Tipping removal guys

phoebe1989seb

rhino_horn wrote: »

We've tipped a crate of beer before

Same here! We usually provide bacon - or similar - sandwiches plus drinks (hot/cold depending on weather) and cakes too while they're!!!8203; working. One move was spread over five days and the guys went beyond the call of duty, lifting heavy furniture down from our first floor bedroom balcony when it wouldn't fit coming down either staircase so we felt they deserved tipping

Marvel1

I would give £0.00

It's their job, just like any other.

Marvel1

victoriavictorious wrote: »

I know, I know, but it just seems really mean not to. Not quite the same thing as a solicitor though, is it? It's hard physical work, a hot day and we appreciate what they're doing.

Solicitors - do the same job, just the opposite - head work and paperwork ensuring the transaction is completed.

Oakdene wrote: »

I did the same. a crate of 24 lagers seem better than £10-15 cash.

What if they don't drink?

victoriavictorious

Hmm, a really mixed bag of opinions there! I wonder if women are more likely to feel a tip is warranted than men?

victoriavictorious

Imo solicitors' fees are nowhere near as justifiable as removal men's (I say *men* because they they probably in the majority), let alone tipping them as well!
In many cases, they are not even solicitors, but clerks, secretaries or legal executives.
Conveyancing generally isn't difficult and is poor value for money.
I appreciate the skills of people who do the things I cannot do and feel that tipping is a good way to show it.

need_an_answer

victoriavictorious wrote: »

Hmm, a really mixed bag of opinions there! I wonder if women are more likely to feel a tip is warranted than men?

no I don't think so.

Doing their job...

Above and beyond the call of duty I would go along with a couple of cases of beer/lager/cider


Tea or cold drinks and a biccy on the day that's polite same as I would for any visitor

gingercordial

Depends on how good a job they do.

Our last lot were truly excellent at moving our collection of guitars and took great care of them (didn't hurt that they played themselves so were interested in what we had), far better than we'd expected, as well as being generally efficient so yes. But for a standard job, probably not.

Distance wouldn't be a factor as that is priced in, ie I wouldn't be more likely to tip for 100 miles vs (as my last one was) one mile within the same local bit of London. Especially since all the hassle is generally with the loading and unloading, not the driving in the middle.

takman

victoriavictorious wrote: »

Imo solicitors' fees are nowhere near as justifiable as removal men's (I say *men* because they they probably in the majority), let alone tipping them as well!
In many cases, they are not even solicitors, but clerks, secretaries or legal executives.
Conveyancing generally isn't difficult and is poor value for money.
I appreciate the skills of people who do the things I cannot do and feel that tipping is a good way to show it.

So why don't you do the conveyancing yourself to save some money?

victoriavictorious wrote: »

I know, I know, but it just seems really mean not to. Not quite the same thing as a solicitor though, is it? It's hard physical work, a hot day and we appreciate what they're doing.
I don't use McDonalds, but I do tip in restaurants when I've had decent service.
There are several trades where tipping is traditional in this country, and this imo is one of them.

victoriavictorious wrote: »

I appreciate the skills of people who do the things I cannot do and feel that tipping is a good way to show it.

So why do you tip in restaurants then when all they do is bring the food from the kitchen to the table, which is surely a skill you have yourself?.

They are already getting paid for the service of moving your furniture so i don't see why they should get a tip.

Providing drink, biscuits, bacon sandwiches etc as suggested above i wouldn't consider a tip and is a good way to encourage them to do a better job during the move.

hazyjo

I always tip - but then I've always found them to go over and above...


Roughly a tenner a head.


Lots of threads on this in the past - you're always going to get mixed opinions on things like this.

victoriavictorious

"So why don't you do the conveyancing yourself to save some money?"

I have done exactly that several times in the past, and would gladly do so again but these days 'the other sides' solicitors' tend to be more obstructive than they once were and refuse to work with anyone without official qualifications, which makes it not worth the hassle.

As for restaurants, I'm hardly the only one who tips; it's pretty universal when you've had good