Tipping the postman at xmas

sfwcork

I was at home earlier and was asked to go to shop for bottle of whiskey for the postman. I thought this country tradition was long dead.i find it strange.surely his doig his job actually delivering the post.

TwoShedsJackson

So are taxi drivers and hairdressers and they usually expect tips.

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sfwcork wrote: »

I was at home earlier and was asked to go to shop for bottle of whiskey for the postman. I thought this country tradition was long dead.i find it strange.surely his doig his job actually delivering the post.

He's not asking for it, is he?

jester77

sfwcork wrote: »

I was at home earlier and was asked to go to shop for bottle of whiskey for the postman. I thought this country tradition was long dead.i find it strange.surely his doig his job actually delivering the post.

Better you giving him a tip than him giving your wife a tip

kfallon

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

So are taxi drivers and hairdressers and they usually expect tips.

Taxi drivers and hairdressers deliver our post too? :eek:

kirving

Postmen are grand, and never ask for it, unlike the binmen who used to call around looking for something at Christmas!

RosyLily

We tip the binmen, never the postman though.

sfwcork

No was the mothers idea.she wanted to get him the whiskey

Duberlin Chick

Ah sure it depends on the postman I suppose.

My postman ignores me flat out everyday I see him. I refuse to stop saying hello to his face cause I've started to get a kick out of it. How someone's ignores a person greeting them face to face is beyond me.

He'll be thirsty this crimbo that's for sure!

Where To

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

So are taxi drivers and hairdressers and they usually expect tips.

Tips are welcome but not expected.:)

phasers

sure that's nothing, every year my bin men knock in looking for a tip :rolleyes:

Stheno

didn't realise that still happened!

vicwatson

phasers wrote: »

sure that's nothing, every year my bin men knock in looking for a tip :rolleyes:

Tell them to go fook

sfwcork

vicwatson wrote: »

Tell them to go fook

Flip them the bird.see how they like it

chakotha

My folks used to invite the postman in for a whiskey while he was on his rounds. I haven't heard of it being done in a while though.

eth2

I don't tip them anymore after one of them tried to sue me when he landed in the gravel.

Odysseus

Whatever about the post man, if you are in therapy don't forget to get you get something for your therapist; they have ahd to listen to the inner working of your mind for the past year!!!

stimpson

Mr. Pink: [rubbing his middle finger and thumb together] You know what this is? The world's smallest violin playing just for the postman and the taxi man and the fucking hairdresser.

Ghandee

I used to be a post man a few years ago, it was coming up to christmas week and I went to a house to deliver some letters, suddenly the door opened and this extremely sexy woman dressed in her negligee opened the front door to me and summonsed me inside.

I followed her upstairs to a bedroom were she went on to give me the best ride I'd ever had in my life.


After that, we both got dressed, then she bought me down to the kitchen were she had a MONSTER of a breakfast laid on for me, sausages, rashers, pudding, eggs, delicious to say the least.

Anyway, I finished up the brekkie, was getting ready to leave the house when she handed me €2,

At this point I asked her what was all this in aid off? Hot sex, lovely breakfast, and some money?

She said, 'I asked me husband what should i give the post man this year for Christmas, and he said "fcuk em! Give him a couple of euro"! The breakfast was my idea love

Culleeo

Why would you tip the barer of bad news, that fucker only brings me bills

Interviewer asked Mario Ballotelli why doesn't he celebrate when he scores a goal, his reply was "I'm paid to score goals, it's my job. Does the postman celebrate every time he delivers a letter? No, it's his job to deliver letters".

eth2

Ghandee wrote: »

I used to be a post man a few years ago, it was coming up to christmas week and I went to a house to deliver some letters, suddenly the door opened and this extremely sexy woman dress in her negligee opened the front door to me and summonsed me inside.

I followed her upstairs to a bedroom were she went on to give me the best ride I'd ever had in my life.


