£20 and a choccy bar left out and expecting a delivery, delivery guy walks up sees gift and leaves parcel. Its hardly outrageous is it.
UPS delivery person - what's wrong with people
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Unless you are certain it was the delivery person could have been anyone who had access for some reason - sadly there seems fewer and fewer honest people these days.
As above though it used to be common for people to leave chocolate and money for tips - one of my friends at school did a regular paper round back in the day and would get some pretty generous tips close to Christmas - often making more than he would the whole year from the paper round as well as a ton of chocolates (doubt you get that these days though).
As above though it used to be common for people to leave chocolate and money for tips - one of my friends at school did a regular paper round back in the day and would get some pretty generous tips close to Christmas - often making more than he would the whole year from the paper round as well as a ton of chocolates (doubt you get that these days though).
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i honestly think it is. i certainly wouldn't walk into someones hall, no matter my job and assume the money and chocolate were for me unless there was a note indicating as such. maybe that's just me though.
Ah I see now, a spiteful person.
Apologies if you have a disability, but being nasty on a forum probably isn't helping you, try talking to friends and family.
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Did anyone here have a paper round back in the day? I did it for a couple of years in the mid-90s. In the first year, I received around £10 in tips. In year 2, I bought a multi-pack of 30 Christmas cards for about £6 and stuck 1 in each door. End result: £115 in tips! Obviously I blew it all on CDs as a teenager which probably have a total worth of around £2.67 in 2022 
Yeah I remember making the best part of £100 in tips one year, not bad considering I think I got about £7 a week from the shopDid anyone here have a paper round back in the day? I did it for a couple of years in the mid-90s. In the first year, I received around £10 in tips. In year 2, I bought a multi-pack of 30 Christmas cards for about £6 and stuck 1 in each door. End result: £115 in tips! Obviously I blew it all on CDs as a teenager which probably have a total worth of around £2.67 in 2022
Why does being disabled become an excuse for so many?
Correct the situation and give neighbour the £20 saying that you found it, wind must have blown it further down the hallway etc.
Email UPS to give a sitrep that courier could have thought it was a tip as mentioned and the previous email was a bit brash.
You have now avoided the depths of hellfire.
Email UPS to give a sitrep that courier could have thought it was a tip as mentioned and the previous email was a bit brash.
You have now avoided the depths of hellfire.
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Usually when you "receive" a tip, it consists of somebody handing you the tip and telling you it's a tip
One does not simply assume money left out is a tip unless it's explicitly mentioned with a note, that's just simply theft, whether you think it's for you or not
One does not simply assume money left out is a tip unless it's explicitly mentioned with a note, that's just simply theft, whether you think it's for you or not
couldn't agree more. this whole, 'oh it must have been a mistake/he thought it was a tip' is just nonsense........who in their right minds walks into someones hall to drop off a parcel and just assumes the money and chocolate bar are for them. if i was the courier, i'd certainly hope they were for me but without a note or someone actually telling me i could have them there's no way i'd just pocket them on an assumption.
bunch of sodding crooks posting in here
....note to self, do not do mm deals with anyone thinking it's ok or just a mistake 
couldn't agree more. this whole, 'oh it must have been a mistake/he thought it was a tip' is just nonsense........who in their right minds walks into someones hall to drop off a parcel and just assumes the money and chocolate bar are for them. if i was the courier, i'd certainly hope they were for me but without a note or someone actually telling me i could have them there's no way i'd just pocket them on an assumption.
bunch of sodding crooks posting in here
Oh come on!
You mean that wallet I found whilst working on someone's PC in their house, twenty years ago, containing £158, wasn't meant to be a tip for me?
Shirley not!?!
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........who in their right minds walks into someones hall to drop off a parcel and just assumes the money and chocolate bar are for them.
Who in their right mind just leaves cash and a chocolate bar outside their front door in a shared hallway?
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A shared hallway with one other person they trust, I’d imagine loads of people. But are you saying by leaving it out it was ok to steal?
No, not at all. It is never ok to steal. However, presumably the hallway has public access for deliveries/people coming to their door etc so it is unwise to leave cash out there.
Leaving a £20 note and chocolate out at Christmas time when expecting a delivery is even less wise (if you didn't intend on leaving a tip). I am giving the delivery driver (if it was even him that took it!) the benefit of the doubt, that is all.
fair point but my experience of people is such that i tend not to give the benefit of the doubt
edit: i should also say that i agree 100% leaving the cash and choccy bar out wasn't the best idea if the hallway has public access. that said i can understand the old lady doing so, i can't understand someone just taking it on the assumption it was a gift for them which is why i'd bet money it was stolen rather than 'oops, i thought it was a chrimbo tip'
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This, I give £20 to the postman, my shopping delivery guy/girl, the DPD guy and ringtons man every year for XmasThey thought it was a Christmas tip - it’s still fairly common practice.
I covered 2 days for parcelforce at this time of year and got more in tips than wages - felt bad that I was only filling in, but the beer I bought helped with the guilt