Christmas Tips

johnnyp · Post by **johnnyp** » 12 Dec 2007, 16:22

Got my first one today (Â£20)

How are you boys and girls doing?

greynut · Post by **greynut** » 12 Dec 2007, 16:26

johnnypick wrote:Got my first one today (Â£20) How are you boys and girls doing?

I'm a driver, so I get f**k all

vigilante · Post by **vigilante** » 12 Dec 2007, 16:35

WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT THERE IS A TAXMAN ABOUT

APPARENTLY WE EARN HUNDREDS IN TIPS!!

ONE YEAR THEY TRIED TO DO US FOR 50 SQUIDS THE BUGGERS.

UP THE FRIENDLY RURAL MEN AND GIRLS

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 12 Dec 2007, 16:37

Got my first Christmas Card from a resident on the walk today had nowt in it but it still made my day.

Up Hill Down Hill · Post by **Up Hill Down Hill** » 12 Dec 2007, 17:23

Got my first one yesterday

Â£10

Felt guilty taking it but it got me a few drinks and she did insist :)

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 12 Dec 2007, 17:35

Pete wrote:Got my first one yesterday

Â£10

Felt guilty taking it but it got me a few drinks and she did insist :)

why feel guilty you have been rewarded by a greatful and gracious customer. Must be doing your job properly then.

Edward Hunter · Post by **Edward Hunter** » 12 Dec 2007, 17:36

Up to Â£47 and a box of Quality street so far

Only been on the walk 7 months too so im well chuffed

Up Hill Down Hill · Post by **Up Hill Down Hill** » 12 Dec 2007, 17:37

k979aaa wrote:
Pete wrote:Got my first one yesterday

Â£10

Felt guilty taking it but it got me a few drinks and she did insist :)
why feel guilty you have been rewarded by a greatful and gracious customer. Must be doing your job properly then.

Just wonder if I've earnt it

and if they can afford it

Nearly made up for 2 hours of strike pay :cfo :lfo

jacee · Post by **jacee** » 12 Dec 2007, 17:45

As tips, for those who are lucky enough to get them, are given once a year as a Christmas tradition and not paid as a regular addition to wages as with bar staff, hairdressers, taxi drivers etc - I can't see any justification for attempting to tax them. They are a gift to someone, who in many cases has become a friend in the community for many people and are not a reward for doing the job well but a recognition of the friendship in the customers relationship with their postman.

davidessex · Post by **davidessex** » 12 Dec 2007, 18:03

got asked to day, " where is barry , my regular postman ? " as she stood on the doorstep with an envelope , unstamped, with barry,s name on it. i told her he died two weeks ago.

he hadn,t but why can,t she just give the tip to the postman delivering to her now ?

councillor · Post by **councillor** » 12 Dec 2007, 18:04

I don't expect anything....I've been a floater at various offices for 12 years, so no bugger sees me as their postie, though I did find a bottle of whiskey on the doorstep once. I think it was meant for me,the postie that week, but I gave it away cos I hate whiskey. Also a bag of crisps taped to the door with a Happy Christmas mesage. Mind you, they were Tayto crisps.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 12 Dec 2007, 18:05

jacee wrote:As tips, for those who are lucky enough to get them, are given once a year as a Christmas tradition and not paid as a regular addition to wages as with bar staff, hairdressers, taxi drivers etc - I can't see any justification for attempting to tax them. They are a gift to someone, who in many cases has become a friend in the community for many people and are not a reward for doing the job well but a recognition of the friendship in the customers relationship with their postman.

I think their would be better pickin's for the tax man looking for long dead canoeist's who turn up alive.

Darren Bent · Post by **Darren Bent** » 12 Dec 2007, 18:45

Not very much in last two christmas I had about a tenner. This is due to being reserve postman. I haven't got a tip yet. I do the current walk a lot but not every week (too big) (did whole summer)

newpostie · Post by **newpostie** » 12 Dec 2007, 19:04

im a reserve at my do and some old lady tried giving me a fiver, being the decent person i am, i said im sorry but im not taking that because im not the main post man. So i said the main postman be back nxt week and thanks lol.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 12 Dec 2007, 19:18

The Americans are much better at tipping - they expect to tip people and there is a sort of "Scale of Tipping and to whom and when list" the posties was down at Thanksgiving I think with a fairly hefty $20 dollars - if this was to be the norm in the UK and everyone on the delivery tipped it would be a nice little earner.
Sadly that's not the case - I think my worst year on delivery was Â£1.50 out of 600 drops.

Everyone must have the "hail and well met" customer who mysteriously disappears two weeks before christmas to reappear a fortnight after New Year.

ROYALMAILCHAT

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