Just now, marcandre said:

Anyone remember the loophole a few years back when the discounted target gift card could be used to buy another gift card? That day was gold. I imagine they won't be letting that happen again. 

I think we are still not allowed to talk about that day. It was glorious. 

So here's my chat with Target.  Very interesting:

Joushua: Hi! My name is Joushua. How can I help you today?

Me: Hi I have some questions about using gift cards. #1 - Can I use a GC during one of your spend $50 promotions to receive a $10 GC? Also can I use a GC and still get free shipping?

Joushua: Yes, you can use up to 4 Target GiftCards along with a credit or a debit card to pay for the order.

Joushua: You will get free standard shipping on all Target.com orders.

Me: So there's no limit on shipping? Ok, second question answered but I need more info on #1. If I use a GC to pay for something that is on the $50/$10 promotion would I then receive the $10 even though I used GC to pay for it?

Joushua: You got it right.

Joushua: Yes, you will still receive the promotional GiftCard.

7 hours ago, Ed Mack said:

As the brother in law to two mail carriers, they often appreciate tips/Xmas bonus at Xmas time. It goes a long way.

What is a proper tip you’d advise on giving your mail carrier, or carriers? I wasn’t sure if you’re allowed to do that or not. 

I remember a while back the loophole/glitch where Target.com gave you the Redcard 5% off on the entire purchase amount even though you used GC's to pay for most of the total. That was nice.

Just now, oneknightr said:

I remember a while back the loophole/glitch where Target.com gave you the Redcard 5% off on the entire purchase amount even though you used GC's to pay for most of the total. That was nice.

You could use GC for all of the total too. Just had to select redcard first, next step, then edit the payment. Ahhhh. 

8 minutes ago, Foreman Porgy said:

What is a proper tip you’d advise on giving your mail carrier, or carriers? I wasn’t sure if you’re allowed to do that or not. 

Sure.  $20.00 is cool.  Some people give more.  Depends if they walk it, drop off a ton of packages.  Put yourself in their shoes.  They don't get paid a lot.  Even a small gesture or Gift Card can go a long way.

3 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

Sure.  $20.00 is cool.  Some people give more.  Depends if they walk it, drop off a ton of packages.  Put yourself in their shoes.  They don't get paid a lot.  Even a small gesture or Gift Card can go a long way.

for multiple boxes the mail man delivered to my door step, I always tipped him $20 bill + a can of coca (who doesn't drink that ?)

6 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

Sure.  $20.00 is cool.  Some people give more.  Depends if they walk it, drop off a ton of packages.  Put yourself in their shoes.  They don't get paid a lot.  Even a small gesture or Gift Card can go a long way.

Yes. $20-$40 depending how good they treat you.  

Tip is for good service.  My mail person was lousy.  Furthermore, I believe they are not allowed to accept tip by law.  I could be wrong about that.

My UPS man changes week to week, so it's hard to figure out which one to tip.

2 minutes ago, ppdude said:

Tip is for good service.  My mail person was lousy.  Furthermore, I believe they are not allowed to accept tip by law.  I could be wrong about that.

for rare occasion, like Christmas, they are allowed to accept tip, but has to be gift, not direct cash or any cash equivalents like gc. I always tip the man who did my package routinely with cash, but $20 at most. 

Okay seriously 

 

We need to move on from the target gift card and mail person tipping discussions

Crap I am getting tens of emails about this

 

Move it to a different forum

 

There, done venting

 

14 minutes ago, ppdude said:

Tip is for good service.  My mail person was lousy.  Furthermore, I believe they are not allowed to accept tip by law.  I could be wrong about that.

You are wrong about that .

4 minutes ago, Summit said:

Okay seriously 

 

We need to move on from the target gift card and mail person tipping discussions

Crap I am getting tens of emails about this

 

Move it to a different forum

 

There, done venting

 

 

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P.S. coffee or hot cocoa goes a long way too when it comes to post office workers

3 minutes ago, Summit said:

Okay seriously 

 

We need to move on from the target gift card and mail person tipping discussions

Crap I am getting tens of emails about this

 

Move it to a different forum

 

There, done venting

 

 

Wrong thread. 

