what can i do about my postman, he seems to be putting sensitive mai through next door but still posting shite through mine. SWMBO's credit card came other day. well when neighbour brought it round for her. but we still got junk that was adressed for us. can i do anything or do i just have to put up with it?
it happens, and it shouldn't happen, as i've said, i'm new-ish, i got to know my route like the back of my hand and last week they moved me, and being human, we all make mistakes
the way for your postman to avoid mistakes is to check what house he's at and read the address properly, and believe me, only the slightest lapse of concentration is enough to cause a mistake, is your house number clearly visible? silly question you might ask, but i've had rows of 7 or 8 houses with not one door number, and it doesn't help when they dont bother putting their own wheelie bins on their own properties (yes, that happens!!). yesterday i dropped 12's mail through number 13, they are next door to each other as its a cul-de-sac, i'd never been down that street before and 13 didnt have a bloody number on and 12's door was round the far side so not easy to spot on a first time, but i know when i've made a mistake and i care aswell, and without fail i put a card through both doors, one to say i've dropped the mail through the wrong door, and the other to say the neighbour knows they have their mail, but only if nobody has answered when i've knocked to personally face my embarrassment. For a regular postman this shouldn't happen, but mistakes can be made and the best way to deal with it is to confront your postman and basically make him aware of it, because if he cares about his job like i do (cos at the end of the day i need to keep a roof over my head too) then a word from the resident will have a far greater impact on him than a rollocking from his superior
i made a few mistakes, always knocked on and apologised, and expressed how embarrassed i was, and not once have i had a complaint