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

undaunted

sham63 wrote: »

Yes they always get a tip (moved 7 times in 10 years!) plus they get tea & coffee.

Bit tight not to tip - I don't think it's particularly well paid job and they usually work bl**dy hard!

I don't get this argument personally. You pay & pay well or at worst fairly for a service. What that employer then pays his staff is a matter for him and them to negotiate not a requirement for you to make up for his greed (if there is any).

undaunted

pacific4130 wrote: »

If I was using a removals company I definitely don't think I'd tip them, they're getting paid aren't they?! That said, I've never understood the mentality of tipping.

Is it because people feel awkward watching someone work for them? Maybe that's why people tip the waitress/removals man/bellboy and not the other numerous people who work just as hard but out of sight...

If it was me, in this weather, I'd have a cooler set aside with some cold drinks on ice for them and maybe a cold beer for the end of the day. So basically, I'd provide what an employer would provide - hot/cold drinks and maybe a bacon butty if they wanted it.

Hallelujah, I was starting to think I must be tight after all :eek: but the voice of reason has now arrived to save me from slipping into such madness :T

minnie123

Proxy wrote: »

Nonsense. A few friends and a van is fine. I've done it twice.

I agree I have done it twice just me, my boyfriend, my mum and dad and a 4 year old in tow. As long as you get a big enough van and box up as much as you can the day before it's quite easy. (basically it was just two people doing the lifting as I was keeping my little boy out of the way and my mum was cleaning as the rooms were emptied)

christopher1977

Proxy wrote: »

Nonsense. A few friends and a van is fine. I've done it twice.

At last some sense!

It's not hard moving furniture etc for grown men. It's an easy job and that's why it's low paid.

warehouse

christopher1977 wrote: »

It's not hard moving furniture etc for grown men. It's an easy job and that's why it's low paid.

...says someone who's never had to move a 3 piece suite out of a small front door, a piano up 3 flights of stairs or a giant fridge out of a window.

If you're happy with their service then tip, if you're not then don't.

christopher1977

warehouse wrote: »

...says someone who's never had to move a 3 piece suite out of a small front door, a piano up 3 flights of stairs or a giant fridge out of a window.

If you're happy with their service then tip, if you're not then don't.

I've done plenty of things like that. It's not hard.

If it was difficult and you needed specialist training it would be highly paid.

Get a grip.

PurplePow

tight_is_right wrote: »

I too hate the tipping culture. In America it's expected which makes the service you receive feel very fake, over here it's not so bad but like everything else it's going the same direction. I would much rather a tip be a reward than a tax.

Difference is in USA the minimum wage for a waitress (and other jobs) is around $2 an hour, because its EXPECTED that tips make their wage so they can have a living.
That's not the case in the UK hence why many British hate the "tipping culture."

googler

girl_withno_name wrote: »

I'm nervous about the second move - my Grandpa's piano from my Grandma's house to our new house....

Get a specialist Piano Removal Firm. There's plenty of them up and down the country. Find your nearest piano retailer and ask them for recommendations, or whether they actually provide the service themselves.

easy

PurplePow wrote: »

Difference is in USA the minimum wage for a waitress (and other jobs) is around $2 an hour, because its EXPECTED that tips make their wage so they can have a living.
That's not the case in the UK hence why many British hate the "tipping culture."

But it does explain why service tends to be better in Restaurants & hotels than it is here. To earn decent tips staff have to do the job well and make the customer feel valued.

In the UK they can get paid for just doing the bare minimum required to get the job done, it doesn't matter if they just plonk the plate down and walk away, and are barely civil to the customer.

I like tipping well for good service. I would rather go out for a meal once every 3 months and get good food and service, and pay that little extra for it, than go every month somewhere to get my meal chucked at me on the cheap.

If everyone rewarded good service appropriately, we would get better service more of the time.

In my work (freelance bookkeeper) of course my clients don't tip me, but most of them will give me a bottle of wine or equivalent gift at christmas, cos I offer them good service and make them feel like I want to help them, over and above doing my work just to pay the mortgage.

diywhynot

I tipped the removal blokes (2 of them) £50 quid last year and made sure I had tea etc on hand at both ends. Always tip trades as well for a job well done.