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Entrepreneurship:  Ever give your mail carrier a cold one?  |
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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 Posted - May 29 2010 : 9:47:16 PM
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As in bottled water? I do when it's esp hot out there (like today) I figure if they can take my packages going out to my customers,I can give em a nice cold bottle of water on a really hot day. Never had any refusals!
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Roxy7
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Robin
Denver
CO
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2010 : 10:00:51 PM
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
1735 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2010 : 10:29:53 PM
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Our mail carrier watches for us each holiday for her homemade candy. She loves it and I love never having to load up three kids to drive to the post office for my packages! Thank yous go a long way.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
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vegetarian farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Jane
Freedom
pa
USA
249 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2010 : 04:14:46 AM
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One very hot day when I was little, my brother and I were outside playing with the hose. We lived in a rural area so the Mailman only came to the house it it didn't fit in the box. This day the mailman brought our package to the house and walked right by us on the way to the house. On his way back my brother stared him down like it was the OK corral. Sure enough as he passes the second time my brother shot him dead on with the hose. My poor Mother was mortified. That guy still remembered that for 30 years until he retired about ten years ago. My brother sure gave him a cold one.
Jane
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knitnpickinatune
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Sherrie
Gardena
California
USA
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
Posted - May 30 2010 : 11:16:58 AM
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...every month, we leave a package of doggie goodies for his pup.... Robert, the mailman said that his dog expects it every time!
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13641 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Deb
Chattanooga
TN
USA
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Posted - Jun 01 2010 : 04:33:47 AM
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Oh, Jane that was pretty funny! My girls used to hide in the bushes next door with the hose and try to ambush our mailman. He caught onto them pretty quickly. Good thing he's a good sport. Around here our mailmen ride around in A/C mini-vans. We've tried to give him a cold water or soda but he normally doesn't take us up on it. Now, the garbage man - he does and really appreciates it.
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Kerbear
True Blue Farmgirl
261 Posts
Kerry
Middle
Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Jun 01 2010 : 8:31:06 PM
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Today, I gave our wonderful mail lady a bag of freshly picked cherries straight from the tree. Then we chatted about how to make jam??? Yummm...
~Kerry Anne
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Edited by - Kerbear on Jun 01 2010 8:34:41 PM |
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2010 : 1:43:40 PM
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We used to give our mail carrier all sorts of goodies. Everything from fresh lemonade and cookies to small gift cards to panera which I had seen him at once or twice. He always was polite and he commented on how "this" is the longest route in the area and no one is going to want it when I retire. He was right!
However, we have been in mail carrier limbo for the last 18 months. So it is a rare occasion that I give them anything. They are by far too rude and grumpy. Recently there has been one that I have given a cold soda and cookies to. He has become my favorite because he is friendly and is always here at the same time. We only have once or twice a week though. :( Maybe if I keep giving him goodies he will tell them that he will take our area.
Hugs~
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
City Chick & Friends Chapter Mama
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1143 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 07 2010 : 06:39:30 AM
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My first husband, his father, and my current father-in-law are all mailmen, lol. I know that they all really appreciated tokens of appreciation.
On the other hand, we got in a serious...uh...altercation with a rural mailman one time, who was tearing around the neighborhood in his mail truck with many children present. It was just about a redneck throw-down with the mail carrier! Lol! He ended up quitting the next day! So, sorry for those of you with grumpy mail carriers...I feel your pain.
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 14 2010 : 12:46:45 PM
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If I would get up early, I could run out and give the mailman a cold bottle of water. LOL. Good idea.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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