Gifts for USPS Mail Carriers
There are rules regarding gifts for USPS mail carriers. Postal Service employees may accept the following items:
- Snacks and beverages that are not offered as part of a meal.
- Items with little intrinsic value (i.e., greeting cards, plaques, pens, coffee mugs, etc.).
- Perishable items (i.e., flowers, chocolates, cookies, etc.); if the items are clearly worth more than $20, employees should share them with others in the Postal Service workplace.
- Items with a market (retail) value of $20 or less.
- Gifts motivated solely because of a personal relationship.
- Gifts for which the employee has paid market (retail) value.
- Gifts paid for by the Postal Service.
For further information, please contact the U.S. Postal Service® Law Department's Ethics Helpline at 202-268-6346, or send an email message to ethics.help@usps.gov.
10 comments:
We ALWAYS tip our wonderful letter carriers in cash. It's almost like a gift card that can be used anywhere. What a concept.
I also encourage everyone to find generosity in their soul at this time of year.
What a buzz kill to bring up the "official" rules.
Sorry you don't like the rules or the law. There are always people who don't like rules. Try living in a condo. But for the most part, people like doing things correctly.
Thanks for your "buzz."
$20 cash is always appreciated
Cash or gift card. Nobody wants "Items with little intrinsic value (i.e., greeting cards, plaques, pens, coffee mugs, etc.)."
the post office says NO cash
12:56...are you the guy going 85mph in a 55mph zone? Rules only apply to the other guy.
Hey Post Office, Bite Me! Cash is king.
I normally play by the rules. But not on this one. I'm going to keep giving my mail carrier a crisp $20 inside a Christmas card. She does a great job and deserves it.
Thanks, anonymous at 10:02. I am giving mine a $20 gift certificate to Toojays.
I'm a law and order rule sort of gal.
as long as it's a crisp bill, anony at 10:02. hate to think of her getting a dirty old bill.
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