The Merry Christmas Envelopes / myLot

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Philippines

December 7, 2016 10:56pm CST

The first Merry Christmas envelopes have arrived. It came from the postman, the bank and the insurance company messengers with the mail and statements they delivered. I feel that these workers have fixed, but low salaries; maybe contractual and just regularly renewed, but not permanent employees. They probably don't have overtime pay, paid leaves, allowances or bonuses. This is the time of the year they're hoping we play Santa Claus to them, spare 20 or 50 pesos (40 US cents to 1 US dollar). They will stretch whatever they collect from Noche Buena (Christmas Eve) to Media Noche (New Year's Eve). They know not everyone will give, and they don't push it.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 16

I haven't heard of these. I gather they are for customers to put small amounts of money in for the service providers, almost like tipping. Is this correct?

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

8 Dec 16

yes, like tips.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 16

@hereandthere That's a nice idea.

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

8 Dec 16

@JudyEv it's a way to help them celebrate the holidays. these "little people" don't receive anything else the rest of the year.

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Cristy

@magallon (19279)

• Philippines

8 Dec 16

I always get envelops from garbage collectors. I am happy to put some amount inside. It is only once in a year, so why not share even a little to make other people happy.

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

9 Dec 16

exactly.

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Cristy

@magallon (19279)

• Philippines

12 Dec 16

@hereandthere

much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

8 Dec 16

What are these Christmas envelopes? Is it sort of asking for a small gift of money? I assume those who will be receiving the filled envelopes are very appreciative. I will always give some kind of gift to our mailperson(s) and any other service people I have come to deal with regularly.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90717)

• Philippines

15 Dec 16

That is also true at our place . Specially those that comes with the garbage truck , they really give those envelopes . But we never give because we pay a pedicab driver every other week to get all our garbage in sacks so he can throw it at the dumping site for all garbage. He will be the one we will give a Christmas envelope .

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

8 Dec 16

I really do try to do stuff like that, I've been the one making next to nothing before and some ppl helped me out, giving back is good when possible

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Manisha

@ms1864 (6882)

• Bangalore, India

8 Dec 16

Here people give out such money at festival season too.

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Hazel Vee

@epiffanie (11325)

• Australia

11 Dec 16

Funny crazy season ...glad that they don't push it on people .. because I hear a lot of people going into depression because of the pressure of Christmas ...