For the Bus Driver or the Lady @ the Post Office - Page 6

Shorty2U · ‎03-09-2010

Thats just a sales phrase (tactic). If I bought all the people QVC mentons Id be broke. lol. We buy immediate family only which is a lot (no friends) and tip extra at our hair stylist during the holidays. I cant buy the mailman, the ups man, the this person the that person. If others do so be it.

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make~ The Beatles

denisemb · ‎12-07-2012

Wow.

If I bought for EVERY service person encountered?

Guess my local liquor store owner will be getting a new car...

Denise

VegasBusinessWoman · ‎05-27-2013

I have to agree the potential recipients mentioned are pretty "out there"--except for the mail lady who always has to schlepp packages up the driveway to our gate. I slip her $25 in a little card. Also give my hairdresser a bottle of good champagne (he's a single guy, he might have something to celebrate😉 ) and a little something for my manicurist. She has been holding hands with me for nearly 20 years, so I give her some extra cash and maybe a nice blouse or sweater. She is caring for her elderly father who has dementia, so she needs every dime she can lay her hands on. Also the housekeeper, usually give her 2 weeks pay.

When people provide personal services like dyeing your gray roots or giving you a pedicure (or cleaning your house and doing your laundry, for that matter), you naturally develop a close personal relationship. In that case, it is natural to give gifts, especially at Christmas.

SunValley · ‎04-19-2010

@Bri369 wrote:
I would only give a robe to a family member or a very close personal friend.

That wouldn't be something I would give the bus driver or someone at the post office. They spend too much time on one product and the host has to come up with all these things that don't even make sense.

@Bri369 yes, these long presentations tax the host's creativity. Nonsense ensues.

Eta: reading all the responses you have given me some good laughs.