General Chat

Is it a thing of the past?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46620012.


I don't see the binmen, milkman or postie usually.
Milkman or lady? delivers milk in the middle of the night, often before 2 a.m..

Well if I have my hair done, I always tip my hairdresser and send a card to the salon. ive been there for over 15 years and they always treat you well.


As for the postie,bin men etc well...we all work hard at our jobs but we don't get tips! Not feeling mean at all but...


If I went out for a meal which isn't often and I felt the service was really excellent and the food equally, then I would leave something for a tip.

Florence in the hebrides

I always tip the Bin men
Then they take all my extra rubbish
no problem throughout the year
and If I forget to take my bin out they take it out for me and return it :-D :-D

Dont see the bin men as they come around very early

Same too for the postie as they just deliver and go

Do tip the window cleaner and the girls at the hairdressers. Had mine done yesterday so was able to tip my hairdresser
Having my nails done Monday so will be able to tip my manicurist

Used to tip the bin men but they have been
changed to another route. Tip my hairdresser
who I've had for years and now comes to my
house as am unable to go to her salon, she is
coming tomorrow
Don't tip the postman as they change on a regular basis.
Do tip our papergirl.

Tip Hairdresser known her a long time & if we go out for a meal. Don't believe shops should have tins on the counter .saw that a.couple of times while we were away recently Fish Bar .
& Pet shop Barbara

We always give the binmen a box of lagers and a box of cokes as they are very good and always take our hedge trimmings in summer - above and beyond really as we have a high beech hedge right round the house and there can sometimes be around 25/30 bags of clippings!!

Give the post lady some sort of chocs and the milkman we give a bit extra to when he collects his money just before Christmas, same with the window cleaner.

They are all very appreciative because I don't think many people round here still do this but we have since we moved in almost 50 years ago.

Kath. x

The only people we’ll tip are the hairdresser, taxi driver on the rare occasions we use them & sometimes restaurant food servers. Even with the latter we have a difference of opinion. OH believes they shouldn’t have to rely on tips as part of their salary.

In our early married years, we were probably earning less than the milkman, postie & refuse collectors. Although it’s expected, I feel awkward tipping the hairdresser & taxi driver. It smacks of patronage.

I tip at the hairdressers if the younger girl does it, although I know it goes in a pot. I don't normally tip because the girl who does my hair owns two salons and is probably better off than us.
Refuse collectors, no don't tip these days, used to when we knew them, don't jhave a milkman, postman is never the same. Used to tip until he retired a few years ago, Always tip in restaurants except places like Wetherspoons. But never tip on the Ccard in restaurants as it doesn't go to the waitresses.

Our milkman is paid by cheque left out with the empty bottles after he / she has left a monthly bill.
A couple of weeks ago, on a separate day they left a hand signed Christmas card. I later left one out for them with a tip enclosed. Although I never have seen them, I can rely on the milk being there by the step on delivery days.

I tip the hairdresser and used to tip the postman, when the same one regularly called, but now it can be anyone and at any time, often after 1 p.m so I don't tip them any more.
Likewise I used to tip the binmen, when it was a regular team.

In restaurants I would tip for good service, but like Ann not on a card payment.

Not the bin men used to when they came around the back to collect but since I had to lug it up to the gate and wait with bated breath to see if they find any fault with it no!
Still tip the postie helpful and friendly chap gave him his card last year and the wife got a kiss, thankfully he just shook hands with me! :-D :-D

i dont tip the bin men as thay want take any rubbish that is left on top of the bin thay just put it on the floor and take bin then thay dont even put the bin back

dont have a milk man

post person is always some one diffrent
but i do like it when we have the little chinesse girl as she hand delivers my
small packet from china :-D