After that, we both got dressed, then she bought me down to the kitchen were she had a MONSTER of a breakfast laid on for me, sausages, rashers, pudding, eggs, delicious to say the least.

Anyway, I finished up the brekkie, was getting rest to leave the house when she handed me €2,

At this point I asked her what was all this in aid off? Hot sex, lovely breakfast, and some money?

She said, 'I asked me husband what should i give the post man this year for Christmas, and he said "fcuk em! Give him a couple of euro"! The breakfast was my idea love

Oldie but a goldie.

cassid

don't do the bin men, they just throw the bins anywhere now.

postman if I see him, will give him a few bob, he's a nice chap.

barbers/hairdressers all get something extra for xmas, and then all the teachers/creches/coaches. get a little pressie

PizzamanIRL

Our postman is very friendly and we always give him a bottle of wine. Don't actually know if he drinks wine though.

Where To

Ghandee wrote: »

I used to be a post man a few years ago, it was coming up to christmas week and I went to a house to deliver some letters, suddenly the door opened and this extremely sexy woman dress in her negligee opened the front door to me and summonsed me inside.

I followed her upstairs to a bedroom were she went on to give me the best ride I'd ever had in my life.


After that, we both got dressed, then she bought me down to the kitchen were she had a MONSTER of a breakfast laid on for me, sausages, rashers, pudding, eggs, delicious to say the least.

Anyway, I finished up the brekkie, was getting rest to leave the house when she handed me €2,

At this point I asked her what was all this in aid off? Hot sex, lovely breakfast, and some money?

She said, 'I asked me husband what should i give the post man this year for Christmas, and he said "fcuk em! Give him a couple of euro"! The breakfast was my idea love

Jim Davidson is alive and well, I see.

Ghandee

Where To wrote: »

Jim Davidson is alive and well, I see.

FHM i believe, good few years ago.....

Swampy

My postmen do not even attempt to deliver parcels. All you get is a letter to collect at the local sorting office.

Not a chance in hell of a tip.

admiralofthefleet

bollix to that, he is getting paid to do his job

Lyaiera

Considering a good proportion of the post addressed to the house goes missing, it'll be a no on tipping the post man. I'm not saying he's taking it, I don't think he is because he always knocks on the door when he has packages to deliver. I just know stuff that has definitely been posted has disappeared in the mail.

Gran Hermano

I went to a postman's birthday party today.
We played pass-the-sorry you weren't in note.

mfceiling

Yes he'll get a tip.........tip of my boot up his hole

Capt'n Midnight

Duberlin Chick wrote: »

Ah sure it depends on the postman I suppose.

also depends on the location

if you are an OAP and half relying on the postman to make sure you are still alive in the depths of winter then probably not a bad idea


if you live in a city chances you wouldn't recognise the postman and it's probably a temporary one at christmas anyway

Jaxxy

I wish the people who say their post goes missing, or that the postperson never delivers their parcels would report them instead of pissing and moaning. How is your service supposed to get better if you don't? We do take complaints like that very seriously, you know.

Anyway I got plenty of pressies back when I did deliveries, people can be so generous and it was always a lovely surprise.

Phill Ewinn

Could be tupping the postman if I have too many beers....

Abi

sfwcork wrote: »

I was at home earlier and was asked to go to shop for bottle of whiskey for the postman. I thought this country tradition was long dead.i find it strange.surely his doig his job actually delivering the post.

This doesn't sit well with me if I'm honest. While most people groan about having to drive or take public transport to work (indoors), there are still people that have to face the elements for their jobs.

My postman calls me by my first name, is smiley and chirpy, is always around at the same time every day regardless of the weather. The last few mornings here was nothing but rain, or fog or ice. Can't say I'd fancy it much myself.

When bins were no longer free to lift people lost the love for bin men. Its not their fault, but I don't see the same set of bin men every week, so I don't know who to give what to unfortunately.

I'll give the post man a small bottle of whiskey or something, he's a good and hard working man that never complains.

