General Chat

We dont usually as postie changes like the weather but we have had the same one for just over a year and he is brilliant if we are out when he tried and delivers a parcel or recorded letter he puts card through but will always check on way back to see if in yet so I dont have to try and get to sorting office and always has time for a chat and laugh so hes been given one this year but havent for dustmen or milkman after all he forgot my delivery last Christmas Eve so not sure if will even get my milk this year.

Has the tradition of giving a christmas box died out?

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Had the same milk-man for years so always give Christmas box to him :-)

Usually give one to the postman but ours changed this year and new one is so grumpy just about get a grunt at of him if your lucky and when he is in a lazy mood he post the upstairs flats letters in my postbox :-| :-|
so no he won't get a tip from us.

Yes, the Postman and the Refuse Collectors, both very good and helpfull. :-D

For many years we gave a christmas tip to our postie, Jim, but he retired just before Christmas last year and we don't have the same one twice running here now so won't be giving a tip.

Only the paper girl.

We do most of the work for the binmen, they just have to latch the bin onto the lorry.

Different posties all the time.

We don't have milk deliveries any more, and the postmen change frequently, but the weekday and Sunday paper deliverers always give us Christmas cards, so how can we refuse! Actually, we live in an outlying village, so the service is much appreciated.

Yes, postie, milkman, window cleaner and paper boy.
Tin of sweets for vets and doctors.

Oh we take chocolates to the hairdresser (we both use the same one) and the dentists receptionists (always laugh when we do that telling them they shouldn't be eating them).

Postie won't get anything this year from us. He does not give time to get to door. In the last month or so, he rings bell and immediately hammers door. Yesterday, he rang bell, noticed back of my head sitting and banged window!

I stay true to my Yorkshire roots

Their career choice,

They get sod all from me,

Roy

Not to any of them now I, afraid

Years ago when we lived in SE London we had the same milkman for years and he was such a nice man. Even one year had the awful task of driving to my MIL to let her know he had delivered milk to her mum to find her dead in the armchair , She lived in sheltered housing with the one front door and each flat was just rooms on each floor. He called 999 and then went to get MIL.

Also each year we had the same dustmen who would be so obliging if you asked for something to be taken over and above normal rubbish.

Afraid these days in Kent we don't have a milkman and the dustmen and posties are changed so often you never speak to them so no Christmas box monies are given.

Such a shame that close knit communities seem to have gone now, some people have never spoken to neighbours which is sad. we used to call neighbours Auntie & Uncle cos its wasn't polite to call an adult by their christian name

Yes we do.The Postie and the Milkman.Our Post lady is lovely .always happy, and helpful when we are out she will tuck any parcels in the woodshed rather than us having to go and collect from the PO.Our Milkman who has delivered here for years(I have yet to see what he looks like lol as he comes to early) has never missed a delivery even in the worst weather conditions.

only the paperman. dont have a milkman, the postman puts neighbours post with mine, so i do halve his job for him.