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

girl_withno_name

Out of interest - how do people go about keeping those drinks cold? I was planning on setting our fridge/freezer to defrost the night before ...

pawlala

mini-fridge on the backseat connected to a 12v to 240v mains inverter into the cigarette lighter. Leave the engine running all night to make sure you don't drain the battery. Lock the car with the spare set of keys or sleep in the car until morning. Cold drinks for your removal men all day long. It's the least you can do!

sinbad182

You've got to feel sorry for pacific.

He tried to play the wind up card but has ended up being the one chucking his toys out the pram and lashing out at anyone who won't agree with him.

I'm a little embarrassed for him tbh.

girl_withno_name

pawlala wrote: »

mini-fridge on the backseat connected to a 12v to 240v mains inverter into the cigarette lighter. Leave the engine running all night to make sure you don't drain the battery. Lock the car with the spare set of keys or sleep in the car until morning. Cold drinks for your removal men all day long. It's the least you can do!

I might try this instead - trip to Tesco in the morning, pick up a couple of kg of ice, fill bucket with ice and cans of coke, put in the coolest place possible to maximise shelf life...

J_i_m

In fairness to Pacific, there's nothing wrong with having ambition and aiming to have a high paid career. Good for him if he achieves it.

But you do have to be careful when making sweeping generalisations about other people... That's when no matter his well intentioned your morals are that your logic starts to crumble before it really gets started.

I myself may not be the most intelligent person around, far from it infact! But I can see through things which do not make sense as well as the next man... and I like things to make sense.

skintandscared_2

pawlala wrote: »

mini-fridge on the backseat connected to a 12v to 240v mains inverter into the cigarette lighter. Leave the engine running all night to make sure you don't drain the battery. Lock the car with the spare set of keys or sleep in the car until morning. Cold drinks for your removal men all day long. It's the least you can do!

Are you actually serious?! You'd leave your car running ALL NIGHT for a cold six pack of drinks??!! That would be the tip gone in petrol for starters! LOL! I think I'll stick with buying a cold pack first thing in the morning and keeping it in a coolbag with a bag of ice thanks!

pawlala

skintandscared wrote: »

Are you actually serious?! You'd leave your car running ALL NIGHT for a cold six pack of drinks??!!

LOOOOL of course not! :rotfl:

I wouldn't give them more than 4 tinnies.

sgun

I think the answer lies in what you personally think about tipping - do what you think is right. I never tip in a restaurant if the service is bad but I would slightly overtip if it is excellent (then it balances out). I don't tip people who come to work on my house, and I have not moved in 10 years so can't comment on that, but I would provide food, drink and some beers at end of job. As long as they didnt drink them straight away.

What_do_I_owe_you?

of course you tip the removal men! There a fewer harder working jobs and considering they are looking after all your belongings and often will need to go beyond the call of duty making sure items arrive safely is showing a mark of appreciation in terms of a tip beyond the pale?

Considering you're expected to give 10% to a taxi driver just for driving you, let alone all your belongings and 12.5% to a waiter just for put a plate of food on your table a tip to the removalmen should be obvious. This is especially so for those paid by the hour who obviously work hard. How you determine that is surely up to you.

jamesmorgan

Tipping in the UK is very much a personal opinion. We are stuck in the middle of the US (where not tipping is considered a personal insult) and Japan (where the reverse is true). Some people in the UK will tip all people who provide a personal service. Others will tip no-one. Some are in the middle where they develop there own set of rules on who to tip and how much. No-one is correct or incorrect in their personal approach and any attempt to pursuade someone else of the merits of your own approach is somewhat fool-hardy. In general, few staff in the UK expect a tip - but it is always gratefully received when given. In general tipping is more likely where there is a large wealth gap between the buyers of a service and the providers (eg tipping is more likely at the Savoy than the local Travelodge).

In a recent survery, 62% of respondents were opposed to tipping. So tippers are probably in the minority. It is probably for this reason that an increasing number of restaurants now include a service charge so tipping is redudant.

The bottom line is that you should tip if it makes you feel good (ie the exchange of money is actually for your benefit). If providing a tip makes you feel negative then don't do it! It is probably best viewed in the same way as giving charitable donations.