re: Advice on my teenage son doing odd jobs around the neighborhood

A lot of neighborhoods have a facebook group. Consider having him post a message with the services he provides and a photo of him working in someone's yard. You'll probably get some of his customers that will comment and vouch for him. The photo would be for people who may recognize him as a kid in the neighborhood but not necessarily acquaintances with your family.

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dropping the card off in the mailbox

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Federal law prohibits putting non mail items in a mailbox. Nobody’s going to prison for it, but the mailman will get pissy, and there can be a fine.

That law is why our mailboxes are not constantly full of flyers handed out by workers in an effort to avoid postage rates.

Some services try to get around the law by taping a flyer or card to the outside of the box, but that also violates a postal regulation.