 

 

Just now, BrickLegacy said:

eBay bucks 10% on the app ICYMI

@Bold-Arrow

P.S. coffee or hot cocoa goes a long way too when it comes to post office workers

? smarty pants

14 minutes ago, ppdude said:

Tip is for good service.  My mail person was lousy.  Furthermore, I believe they are not allowed to accept tip by law.  I could be wrong about that.

Tipping mail people is not called for in every circumstance.  If you have a reliable and steady one, one that has been delivering to your home or business for awhile, then it is a nice gesture.  Tipping is permitted...

Employee Tipping and Gift-Receiving Policy

All postal employees, including carriers, must comply with the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Exec­utive Branch. Under these federal regulations, carriers are permitted to accept a gift worth $20 or less from a customer per occasion, such as Christmas. However, cash and cash equivalents, such as checks or gift cards that can be exchanged for cash, must never be accepted in any amount. Furthermore, no employee may accept more than $50 worth of gifts from any one customer in any one calendar year period.

1 minute ago, fuzzy_bricks said:

Wrong thread. 

 

 

Smarty pants?

 

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6 minutes ago, Ed Mack said:

Tipping mail people is not called for in every circumstance.  If you have a reliable and steady one, one that has been delivering to your home or business for awhile, then it is a nice gesture.  Tipping is permitted...

Employee Tipping and Gift-Receiving Policy

All postal employees, including carriers, must comply with the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Exec­utive Branch. Under these federal regulations, carriers are permitted to accept a gift worth $20 or less from a customer per occasion, such as Christmas. However, cash and cash equivalents, such as checks or gift cards that can be exchanged for cash, must never be accepted in any amount. Furthermore, no employee may accept more than $50 worth of gifts from any one customer in any one calendar year period.

"However, cash and cash equivalents, such as checks or gift cards that can be exchanged for cash, must never be accepted in any amount."  

12 minutes ago, ppdude said:

"However, cash and cash equivalents, such as checks or gift cards that can be exchanged for cash, must never be accepted in any amount."  

Driving above the speed limit is also not permitted.

13 minutes ago, ppdude said:

"However, cash and cash equivalents, such as checks or gift cards that can be exchanged for cash, must never be accepted in any amount."  

Bah-Humbug!

1 hour ago, Ed Mack said:

Sure.  $20.00 is cool.  Some people give more.  Depends if they walk it, drop off a ton of packages.  Put yourself in their shoes.  They don't get paid a lot.  Even a small gesture or Gift Card can go a long way.

Agree here, I drop a $20 minimum each year as they are fantastic.  The smile of satisfaction each year is priceless too (probably better than getting a good job review) as it is direct from a customer.  I always make sure to hand it to them as the Weekday person is usually different than the weekend person and I want to make sure it goes to the correct person in case they are sick/out that particular day.

1 hour ago, mfc90125 said:

So here's my chat with Target.  Very interesting:

Joushua: Hi! My name is Joushua. How can I help you today?

Me: Hi I have some questions about using gift cards. #1 - Can I use a GC during one of your spend $50 promotions to receive a $10 GC? Also can I use a GC and still get free shipping?

Joushua: Yes, you can use up to 4 Target GiftCards along with a credit or a debit card to pay for the order.

Joushua: You will get free standard shipping on all Target.com orders.

Me: So there's no limit on shipping? Ok, second question answered but I need more info on #1. If I use a GC to pay for something that is on the $50/$10 promotion would I then receive the $10 even though I used GC to pay for it?

Joushua: You got it right.

Joushua: Yes, you will still receive the promotional GiftCard.

lol, I didn't even ask, I just tried it online and it worked great.  Did it several times (don't tell my wife, although she'll see it when we get the red card bill).  Probably used about $30-40 worth of GCs to get more CGs.

1 hour ago, Foreman Porgy said:

What is a proper tip you’d advise on giving your mail carrier, or carriers? I wasn’t sure if you’re allowed to do that or not. 

We leave a basket of snacks and a cooler of drinks out for our delivery guys.  We are both teachers so we are off Thanksgiving week and two weeks during Christmas.  Basket and cooler go out when we wake up, come back in at night.  We also have a note on the window thanking them for there part in our online shopping habit.