Comments on: Return to Sender: If You Receive a Gift You Don’t Like Please Don’t Complain

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By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:55:16 +0000

Well for Postal worker to hint for a tip would have had me upset with him. I was always taught you don’t ask for gifts people give because they want to. Also Post office doesn’t allow them to accept gifts over $15 is what I have been told. I always bake cookies & put them on a very nice plate bowl ect. I have never gotten complaints. If I did I would no longer give anything.

By: Beatrice

Beatrice — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:18:56 +0000

Wow, I don’t blame you for being flabbergasted. I would have been too! I think it was extremely nice of you to leave out cold drinks for him and give him gift cards. Talk about unappreciative! Like someone mentioned, postal carriers get paid adequate salaries and benefits and receiving gifts from nice people like you are an extra perk of the job.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:28:19 +0000

I did think the hint for gifts was a bit much. I was a bit annoyed at his mention of it every time the holidays came around, but he was nice the rest of the year so I didn’t let it bother me too much.

It’s interesting that you mentioned pretzel buttons. I thought about providing him with something similar, but I wasn’t sure about his health and didn’t want to assume the item I bought would be appropriate for him.

It turns out he didn’t think the gift card was appropriate either!

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:24:09 +0000

Hmm. So you think he was trying to help out the next postal carrier by telling me that he didn’t like my gift and the next guy wouldn’t either. Interesting take on it.

I provided a gift card that could be used a whole host of restaurants in our state. My grandmother has purchased them for my husband and I in the past and we’ve never had a problem covering the bill with it.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:21:44 +0000

Oh how I wish I could think faster on my feet! I think he was looking for me to give him cash after he complained. Of course, I had no intention of doing that so he certainly should’ve kept his complaint to himself.

It’s true that everyone prefers cash, but the post office specifically frowns on it, so I thought I should avoid it. Guess not

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:15:56 +0000

I thought the mail carrier knocked on our door to say goodbye, but you could be right, it could have been a ploy to complain about his gift. I’m not sure what he expected me to do. I certainly wasn’t going to turn around, grab my wallet and pull out $20 for him.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:13:02 +0000

Ha! I haven’t met the new mailman yet and yes we will continue to do nice things for him (like leave cold drinks out, etc.) Maybe I’ll start dishing out Amazon gift cards the next time around, since it seems the post office frowns on giving cash to carriers. Who can complain about that kind of gift card?

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:11:17 +0000

That’s an interesting take on it Tammy. My postal carrier actually hinted at getting a gift on multiple occasions, so maybe he didn’t think the pay was good enough or he wanted a little extra money in his pocket before retiring.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:10:17 +0000

Thanks for your comment. I definitely think I stood at the door with my mouth open. I was shocked to hear a grown man complain about a gift.