2014 12:45:23 GMT -5 @kimbus22 said:

Dec 19, 2014 12:41:48 GMT -5 scattered said:

Wait we have to give gifts to the FedEx guy too?

This is me. I thought I was good because I doubled the pizza guy's usual tip yesterday.  But George is like family, yo lol

Um, our Chinese food asks if we have been on vacation if he doesn't see us every week.

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Dec 19, 2014 11:16:18 GMT -5 beantrees said:

Our UPS man is always the same. He's awesome too.

Our UPs guy is always the same, and MH knows him from the local running club, too. Our USPS person is always different, though, which is weird.

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Dec 19, 2014 12:41:48 GMT -5 scattered said:

Wait we have to give gifts to the FedEx guy too?

No, you don't.

That being said, we only tip our garbage men, because, well, they have always taken large items for us without a problem. And they always put our garbage cans in the driveway, not street, so the mail lady can get to the mailbox.

[jensriot]

Dec 19, 2014 11:16:18 GMT -5 beantrees said:

Our UPS man is always the same. He's awesome too.

Ours is always the same and he acts like an asshole. He's been a jerk for 5 years.

[andrewsgal]

This is completed ridiculous and out of control. I also don't buy a gift for our trash guy, recycling guy, paper guy, the lady who checks me out at the grocery store, ped, oBgyn, or anyone else seriously.

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Of course I don't think it's necessary; I wouldn't even consider it except for when people routinely go above and beyond.

Like I mentioned, our old mailman was amazing. Our mailbox is like, 1/4 mile away down by the main road. When I was huge and pregnant, and then after I had DS, he was always bringing packages up to the house, would bring the rest of the mail with it, was so nice, etc. When DS was a newborn, he even brought it up a few times when there wasn't a package just because I think he was trying to help us out (maybe I just appeared THAT frazzled). This new girl, maaaan, she shoves things all sorts of ways they're not suppossed to go in our mailbox, and, on the rare occasion she does bring something up to the house, she won't leave the rest of the mail with it, which doesn't make any sense to me.

But yea, nobody else is getting anything.

[cabbagecabbage]

My FedEx and ups person don't get squat. When I shipped out a ton at work, we always gave our awesome UPS guy a nice bottle of champagne.

[beantrees]

Dec 19, 2014 13:26:45 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

I feel like I'm the least charitable person. I'm not begging to spend extra money if I don't have to. I wish people stop setting the bar so high. Not everyone needs a gift, gift basket, trinket for every occasion. Please stop the madness.

My thing is that I like to show appreciation of people that are underpaid for their jobs. So my kids daycare workers and teachers, absolutely. Now, the UPS man I will tip simply because he goes above and beyond for us. UPS drivers make upwards of 60,000-100,000+ a year. Theoretically they don't need your money or gifts haha.

[iheartthe80s]

This is ridiculous. The fed ex man?

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Dec 19, 2014 14:04:20 GMT -5 beantrees said:

Dec 19, 2014 13:26:45 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

I feel like I'm the least charitable person. I'm not begging to spend extra money if I don't have to. I wish people stop setting the bar so high. Not everyone needs a gift, gift basket, trinket for every occasion. Please stop the madness.

My thing is that I like to show appreciation of people that are underpaid for their jobs. So my kids daycare workers and teachers, absolutely. Now, the UPS man I will tip simply because he goes above and beyond for us. UPS drivers make upwards of 60,000-100,000+ a year. Theoretically they don't need your money or gifts haha.

Where are on earth do you get those numbers? They definitely aren't making $75, 80K or above that a year, even with overtime.

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Dec 19, 2014 14:21:58 GMT -5 iheartthe80s said:

This is ridiculous. The fed ex man?

No one said you needed or should feel obligated to do so yourself.

[minerswife17]

We always have the same FedEx man. Since we have been remodeling this year, he has delivered a ton of heavy stuff for us. I just think it's a nice small gesture.

[iheartthe80s]

Dec 19, 2014 14:32:26 GMT -5 @mrsmuq said:

Dec 19, 2014 14:21:58 GMT -5 iheartthe80s said:

This is ridiculous. The fed ex man?

No one said you needed or should feel obligated to do so yourself.

I realize that. It's just nothing I've heard of before.

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Dec 19, 2014 14:46:43 GMT -5 iheartthe80s said:

Dec 19, 2014 14:32:26 GMT -5 @mrsmuq said:

No one said you needed or should feel obligated to do so yourself.

I realize that. It's just nothing I've heard of before.

I remember being a little kid and my parents tipping our garbage men - if we had absofuckinglutely awesome garbage men that year (they changed yearly depending on what company had the contract). So, they didn't just do it to do it, but rather as a thank you to people they think were awesome at their job.

H and I have followed suit.

And my dad, who drives for FedEX, rarely gets gifts or anything from residential customers, but commercial customers often give cards or small gifts. We did the same for our deliverymen and service personnel at every job I've ever worked.

[beantrees]

Dec 19, 2014 14:31:34 GMT -5 @mrsmuq said:

Dec 19, 2014 14:04:20 GMT -5 beantrees said:

My thing is that I like to show appreciation of people that are underpaid for their jobs. So my kids daycare workers and teachers, absolutely. Now, the UPS man I will tip simply because he goes above and beyond for us. UPS drivers make upwards of 60,000-100,000+ a year. Theoretically they don't need your money or gifts haha.

Where are on earth do you get those numbers? They definitely aren't making $75, 80K or above that a year, even with overtime.

I am a credit analyst and see many tax returns. Plus, I know 3 personally. They are paid very well. Some over 100,000 a year.

ETA
@mrsmuq
www.glassdoor.com/Salary/UPS-Driver-Salaries-E3012_D_KO4,10.htm

According to glassdoor it's $81K a year median.

[amynumbers]

Maybe this is a day late UO, but I think gift giving has become a bragging right for some people.

[beantrees]

Dec 19, 2014 14:56:32 GMT -5 amynumbers said:

Maybe this is a day late UO, but I think gift giving has become a bragging right for some people.

I don't disagree necessarily, but is anyone really bragging about tipping the mailman IRL?

[amynumbers]

Dec 19, 2014 14:58:10 GMT -5 beantrees said:

Dec 19, 2014 14:56:32 GMT -5 amynumbers said:

Maybe this is a day late UO, but I think gift giving has become a bragging right for some people.

I don't disagree necessarily, but is anyone really bragging about tipping the mailman IRL?

Not IRL, no. But here, FB group's, sure.