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Originally Posted by Prince
From what I understand these newspaper carriers don't make diddlysquat... I'mma send him a tip.
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I'm glad.
When I delivered papers at around age 12 or 13, I believe I made something like 25% of the cost of a paper. I had a route of about 125 homes, which means about $80 a month (and that's getting up at 5AM before elementary school, folding the papers, and making two trips because not all the papers would fit in the bag carrying thing). On foot, I wouldn't expect a delivery-person to have more than maybe 200 homes per morning. Professionals have upwards of a thousand or more now.
If he's just some dumb kid like I was, I'd say giving him a break really isn't too bad. And I'm sure that he's not being intentionally rude with the "tip me please" card. I would complain about the missing papers, though.