flood Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 so i got a message from a friend who i sent a large package of records to about 2 weeks ago.. he hadn't gotten them yet... and everything else i sent out the same day reached its destination already.. including overseas customers. and i couldnt find the damn delivery confirm slips.. so i finally found them last nite.. and see that the package was delivered earlier in the week. i message my friend.. who let me know he got them... the postman left them on the ground next to the mail box... while it was snowing.. and they were buried in the snow for a couple days.... luckily i had polybagged the records.. but seriously... wtf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickey Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 That sucks. Good thing they were safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Man that sucks... I've gone out of my way to be kind and try to get to know my mail man, my wife actually got him a 6 pack of beer for Christmas. So he likes us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 My mailman throws the record mailers on a bench that we have in our front porch. I'd like to figure out a way to hint at him to not be a douche about it but still be nice. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtmanner Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Yeah, that's real fucked. My mailman is normally cool about walking records to the door and bagging them when the weather is bad. I was going to leave him a couple nice bills at Christmas for dealing with all the records until he ruined it for himself by throwing a rather large package of them on my doorstep while I was at home just a couple weeks before Christmas (I'm normally working when stuff comes). That kind of pissed me off enough to not leave much. I don't start giving people shitty service at work just because they keep asking for more coffee or I think they're paying attention. I realize this kind of makes me sound like an asshole, but I have issues with people just simply not doing their jobs. Can he not spare the two extra seconds to set down something marked as 'fragile'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recordsyeah Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 The mail in the neigborhood I moved to is weird. Is seems like a postman comes around and delivers bigger packages, then someone else comes around later with the rest of the mail. Anyone else get that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faith Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 man that sucks! my postpersons (sometimes a man sometimes a dykish woman) are nice enough to leave the mailers near the door, on top of the steps to my porch. No weather bags but the roof is protecting them a bit more there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 The mail in the neigborhood I moved to is weird. Is seems like a postman comes around and delivers bigger packages, then someone else comes around later with the rest of the mail. Anyone else get that? Yeah. Ours comes around with the "regular" mail, then he comes around with packages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I was going to leave him a couple nice bills at Christmas for dealing with all the records Someone once told me it's illegal to tip a mailman, that they can't accept it. Anyone know if this is true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 My mailman throws the record mailers on a bench that we have in our front porch. I'd like to figure out a way to hint at him to not be a douche about it but still be nice. Any suggestions? I'd tell him straight up, look I collect these records and they have to be in mint condition. Do you always have the same mailman? A Christmas tip would be nice. 6 pack of beer is sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickey Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I was going to leave him a couple nice bills at Christmas for dealing with all the records Someone once told me it's illegal to tip a mailman, that they can't accept it. Anyone know if this is true? That could be the case. But like many professions where they're not supposed to accept tips, they usually do and a small gesture goes a long way. I've had jobs where I wasn't supposed to accept a tip. I'd play the whole "oh, thanks, but I can't..." and the person would insist. I'd just say "ok, but this is our little secret [wink, wink]." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I had a guy through a $10 bill at me after a meeting, he told me to go get a 12 pack.... He said I was gonna need it after putting up with his wife bitching at me. After work I used it to buy beer. He was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgeagain Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 We gave our mailman a Christmas card with some $ in it and he was very appreciative. We've never had a problem. However, we're in the city, so he leaves all the packages inside our building's front door, since he has one of the skeleton keys that work the intercom systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I had a guy through a $10 bill at me after a meeting, he told me to go get a 12 pack.... He said I was gonna need it after putting up with his wife bitching at me. After work I used it to buy beer. He was right. What line of work are you in Seth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronxxx Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 this guy on another board i post on said he recently came home to his mailman shoving his boxes of records into the bank of snow next to his mailbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrews Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 man....I just get a slip and have to go to the post office and pick it up....so much better than all this bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 that's usually how it works for me too, andrews...but lately my maildudes have just been leaving them leaning against my door. which works because i'm lazy and live in an apartment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtmanner Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I was going to leave him a couple nice bills at Christmas for dealing with all the records Someone once told me it's illegal to tip a mailman, that they can't accept it. Anyone know if this is true? Interesting. I'd believe this because they definitely get paid a high enough wage so that tipping probably isn't allowed. If it is true, I have had some badass rebel mailmen who take the money anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I had a guy through a $10 bill at me after a meeting, he told me to go get a 12 pack.... He said I was gonna need it after putting up with his wife bitching at me. After work I used it to buy beer. He was right. What line of work are you in Seth? I work for a small land survey firm. I do subdivisions, site plans, and subsurface system designs... Mostly drafting, hence I'm on the computer most of the time. Dealing with people sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickbuysvinyl Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 What line of work are you in Seth? I work for a small land survey firm. I do subdivisions, site plans, and subsurface system designs... Mostly drafting, hence I'm on the computer most of the time. Dealing with people sucks so why did his wife yell at you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Its a long drawn out boring story.... Basically people don't want to follow the rules, and when you tell them they have to, they get upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightbassmp Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 the postman leaves my records in between both my screen door and front door. def. nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfedaykinx Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 the postman leaves my records in between both my screen door and front door. def. nice same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieruckus Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 i have talked to my postman many many times, hes cool as shit and leaves my packages right against the door and asks me everytime I see him if this is ok , he knows me by name because of all the mail I get and even gives me my packages if I forget my apt number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter242 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 It is always in your best interest to keep the mailman and the cook on your good side. Whatever it takes. Those two can make or break you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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