Do I tip the removal men ? and if so how much ?

sinbad182

pacific4130 wrote: »

What, like someone employed as a removals man? Or a waitress? You do realise that you pay the removals firm to do the work who in turn employ the removals men?!

They aren't occasional workers. They are employed by a removals company. It is a routine daily task for them!

A till-girl in tesco provides a direct occasional service to everyone who passes through the till. Do you tip them? Or do you realise that tesco pay them a salary?



Ah, resulting to insults. Always the sign of someone with a strong point.

Dont cry abuse where there is none - its a lazy tactic. My point is perfectly strong - im perfectly happy to have my opinion and you have your view, unfortunately you don't seem secure enough in your opinion to accept that and are insisting on ramming it home with failed logic and flawed comparisons.

I'll explain again - a removals service, or table service in a restaurant are not typical daily services to the consumer, and they are typically performed by lower paid workers on a casual basis. They are also jobs where the pay is arguably unbalanced with the nature of the work. That's why some people see them as services worthy of a tip.

There's no point bringing shop clerks, or road workers in as a comparison, as they are services received by the consumer on a daily/far more regularly basis, and are performed by workers that are higher paid and/or contracted staff, with all the benefits that brings. That is why people typically don't see those as tasks requiring a tip.

Are you going to accept that some people have different attitudes towards tipping than you, or are you going to bring out more incomparable jobs to hammer your view home?

PasturesNew

pacific4130 wrote: »

Sorry, removals man - high pressure?!? Raise box, lower box?

Raise box, lower box, with stress-head clients crawling all over the house and everything you do .... possibly with a backdrop of anxious calls to their solicitor.... things to trip over, precious things to mind, tricky corners to negotiate while carrying out bigger items/furniture.... high value goods, packed, to be safely delivered - new owners will be there shortly, have to get it all in the van, then drive to the new place and unload the whole lot again... all within a limited timeframe, with the van maybe not even parked outside, possibly it's windy, or raining ..... and all your boss will see is the number of hours you claimed for that day and if there were any client complaints made.

Not to mention maybe kids running all over the place and dogs that you can't let escape.... flats without lifts, tight corners, narrow doorways ..... hot weather, freezing weather....

Yes. Stressful.

blossomhill_2

OP I would tip them yes. But the real shame with tipping in these circumstances is that it is done after the event so doesn't affect the service they provide.

I_luv_cats

I would tip them £5 to £10 each.

I always try to tip any delivery staff (even though some say not to) as I feel it's the right thing to do.

Swafe

Isnt it exspensive enough to have removals men in? If its their own firm no doubt there getting a decent cut, obviously working for a big company they probably get a bit less but maybe cos Im tight, I wouldn't tip

Altho, if I lived 1 mile away I wouldnt even get removers I'd just do 100 car loads of wheel the sofa down the road myself, the cheap option

sinbad182

Swafe wrote: »

Isnt it exspensive enough to have removals men in? If its their own firm no doubt there getting a decent cut, obviously working for a big company they probably get a bit less but maybe cos Im tight, I wouldn't tip

Altho, if I lived 1 mile away I wouldnt even get removers I'd just do 100 car loads of wheel the sofa down the road myself, the cheap option

Too right!

Whilst I'm sure removal guys do a grand job and make the whole process easier, I'd personally hire the biggest van I could find for the day, enlist a mate to help, and do a few trips myself!

Swafe

sinbad182 wrote: »

Too right!

Whilst I'm sure removal guys do a grand job and make the whole process easier, I'd personally hire the biggest van I could find for the day, enlist a mate to help, and do a few trips myself!

Aye, no need to worry about tipping, infact for the 60 quid some of these people are tipping you might even be able to hire a clapped out banger of a truck to do it yourself and then your laughing just get it done over a weekend

girl_withno_name

PasturesNew wrote: »

Raise box, lower box, with stress-head clients crawling all over the house and everything you do .... possibly with a backdrop of anxious calls to their solicitor.... things to trip over, precious things to mind, tricky corners to negotiate while carrying out bigger items/furniture.... high value goods, packed, to be safely delivered - new owners will be there shortly, have to get it all in the van, then drive to the new place and unload the whole lot again... all within a limited timeframe, with the van maybe not even parked outside, possibly it's windy, or raining ..... and all your boss will see is the number of hours you claimed for that day and if there were any client complaints made.

Not to mention maybe kids running all over the place and dogs that you can't let escape.... flats without lifts, tight corners, narrow doorways ..... hot weather, freezing weather....

Yes. Stressful.

A lot of jobs are stressful, in their own way... only a handful appear to warrant tips though!

The only person I've considered "tipping" in the process is our vendors' EA - she kept us well informed (far better than our solicitor) but we're not paying her and want to say thanks (probably with a bottle of wine of box of chocs). To be honest though, I never consider tipping hairdressers or taxi drivers either

Jangin

We bought them bacon butties, gave them tea and tipped them a fiver each because they worked really hard!

LisaLou1982

I tipped the removal men £10 each when i moved