Tipping Removal Men?

I'm with BlueBelle on this totally. Unless the removal men have gone over and above their remit I would not be tipping. Goes without saying I would offer drinks and snacks as required.

I'm very thankful we don't do tipping in NZ!
Happy to provide tea n biscuits though.

I'd always tip. Last time (2022) I tipped £25/head.

The first tip would have been not to be so rude and racist.
The second tip for the next lot would have been to treat my goods, which were going into storage, with more respect, particularly my books which were thrown randomly into a tea chest, pages bent.

Have always tipped them generously on every move, they deserve it as they work so hard. Have also bought coffee and pastries for them too.

Things may have changed since we last moved 🙂

Tea and coffee yes. I don’t tip removal men, though. Last time we moved was a long time ago and I’d had to give up my job because we were moving, so cash was short.
Pickfords lost some of our stuff and denied it saying they never lost stuff.
If only Twitter had been a thing then.

We've not moved house for 22 years, ( and even then we did it ourselves, self drive van etc ) so I'm probably out of touch, but I would tip good service.
We recently had some tree work done in the garden ( bigger job than we could tackle ), and the 3 young men were polite, hardworking , and did a good job. It cost an eye watering amount, but I provided hot drinks, and tipped them on completion. They followed my instructions and were careful of my other trees and plants, so they deserved it.
At Christmas I also give boxes of chocolates/biscuits to the vet's surgery ( we see a lot of them with our 2 elderly cats ), our 2 regular postmen, and my hairdressers.
Mr LP takes a box of chocolates at Christmas to the nurses at his blood clinic.
We appreciate good service and good manners.
Take care xxx

I would have thought good service and good manners were a prerequisite for any public facing workers LindaPat in fact for anyone.

Yes, we always tip. They did a wonderful job on our last huge move, involving storage and delivering to two different properties.

I am with Bluebelle. I hate the idea of tipping. Their employers should pay them a proper wage.

We've never moved house. No reason, the job is here. However, several times, when moving furniture to our holiday home we've fed and tipped the people. I'm one to tip anyone for anything.

I'd think £25 / worker, now.

I wouldn't after my experience moving last week. Two pleasant enough lads, but we're obvuiosly not really experienced in removals. I'd moved most of my stuff with the help of family but paid the premium rate for the larger heavier items with insurance and to be taking apart and put back at the other end. This was for a 3 seater sofa, oak cabinet in 2 parts and the TV. They did move the stuff along with a couple of heavy glass coffee tables but then decided the sofa was too big to go in the new lounge. Made all sorts of we tried it's too big you need to sell it then just dumped it in the bedroom and went! I was angry and upset ...to say the least. Two friends both in their late 60's ame to my rescue manouvered it in to the room in less than 10 minutes and put the feet back on..the company a very well known a*v* offered £20 off my next booking as if I would use them again! eventually they as a 'gesture of goodwill' paid £30 back to my payment card. Lessons learnt don't believe what these 'experts' say!

I’ve always tip them, they do a hard job and always seem so helpful.

Cocomac

I am with Bluebelle. I hate the idea of tipping. Their employers should pay them a proper wage.

So do I, particularly when you can see people standing at the door hesitating as if saying where is my tip. No chance. Likewise at Christmas, where is my Christmas box. I don't exchange presents with my family except for son and family why would I give presents to strangers who I have already paid for what ever they have done for me. I don't get it. A lot of countries do not tip at all.

I do not tip as routine but will always be generous with someone who gives me good service.

The quality of service anyone in a service job gives you can range from excellent to absolutely appalling. Many service jobs are also unremittingly demanding.

For example, many couriers, like Evri, are self employed and have to supply their own transport, they also have to make a high number of calls every day, the pace can be relentless. We have a lovely Evri courier, despite the fact she is clearly always in a rush she is always friendly and pleasant with a smile and always courteous. of course I give her a tip at Christmas.

I have never tipped removal men. I make sure there are plenty of soft drinks available and if possible coffee and tea.

Why tip anyone whom you pay a decent wage for they job they have contracted to do. Moving is not cheap.

I frankly find it demeaning to offer people tips. If their wages are not sufficient to live on, they need to find a better union to belong to pdq.

I don't tip unless he or she is an apprentice or their at college and waiting tables but even then if it goes into a joint pot then no. People get paid to do a job end of!

But quality of service should be a foregone conclusion they shouldn’t be in the job if they are not prepared to put their self into doing it correctly

I cannot stand injustice and tipping is the most unfair tradition that ever was invented You would tip a beautician for beautifying your face or a hairdresser for sparkling up your hair but you wouldn’t tip a person who saved your life in the hospital or the cleaner that made sure your vomit was cleaned up and surfaces disinfected You would tip your taxi driver or removal men but never dream of tipping an ambulance driver it’s a completely unfair, unjust antiquated ritual to make you feel good
I will happily give tradesmen as much coffee, tea, cakes, biscuits or ice cream as they want but tipping is unfair and I absolutely hate unfairness

I agree with Bluebell.

I find tipping to be an embarrassing situation.
How much and to whom shall I tip. Or not.

grandtanteJE65

I have never tipped removal men. I make sure there are plenty of soft drinks available and if possible coffee and tea.

Why tip anyone whom you pay a decent wage for they job they have contracted to do. Moving is not cheap.

I frankly find it demeaning to offer people tips. If their wages are not sufficient to live on, they need to find a better union to belong to pdq.

I remember eating out when we were in Australia and the young waitress was particularly good, attentive and friendly. DH tried to give her a tip but she got very embarrassed and said it was not the done thing at all there.

In the USA tips are more or less obligatory as the wages are often very poor.

I frankly find it demeaning to offer people tips.
I should add that my DD did waitressing when at college and university and didn't find tips demeaning at all 😁
She once got tipped £50 when waiting on at a WRU match hospitality suite.

Yes we tipped our removal men, two of them £20 each. Same for our landscapers. Not the bosses.

We moved last year, 4 guys including owner of removal company, we tipped £100 to be divvied out between them.

BlueBelle

Good grief you all live in a different world to me bigbertha that’s two weeks food and more for me
Yes it is hard work but so are many jobs and that’s why people get a wage
I would always give workers tea and biscuits or cakes but otherwise I think it’s such an unfair system
So ferry I m in your friends camp

My grand boys work in very heavy physical jobs one out in the North Sea and without them and all the other men you wouldn’t be getting some of the fuel you need No one tips them so why some and not others
Do you all tip the doctors, paramedics and nurses that save your lives
Tipping should be abolished it’s a very unfair system… you tip your taxi driver but not your bus or train driver who got you from a to b safely Tip your waitress but not the cleaner who keeps the kitchen clean so the waitress still has a job. Tip your hairdresser but not the dental nurse who held your hand
In my opinion it’s a very unfair way of saying thank you and people who rely on tips are the reason some employers can keep their wages down
Now going for a cup of coffee rant over

I so agree with you.

Everyone should be paid well enough for doing a job. And if it's a filthy, hard or dangerous job, maybe they should be paid 'dirty' money.

Tipping is a way of excusing an employer from paying decent wages - it's a subsidy for them. They can, and do, calculate tips when setting a wage. And it's demeaning for an employee to wait 'respectfully and hopefully' for a tip.

... as if services and goods aren't expensive enough already.

I realise I'm in a minority. But seriously, if I was doing a job on a self-employed basis, I'd do it to the best of my ability for a suitable remuneration and really not expect anything more for having done so.