tipping

[silverwhisper]

how much does one customarily tip furniture delivery people? a new bed is being delivered tomorrow.

ed

 

[Bramblethorn]

how much does one customarily tip furniture delivery people? a new bed is being delivered tomorrow.

ed

Might want to specify where you are. My answer would be "nothing" but I suspect you're not in Australia

 

[silverwhisper]

heh, that would probably help, huh? i'm in the US, in NJ.

ed

 

[respeito]

hello, silverwhisper.

thank you for telling us where you live, since tipping customs vary from country to country. in the united states, consider a tip of $5-10 per person and possibly a little extra if there's going to be some difficulty in moving the bed.

i hope this was a little helpful to you. good luck and be golden.

 

[Paul_Chance]

$10.00 per person if less than 30 minutes.
$20.00 per person if more than 30 minutes.
If they are a crew with a supervisor, give it all to the supervisor.

 

[talikat]

Normally they don't expect tips because it's their job, but are there unusual circumstances? Snow piles? Heat? Lots of stairs? I would use my own judgement depending on how friendly they are and what they have to do to get the bed into your house/Apt. If it's a bear of a job and they are nice about it, I would tip them accordingly with a $10 or $20. If they decline tips, a nice glass/bottle of water would be welcome.

 

[silverwhisper]

well that was quick! thanks all!

ed

 

[SashaGaga999]

$10.00 per person if less than 30 minutes.
$20.00 per person if more than 30 minutes.
If they are a crew with a supervisor, give it all to the supervisor.

I second this.

I'm a big tipping fan.

 

[Ellafun]

I second this.

I'm a big tipping fan.

Forgive me in my state of exhaustion, but when I read this, I envisioned a large floor fan that was about to fall over.

I'm so sorry. I seem to be getting a bit punchy!

Please excuse this interruption to an otherwise very helpful thread. My apologies for the hijack, ed.

el.

 

[Corbal]

I've tried to tip these guys before and have been told it is prohibited. I'd ask what their policy is before tossing out cash.

 

[Que]

I've tried to tip these guys before and have been told it is prohibited. I'd ask what their policy is before tossing out cash.

The only sane reason I could see for them TELLING you tips were prohibited is they were hoping you would default to showing them your bewbs.

 

[stickygirl]

In the UK you tip if it's something beyond the regular delivery, so a load of stairs would be tippable.
I did click on the thread thinking it was about 'tipping the pink' …

 

[Corbal]

The only sane reason I could see for them TELLING you tips were prohibited is they were hoping you would default to showing them your bewbs.

Trust me, they'd rather have had the cash.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Normally they don't expect tips because it's their job, but are there unusual circumstances? Snow piles? Heat? Lots of stairs? I would use my own judgement depending on how friendly they are and what they have to do to get the bed into your house/Apt. If it's a bear of a job and they are nice about it, I would tip them accordingly with a $10 or $20. If they decline tips, a nice glass/bottle of water would be welcome.

I agree.

On the other hand, if they make 4 trips back to HOME DEPOT and break the glass connectors on the water heater...uh zip.

 

[talikat]

I agree.

On the other hand, if they make 4 trips back to HOME DEPOT and break the glass connectors on the water heater...uh zip.

Yeah, or drag their muddy feet all over your carpet. Good companies make their workers wear booties on their shoes.

 

[b00blover36]

As a former furniture delivery guy I can tell you I never received a tip and never felt slighted. A thank you was greatly appreciated.

 

[Ellafun]

So hey...how's the new bed? huh? huh? nudge, nudge, wink, wink

 

[Eilan]

I thought this thread was going to be about cow tipping.

 

[silverwhisper]

b00blover36 quoth:
as a former furniture delivery guy i can tell you i never received a tip and never felt slighted. a thank you was greatly appreciated.

it's a hard job and i know the pay isn't great. the two guys were good and were tipped $30. nice, professional, no need for booties thankfully. very efficient & pleasant.

ellafun queried:
so hey...how's the new bed? huh? huh? nudge, nudge, wink, wink

i wish i could tell you but i got no sleep the night before so i zonked early while the mrs couldn't sleep at all (new foam mattress). we probably won't really know until tomorrow. :>

eilan: pfft, that's for people out in the midwest.

ed

 

[mnbreastluver]

I thought this thread was going to be about cow tipping.

I haven't been gone out cow tipping in years!

 

[talikat]

it's a hard job and i know the pay isn't great. the two guys were good and were tipped $30. nice, professional, no need for booties thankfully. very efficient & pleasant.

ed

Awesome, I'm glad it went well.

 

[twister947]

I tip, and usually round up. Tipping, to me, is more than a responsibility or an obligation... it is an opportunity to make someone's day a little brighter. A wee bit of lagniappe.

 

[silverwhisper]

talikat: yeah, it did. good, competent work, no fishing for tips: just experienced guys doing their job.

twister quoth:
tipping, to me, is more than an opportunity or obligation... it is an opportunity to make someone's day a little brighter.

and that's what it's about for me as well. it's also why i like to tip a little more generously. the extra few bucks isn't a big difference. the extra good in the world however is.

ed

 

[JakeBNice]

Absolutely all great points. I delivered furniture in my early 20's and the company had a rule prohibiting us from accepting tips as well. The guy I worked with and I would always let that be known when a customer offered, but most would insist and we wouldn't turn it down once we told them the policy.

It not only wasn't expected, it also wasn't allowed. But I'll tell you that those times we got a few bucks to treat ourselves to a decent lunch or get ourselves a cold drink on a hot ass July afternoon in the Vegas heat made what was mostly a crummy job with measly pay tolerable on those days.

Now that I'm more of an adult I always make sure I try to tip people when applicable, and if I know their job normally prohibits it, I'll tuck it into their shirt pocket or hand it to them in the paperwork so they don't have to try and do refuse it.

 

[JakeBNice]

Also, I try to follow this general rule for tipping, and was wondering if anyone else had the same thought process-

I tend to tip when someone's job involves them doing something I could have done myself. For example, when an electrician comes over, or the mechanic fixes my car, I don't tip. They are professionals who have a trade and make decent money doing it.

When the kid at Lowe's lifts that box into my truck, or someone delivers me food, or drives me to the airport, I tip them. I could have done all those things myself, I just didn't want to.

There are exceptions where this rule breaks down, such as tattoo artists/piercers/barbers, etc. These are things I can't do myself obviously and they all are skilled practitioners of their trade, yet they typically work as contractors within their business and often lack benefits/health care and whatnot provided by their employers, so it is good practice to take care of them as well.