A postman has vowed to add an address on his round to a 'naughty list' after they wrote a 'rude' note accusing Royal Mail of withholding their parcel.
The postal carrier came across the note taped to the front door of a house on December 1.
He took a photo of the message and shared it on a social media group for other mail deliverers - proclaiming he hopes they 'enjoy collecting their mail from the office over Christmas'.
Enraged postmen and women rallied behind their colleague, condemning the resident's 'cheeky and awful attitude' and 'unnecessarily snarky' note.
The note stated: 'Royal Mail. Don't even think about putting a card through the door without ringing the doorbell and pretending that the delivery was attempted but no one was in - as happened on Saturday.
'We were in all day and we'll be in today, Tuesday. RING THE BELL AND DELIVER THE PARCEL.'
The resident's note bluntly accused Royal Mail of 'pretending that the delivery was attempted' after they didn't receive their parcel on the previous Saturday
'There's always room on the naughty list, and no way to get of it,' said the postman on Facebook
Once the note was shared on Facebook, other postal carriers were quick to point out it is far easier to deliver a parcel than to write out a card and carry it back to the office
Other post workers blasted the customer as 'rude' and ridiculed the suggestion that they would write cards and carry around parcels unnecessarily
The post was shared on Facebook and amassed more than 500 likes and comments.
In a series of comments responding to questions from other postal workers, the postman said: 'I'm not planning on delivering there in the future, it's the second time I've been spoken to like this...
'It wasn't me [who left the attempted delivery note], probably a parcel driver but it's my delivery I've had for the last 10 years.
'On the positive side, I got a nice tip from one of the decent customers not long after.'
Royal Mail has backed their postman's bold stance, as he claimed that he had since been 'told not to deliver to them' while the situation is investigated.
Hundreds flocked to the post to share how inappropriate they thought the resident's message was - with a few querying how they
