Annoyed postie calls out Aussies for selfish bin act

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An Australia Post worker has vented online after finding it difficult to deliver mail because a resident's wheelie bin blocked access to the mailbox.

It turns out, it's a shared grievance among countless other posties, who agree it's irritating and slows down their postal run.

However, a few told him to "get over it", saying that they didn't see an issue at all. 

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"Clearly don't want their mail"

"I have no words," the Gosford postie wrote on social media, alongside a photo of three wheelie bins lined up outside someone's house in front of the mailbox.

While the slot where letters are placed is seemingly unobstructed, the postie insinuated that reaching over the bins was annoying. 

Posties echoed his concerns in the comments, with one saying: "I [have] put mail under the windscreen wiper of the car in the way as a bit of a 'hey don't park your car in front of the letterbox' protest," one wrote.

Another shared: "I had a customer do this for the whole week."

Then someone else joked that people who do this "clearly don't want their mail" or are happy to have their parcel delivery missed for a few days. 

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"Not really a problem"

While his post received a lot of support, a few fellow posties called him out for being a "sook" as the mailbox in question was still technically accessible. 

"Just hold their mail until it's safe to deliver," someone said.

Another suggested: "Turn and deliver on the way out".

"[It's] not really a problem," another claimed.

Someone else told him to "get over it."

A spokesperson from Australia Post told Yahoo News, "Australia Post reminds residents to ensure letterboxes are within easy and unobstructed reach so posties can deliver letters safely and efficiently for the whole community.

"The safety of our team members is our highest priority and objects such as bins can provide a hazard for Posties."

Originally published as Annoyed postie calls out Aussies for selfish bin act