Removal People - Should/Would you tip them?

anonmum

Hi,

I would always tip removals people (prob £20 each unless there was ten of them!) unless they dropped something (and damaged it), broke something major or were unfriendly.

I always make tea/coffee/cold drinks as often as they want, maybe snacks (couple of boxes of mr kipling pies or something, poss pizza if was a long day - which it often is...) - a happy worker, works harder, a worker shown respect will respect your stuff more (hopefully)!

Another tip from my many moves would be to mark your boxes - not only with the contents - to help your unpacking - but also with where in the new house you want the box to end up - and if it isn't obvious which bedroom is bedroom 1 or 2 - put signs on the doors too.
Good luck with your move!

Helen

tori.k

My son's first job was as a porter for a removals company's, the guys like most I would gather we're paid by the job/day, which was great for him on small local jobs, but on some he'd be lucky to be earning £2 pH, due to travel or waiting for keys,so could be a long day for little financial reward, so tips made all the difference in jobs like those. It's an expensive service but it's also very expensive to run a legit removals firm.

shortcrust

It's patronising and condescending. You wouldn't dream of tipping someone who wears a shirt and tie but stick an overall on them and get them to do a manual job and suddenly it's ok to slip them an extra twenty so they can treat themselves to a crate of brown ale and a chip butty.

tori.k

shortcrust wrote: »

It's patronising and condescending. You wouldn't dream of tipping someone who wears a shirt and tie but stick an overall on them and get them to do a manual job and suddenly it's ok to slip them an extra twenty so they can treat themselves to a crate of brown ale and a chip butty.

No we've tipped the guys a thank you that worked family funerals as well ln serious most professional jobs the industry doesn't look kindly on cash tips from individual's, the kickback usually comes from the company's in performance bonus that far exceed the cost of a pint.

hazyjo

shortcrust wrote: »

It's patronising and condescending. You wouldn't dream of tipping someone who wears a shirt and tie but stick an overall on them and get them to do a manual job and suddenly it's ok to slip them an extra twenty so they can treat themselves to a crate of brown ale and a chip butty.

Is this the usual case of people deciding that for them? Ask any removals bod if they're insulted or feel it patronising that someone gives them a cash tip.

Grampus8

Sounds a bit trite, but I would and have, but only if they did a decent job. Got £20 each (only two of them).

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parking_question_chap wrote: »

Any one of you ever tipped a nurse or Burger King employee?[/youtube]

We made sure a relative sent a nice box of chocolates to the nurses in A&E after they patched him up recently.

I think we tipped our removal drivers £20. It's not much money in the grand scheme of moving house. I think the entire process cost me > £12,000 last time I moved.. so what's £20?

Day to day, I'll tip in a restaurant and in my barbers. I won't tip in a taxi after I've had so many brag about their second homes.

Grampus8

cjdavies wrote: »

I would be interested to hear from those who said they do tip in this thread.

Yep, I absolutely have done this. Not in cash perhaps but I have taken flowers/chocolates to nurses before.

The Burger King analogy is a bit pathetic really, its hardly in the same ball park as potentially saving your life/trusting someone with all your worldly possessions.

smallholdingsister

I guess if they feel patronised they are free to hand the money back or donate it.

LadyGMadameToThee

Why tip them at all? We have a generous tax credits and minimum wage in this country. If they aren't satisfied with their wages, they have the option of retraining or going back into education.