Page 12 | To not give the postman a Christmas bung

vanillalattes · 18/12/2025 07:31

We have about five different people delivering our post - I’m certainly not tipping all of them 😂

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MurkyMo · 18/12/2025 07:30

KaySam · 18/12/2025 07:18

They get nothing from us,post man comes maybe once a week practically boots the door when we have a parcel instead of ringing the bell,
bin men expect us to have the bin at the edge of our property yet leave it 3 doors down in the middle of the pavement,

Same with binmen here. They used to shout and roar on purpose to upset people. They only did it when someone was out on the street. There must have been complaints as they've stopped now. But they're still dicks

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MurkyMo · 18/12/2025 07:28

MermaidMummy06 · 18/12/2025 07:14

I don't tip anyone. I don't want to encourage the culture.

Although I'm not UK and people are paid well. Plus I'm pissed this year as our own Christmas bonus 'profit share' has quietly gone away. It's been reducing for a few years and just not mentioned this tear. And yes, the business is booming. Boss's wife just took a luxurious break, back for 3 days & off abroad to Africa for a month.

Up the revolution!

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MurkyMo · 18/12/2025 07:27

Allthecoloursoftherainbow4 · 18/12/2025 07:04

I've never understood why people tip certain occupations but not others. Are you tipping your nurse when you go to hospital?
Are you tipping the checkout person at the supermarket? Of course you aren't.

Tipping random people like hairdressers and postmen is such weird unnecessary behaviour.

I never see the same post person anyway, nor do I get daily post delivered it's once a week max! I've had about 50 posties this year why on earth would I tip any!

I never tip the hairdresser and always feel they hate me for it. But they're still not getting any extra

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Curiousrobin · 18/12/2025 07:24

PrioritisePleasure24 · 18/12/2025 06:44

We rarely get post and it’s not always the same person tbh. So nope.

What I was thinking- people actually get the same postman/woman everyday? We don't.

ManyATrueWord · 18/12/2025 07:22

I stopped tipping the postman when we stopped having "our" postman.

KaySam · 18/12/2025 07:18

They get nothing from us,post man comes maybe once a week practically boots the door when we have a parcel instead of ringing the bell,
bin men expect us to have the bin at the edge of our property yet leave it 3 doors down in the middle of the pavement,

bugalugs45 · 18/12/2025 07:16

I gave my postman £10 in a card yesterday , and a tin of posh biscuits ! He’s been a legend this year , we have a chat if I’m in and I’ve never had to visit to the sorting office as he hides my parcels where I ask , worth every penny ! But I don’t usually tip , this is the first postman that we’ve had regularly and he’s excellent 😊

MermaidMummy06 · 18/12/2025 07:14

I don't tip anyone. I don't want to encourage the culture.

Although I'm not UK and people are paid well. Plus I'm pissed this year as our own Christmas bonus 'profit share' has quietly gone away. It's been reducing for a few years and just not mentioned this tear. And yes, the business is booming. Boss's wife just took a luxurious break, back for 3 days & off abroad to Africa for a month.

Lennonjingles · 18/12/2025 07:13

We give £20 for postman, who we’ve had for years. Our excellent Evri driver will get £10, paperboy £10 and the bin men get a fiver each, as will my Tesco delivery driver next week.

Sartre · 18/12/2025 07:11

Our postie is a Grandad of a child in DS’s class so see him on the school run, I think it would be frankly embarrassing to offer him a fiver.

Taweofterror · 18/12/2025 07:09

Calling it a 'bung' is an odd way of putting it. It suggests your husband wants to bribe him. It's a tip surely? I don't give mine a tip. I am considering giving my Evri courier one though. Evri have such a bad rep but we've had loads delivered from him lately and all got here safely

scalt · 18/12/2025 07:09

I don't believe in all this tip, tip, tipping. It adds up. They are paid to do their job. I don't expect "Christmas tips" on my job. I might give a tip at any time of year if someone goes out of their way to be helpful, but certainly not because... "it's Christmas!!!!!!" (a phrase I loathe).

Yes, call me Scrooge: sometimes I think he was misunderstood.

Seagullsandsausagerolls · 18/12/2025 07:09

We haven't had the same postman for more than two days in a row for years.

The bin men are an absolute nightmare. The old crew were brilliant and we'd leave tins of coke and crisps etc regularly for their break. The new lot not a chance.

LessOfThis · 18/12/2025 07:07

I don’t get extra income at Christmas 🤷🏻‍♀️

Allthecoloursoftherainbow4 · 18/12/2025 07:06

Thaimonstera · 18/12/2025 07:02

I leave a tub of chocs at the door with a note saying merry Christmas delivery people help yourself.
I also leave a tub of chocs for the recycling and bin guys.

They are crap jobs, especially at this time of year, really hard work. So I think it’s nice to let them know they’re appreciated

Why do you think pushing post through a letter box is harder work than someone hauling stock about in a cold supermarket warehouse or caring for sick people?
I think delivering post is a pretty easy job I mean what exactly is hard about it!

Mooninjune · 18/12/2025 07:04

I had absolutely no idea giving Christmas tips to people was still a thing. I thought this was a tradition that died out many years ago.

Our post has been atrocious for a few years now - if we get a delivery once a week we are doing well. And if we are expecting anything important we generally have to go into the sorting office to ask if it's arrived. It's a long time since we have had a regular postie.

We don't have a newspaper boy/ girl, or a milk man, and I don't know if the bin men are the same regular team or not because I never see them. So I'm afraid Christmas tips are an anachronism here.

Allthecoloursoftherainbow4 · 18/12/2025 07:04

I've never understood why people tip certain occupations but not others. Are you tipping your nurse when you go to hospital?
Are you tipping the checkout person at the supermarket? Of course you aren't.

Tipping random people like hairdressers and postmen is such weird unnecessary behaviour.

I never see the same post person anyway, nor do I get daily post delivered it's once a week max! I've had about 50 posties this year why on earth would I tip any!

OhDear111 · 18/12/2025 07:03

We don’t have a regular postman/woman. Neither do we get a regular service. Bin service is a joke and we are frequently missed.

I don’t tip anyone. In general, people seem to reserve it for some trades/jobs but exclude others.

Thaimonstera · 18/12/2025 07:02

I leave a tub of chocs at the door with a note saying merry Christmas delivery people help yourself.
I also leave a tub of chocs for the recycling and bin guys.

They are crap jobs, especially at this time of year, really hard work. So I think it’s nice to let them know they’re appreciated

Timeforanamechangeagain2 · 18/12/2025 07:02

We usually do a fiver if we remember. Tenner for the previous postman who was a particularly kind and helpful soul. Forgot about the bin men.

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MurkyMo · 18/12/2025 06:52

Coconutter24 · 18/12/2025 06:45

I’ve never given the postman a Christmas gift. If your DH wants to and sort it out why would you say no? Why does he need your permission to spend £5?

Because I'm a control freak 🙃

I'm not. I'm just curious about what other people do. We actually do give him a card and a fiver. Evri guy got the same until Evri cut his money so he's gone now. .

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Zanatdy · 18/12/2025 06:52

I have never given to the postmen or binmen. I’ll give the dog groomer an extra tenner today for pre christmas groom but if he wasn’t due one, then I wouldn’t have bothered.

ImogenBrocklehurst · 18/12/2025 06:51

MurkyMo · 18/12/2025 06:38

...to not give the postman a Christmas card with a fiver in it. Husband wants to but I say no. As for the bin men, not a chance !

What do you do?

Why not?