Christmas Tips..What are some people thinking?!!!

[TeeferTiger]

I'm grateful for anything! but there are a few regulars who wait until after Christmas, and then give me what is usually their unwanted gifts! However, now I'm on a different round, I expect nothing! And, how much do you give your own postie by the way! Use to give my regular a fiver, but no time for the chancer who does my house now, so he will be getting nowt! One year, I must have had about twenty tins of those 99pence boxes of cheap biscuits!

I give the regular postie a large tin of cadbury heroes and the 2 reserves I see, a box of the same each.

[taurus88]

I've never tipped my postman before. It's because I never ever have the chance to see him due to being at work/out - I don't even know his name. Even if I did desire to tip him, and now that I think about it I certainly wouldn't mind, I wouldn't know the proper 'tip etiquette'. Personally, I prefer not to tip with money. Obviously that's the easiest way as it takes all thought out of the equation, but I'd rather buy something, be it chocolatey or alcoholy, that he would like as a small token of appreciation. Anything around £10 would seem appropriate, with a Christmas card on top.

Ideas?

[TeeferTiger]

I've never tipped my postman before. It's because I never ever have the chance to see him due to being at work/out - I don't even know his name. Even if I did desire to tip him, and now that I think about it I certainly wouldn't mind, I wouldn't know the proper 'tip etiquette'. Personally, I prefer not to tip with money. Obviously that's the easiest way as it takes all thought out of the equation, but I'd rather buy something, be it chocolatey or alcoholy, that he would like as a small token of appreciation. Anything around £10 would seem appropriate, with a Christmas card on top.

Ideas?

I've previously given him money as well as chocolates but I can't this year as I'm still off sick.

[wiganpostie]

Ive only been on my current duty for a few weeks, but got my first Christmas tip today - a card and a box of Nestle Black Magic. Very nice they were, too om nom nom

[krussel]

£1250 last year

Wow thats a lot

Take the £1k off and you have my all time personal best in 20 years

[Indy]

£1250 last year

How does that work out... do you have 625 drops each giving you £2 or is it a few people giving like £50's?

For the record my best ever year was 2 years ago when I cleared £22.50 normally its between £10 and £20

[stokes11eg]

£1250 last year

How does that work out... do you have 625 drops each giving you £2 or is it a few people giving like £50's?

For the record my best ever year was 2 years ago when I cleared £22.50 normally its between £10 and £20

Yes, I thought Post bitch only began her career with us a few months ago!!

[Postman Plodd]

couple of hundred quid 3 Xmases ago, 3 quid the year after (it was a mistake, she meant to tip the regular postie but felt bad for me), absolutely f*ck all last year and i reckon i'll have people demanding money from me this year. F*ck being a cover at Xmas!

[Wednesday]

£250 last year mostly from people who hardly get any mail . naff all from the ones who get packets every day , once got a pot plant just what you want to carry round all day!

[Broxi51]

I've never tipped my postman before. It's because I never ever have the chance to see him due to being at work/out - I don't even know his name. Even if I did desire to tip him, and now that I think about it I certainly wouldn't mind, I wouldn't know the proper 'tip etiquette'. Personally, I prefer not to tip with money. Obviously that's the easiest way as it takes all thought out of the equation, but I'd rather buy something, be it chocolatey or alcoholy, that he would like as a small token of appreciation. Anything around £10 would seem appropriate, with a Christmas card on top.

Ideas?

If I am your postie then alcoholy please

[krussel]

£250 last year mostly from people who hardly get any mail . naff all from the ones who get packets every day , once got a pot plant just what you want to carry round all day!

Welcome to the forum Wednesday

Yes its funny how the regular packet addicts open and close the door as quick as possible around christmas time Its always the little old lady who lives on her own who gives you a card with a fiver in it.

[tb35]

I got some seeds once from a large corporate company that the queen used to have something to do with

[montriff]

i don't care if it's a tenner,fiver, a few sweets, or just a card it makes me happy that they appreciate the job i do for them all year . The other 90% of my customers don't give a f**k .Just think if every household gave you just a quid

[RedBagMan]

Just think if every household gave you just a quid

mmmm ....£608

[TrueBlueTerrier]

i don't care if it's a tenner,fiver, a few sweets, or just a card it makes me happy that they appreciate the job i do for them all year . The other 90% of my customers don't give a f**k .Just think if every household gave you just a quid

You had to go and find a reason to support 2 in a van didn't you