I tip the mailman, but not the garbage guys. We have the mechanical arm trucks here as well and they just randomly drop the barrels anywhere. In the middle of
the street, on the lawn, whatever - they just don't care, so neither do I. 
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Posts: 12887 (12/23/2008 10:31 PM) |
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SwanGeese |
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Posts: 4898 (12/23/2008 11:24 PM) |
dear lady wrote: I don't live in an incorporated area and my garbage man is a mom and pop operation. Garbage collecting is actually his second job. Plus he is reliable, will pick up just about anything, and is through. And they actually pick up the trash as opposed to picking it up with a mechanical
arm.
If there is a mechanical arm on the truck, I'm assuming that the garbagemen never even touch the trash. So in that case I wouldn't leave a tip. |
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SpiritualHerpes |
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Posts: 10983 (12/23/2008 11:27 PM) Best Screen Name '07 |
No. Our garbage people don't get out of the truck, either, and I've never even thought to tip them.
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 blairboy |
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Posts: 30538 (12/23/2008 11:34 PM)
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I will NEVER tip a mailman, ups/fedex guy or a garbage man.
 Fuck that.
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nickscdngirl |
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Posts: 9142 (12/23/2008 11:38 PM) |
not the garbage man
I only tip the paperboy because he's like 15 & I use to be a papergirl and I remember i loved christmas time and getting all the extra tips
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Lilpeach85 |
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Posts: 108973 (12/23/2008 11:38 PM) Justin Fanatic '05
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We give our mailman, garbage/sanitation man and Recycling man a card and this year $20 each. But the sanitation and recycling man always get out of the truck
and we usually have big loads for them and they'll take anything we give them. And the mailman is just really nice
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Posts: 2888 (12/23/2008 11:40 PM) |
I wouldn't tip the mailman, he makes damn good money! BUT I would bake him something, cause he's cool. But the garbage man and the paperboy? Shit I am
NOT up that early. Don't you guys get your paper at like 5am? we do.
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x Pahk The Cah x |
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Posts: 14749 (12/23/2008 11:41 PM) |
I've never thought to tip them. Although as far as I've seen we don't have a regular person. Or if we do, I've never noticed and they've
never been super friendly.
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Smallville78 |
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Posts: 6461 (12/23/2008 11:59 PM) |
they dont get out of the trucks here either, there was one time where our bin was full and needed to be emptied before the date, we have a friend that works
for the council and called and had them come and empty it just for us and all they wanted was a 2 litre bottle of coke. that time it was a thank you for coming
out of there way. small town to they were happy to do it. but the only time i have seen them get out of the truck is if people didn put there garbage in bags
and when the arm lifts it and garbage goes all over the road. them they have to get out to pick it up. but that is home owners fault for not using garbage bags
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Posts: 2415 (12/24/2008 12:02 AM) |
We give the garbage men a box of cookies or chocolates a piece (it's usually two of them - one who drives the truck, the other who runs out). I don't
know if I'd tip a mechanical-armed-facilitated garbage truck personnel in cash, but I might leave out an obviously gift wrapped box of cookies or
chocolates for him/them.
My son loves watching the garbage men come on pick up mornings if he's still home (he's three), and they are always so nice and wave hi to him. It makes his day. |
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jawnyquest.niketalk |
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Posts: 150 (12/24/2008 12:03 AM) Best Use of Emoticon award '09
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why yall give these people tips for?
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