diff --git a/pandas/core/series.py b/pandas/core/series.py
index f3e059b3d6e98..5a468f419f4ab 100644
--- a/pandas/core/series.py
+++ b/pandas/core/series.py
@@ -1481,6 +1481,36 @@ def append(self, to_append, verify_integrity=False):
         Returns
         -------
         appended : Series
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> s1 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3])
+        >>> s2 = pd.Series([4, 5, 6])
+        >>> s3 = pd.Series([4, 5, 6], index=[3,4,5])
+        >>> s1.append(s2)
+        0    1
+        1    2
+        2    3
+        0    4
+        1    5
+        2    6
+        dtype: int64
+
+        >>> s1.append(s3)
+        0    1
+        1    2
+        2    3
+        3    4
+        4    5
+        5    6
+        dtype: int64
+
+        With `verify_integrity` set to True:
+
+        >>> s1.append(s2, verify_integrity=True)
+        ValueError: Indexes have overlapping values: [0, 1, 2]
+
+
         """
         from pandas.tools.merge import concat