“There was a practice of tipping regular service people like trashmen”
we leave a case of Fat Tire for our guys every Christmas ... it’s a small mom and pop outfit, and we get a kick out of their excitement, plus they’re not picky about what we throw away ...
we also like to hand out gift envelops at Christmas to delivery folks ... we have a regular UPS driver and regular USPS mail lady, but it’s kind of random for amazon folks, but these aren’t great jobs and small acts of kindness can mean a lot ...
35 Years ago in college I made about ~$50 a day in tips on the weekends delivering Pizza. I never asked for a customer to give me a tip and never even thought about it. Some people have no manners.
The trashman gets at least a case of beer for Christmas. You gotta keep the right people close! UPS guy is one in a million. FedEx dude is an asshole. I tip very well when I do. For my own reasons.
We give out small gift cards if we catch delivery people at Christmas...and tell them to buy themdelves lunch...iow...dont report it to anyone