What's an appropriate thank you gift for my Post Office clerks?
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With the budget cuts coming to the PO, the three clerks I deal with 99% of the time at my PO are being replaced and re-assigned, with their exact upcoming job and location uncertain. Suffice it to say, they're awesome--extremely good at what they do (I'm spoiled at how well they deal with Registered packages and other complicated mail), always cheery, and just plain nice. Of all the PO's I've dealt with, they're by far the best I've had, and over the last few years, I've come to look forward to sending or getting my mail just so I can say hi. I feel like I should pick up a thank you of some kind for them, but have no idea what to get. Any suggestions?
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gift cards for dept stores, local small businesses or a good book like rich dad, poor dad OR:
an eye-to-eye sincere thank you is priceless, maybe throw in a good firm handshake
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I am glad someone else also has good and well trained postal clerks. I have known mine for over a decade and a half since I moved here. You know they are well trained when your address changed more than a decade ago and when a coin dealer in Britain sends your order to your old address they automatically forward it even though they don't have to.
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<< <i>I think Post Office employees are constrained - regulation wise - from accepting gifts.. but route mail people get them all the time. Since they work in the facility, I would stick with a Thank You card and a hand written note.... inviting them for a libation after work would also be good form. Cheers, RickO >>
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We go thru the changes every year with new people too as the post office we use is also the one they use to train people. Hence the $5.00 envelopes. But the ones who are there year after year ( and helpful ) get the larger ones. Everybody shares in the sweets.
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The postal system here could sure use some qualified employees. From recent experiences with the p.o. they would be a welcome addition.
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All postal employees, including carriers, must comply with the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. Under these federal regulations, carriers are permitted to accept a gift worth $20 or less from a customer per occasion, such as Christmas. However, cash and cash equivalents, such as checks or gift cards that can be exchanged for cash, must never be accepted in any amount. Furthermore, no employee may accept more than $50 worth of gifts from any one customer in any one calendar year period.
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BTW the home baked good sounds great but do you include a list of the contents in cased someone has food allergies. I know I would not want to be sued for food poisoning.
"However, cash and cash equivalents, such as checks or gift cards that can be exchanged for cash, must never be accepted in any amount. " To me, this means a normal gift card, which can't be redeemed specifically for cash, should be okay.
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But not to be a scrooge, how about something practical like a book of stamps?
<< <i>You guys are such softies. It's not like they're volunteers. They're doing a job and getting well paid for it.
But not to be a scrooge, how about something practical like a book of stamps? >>
Can't they get all the free stamps they want?
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<< <i>You guys are such softies. It's not like they're volunteers. They're doing a job and getting well paid for it. >>
No doubt. But at the same time, a trip to most Post Offices is just business--"I need to mail these." When you have a few good clerks (or even just one) the whole experience is better. It's not much different than going to a coin show and looking at a coin from a random dealer versus looking at a coin from a dealer you've been working with for years. The latter is more fun. Or it's like Cheers. I walk in, and everyone knows my name. And odd as it may be to some, no doubt I'll miss these clerks when they're gone.
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<< <i>You guys are such softies. It's not like they're volunteers. They're doing a job and getting well paid for it. >>
No doubt. But at the same time, a trip to most Post Offices is just business--"I need to mail these." When you have a few good clerks (or even just one) the whole experience is better. It's not much different than going to a coin show and looking at a coin from a random dealer versus looking at a coin from a dealer you've been working with for years. The latter is more fun. Or it's like Cheers. I walk in, and everyone knows my name. And odd as it may be to some, no doubt I'll miss these clerks when they're gone. >>
I agree 1000%...just messin'. I love my postal worker, too, and value the familiarity that speeds things along.