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11-29-2006, 04:17 PM
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What’s my play: Newspaper constantly delivered under car
I guess last year we didn’t tip the paper guy enough, or maybe he’s just bitter at being a 30-year old who delivers newspapers for extra money, but for the last year he has managed to throw the morning paper under my wife’s car with Roger Clemens-like accuracy. I don’t mean several days a week, or even 5 out of 6, but every frickin’ morning he manages to nail the delivery so that it’s underneath her Camry, squarely in the middle. At first I was pissed, but he’s so consistent it’s actually pretty funny. Anyway, while I appreciate the guy’s tenacity and aim, the joke is getting old. Calling and complaining does no good, as the circulation department is completely disconnected from the actual delivery folks. I don't expect this behavior to change unless I give him a better tip this year, and that just ain't gonna happen.
With the holidays rolling around, I expect to get his annual “It’s Been A Pleasure Delivering Your Paper, Please Give Me A Tip” card any day now. What’s my best play here? As you can tell, I don’t hate the guy for doing this, but I'll be damned if I'm going to reward him for being a bastard for the last 12 months. I’d rather respond with something clever -- not cruel, and not exactly vindictive, but clever. One thought I had was to just send him a “Thank you” card, but not include anything, so he can spend a little time wondering if I made a mistake and forgot to include the tip, or if I really intended to send him an empty card. But this may be too subtle. Any better ideas? 
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#2
11-29-2006, 04:25 PM
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Re: What’s my play: Newspaper constantly delivered under car
Get a piece of plywood, lean it up against the back of the car and spray paint on it:
[ QUOTE ] Aim this way for tip <------ [/ QUOTE ] Make the arrow point whatever direction your porch is from the car. Example: 
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#4
11-29-2006, 04:31 PM
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Re: What’s my play: Newspaper constantly delivered under car
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Evan, OP didn't say anything about having a crooked doorframe. [/ QUOTE ] tuq, it's called perspective. It's been one of the most important developments in art in the last 1,000 years.
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#5
11-29-2006, 06:30 PM
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Re: What’s my play: Newspaper constantly delivered under car
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Evan, OP didn't say anything about having a crooked doorframe. [/ QUOTE ] A result of slamming the door in frustration after the 234th day in a row of stooping.
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#6
11-29-2006, 04:27 PM
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Re: What’s my play: Newspaper constantly delivered under car
First of all, it makes no economic sense to tip a paper-boy. It's like tipping the cable company.
Second (and related to the first), just call the newspaper and complain.
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#7
11-29-2006, 04:29 PM
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Re: What’s my play: Newspaper constantly delivered under car
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First of all, it makes no economic sense to tip a paper-boy. It's like tipping the cable company. Second (and related to the first), just call the newspaper and complain. [/ QUOTE ] It would make sense to tip the cable company if the option were to have your outlet installed in the middle of your driveway, under the Camry.
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#8
11-29-2006, 04:31 PM
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Re: What’s my play: Newspaper constantly delivered under car
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First of all, it makes no economic sense to tip a paper-boy. It's like tipping the cable company. [/ QUOTE ] I tip the cable guy for installs only. But it's Christmas, assuming he were a halfway decent paperboy (clearly he's not), I'd have thrown him $20. I tip my barber $50 the week before Christmas.
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#9
11-29-2006, 06:17 PM
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Re: What’s my play: Newspaper constantly delivered under car
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[ QUOTE ] First of all, it makes no economic sense to tip a paper-boy. It's like tipping the cable company. [/ QUOTE ] I tip the cable guy for installs only. But it's Christmas, assuming he were a halfway decent paperboy (clearly he's not), I'd have thrown him $20. I tip my barber $50 the week before Christmas. [/ QUOTE ] Most of us don't believe you and the ones that do don't think you are in cooler for doing this.
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11-29-2006, 06:24 PM
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Re: What’s my play: Newspaper constantly delivered under car
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] First of all, it makes no economic sense to tip a paper-boy. It's like tipping the cable company. [/ QUOTE ] I tip the cable guy for installs only. But it's Christmas, assuming he were a halfway decent paperboy (clearly he's not), I'd have thrown him $20. I tip my barber $50 the week before Christmas. [/ QUOTE ] Most of us don't believe you and the ones that do don't think you are in cooler for doing this. [/ QUOTE ] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] I've been going to the same barber for almost ten years. But "many of you" do not believe I'd have the decency to leave him a bigger tip (standard is $10) on xmas then OK..lol
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