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Am i expected to Tip the removal men?

Just wondering if i'm expected to tip the removal men. Never for a minute crossed my mind until someone on here mentioned it a while back, and that made me think the poster had done. Dont want to look stingey but I'm broke after shelling out for everything else!

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  • altyfc
    altyfc Posts: 788 Forumite
    It wouldn't really occur to me unless the service went above and beyond.
  • Pete111
    Pete111 Posts: 5,333 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I get the impression it is quite usual these days but I too am losing track of exactly when tipping is appropriate!!!

    As I get older however, I tend to do it more. Can't be fun getting by on a low wage.
    Go round the green binbags. Turn right at the mouldy George Elliot, forward, forward, and turn left....at the dead badger
  • lee636
    lee636 Posts: 460 Forumite
    *Get that box first lads, well get the kettle on!*

    Might make them be extra gentle with your stuff and get a shift on with a brew in them.........or go slower while they relax with biscuits! :rotfl:
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    A top tip ... for tipping ... I heard once was: If you're a good tipper, tip up front, before the job - then you'll ensure you get a good job done, rather than them doing half a good job wondering IF you'll be tipping.

    Only works for good tippers though. £1 probably doesn't cut the same power.
  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
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    A top tip ... for tipping ... I heard once was: If you're a good tipper, tip up front, before the job - then you'll ensure you get a good job done, rather than them doing half a good job wondering IF you'll be tipping.

    Only works for good tippers though. £1 probably doesn't cut the same power.

    Always worth doing if you're in a busy pub/bar or whatever and wanting service later on - buy whoever serves you a drink with your first round. Or at a hotel, tip the guy who gets you the sunbed/towels or whatever. But I'd never tip removal men up front! If they do a rubbish job, you can't really ask for your tip back lol.

    Jx
    2024 wins: *must start comping again!*
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