Christmas Boxes for Postman etc.

I used to give something when the postman was the same guy for years but not now it's a different one every day almost. I would never tip binmen. They used to walk up my very long drive, collect bin, empty and replace, Now I have to lug heavy sacks to the end of my drive myself. They get paid well enough, while I exist on less than £700 monthly state pension.

Yes Glam. I gave him his Christmas box last week. He's such a good soul and has been brilliant over the years.

I give tubs of chocolates to my binmen/postie/surgery receptionists (I never have a problem getting an appointment) and my window cleaner.
I always buy them when 2 for £7 at the big supermarkets so it doesn't cost too much to show my appreciation.
EV Do you still have the same postie we had when I lived in the Vale ? he delivers to me also .

I’ve always given our postie a couple of bottles of wine which I know he likes. This year he gave us about a tenners worth of first class stamps as he always gets a load given at work so that was much appreciated and he looks after us very well. Don’t have a milkman, used to give the binmen some beer when I knew one of them personally, I should probably give them something. Don’t see why I would give my hairdresser anything, it’s her own business and she’s pretty expensive. I think the whole tipping business is a bit irrelevant these days in the whole.

We gave £20 to our shopping delivery chap, they change drivers all of the time , but I asked him to put it into the pot back at the depot with our thanks.
I’ll give to our new Postman as the postmen take it back to the depot and I get a thank you card in the New Year.
I usually give to the dustmen if I’m up early enough, but lately they have been here before I get up at 7, so it’s ready and waiting if I see them.

Our postman changes all the time now, have no idea who he is, don’t have a milkman and the bin men come here in the early hours of the morning.No paper deliveries here either.
We do have a regular window cleaner and give him a present,
He likes a bottle of wine as he says he usually gets boxes of biscuits and doesn’t eat them.
I usually pop in to say Happy Christmas ( with a small gift) to my local hairdresser but she hasn’t been working in Dec this year.

Have just realised I gave the postie the £20 I had set out for shopping instead of the tenner I was going to give her! No wonder she was so pleased!

I gave my hairdresser 10.00 in a card last week. So glad I did as she will be missing out this week on xmas tips due to us being in tier 4 now.

If i see our regular postie will do the same.

I have two cards for shop assistants who are there on the day i shop and such delightful ladies. Can't give a tip in case they get accused of taking money as they both are on the tills. Suppose i could give chocs though.

I haven't for a long tìme but this year gave £30 in a card to the binmen - they haven't missed once during the pandemic, and their rôle as key workers is not always appreciated.
I have a tenner in a card ready to go when the usual postie is on.
I don't drink milk.

I put £10 in a card for the milkman (in a plastic bag as it was raining). I have seen him once during the 26 years he has been delivering here at 3 am.
I gave the same to the window cleaner, to spend on his new baby daughter, and to my young gardener, who said he would spend it on a bottle of wine for his grandparents who live next door to him.

Bin men get tubs of chocs for them all to share, well I hope they do. Postmen change weekly so don't really know them so don't usually bother.

£20 for the postman, bin men , recycling men and the fantastic Hermes man who is outstanding in his service in the village.

My DH always gives our very pleasant Big Issue seller a fiver each Christmas. The first year this happened he asked if he could kiss my DH with gratitude ? DH declined. He now says ‘Thanks boss’.

Don’t know why Charles integrated my post!!
It should have read crates.

Yesterday I had a £10 note in my pocket for the Sainsbury’s delivery man.
He stood and watched me manhandle £130 worth of goods out of his Charles and into my bags, the money stayed in my pocket.
My friend and I have been out for a meal tonight, the taxi driver was so unhelpful and parked several yards beyond the restaurant claiming he couldn’t park outside, he jolly well could .
He got the fare and not a penny more.
We have one helpful postman and if I see him one morning he will get £10 but not a temp.

I've given my post lady £10 but won't be tipping the bin men this year. Just after my husband died I'd left £5 and some rubbish bags outside by the bin. I'd just got home and the men were just leaving and said it was 'recycling' day but they'd taken the 'tip' in advance of doing it the next week. Very cocky and disrespectful, I was nervous to ask for it back. The next week was a different crew and the bags were left, they took advantage.

I chased the binmen this year to give them a tenner, they have been amazing this year, and I feel we have probably taken the piss with our internet delivery boxes piled next to the bin.

£20 for the bin collectors, £5 window cleaner. Last year I inadvertently tipped the temp postie, well he was wearing a Christmas hat so easily done!

£10 to the long-standing postman, every year.
I have to catch the paper man yet---he's so early, before 6am.

Always leave a tub of Heroes out for the dustmen, along with a card with £20 in it. They do a fabulous job in all weathers.

Never see the same postman twice, so no. Not for the postie

First year of having milk deliveries (started in January, so before the Covid panic), and again, he's been a star, so will leave him some Heroes also, and a card with £20

Don't have regular deliveries, either supermarket or otherwise, so no particular driver to tip.

We have given a tip to our happy smiling Hermes delivery lady.

We put a tenner in a card for milkman, postman, paper boy (man) and dustmen. Might leave a box of chocs for dustmen as well, if I remember. Keep them sweet! But they’ve always been very good.
Milkman and paper man have already left cards for us.

I’ve left chocolates out for all delivery staff.
We don’t have a regular postie just a succession of churlish agency staff who can’t shut a gate or read.

Ten pounds for postie and for bin men, they’ve kept going through this horrendous year and I’m grateful.

Always give our postie some money in an envelope each Christmas. He's had this round for years and is the most cheerful, happy and helpful guy you could meet. All our village loves him. A really good artist from our art group, has painted his portrait several times. Although he doesn't live nearby he's a real part of our community.