Mail Carrier Costume Ideas

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#About Mail Carrier# Rain, snow, or sleet the mail carrier will be there delivering your mail. At least that is the Post Office slogan of the past. A mail carrier can also be referred to as a post carrier, postman or mailman. They have also been called a letter carrier. A mail carrier is an employee of the postal service who delivers parcels, envelopes, and other mail to residences or businesses. At first mail carriers were mailmen, however, there are more women carriers joining the postal service. Bon Scott, Rob Arnold, Peter Bonetti, Charles Bukowski, and Ferdinand Cheval are all famous carriers. Fictional characters are Cliff Clavin, Pat Clifton, Mister McFeely, Mister Sprinkles, and Reba the Mail Lady. Cliff Clavin was played by John Ratzenberger in the NBC series Cheers.

Dressing up as Mail Carrier

Costumes for mail carriers or postman are derived from the post office uniform the workers have to wear. A lot of the time the costume has been adapted to be sexy or funny. The main part of the costume will either be blue pants or shorts. The top of the outfit is a blue shirt with postal symbols. Knee high socks, black shoes, and a postal blue hat are added to the look. Lastly an accessory of the costume is the postal bag. This bag can be white or blue. To complete the mail carrier costume with a second person you could have a pilot or other service person. It could be a job costume party with the pilot or even a cableman.