Aibu to tip the bin men for xmas?

[ScottishStottie]

Curious to know how many people do this. I thought it was pretty common but today when i gave them the xmas tip, they seemed pretty surprised so made me think its not as common as i think?

YABU - no i dont tip the bin men
YANBU - yes i do tip the bin men

No, never have, never would. I don't know anyone who does either.

Also when I moved here 10 years ago they collected the waste from our front garden. Now we have to leave it by the kerb. All the neighbours pile the bags in a heap and becomes a playground for the foxes.
One of my neighbours said they no longer collect from front gardens as people stopped tipping them.

No, I don't tip the bin men. I don't tip anyone.

No never have and doubt I ever will. They get paid very well where I am

No. It's something my mum used to do along with the milk / post man.

Why are people so defensive about not tipping or sneer at those who do??! Of course you don’t need to tip - I don’t tip mine - but surely you can see it’s just a nice generous thing to do at Christmas for those who do want to??

Nope don’t tip .. unless I think they’re giving absolutely outstanding service ..they’re receiving a good wage anyway .. why tip at Christmas at not May?

My post was deleted for calling out someone for having an unnecessary go at teachers.

But left that unpleasant post to stand. Go figure.

I never have but nearly got lynched on a local facebook group for saying i wouldn't tip the postman! It does feel like a very class status thing to me.

Ah, it's gone now. Fair enough.

Persephoned

Why are people so defensive about not tipping or sneer at those who do??! Of course you don’t need to tip - I don’t tip mine - but surely you can see it’s just a nice generous thing to do at Christmas for those who do want to??

Which PP has attacked the OP for tipping the bin man. The OP asked and we replied with what we do.

I don't tip the bin men because I never see them, that's because myself, and seven other neigbours live off road, and we have to take our bins down a track and then over a road for the collection. But the bin collection is always great, and we never have any problems.

I didn’t hit yabu or YANBU because it really depends upon the level of service you get

If they’re good, I’d most certainly tip them. If not, I wouldn’t tip them

DH went to give our binmen a tip last week.
As he approached them, he said, their faces fell.
He offered the tip and he said they were chuffed to bits.
One of them said " when we saw you coming, mate, we thought you were coming to complain - that's what most people come to speak to us for".

Whatever your job, it's always good to know you're appreciated.

I'm all for personal choice - tip if you want to, don't tip if you don't.

I don’t have the same refuse collectors or post person every week/day so personally I won’t bother.

Also I was looking at jobs and saw a refuse collector job advertised, they pay blooming well here!

Might tip my Hermes lady though! She led me to believe Hermes were a great courier company 😱

I wasn’t referring to all the posts @Letmegoplease but thinking about pps who said it was bourgeois or ‘my taxes pay for them’ type comments - which they do of course. The point of a tip is a nice additional gesture at Christmas not because binmen don’t get a wage! As I say, I don’t tip but can understand why some others want to be generous at this time of year if they can afford it.

• Whatever your job, it's always good to know you're appreciated.

I'm all for personal choice - tip if you want to, don't tip if you don't.*

Exactly this

Yes, definitely. Ours are brilliant anyway but have been absolute stars this year.

Oh yes definitely.

I give them a box of chocolates (tub of cerebrations or similar) each year and ours definitely look after us. Whether it’s because we tip them or they are just fabulous to everyone I don’t know.

But they will pull out our bins if we forget, take extra stuff stacked up, they are fab with the kids, waving and shouting hello, during lockdown we built loads of huge cardboard forts etc with the kids and they took all of those as they were with no hassle etc etc. Nothing is ever too much hassle.

So they can have a £4 tub of choccies.

Also tip my postman because he is the same. If he misses me because I’m out and it’s a signed for parcel he will come back at the end of his round or stop me if he sees me later in the day. Again I just feel like he goes that little bit extra and I don’t know if it’s because we tip him but I suspect maybe so

Yes I always tip the post people too but this year a mum from my son’s class is our post lady and it’s feels really weird and a bit odd giving her £5, was thinking biscuits might be more appropriate or not bothering.

I don’t understand tipping just for doing your job properly.

Yes, I tip our bin men/recycling collectors because I feel that they have a tough job (working in cold and wet conditions in winter, dealing with maggots in summer). I think I they are rather underappreciated considering how unpleasant yet essential their job is.

I dont quite see what class has to do with it. Surely people from all backgrounds tip, or don't. It's a matter of personal choice.

Well you don't pay them so why would you give them a cash tip? A present maybe, like chocolates or something, but I think money would be a bit weird.

Ours are awful, we live in a no wheelie bin area so people put bags out, every week they rip one open, leave the rubbish strewn across the street and just leave it. Last week it was a neighbour's bag with nappies and cat litter! Made the pavement impassable for my neighbor on her mobility scooter, so I went out and cleaned it up, it was grim. All bags were neatly outside with no leakage/splits before collection, and I've seen the way they throw them around.
I will be tipping our milkman though he's a godsend

@MinnieMountain

I don’t understand tipping just for doing your job properly.

It’s often for going above and beyond. As people have outlined on this thread...