3 thoughts on “Video: Things not to say to your mailman especially during Christmas”

1. I think the postal delivery are a group a under appreciated . They do their jobs in all types of weather cold ,heat while we are inside from the cold and air conditioned in summer. They don’t have air conditioning in there trucks. They are always there and you can depend on them to deliver in a timely manner. There jobs are not easy and they work all hours BLESS the mail-people.

2. This is disturbing. I wouldn’t go near someone like this, computer app or not.
   At the end of 32+ years, which I finally retired from on Dec. 2 to allow for some medical work before the official release date, I have some that irritated the shit out of me, and although they may be repeats of Bambi here, I have the right to list them in the spirit of humor. Before I begin, while I’m very happy to be finished, I am proud to say I was a true blue city letter carrier throughout. It’s us, the craft, that’s the lifeblood of the USPS, and we can tell you it’s management’s refusal to hire new people no matter how dire the staffing situation is that causes the delays. Customer complaints about super late deliveries work, but direct them toward those who refuse to hire. We hate being out late as much as you hate us coming up to your door at all hours.

   1) “Can you get my mail to me early? I have to leave town.” This won’t work on a park and loop where you are possibly a half mile or more from your truck. What – do some people think we carry an entire route in one bag full?
   2) “Do you deliver such and such street?” This can be any street in the zip code you work or even out of it. I usually said no, and it was understandable if it was one of the neighboring routes, but across town or out on some rural route? Then you get:
   3) “Well, why not?” This was almost always delivered rudely, so I would reply in the same tone: “You think I deliver mail to all 73000 people in the city in one day?”
   4) “Check in back and see if there’s a parcel or more mail for me.” Yes, sir, or ma’am, we deliberately hide one piece of mail from you and you in particular because we know you want it and we want to be mean to you.
   5) This is after the first time you may have ever misdelivered to a customer you hadn’t heard a peep from in years. “You’re terrible. You scatter my mail up and down the street every day!!!” Whatever. If there’s one thing I hate, it’s a liar.
   6) “Through rain, snow, sleet . . . yuk yuk yuk.” Another trip down idiotic Cliche Lane. Gee, nimrod, that’s the first time I ever heard that one. Or, “hot enough for you?” Makes you wonder if that customer ever had an original thought in their entire lifetime.

   • Congratulations on your retirement!! I can relate to ALL of your comments and then some. Jan 2nd is my 29 year USPS anniversary, a letter carrier my entire career and SO looking forward to retiring in 2 years…that majic #56!!

Comments are closed.