To have no clue about tipping the postman!

[Izzy82]

Is this the done thing? I heard a woman in the post office today saying she tipped her postman and her bin man! I've never in my life tipped the postman, in fact, up until a few months ago I had never even laid eyes on him. but I'm on maternity leave now and have done all my christmas and baby shopping on line so speak to him regularly. Today he delivered my post, saw I wasn't in so came back an hour later with my packages. Bless him!
So, are you tipping your postman and if so, how much?
Xxx

[Boredshitless]

Gala81 please let HMRC actively pursue my OHs tips etc, it would be really worth the man hours and time, it would also distract from the fat cat politicians fiddling £100000000s!

Good grief!

[EvansOvalPiesYumYum]

BoredShitless - your OH and my DP sound as though they may be one and the same person

That is just the sort of stuff my OH does. He's abandoned many Sunday lunches before now to go and help an elderly person.

[Boredshitless]

Evansopal... We go to the local supermarket and he is Mr celebrity with all the hellos from the older ladies! LOL!

No one fecking knows me!

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[SaucyJack]

Yeah, a bit.

I'm still not paying people for doing their jobs tho.

[Boredshitless]

Emmalinelucas

Postmen/woman are not allowed to accept tips
They need to declare them to the tax man


If statement one is true, how the feck can they act on statement two?

Wind your neck in, you need to get your facts right,,,

[SaucyJack]

"Much more helpful if postie leaves them for you, inc. recorded delivery stuff"

It most certainly isn't here. We have a thieving skank on the loose who opens up packets to see if the stuff is worth nicking.

[Boredshitless]

FairPlay saucy jack, but when you do bot follow the rules to the letter, do not expect to have the rules bent!

[Hatespiders]

Cabrinha, our Ladies Group is actually called the Women's Friendly Hour. We're all old biddies from this village and a couple of others. We meet once a month. My sister nearly wet herself when I told her its name. She asked what we were like when the Hour was over, at eachother's throats?

[SaucyJack]

Not being an OAP with a lost remote..... I'm not entirely sure how our postman could bend the rules on my behalf.

I'm perfectly happy as it is with the basic just putting letters through he door service.

[EvansOvalPiesYumYum]

I was expecting a RD letter a couple of weeks ago, which was late in arriving. My lovely postie knew I was waiting for it, and said he would just pop it through the door if I wasn't in (because he knows and trusts me, and the feeling is mutual). As it turns out, I was in when it arrived and signed for it, but I know he would have popped it in, rather than make me traipse to the office on another day. Our posties also carry plastic bags to protect the larger letters on a rainy day if they won't fit through the letter box and have to be left in the porch. They don't have to do that - it isn't part of their job. They are friendly and helpful to me, I'm nice to them in return. Because I'm nice to them, they are more helpful to me. Simple equation, really

[EvansOvalPiesYumYum]

Not being an OAP with a lost remote..... I'm not entirely sure how our postman could bend the rules on my behalf.

Aah - not yet, m'dear, not yet! The day will come, sooner than you think . . .

[Hatespiders]

My dh is a part-time school cleaner on minimum wage. He came home tonight with a giant Toblerone as a tip from the Art teacher (he cleans the Art suite) He'd never tried one before and sat there and polished off the bloody lot. Greedy pig.
I can't eat chocolate any more, as it triggers my vertigo.

[NovemberAli]

Ah happy memories of my old paper round, lovely people tipping me 50p or a bar of chocolate at Christmas!

[Boredshitless]

Saucy jack your day will come.... So just do your job putting the letters thru the door...when your house is being burgled hopefully he won't call the police, when it's one fire he won't call the fire brigade, when he thinks you've not been seen and may be unwell he won't call the paramedics.........because he's just putting letters thru the door!

When I say he I mean he/she

Saucy you sound delightful.... Everyone just do your job!

[emmelinelucas]

Taxman ? I didn't say anything about that.
Neither did I agree/disagree with the current rulings. They are there for very good reasons.
I am not going to say why here (outing issues)
What I can say is - the guidelines protect the employee and the service user.
Nothing wrong with giving gifts because they can be recorded.That is the crucial thing.

[EvansOvalPiesYumYum]

OMG - Please tell us you declared those tips, Hate and November

HMRC Police are watching, don'tcha know??

[Boredshitless]

November I kid you not, our best paperboy gave us a Christmas card (smart move!) signed Russell the paperboy!

True 'twas his name but made us smile no end ...got a £1 him! X

[EvansOvalPiesYumYum]

My friend's Dad is a milkman. He actually saved the lives of a family in the early hours one morning, a number of years ago, by raising the alarm because their house was on fire. Our posties, milkies and binnies are very important members of our communities. We need to appreciate them! They often do more than 'just a job'

[Boredshitless]

Hate spiders giant toblerones are excluded they are triangular!

[ToomanyChristmasPresents]

Gosh, I hope my postman isn't declaring his tips. That would imply it's payment for the job he's done. It's not. I am not his employer. He is just a lovely, kind fixture in our neighbourhood who is much appreciated.

[FullOfChoc]

I have a fab postman and I put £10 in card with his name on on the doorstep.

I think it would be nice to tip the bin men but I have no idea how you'd do it?

[SaucyJack]

"Not been seen"

You're just talking shite now.

I'm in my 30s, not my 90s. Postman really don't go around calling the paramedics when they haven't had the occasion to speak to healthy working-age people for a few weeks.

[Hatespiders]

LOL Evans! We'll declare the Toblerone on his next Tax Return. They'll probably want 20%, but he's eaten it all!

[Gaia81]

The declaration I mentioned has nothing to do with HMRC either, it was an internal form to be completed. It was all to do with anti bribery stuff.

[EvansOvalPiesYumYum]

You'll probably be safe then, no evidence. (Just make sure there are no chocolaty crumbs around his mouth when they pay their Visit)