Tipping Movers?

[bluntforcemama]

I've never heard of this. How much does one tip, generally?

 

[BoobsNBrains]

I tipped mine $20 each...of course, they moved BIG furniture...up 3 flights of stairs...in August...in Houston.

Also nice to keep plenty of cold water on hand.

 

[Killswitch]

I tipped mine $20 each...of course, they moved BIG furniture...up 3 flights of stairs...in August...in Houston.

Also nice to keep plenty of cold water on hand.

They made 100 selling your used panties on ebay.

 

[bluntforcemama]

I tipped mine $20 each...of course, they moved BIG furniture...up 3 flights of stairs...in August...in Houston.

Also nice to keep plenty of cold water on hand.

Alright, sounds good. Interesting enough, it was included in the discretionary funds from the new company. Odd, isn't it? Right in the information package for relocation it lists reasons for the money for things like terminating contracts to gyms and tipping movers.

 

[HappyMisha]

I tipped mine $30 I think the last time I moved (they were two) and the guy I gave the money too called out his friend and said: ''Hey! Come and thank the lady for the nice tip!''

So I think I over-tipped. Oh well.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I've never heard of this. How much does one tip, generally?

Depends on how much of your stuff you want to keep in one piece.


Or at all.


I'd probably tip them a really good drunk, from the liquor store, not a bar.

 

[The Heretic]

I tipped mine $30 I think the last time I moved (they were two) and the guy I gave the money too called out his friend and said: ''Hey! Come and thank the lady for the nice tip!''

So I think I over-tipped. Oh well.

No, you didn't over tip.

If you want your stuff to arrive unbroken, and your walls to unscuffed, etc. - then tip - if they do the job right.

The principle of tipping is to pay for and encourage good service. Believe me, moving someone is not easy and those guys don't get paid much for busting their ass moving you. It isn't an easy job. BTDT. A mover does a lot more work per customer than some waiter or waitress.

 

[bluntforcemama]

No, you didn't over tip.

If you want your stuff to arrive unbroken, and your walls to unscuffed, etc. - then tip - if they do the job right.

The principle of tipping is to pay for and encourage good service. Believe me, moving someone is not easy and those guys don't get paid much for busting their ass moving you. It isn't an easy job. BTDT. A mover does a lot more work per customer than some waiter or waitress.

Good to know. So, between $20 and $50 each.

 

[Killswitch]

Blow them after they are done. Wont cost ya a dime.

 

[The Heretic]

Good to know. So, between $20 and $50 each.

Yes.

 

[HappyMisha]

No, you didn't over tip.

If you want your stuff to arrive unbroken, and your walls to unscuffed, etc. - then tip - if they do the job right.

The principle of tipping is to pay for and encourage good service. Believe me, moving someone is not easy and those guys don't get paid much for busting their ass moving you. It isn't an easy job. BTDT. A mover does a lot more work per customer than some waiter or waitress.

Well I'm an over-tipper in general. Waitresses generally get 20% (unless it was really terrible service) and cab drivers generally get $2-$4 from me. I'm too lazy to ask for change and wait.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Waitstaff almost always gets 25% from me, unless it was a horrible dining experience, in which case, they get 15%. That hasn't happened in years. Waitstaff know and who do well get 50% generally, or pretty close to it.

 

[KRCummings]

I've never used movers. I didn't know you were supposed to tip them.

 

[Peregrinator]

I've never used movers. I didn't know you were supposed to tip them.

I didn't know either, until the last time I moved. And the company screwed me, but the guy I tipped busted his ass.

Other people who are generally forgotten or not known about in the tipping realm are guides (mountain, kayak, raft, tour guides at historic sites) and chamber maids.

 

[Cathleen]

I tipped mine $25. each BEFORE they started, they moved some items that were supposed to be my responsibility so the before thing worked out well. I also had sandwiches, chips and soda waiting at my new place.

They moved a few things around when I didn't know quite where I wanted them placed. They had the better ideas too!

Good luck with the move and in your new place.

 

[SheRemembers]

Are you really going to be moving? Did it all come through?

-bated breath-

 

[PannieMonster]

I've never heard of this. How much does one tip, generally?

Don't feel lonely. I've never heard of tipping movers either.

 

[coastal-boy]

wow...guess I'm an ass...I just buy cold beer and a couple of pizzas.

 

[glynndah]

wow...guess I'm an ass...I just buy cold beer and a couple of pizzas.

Me, too.

 

[Not Normal]

I once used "pro" movers for a business move. I'm still pissed that I tipped those guys because the move eventually cost me $10K.

Check your stuff!

 

[Guest]

I've never heard of this. How much does one tip, generally?

I've never heard of this concept. And here I thought I was doing right by serving them beer and brotchen with lunch, and running out to get one a pack of smokes when he ran out...

 

[Peregrinator]

wow...guess I'm an ass...I just buy cold beer and a couple of pizzas.

Me, too.

I've never heard of this concept. And here I thought I was doing right by serving them beer and brotchen with lunch, and running out to get one a pack of smokes when he ran out...

These are things you do when you have friends helping you move. Pros need cold hard cash.

I once used "pro" movers for a business move. I'm still pissed that I tipped those guys because the move eventually cost me $10K.

Check your stuff!

I lost a mirror, a table top, and a hand-made blanket from Guatemala. Insurance would be a great idea. The laws about moving are not supportive of the customer at all. Additionally, I have a friend who used to work for a moving company, and he says that stealing shit is practically de rigeur in the business. I wish I had done the PODS thing when I moved.

http://www.pods.com/

Load it yourself, lock it, unload it when it arrives. Simple and easy.

 

[glo33]

if i do all the work myself...who is going to tip me???

 

[Peregrinator]

if i do all the work myself...who is going to tip me???

Someone with good taste in women.

 

[coastal-boy]

These are things you do when you have friends helping you move. Pros need cold hard cash.


I lost a mirror, a table top, and a hand-made blanket from Guatemala. Insurance would be a great idea. The laws about moving are not supportive of the customer at all. Additionally, I have a friend who used to work for a moving company, and he says that stealing shit is practically de rigeur in the business. I wish I had done the PODS thing when I moved.

http://www.pods.com/

Load it yourself, lock it, unload it when it arrives. Simple and easy.

I looked into PODS when I moved out here but a big Ryder rental pulling a car trailer was still cheaper even w/ the cost of diesel. Now...fuck...it would cost 5-6000 to move across the country.