Grand Theft Vacation. Yes, some couriers are in connection to the mob, or at least local gangs. When you go on vacation, the courier always knows, and often knows how to enter your home, too. Lock your doors, and don't tell them too much. If you make the people aware of your birthday, you can often get a tip then, too.
Tips are nice legal ways to get extra money.
Both are for convenience, allowing the courier to simply throw the paper at the house. Some routers may not want this, and it may actually take longer to do the route this way. Hazards And Annoyances Motorized vehicles tend to be a common problem with being a courier of any sort. You're in constant danger around automobiles, because you never know when they'll swerve on to the lawn and run you over. Or maybe they're just backing out of their driveways at excessive speeds.