tipping removal men

nethesi

Have done a search but couldn't find a thread on this.

We've moving house in a few days, and for the first time ever are using removal men. Now I moved house a number of times as a child and have a hazy recollections of my dad giving the removal men money for a drink or two (after the job was over!)
. Of course that was a few years ago and I wondered, what is the convention today, I'm guessing that a tip is still in order if they do a good job but the question is - how much?

If it makes a difference we're located in the SE and moving a short distance, from a small flat to a proper house!

Opinions welcome, we don't want to give too much or too little.

xxx

Jennifer_Jane

Well, I wouldn't! Consider that people should be paid what they're worth these days, or not do the job. So no extras.

Look forward to other opinions.
Regards
Jen
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JanCee

We tipped ours £50. There were 3 of them and they did a great job.

nutmegman

my view is to tip a job well done.....or if you are going to use them again so you get a benifit that way.....

rememeber you a paying here anyway

leaving tips annoys me, i only do it for a job well done

MissMoneypenny

I have moved a few times and don't normally tip the removal men. However the last lot were so brilliant (the best we have ever had) and it was during those heavy rains last summer and not one moan from them, so I tipped them. We moved 200 miles. I can't remember if I gave them £80 or £100.

chickmug

I feel sorry for these men as they probably earn only the national minimum wage. But I would still only tip if they were cheerful and respectful of your furniture. Last time I moved, only local, but I gave them each a £20 note and they seemed extremely gratefu.l

themaccas

I tip but not very much and it depends on the service. Normally it's around £20, when we moved last September, they managed to put a rip in our new kitchen floor covering so they got nothing! When we moved again last week I only had a £50 or a £10. I'm afraid I only gave them the £10, they did a good job but I couldn't afford to give them the £50.:o

geoffky

with everything if the service was good i would tip if bad i would tell them...tipping i feel rewards good service.....

Nenen

Like many PPs, I only tip if I get very good service. The difficulty with our last move was that there were six men involved (two lorries because of all our books) :eek:, all of whom were excellent and their level of service and courtesy went well over and above what one might expect. As there were 6 of them, I could only afford to give them £10 each, but would happily have given three men £20 each. I have to say they looked really pleased even with £10... another sign of how polite they were, so I dropped an email to their boss saying how great they were and that I'd recommend the firm. Hope that got back to them too.

clobber_2

Moved over a hundred miles, packing included plus overnight storage. They did a fantastic job and I gave the two men £60 as a tip. It was actually very little money compared to the amount I was spending on the move as a whole and I felt they deserved it.

They seemed quite surprised and were very grateful. I also emailed the company to thank them for excellent service. I am never going to pack myself ever again!

Emmylou_2

When I last moved 18 months ago, we used a "man and van" to help us (actually 2 men and a van). We kept them supplied with drinks all day (moving to a top floor flat up 67 steps with no lift :eek: ), bought them lunch (a trip to a local sandwich shop) and gave them a crate of beer at the end of the day (they were both quite young lads who looked like they appreciated it).