{"id":520220,"date":"2026-03-05T11:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/520220\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:48:12","slug":"australia-post-postie-leaves-perth-local-in-stitches-after-taking-their-job-very-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/520220\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Post postie leaves Perth local in stitches after taking their job \u2018very seriously\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">A Perth local has been left delighted after their delivery instructions for Australia Post were \u201ctaken very seriously\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Reddit user Carhenia posted to the Perth thread, showing off their simple instructions that were met to a tee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Upon delivering their package, the postie provided a photo of proof which left people in the comments section in stitches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The first photo of the thread is a close up of the package, showing the clear instructions \u201cplease throw over front gate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cAustralia post taking their job very seriously,\u201d the thread was captioned.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f850ca07f03d3fc160e3dd25f0c9fb09b61b83fb.jpg\" alt=\"The Perth postie took the delivery instructions \u2018very seriously\u2019.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe Perth postie took the delivery instructions \u2018very seriously\u2019. Credit: Reddit<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The second photo revealed the proof of delivery from the postie, showing \u201csee where we left this item\u201d with a close up of package flying mid-air over the gate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cI appreciate the dedication, extra points for the trick shot,\u201d the reddit user wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The post was met with praise in the comments, with reddit users entertained by the picture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/56e4981fd4823798403798e11b627df7c1ee429e.jpg\" alt=\"The proof of delivery photo supplied by the postie.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe proof of delivery photo supplied by the postie. Credit: Reddit<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cPerfect! You asked for it, Australia Post delivered,\u201d one comment wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cHaha that\u2019s great, I\u2019ll give them credit for following the delivery instructions! They never follow ours,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">An amused redditor said \u201cThis really brightened my shitty day. That photo is f&#8230;ing mint\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Others were impressed by the postie\u2019s ability to capture a photo of the parcel mid-air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cBest delivery photo ever. Wonder if they did it on a timer or if they were just lucky\/fast enough,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cGetting a photo of that while it\u2019s in the air is crazy tho,\u201d another pointed out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">An experienced postie chimed in saying, \u201cThis is actually hella impressive because most scanners we use have a 1-2 second delay when taking a picture\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Another user that has clearly been burnt in the past pointed out how frequently delivery requests are ignored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cCan\u2019t even get ours to knock on the door when I\u2019m home waiting for it some days, they just take it to the post office,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Perth local has been left delighted after their delivery instructions for Australia Post were \u201ctaken very seriously\u201d.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520221,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99,45],"class_list":{"0":"post-520220","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-wa-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}