What's a decent tip to leave for Christmas for my newspaper delivery guy

[Joe Dogs]

Don,t forget your mailman.....Rain,sleet,snow and all that other crap in between.

[Optional]

Ridiculous. The cost of producing and delivering newspapers is fixed. You shift part of the cost to the publisher and he's just gonna pass it along to you the consumer, and probably at a premium. At least in tip environments the consumer can have some say in the cost.

Had never considered that last point. Food for thought.

[borednaz]

The guy who delivers my NY Daily News to my doorstep has been flawless all year.

When I leave for work before 6am, my paper is on my stoop, day in, day out, all year long.
Even the Sunday paper, which most delivery guys get to whenever they feel like it has been there before sun up.

The guy never misses the stoop either, flings it from his car, always on the stoop, like the basketball player who hits 98 percent of his free throws.

So, I'm thinking, what? 25 dollars in an envelope? Too little? More?

The guy has been rock solid all year, bad weather and all.

Steve Very stand up thing to do pal. When I was in college I helped pay for it by delivering papers at night. I had 2 routes, I earned about 2k a month doing it. The thing people don't factor in is it's a 8 hour, 7 day a week job. I averaged $600 a month in gas (back when prices were sane) 350 miles a day in travel and about 300 a month in maintenance or tires during monsoon season.

You kill yourself and your car. Most newspaper outfits pay 10-23 cents a paper and charge you $1 if the customer complains. The job is stupid & thankless from all aspects. But it's a choice, and something you do knowing the ramifications.

Long rant aside, Those $25-75 tips can mean the world to a guy like that. To me it usually came just after a major repair or new tires and meant the difference between Campbell soup and ramen. So I always tip a lot to my paper boys now.

[King Mayan]

Willie....does your gardener do all of the mowing as well? If so, how the fukk are you getting out for $100 a month? My landscape maintenance runs about a c-note a week. What's the deal here, pal?

Opie, what do you expect??

Clipping 3 stubborn weeds in the his trailer lot, every week, can't be that expensive?? Right?? If anything I think my uncle is ripping him off..

[InTheDrink]

Yes, they work in the gambling industry. Most dealers probably prefer there tips riding on a bet if you ask them.

This kid is a paperboy

this is where the road to degeneracy begins....if the bet hits it will harm the kid more in the long run than if it loses

and who the fuk still gets the paper too

[doublej95]

Don,t forget your mailman.....Rain,sleet,snow and all that other crap in between.

if my crappy mailman didn't hang out at the corner store for a couple of hours everyday i would give him a tip. I hate getting my mail late every afternoon.

[Boner_18]

Mail men are not allowed by law to accept tips.

Never met one who follows that law.

[doublej95]

Mail men are not allowed by law to accept tips.

Never met one who follows that law.

my uncle retired from the post office, every day after work he would stop by the winn-dixie that was on his route and get all the food they was going to throw out. he feed his cattle and other animals for years doing this.

[stevenash]

I thought news papers were only used to clean windows or to pack stuff nowadays. Go online Nash. Save the world lol

Newspapers still serve purposes.
Something to read if you are in a non wi-fi area for instance.
They still are handy. Plus I've been reading that rag all my life.

[InTheDrink]

my uncle retired from the post office, every day after work he would stop by the winn-dixie that was on his route and get all the food they was going to throw out. he feed his cattle and other animals for years doing this.

fishhead?

[doublej95]

fishhead?

[zizoudane10]

My newspaper guy gets a 20€ note every christmas, 20€=26,19$ so you are right with this

[paranoyd androyd]

paper route was my first job, did the afternoon route after school and the sunday morning paper (brutal).

did it on my bike with the overhead shoulder bag, keeping your balance on the bike was tough. would launch the paper from the sidewalk onto the stairs. most of the time the paper would bank off the side of the home which would leave black newspaper print on their paint. it'd take a really horrible throw (into a flower bed or bush) for me to get off my bike and pick it up.

didn't end up getting many tips at all, a couple fives and tens at most.

[tatommack]

25 sounds about right im po ol guy and i usually get 150.00.- 300.00. Props to you for remembering people that take care of you.

[Bigbill365]

a c note ($100) if your doing good in life if your average $25

[chipper]

I think $20 - $25 is a decent tip for the newspaper delivery dude.

[onlooker]

Don,t forget your mailman.....Rain,sleet,snow and all that other crap in between.

We covered the mailman last year.

http://forum.sbrforum.com/players-talk/879204-did-you-give-your-mailman-money-x-mas.html

[Bbr]

Get your own paper and you dont have any problems.

[stevenash]

Get your own paper and you dont have any problems.

Which is all fine and good, except......

a) I live in Fairfield County Ct. the mom and pop stores near me only carry the Connecticut Post, no out of town papers.
The Post is not worth it, UP and API syndicated cookie cutter news stories, crappy sports, unless you are interested in local HS sports, but I have no need to know how the Fairfiled - Warde HS baseball team did yesterday.

b) For me to get a NY Times, NY Post, or NY Daily News I have to drive 1 1/2 miles to the Stop and Shop or Cumberland Farms.
Not doing that, only for a newspaper.

c) Home delivery is so easy and convenient, and saves 35 percent off of the cover price.

[Big Bear]

A nice crisp $100 bill with a sweet note.

[CDMKMP]

Obviously you gotta put him on a 14pt 15-leg teaser that won't wrap up for at least 6 months.

[stevenash]

Obviously you gotta put him on a 14pt 15-leg teaser that won't wrap up for at least 6 months.

Ahhh, the gift that keeps on giving.

[Cheme82]

I just realized I'll never be rich. I was thinking $100. But that's ok, being generous makes me happier than keeping the cash would. But anything is better than nothing (which I'm sure he'll get from 98% of his route.)

[jimk6969]

Don,t forget your mailman.....Rain,sleet,snow and all that other crap in between.

My mailman makes more than our Mayor 0 for him
I think 25 for pboy is good
everybody gives 25 pperson is livin?