Postmans Christmas presents

antodeco · 25-11-2011 09:45PM #1

This is something that popped into my mind earlier. I remember growing up my folks giving the postman/binman a present at Christmas. Was usually an oul cheap bottle of port or something. Does this still happen? Are you going to give any of the "public service" people a present this Christmas?

Personally, I feel I should get my postie something. Whilst it is his job, he does deliver a lot of parcels for me. I've seen him lugging them around in the lashings of rain. I get about 3 parcels a week..

hondasam · 25-11-2011 09:47PM

No he gets paid to do his job same as I do. I know it is done but not by me.

Superbus · 25-11-2011 09:48PM

Can only imagine the ridiculous amount of token gifts they must get/have gotten when this was the done thing.

Wattle · 25-11-2011 09:49PM

You have to get them a present or they'll piss in your letterbox.

InkSlinger67 · 25-11-2011 09:50PM

I think I'm doing my postman a favour by not giving him a present. Think about it; a guy on a bike with a heavy load trying to get rid of that load to make his morning easier suddenly receiving something much heavier than what he was trying to deliver.

If I was a worn out postman I'd throw it back at me!

amacca · 25-11-2011 09:51PM

red alert...the words public and service have appeared beside each other in a post

queue rapid descent into bickering............

44leto · 25-11-2011 09:51PM

I bet the OP is a postman.

antodeco · 25-11-2011 09:52PM

I agree it is his job. I know someone will post "will you give your delivery man/McDonald's employee a present?", but it's something that used to be done!

Think of the joy the postman brings you. You hear the falling of letters! You wait all morning for your parcel!

Kiera · 25-11-2011 09:54PM

He brings me bills and juke mail. He'd be lucky to get a kick in the goolies from me!

sgb · 25-11-2011 09:55PM

50 euros for the postperson, they are a great bunch of workers

Remember the snow and ice last Christmas, they still delivered

Wattle · 25-11-2011 09:55PM

antodeco wrote: »

I agree it is his job. I know someone will post "will you give your delivery man/McDonald's employee a present?", but it's something that used to be done!

Think of the joy the postman brings you. You hear the falling of letters! You wait all morning for your parcel!

What joy? They're mostly bills.

InkSlinger67 · 25-11-2011 09:55PM

antodeco wrote: »

Think of the joy the postman brings you. You hear the falling of letters! You wait all morning for your parcel!

Expect a knock on the door from customs!

ThisRegard · 25-11-2011 09:56PM

I'm going to hand him a piece of paper saying sorry I missed you. If he questions me I'll just tell him I left it at the sorting office for him. That's how they work isn't it?

Sunnyisland · 25-11-2011 09:57PM

Yep I give the postman & the binmen something every year.Just a bit of gratitude from our house.no big deal really.

headmaster · 25-11-2011 09:59PM

Deffo give my postie a €10'er. I hate all this p/s bashing, very undeserved.

RichT · 25-11-2011 10:03PM

Kiera wrote: »

He brings me bills and juke mail. He'd be lucky to get a kick in the goolies from me!

He brings you music and you want to give him a kick in the orchestra stalls? :eek:

Kiera · 25-11-2011 10:05PM

RichT wrote: »

He brings you music and you want to give him a kick in the orchestra stalls? :eek:

Haha i get a little excited thinking about people putting things in my box

Dotrel · 25-11-2011 10:06PM

Kiera wrote: »

Haha i get a little excited thinking about people putting things in my box

Your jukebox?

Quirkygirl · 25-11-2011 10:07PM

It is certainly a tradition around my locality but since I saw the primetime investigates I took a stronger stand on this, it claims the average postie after 10 years service is earning 49 grand a year.

Kiera · 25-11-2011 10:08PM

Dotrel wrote: »

Your jukebox?

Dammit! Leave my juke box out of this

FueledByAisling · 25-11-2011 10:16PM

If I knew my postman more then I definitely would! I always feel bad when I don't offer him a cup of tea on a cold rainy day, wish I would in the future!

Niles · 25-11-2011 10:18PM

I know of a some older people who do this with the binmen, not a custom that was ever in my own household though. I can't imagine it would be expected by the staff in question though.

Maudi · 25-11-2011 10:19PM

Dotrel wrote: »

Kiera wrote: »

Haha i get a little excited thinking about people putting things in my box

Your jukebox?

or junkbox

sgb · 25-11-2011 10:29PM

Quirkygirl wrote: »

It is certainly a tradition around my locality but since I saw the primetime investigates I took a stronger stand on this, it claims the average postie after 10 years service is earning 49 grand a year.

Primetime investigates, not been exactly accurate lately

Gummy Panda · 25-11-2011 10:35PM

I'd be willing to give the old postman a Xmas token gift as he actually was a hard worker and made sure I got packages.

New postman is a young lad and a bollix. I get failed delivery notices all the time. One day I was near my door when he popped the slip through letter box. Package was small and light so don't know what his game was..

the groutch · 25-11-2011 10:52PM

Binmen don't get anything anymore, not with the councils already charging obscene amounts

John Doe1 · 25-11-2011 10:54PM

Remember the days when you would give struggling trinity arts students cocaine and hookers?:D

Supraman · 25-11-2011 10:58PM

Quirkygirl wrote: »

It is certainly a tradition around my locality but since I saw the primetime investigates I took a stronger stand on this, it claims the average postie after 10 years service is earning 49 grand a year.

I'm a postman and I'd severely doubt this to be honest . You'd want to be working day and night to get this money in the post office . There has been a massive clampdown on overtime too so to be honest it's not a realistic figure at all .

sgb · 25-11-2011 11:10PM

A few years ago the other half said "what shall I give the binmen for Christmas"

I replied fúck the binmen

Went to work and thought about it, had to txt her and tell her I was only joking

John Doe1 · 25-11-2011 11:13PM

sgb wrote: »

A few years ago the other half said "what shall I give the binmen for Christmas"

I replied fúck the binmen

Went to work and thought about it, had to txt her and tell her I was only joking

And then ironially she did fcuck the binman

InkSlinger67 · 25-11-2011 11:17PM

It's a sad Friday night when this is the most interesting topic on AH.

Also, it's a sad situation when Prime Time gets mentioned in a light-hearted thread FFS!

Don't force me to get a life people! :mad::mad:

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