Christmas Tips

Ronin247 · 20-12-2010 01:13PM #1

So the postman will get a 20 and so will the bin men. Everyone else can fook off there is a recession.

Who do you tip and how much ?

Who gives you a tip in your job and how much ?

20-12-2010 01:14PM

Why do you tip the postman and the binman

chin_grin · 20-12-2010 01:16PM

[QUOTE=Ronin247;69651430]So the postman will get a 20 and so will the bin men. Everyone else can fook off there is a recession.[/QUOTE]

Nah. "They're lucky to have jobs.", etc.

Deleted User wrote: »

Why do you tip the postman and the binman

They always ring twice?

themadchef · 20-12-2010 01:24PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Why do you tip the postman

Because, he's a fúcking good postman. Will drop my post off at my job all Summer long. He's never grumpy, always has a kind word and is mighty craic to boot. He's an asset to the community and if a waitress can score a twenty from people she will never see again i dont see why the man who's serving you all year cant be looked after.

No, you dont have to, and he probably wont expect it, but it's nice to be nice instead of being a moany hole all the time (not you, poeple in general

)

AH answer: Post man gets a tip because he's a roide and maybe that will swing it in my favour

common sense brigade · 20-12-2010 01:26PM

I tip my postman 20 Euro because he is very good and goes the extra mile and always leaves parcels in my shed for me as opposed to me having to go in and collect at sorting office. Also do the same for the Binmen as they have a hard job out in all weathers and often take away a bit extra than they should have to. Its simply manners that were instilled in me from my Grandmother. We didnt have much growing up, but we always gave something at Christmas to the Postman and Binman. I think the less people have the more they are inclined to give. Also donate to St Vincent De Paul every Christmas as they are wonderful.

KeithM89_old · 20-12-2010 01:26PM

What i do is, hang around the nearest petrol station on xmas eve and fill up old peoples cars for them. Theyre always generous with tips...

Ronin247 · 20-12-2010 01:26PM

Postman goes out of his way when parcels etc come and no one home,he will bring it round to my dads house even if it is out of the way.One of the reasons I love living in Ireland.

If you seen the amount of sh*t I put in my bin, get on top and jump up and down to make more fit in and they always take it,even if I leave an extra bag on top.Binmen save me having to put a bin out every week.Saves 100+ per year well worth a 20

bonerm · 20-12-2010 01:28PM

common sense brigade wrote: »

he is very good and goes the extra mile and always leaves parcels in my shed

You must have a huge back garden.

chin_grin · 20-12-2010 01:29PM

bonerm wrote: »

You must have a huge back garden.

Ba-dum-tish.

common sense brigade · 20-12-2010 01:29PM

You must have a huge back garden.

Actually I do, I have an acre of garden and woodland.

fonecrusher1 · 20-12-2010 01:32PM

themadchef wrote: »

Because, he's a fúcking good postman. Will drop my post off at my job all Summer long. He's never grumpy, always has a kind word and is mighty craic to boot. He's an asset to the community and if a waitress can score a twenty from people she will never see again i dont see why the man who's serving you all year cant be looked after.

No, you dont have to, and he probably wont expect it, but it's nice to be nice instead of being a moany hole all the time (not you, poeple in general )

AH answer: Post man gets a tip because he's a roide and maybe that will swing it in my favour

If you can afford to be lashing out 20 euro tips to people who are simply doing their job, good for you. Think you'll find the vast majority of folks are not in a position to be so generous.
Ok if im out for a meal with a few people in a restaurant i'l gladly contribute a few euros to a tip. But thats as far as i go with the whole tipping thing.

iPlop · 20-12-2010 01:32PM

The bin men can fcuk off "im not taking that the lid is over an inch open" it's not the 80's anymore and I paid for my fcuking bins to be collected

La Haine · 20-12-2010 01:32PM

themadchef wrote: »

Because, he's a fúcking good postman. Will drop my post off at my job all Summer long. He's never grumpy, always has a kind word and is mighty craic to boot. He's an asset to the community and if a waitress can score a twenty from people she will never see again i dont see why the man who's serving you all year cant be looked after.

No, you dont have to, and he probably wont expect it, but it's nice to be nice instead of being a moany hole all the time (not you, poeple in general )

AH answer: Post man gets a tip because he's a roide and maybe that will swing it in my favour

Honestly haven't really got it this year - but without doubt I'll go without a couple of pints to slip my posty a few quid in a card.

BigDuffman · 20-12-2010 01:36PM

Dropping a score...no thanks! But I will be leaving a tin of roses out for them as a thank you! It also means they just may let ya away with the thing over flowing.

Sure I remember when the bin men used to call in for their crimbo prezys!

jimthemental · 20-12-2010 01:40PM

Postwoman can piss off. She destroyed the gate at the front of our house last year with her van and crashed into the tractor in the yard another day. Old postman was a convicted pedo and the one in a neighboring parish is being investigated for robbing stuff from the post at the moment. As far as I know it's a substantial haul too!

krudler · 20-12-2010 01:41PM

jimthemental wrote: »

Postwoman can piss off. She destroyed the gate at the front of our house last year with her van and crashed into the tractor in the yard another day. Old postman was a convicted pedo and the one in a neighboring parish is being investigated for robbing stuff from the post at the moment. As far as I know it's a substantial haul too!

Where the fcuk do you live?

