Tipping the movers like a restaurant tip
i had researched how much to tip the movers (my first time, i’ve always moved via uhaul in the past), and the prevailing attitude seemed to say tip $20-25 per mover. so i gave each $25. then the owner of the company called me and told me tipping movers is on the same scale as…
i had researched how much to tip the movers (my first time, i’ve always moved via uhaul in the past), and the prevailing attitude seemed to say tip $20-25 per mover. so i gave each $25. then the owner of the company called me and told me tipping movers is on the same scale as tipping waiters, 15-20% of the bill. so i tipped what little cash i still had on hand.
is this how everybody else determines tips for movers? if i had tipped at 20% of the cost i would have had to pay $60 per mover. if this is standard, i’m fine with it, i just feel kind of stupid for not knowing the deal.
Where do you draw the line? I work hard, I serve people in my job. I need money. Maybe I will have my boss call up some of the pesky customers and shake them down.
Anon 2:24 – as someone who can afford to pay movers 3k, I spend far less in the local economy than my movers. Google this, if you want the full economics explanation. Any savings I derive from saving on movers would most likely go into foreign-denominated investments (I’m already long U.S. vis-a-vis my RE, don’t need to go into it any more).
I love spending my $ locally and esp. in the service sector (again, google for all this stuff, this forum) – many, many reason why, given all things equal, it’s better to buy $1 cup of coffee from your cart vendor + to tip him $1, rather than giving $3.84 to Starbucks for your tall latte.
“Any cash I give them is going to largely be spent locally, and generate even more jobs.”
what a hilarious argument. as opposed to when you would spend your own money??
don’t get me wrong, i think it’s great that you tip generously, good for you.
but i also don’t think the rest of the proletariat who simply want to know what is considered reasonable and balk at tipping 25% to MOVERS are spreading bad “karma”.
how much did they charge you to move your high horse?
I don’t tip the mope who pours my coffee without putting milk or sugar in it. This is a pet peave of mine, but who do they think they are expecting to be tipped when pushing the preparation of the item onto the custumer? This really bugs me!
Karma is a bey0tch. I can afford a brownstone, and to renovate it, etc, I can afford a 25% tip. Sure, maybe the movers are making more than minimum wage, woohoo! and it’s in their job description not to break things. But who says I can’t reward them for a job well done? How is this breaking any kind of social contract? Any cash I give them is going to largely be spent locally, and generate even more jobs.
I also tip waiters very well, and am very polite to busboys/girls (look them in the eye, say thank you!). If I keep going to the same restaurant and the servers know me, I always get VIP service, lots of smiles, etc.
We tipped $200. for a 1 day move. 3 guys. They had great attitutes and even declined pizza because they didn’t want to be slowed down. I think in NYC the rules are different and its been established to tip much more generously than the rest of the country. I want them to be happy, they know where I live and have touched everything I own.
How much to tip anybody will always be a subject for argument. But the fact that the owner called to tell you that you didn’t tip enough is completely obnoxious. Could you please post what company this was?
“They didn’t break anything” rates a tip. I thought that was the point. Thats like your waiter saying I washed my hands after i took a nasty dump so I deserve an extra 5%
I really think it is up to you to do what you want, including nothing. I also think that big tips are wrong; workers should get paid by the owners and it shouldn’t be up to you to sweat and worry about this. Right, they are not restaurant workers getting paid 3 dollars an hour. I also think that it is outrageous that the owners call you up to tell you how much to tip.