Sunnyisland

We always tip the postman at christmas,if you can afford it there is no harm in showing some gratitude and like wise with anyone else you want to tip.


Binman there used to tips.

Joshua J

The father used to be a postman back in the 80's and 90's. Used to wait for him coming home late(they do crazy hrs over the christmas period) to help him open his "Christmas boxes". Some days he'd have pockets full of cards with cash in most. He woulda easy got over a weeks wages in tips over xmas and am sure it came in handy feeding and buying toys for 5 kids. God I loved christmas as a kid lol. R.I.P Pops.

Czarcasm

I always buy a case of whiskey at Christmas and give a bottle to my regular customers. It's a small gesture that pays for itself in terms of customer goodwill.

I have a stack of diaries on my desk right now from my customers.

I'm not bitter... Honest!

downwesht

It's a nice gesture to tip those who give you good service.

You will always get more with a carrot than a stick!

Gave our postie his tip this morning.

The selfish and mean traits in people have really come to the fore during and since the Celtic Tiger period, Ok many can't afford to tip but maybe the country would be in a better way if a few bob was given in this way.

Put yourself in the position of the one who you would like to tip, you would like to be appreciated too.........
For those who are strapped financially a simple card with a thank you message would suffice!

Standard Toaster

OP, in all likeyhood your biological father is the postman. Is the coalman tipped as well by any chance?

Muir

We tipped the bin men during the heavy snow becuase they actually went & knocked on people's doors telling them to put bins out, or took the bins if in front garden (people didn't know they were coming because there was a few day delay from the snow). They also took bags of extra rubbish. No one else wanted to give them anything - but I thought they deserved it because they went above & beyond what they needed to do.

My granddad was a binman & collected rubbish from pubs & a toyshop. For Christmas my dad & siblings had some of the best toys because the toystore gave them to the bin men as a happy christmas/thank you.

Mr. Nice

phasers wrote: »

sure that's nothing, every year my bin men knock in looking for a tip :rolleyes:

If they don't know where the tip is, they shouldn't be collecting rubbish

staker

I give the postman a 20 tip every Xmas.Can't see why not, he delivers the post in all types of weather, must be the most thankless job going imo.

Cookie_Monster

Christmas time, the only time the guards will actually show up when asked so they can collect their Xmas tip
They got a slab of cans from the offo I worked in

sfwcork

Standard Toaster wrote: »

OP, in all likeyhood your biological father is the postman. Is the coalman tipped as well by any chance?

your momma is like a washing machine.black nobs turn her on!

mathepac

Odysseus wrote: »

... don't forget to get you get something for your therapist; they have ahd to listen to the inner working of your mind for the past year!!!

Don't forget the poor clinical supervisors.

SRFC

My postman delivers the post in his bmw so I dont think he need's my tip or is short of money :pac:

mathepac

Withe regard to tipping the postman at xmas (whenever that is) or any other time, no, no and no again - see here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056836568

big_joe_joyce

i gave the postman a bottle of whiskey three years ago , he almost needed a trailer to haul home all the hard liquor he had with him in the van , gave him a box of biscuits ever since , if shane mc gowan was a postman , he could get through the amount of stuff our local lad gets every xmas

big_joe_joyce

staker wrote: »

I give the postman a 20 tip every Xmas.Can't see why not, he delivers the post in all types of weather, must be the most thankless job going imo.

im all for giving the postman a present but ive never understood this business of a particular job being a thankless one , if your paid , thats gratitude in my book

Odysseus

mathepac wrote: »

Withe regard to tipping the postman at xmas (whenever that is) or any other time, no, no and no again - see here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056836568

An Post looking to raise the price of stamps has nothing to do with individual postmen and wishing them a happy christmas though has it?

Wattle

I've heard that if you don't tip the postman he comes and pisses in your letterbox. Likewise if you have one of those big fancy outside postboxes he comes and does a big curly sh1te into it.