Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Postal workers


--by adriansgrammy, posted Jan 6, 2007

I frequent a small postal outlet that is always busy at Christmas.  (Aren't they all?)  There are only 4 staff members and they work HARD at Christmas time. 

Not all the customers smile at them.  The day before Christmas, I take in small gift bags.  This year, the bag had a single serving of flavoured hot chocolate, a mug, a scratch ticket, one yummy chocolate and a really silly fridge magnet.  I sign the gift tag with my postal box number!  One of the girls actually scratched her ticket and won $3!!!  I got 4 smiles that day.  The gifts cost me a total of  $10 and was worth the time and effort to assemble. 

While I don't get any special rates on postage during the year, I do get return smiles all year long.

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Sheila wrote: Postal workers word alot harder than we give them credit for. I tried doing their job for about a month until my leg gave out. Dogs, bad weather conditions and people majoring in minors were but a few of the obstacles. They are providing a daily service. Being cordial to them would make their day!
monkeyinpajamas wrote: That was a great story.It just shows that when you actually take the time and effort to help others, it really makes them feel happy.
maria helena wrote: it is very funny..
T a m m y wrote: A wonderful act. Postal workers are often overlooked and deserve our thanks. I love leaving a card and small gift for my mail carrier every year. When you live so far away from your loved ones, mail becomes very important, postal workers are my smile-delivering angels.
T a m m y wrote: A wonderful act. Postal workers are often overlooked and deserve our thanks. I love leaving a card and small gift for my mail carrier every year. When you live so far away from your loved ones, mail becomes very important, postal workers are my smile-delivering angels.
harraq wrote: it was very well from you...
how great becomes life when you manage to do well to some one ..especially if that one is alwys at our service ...postmen always creat happiness and joy ... they bring gifts letters flowers....and smiles ...shame on us if we do not give these men a smile in return ....smile and thank
Nicole wrote: I can relate and really appreciate this story because I worked in the Postal Service on the counter for 6 and a half years and any positive gesture like this would have truly made our day/week!
carol wrote: Thanks for being kind to people of service that DO work hard and get a bad rap from the general public. I am a letter carrier and a kind word or act means more that you really know.
beckid wrote: Thank you for thinking of other's when most people take them for granted.

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