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Holiday Reminder for the Politicos - the Federal Limit for Gifts to USPS Workers is $20
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:28 am
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:28 am
Here’s my annual reminder of the U.S. law limits on gifts for your USPS workers.
We typically give our letter carrier team a $20 gift card each (the federal limit; your states may have additional limits).
The Law:
U.S. letter carriers may accept (unsolicited) non-cash gifts worth $20 or less per occasion from a customer, with a $50 annual limit per year (5 C.F.R. § 2635.204(a)).
If over the limit, your letter carrier must return the gift or pay you its fair market value.
I still find it amazing that for 78¢ I can send a letter anywhere in the U.S. and have it hand-delivered to that person in around 3 days.
We typically give our letter carrier team a $20 gift card each (the federal limit; your states may have additional limits).
The Law:
U.S. letter carriers may accept (unsolicited) non-cash gifts worth $20 or less per occasion from a customer, with a $50 annual limit per year (5 C.F.R. § 2635.204(a)).
If over the limit, your letter carrier must return the gift or pay you its fair market value.
I still find it amazing that for 78¢ I can send a letter anywhere in the U.S. and have it hand-delivered to that person in around 3 days.
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Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:40 am to RFK
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in around 3 days.
Try doing a wedding or other big event and enjoy the 10%-15% failure rate for delivery on your invitations. The invitations don't come back, they just disappear and the people never know.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:40 am to RFK
Weren't you on here advocating for illegals to drop anchor babies yesterday?
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:41 am to RFK
Tipping postal workers may be one of the dumbest thoughts ever.
The pension they get at retirement is my tip to them.
The pension they get at retirement is my tip to them.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:42 am to DarthRebel
quote:Aren’t you on a military/VA pension?
Tipping postal workers may be one of the dumbest thoughts ever. The pension they get at retirement is my tip to them.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:42 am to RFK
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find it amazing that for 78¢ I can send a letter anywhere in the U.S. and have it hand-delivered to that person in around 3 days.
And yet, they're $15B in debt, losing $6.2B this year alone. They're a destructive force upon the US taxpayer. The USPS is a shining example of why the private sector can do just about anything better than the public sector. It's a benchmark case against big government.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:43 am to RFK
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Tipping postal workers may be one of the dumbest thoughts ever. The pension they get at retirement is my tip to them.
Aren’t you on a military/VA pension?
Yeah, and I bet he's not asking anyone to tip him every Christmas.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:44 am to DarthRebel
Like anything in life, it depends. We had a grumpy arse of a mailman who wouldn't even wave to us at our old place. Now we have a younger girl who is super friendly and is happy to do her job. She's getting a gift.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:44 am to RFK
I swear you just try to post the most annoying liberal rage bait threads to flame this board.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:44 am to DarthRebel
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Tipping postal workers may be one of the dumbest thoughts ever.
They make $25+/hr on an $8/hr skillset. I tip the hell out of waitresses and bartenders becayse I want them to remember me and give me special attention. With the mailman I'm hoping for something approaching competence. I've never seen any reason for tipping them.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:45 am to RFK
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Aren’t you on a military/VA pension?
Are you going to tip Darth for his military service?
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:45 am to shinerfan
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I've never seen any reason for tipping them.
It's more productive to tip the garbage or yard crew.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:47 am to ClientNumber9
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And yet, they're $15B in debt, losing $6.2B this year alone. They're a destructive force upon the US taxpayer. The USPS is a shining example of why the private sector can do just about anything better than the public sector. It's a benchmark case against big government.
How many private companies had to pre-fund their retirement funds 75 years in advance?
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:49 am to RFK
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Aren’t you on a military/VA pension?
That is the other Darth.
My father is, 32 years Army. He is good just getting a free breakfast every 11/11
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:50 am to RFK
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I still find it amazing that for 78¢ I can send a letter anywhere in the U.S. and have it hand-delivered to that person in around 3 days.
only bills have this delivery rate, but not the returned payment Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:51 am to Flats
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It's more productive to tip the garbage or yard crew.
I have tipped the garbage crew when I threw something complicated on them. If I had anything complicated to mail I would 100% use UPS. In fact, I don't think I have ever mailed anything from my current house and I've been here since . 2013, I think. My wife probably has.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:53 am to RFK
Sent some documents to a client. Great job USPS.
I don’t think I could do this if I tried.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:54 am to RFK
quote:If virtue signaling was a person, even though this is a troll.
RFK
This guy wanted to know why Texas A&M university put a girl with known suicidal tendencies into a high rise apartment that she jumped out of...in Austin.
Humble yourself. Actually.
Posted on 12/7/25 at 8:54 am to Wally Sparks
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The USPS is a shining example of why the private sector can do just about anything better than the public sector.
UPS and FedEx are not required to deliver to rural areas. USPS is.
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