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christmas tips

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
kirstyx
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christmas tips

Post by kirstyx »

Got my first tip today. bit early but it paid for a lovely bottle of wine :Very Happy
Chelseablue
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Re: christmas tips

Post by Chelseablue »

With this new way of workin ,do you share tips , or kick fck out you're partner n steal his?
kirstyx
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Re: christmas tips

Post by kirstyx »

Chelseablue wrote:With this new way of workin ,do you share tips , or kick fck out you're partner n steal his?
we haven't started doing park and loop yet. my office has that pleasure in january and we are all really looking forward to it :roll:
plymouth3
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Re: christmas tips

Post by plymouth3 »

Kirsty you so lucky, it will be three years for us in Jan. Enjoy your last two months whilst you can.
sussexlad
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Joined: 28 Oct 2013, 21:52
Gender: Male

Re: christmas tips

Post by sussexlad »

Chelseablue wrote:With this new way of workin ,do you share tips , or kick fck out you're partner n steal his?
We both put all our tips together then share it out on xmas eve when we get back to the office.
5plusbonusball
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Joined: 12 Jan 2012, 20:50
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Location: up north of watford

Re: christmas tips

Post by 5plusbonusball »

He has his usual 700 customers and I have mine , unless we encroach into the others territory. We keep what we make, although he gets more as he's done the same duty longer. Hoping to get some from our 5 day lapsing duties this year!
Why are lino's paid full-time ??
loverman shabba
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Re: christmas tips

Post by loverman shabba »

On the topic of Christmas I delivered to someone's house today who had their Christmas tree up. MASSIVE TWAT.
Barbel
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Re: christmas tips

Post by Barbel »

loverman shabba wrote:On the topic of Christmas I delivered to someone's house today who had their Christmas tree up. MASSIVE TWAT.
OMG you're joking! I bet it was in a chav area.
Barbel
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Re: christmas tips

Post by Barbel »

Talking of tips, there's a bloke in our office who got almost 2k in tips last year!
fishtank
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Re: christmas tips

Post by fishtank »

Barbel wrote:Talking of tips, there's a bloke in our office who got almost 2k in tips last year!
There's a bloke in your office who told you he got almost 2k in tips last year.
Most of us guys double the size of everything when we're bragging about it. :neutral:
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
Barbel
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Re: christmas tips

Post by Barbel »

fishtank wrote:
Barbel wrote:Talking of tips, there's a bloke in our office who got almost 2k in tips last year!
There's a bloke in your office who told you he got almost 2k in tips last year.
Most of us guys double the size of everything when we're bragging about it. :neutral:
LOL to be fair he didn't actually tell me, it was other colleagues who mentioned it when I happened to be covering his round while he was on holiday.
k979aaa
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Location: THE NORTH

Re: christmas tips

Post by k979aaa »

kirstyx wrote:Got my first tip today. bit early but it paid for a lovely bottle of wine :Very Happy
Have you not declared it to your manager? maybe we should all say nothing about tips the TAX MAN maybe listening or looking in this case. I get nothing by the way as the parcels are a week late at the end of the month if you get what I am saying not good being a driver in royal mail these days!
meweavy
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Joined: 10 May 2007, 11:07

Re: christmas tips

Post by meweavy »

loverman shabba wrote:On the topic of Christmas I delivered to someone's house today who had their Christmas tree up. MASSIVE TWAT.
we deliver to a house that has not bothered taken thier xmas tree down from last year,i kid you not it is stiil in the front room window.
eastie
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Re: christmas tips

Post by eastie »

perhaps tips this year and in the future will be a lot less .
The Hermes driver told me last year he got £300
eastie
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Re: christmas tips

Post by eastie »

meweavy wrote:
loverman shabba wrote:On the topic of Christmas I delivered to someone's house today who had their Christmas tree up. MASSIVE TWAT.
we deliver to a house that has not bothered taken thier xmas tree down from last year,i kid you not it is stiil in the front room window.
Is there a 1 year old corpse on the sofa :chuckle