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DamianAHHHH, alas something on this board i can actually comment on with any sort of intelligence.
Tipping your mailman, is like anything else you tip for ...if you feel he/she is deserving. I am a letter carrier and i get tips around Christmas from customers. These range from just a card to monetary gifts to baked goods to a prime rib roast from a butcher on my route. ( the prime rib was my best tip by far!! )
On how much you wanna give is all up to you. Depending on the means i know carriers who have received anywhere from $50 to $100 from a single family ( in some nicer neighborhoods in town) and some have had a business give upto $400 !!!! but for the most part i see $10 - $20 tips.
One thing is true, if i do receive a tip from a customer it does make me wanna do more. whether that is trudging through snow or making sure packages are safe, secure, not wet, etc. And i remember every house on my route that tips all year long and they will get a better effort. I will go around there houses to back doors, deliver there mail to different spots if box is blocked somehow. Climb through the snow, like this last Friday when we got hit in town with about 1.5 ft in like 3 hours and the plows blocked basically every house. It really shouldn't matter i guess we all should do the best we can at any job but the almighty buck still rules this world!