ScumLord · 20-12-2010 01:42PM

Ronin247 wrote: »

Who do you tip and how much ?

Nobody and nuthin.

common sense brigade wrote: »

I tip my postman 20 Euro because he is very good and goes the extra mile

There is no extra mile to your house, if it's 30 miles to your house it's the postmans job to deliver that parcel 30 miles.

To be fair the postmen in Ireland are class, one turned up to my door after work in the evening because he couldn't get me during the day. It's he's own fault his a nice person I'm not going to pay him for it.

jimthemental · 20-12-2010 01:42PM

krudler wrote: »

Where the fcuk do you live?

Kilkenny, I know some weird rant to have isn't it?

ejmaztec · 20-12-2010 01:43PM

common sense brigade wrote: »

I tip my postman 20 Euro because he is very good and goes the extra mile.

If my postman went an extra mile beyond my house and dumped the post, the only tip he'd get would be the end of my boot up his arse.

Novella · 20-12-2010 02:00PM

Oh, people actually do this?! I always thought my parents were just a bit mental!

iPlop · 20-12-2010 02:04PM

Novella wrote: »

Oh, people actually do this?! I always thought my parents were just a bit mental!

My parents used to tip the bin men in the 80's and up until we had to start paying for them.I PAY for my bins to be collected and I wouldn't say 370 euro a year is cheap so I will not be tipping them.

krudler · 20-12-2010 02:09PM

jimthemental wrote: »

Kilkenny, I know some weird rant to have isn't it?

Sounds like some postman related sitcom, ring RTE, it could be the next Father Ted

common sense brigade · 20-12-2010 02:09PM

There is no extra mile to your house, if it's 30 miles to your house it's the postmans job to deliver that parcel 30 miles.

The extra mile is a figure of speech. I meant the postman leaves packages in the shed for us, when he does not have to do that. He is very nice and helpful all year around. Has often rang me and delivered packages to my work also.

Duggy747 · 20-12-2010 02:10PM

Me: "Hang on, I've a tip for you"
PostWoman: "Oh really? Why thanks ver........."
Me: "A stitch in time saves nine!"
PostWoman: "Eh...............oh!"
Me: "Right, now get off my property.............and stop bringing me bills, dammit!"

chin_grin · 20-12-2010 02:11PM

common sense brigade wrote: »

The extra mile is a figure of speech. I meant the postman leaves packages in the shed for us, when he does not have to do that. He is very nice and helpful all year around. Has often rang me and delivered packages to my work also.

Oh dear.

Kimono-Girl · 20-12-2010 02:15PM

Ronin247 wrote: »

So the postman will get a 20 and so will the bin men. Everyone else can fook off there is a recession.

Who do you tip and how much ?

Who gives you a tip in your job and how much ?

i will be giving a tip to the postman, we don't have a binman, and i dropped a tin of roses to staff in a retail shop that have been really good to me all year!

at the end of the day they are providing a service and last time i checked the service industry is usually tipped?

restaurants, hotels...etc

if you cannot afford to then fair enough, but i would rather be nice and it is Christmas!

and for the most part they really do appreciate it!

Jesus Wept · 20-12-2010 02:18PM

Your postman probably out earns you and works fewer hours.

TwoShedsJackson · 20-12-2010 02:20PM

Never seen our postman in five years - I get parcels delivered to work so I don't have to go the sorting office, so he can shag off.

Wouldn't tip binmen in a million years, paying 10.50 a go to empty the black bin and 5.25 for the brown one, that's 200 a year or more on getting the bins collected by the poor ol' binmen who are on a half day three days a week.

They can bugger off too.

Also

BAH HUMBUG!!

hiscan · 20-12-2010 02:20PM

This Thread reminds me of this

3 Dustbin Men, the driver and two other men, are going on their rounds asking for christmas bonuses which they do yearly.

They stop at the first house and one man runs in and a women gives him £5. They move on to another house and a bloke gives him £6.

They pull up to the next house and the man runs in knocks on the door and a women answers and says "oh yes..come upstairs with me"..without reply he goes up and she gives him a good shagging! Once they are finished she says now go and get your mate and tell him to come in for his 'bonus'. He goes out, tells his mate "go in get your bonus, she'll show you a bloody good time, one hell of a bonus!" He goes in, she shows him upstairs and true to her word he gets a good shagging.

When their finished she says "go and get your driver and send him in for his bonus", off he goes and says to the driver- "driver its your turn now, go on my son its one hell of a christmas bonus" so of he goes. He steps in the door very excited and instead of taking him upstairs she takes reaches for her purse and pulls out £5 and gives it to him. He says "what the hell is this, you give my two friends the time of their life and you give me this?!"

She turns round and explains "I had strict instructions from my husband, he said 'give a fiver to the driver and fcuk the other two!!!'"

Kimono-Girl · 20-12-2010 02:22PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Your postman probably out earns you and works fewer hours.

that may be true but then i work indoors where it is nice and cosy, where the postman is out in whatever weather is thrown at them.

and its not about what they earn its the fact that a:it's christmas, and b:the postman( or binman if it applies in your case) provide us with a service!

a waiter could be earning more than you or working less hours than you but you would still tip them for bringing you your meal!

Jesus Wept · 20-12-2010 02:25PM

I'd tip them in the hope that they don't sneeze or spunk on my food if I plan to return. That's why.

You essentially tip them (postmen/bin men) for doing their job.
Do you tip street cleaners?

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