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What's the messiest you've looked for postman?

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Fanananaa · 12/09/2020 14:19

I am waiting for postman to come and he's 1 stop away and I feel a mess. In my pjs with a long cardigan, no makeup and messy hair stuffed in a bun.
I have nowhere to go today do just having a lazy day but the poor guy is going to be greeted by a horror

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SqidgeBum · 12/09/2020 14:22

3 weeks after having my baby. Baggy t shirt stained with boob leakage, baby sick on my shoulder, pj bottoms that I had been in for 3 days, hair showing I hadn't had a shower, face showing I hadn't slept.

My postie congratulated me and smiled because he is the nicest man ever

CremeEggThief · 12/09/2020 14:25

So what? Stop putting yourself down. You're entitled to answer the door however you want in your own home.

I hardly ever wear makeup, never iron my clothes and always have my hair curly, but only comb it every other day, and I don't think I look a mess!

honeygirlz · 12/09/2020 14:26

Oh gosh you sound suitably dressed to me!

I only wear make up for special occasions, no way am I wasting it on the postman!

But the worst I looked like was when I had shingles, 10 day unwashed greasy hair, monobrow, housecoat, pock marked face!

Yankathebear · 12/09/2020 14:27

The obvious boob out while feeding a baby.
Post night shift pjs late afternoon.

My postman is great though.

vanillandhoney · 12/09/2020 14:27

I'm pretty sure the postman doesn't give a flying fuck what you look like Grin

Soubriquet · 12/09/2020 14:28

I always answered the door in my onesie. I’m never dressed unless I go out

Luckily I got on really well my the postie (I’ve since moved Sad)

I did once answer the door dressed as I was about to go out and he said “well! I’ve seen everything now! She’s dressed!” GrinGrin

Loved that guy

JacobReesMogadishu · 12/09/2020 14:29

Knelt in the utility room with the door open into the hallway throwing up in the toilet when he opened the front door to leave a parcel inside.

BikeRunSki · 12/09/2020 14:29

Bed head, PJs etc whilst breastfeeding a 2 week old baby.

Mylittlepony374 · 12/09/2020 14:30

One baby latched to boob, held with one arm. One toddler pulling on other arm so was an awkward moment before we realised he should just put package on ground . Baby sick everywhere. Probably crying. House a mess. All he said was "oh, you've had another little one, what's his name?". I think they've seen it all to be fair.

Fanananaa · 12/09/2020 14:30

I know it doesnt matter how I look for the postman but just really a lighthearted thread Grin

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Dugsbollox · 12/09/2020 14:30

When I've fallen out of bed half asleep. Hair everywhere, old PJs. Who cares?! They probably see all sorts.

Florencex · 12/09/2020 14:31

I don’t care about hair and make up for the postman. I think so long as I am suitably covered anything goes. Sometimes I sit around the house in pyjama shorts and a vest top, I am 50 and a little overweight so I tend to not answer the door then. 🙂

Suzi888 · 12/09/2020 14:32

In my nightie, with a screaming toddler around my legs Grin

PanamaPattie · 12/09/2020 14:34

Naked? Does that count?

Oysterbabe · 12/09/2020 14:36

I'm pretty much always in PJs when he comes. I don't GAF and neither does he.

Mellonsprite · 12/09/2020 14:37

In pyjamas and mid way through dying my hair. He looked a little surprised.

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 12/09/2020 14:38

Men from the water company arrived unexpectedly to fix our drain covers. 8.05 during lockdown. I was wearing shirt pyjamas, slippers and a dressing gown while showing them around the garden.

MiniMum97 · 12/09/2020 14:40

So what? He's bringing you a parcel not taking you on a date. I'm sure he doesn't care less what you are wearing/look like as long as you are clothed.

contrmary · 12/09/2020 14:43

A towel hurriedly covering my front. A great piece of skill to take the big parcel he had for me and sign for it without letting it slip out of place much.

lifesalongsong · 12/09/2020 14:45

@Aroundtheworldin80moves

Men from the water company arrived unexpectedly to fix our drain covers. 8.05 during lockdown. I was wearing shirt pyjamas, slippers and a dressing gown while showing them around the garden.
Surely that's normal for early morning visitors, from my window I see my neighbours going out like that every day to put the bins out or get something from their cars or answer the door.

I have to say I had no idea that wasn't normal, I can't imagine remembering what I wore to answer the door unless I was totally naked

How does everyone even know this stuff Grin

ncd5785 · 12/09/2020 14:45

I was once woken after a very late night out and had to answer the door to sign for some tickets. I staggered downstairs, hair like a birds nest, mascara remnants down my face, tatty pink dressing gown and old pink jogging bottoms. When I got back upstairs I was wondering why the delivery guy was smiling and why my feet were hurting and I realised I'd put my Ugg boots (I use as slippers in old chilly house) were on the wrong feet. I looked ridiculous

Roomba · 12/09/2020 14:47

I've answered the door to our old postie with my boob still out after feeding DS, whilst I had DS hanging off my boob, in my Pjs, dishevelled, you name it! After the boob out incident he put a note through with a package saying 'I've signed for it for you so you don't need to get up with the baby, will keep doing it so you can get some rest'! Ds is almost 15 now but old postie still says hi in the supermarket and asks after the kids. Fab postie!

babymidgetgem · 12/09/2020 14:50

Boob out, pjs hanging under my post c-section tummy, with baby sick all over me...

Everysinglebloodytime · 12/09/2020 14:52

Just woke up - I sleep in pants and maybe a vest top but nothing else.

I ran downstairs, hair all over and grabbed the only thing I could find which was husband's coat.

So anorak type thing which barely covered my sagging arse, cellulite on show and hair everywhere

ChocolateChipMuffin2016 · 12/09/2020 14:52

Like many other it seems, in a post baby haze pjs, dressing gown, baby actually attached to boob, hair/face/house a mess. It’s my house I can look as shit as I like Grin

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