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How much should I tip my movers?
« on: June 04, 2015, 02:16:39 PM »
Cost of move is going to be about $600... total time involved is probably going to be about 5 hours tops.  No stairs involved... No pianos or funky crap... Standard 2 BR Apt into a house... What's the norm?  I was thinking $50 each guy. ( there are 2 guys and 1 truck) Thoughts?


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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2015, 02:19:10 PM »
Quote from: The1BigWillie on June 04, 2015, 02:16:39 PM
Cost of move is going to be about $600... total time involved is probably going to be about 5 hours tops.  No stairs involved... No pianos or funky crap... Standard 2 BR Apt into a house... What's the norm?  I was thinking $50 each guy. ( there are 2 guys and 1 truck) Thoughts?

Depends on if they eff up your stuff or not.
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2015, 02:20:22 PM »
Is it a professional company or just some dudes from craigslist?
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2015, 02:21:11 PM »
How many pianos?
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2015, 02:34:20 PM »
$50 each sounds like too much for what you described.  $20-$25 each plus a twelver of Busch Light.
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2015, 02:39:35 PM »
I never knew this was a thing
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2015, 02:39:46 PM »
did you hire them or is it employer paid relocation?
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2015, 02:51:47 PM »
20 bucks per person. (Assuming they do a decent job.)


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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2015, 02:59:52 PM »
some say the pro move is to provide a cooler with water, gatorade, etc and buy lunch in the same vein of tipping big on the first round at a crowded bar so the payoff is the service at the end of the day (or night) will be good.
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2015, 03:05:09 PM »
divide the weight moved by the total number of plates of food at 2 lb per plate.  multiply the resulting number by your average restaurant bill and tip %.  divide by two.  that's what you owe each guy.
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2015, 03:14:19 PM »
It's 2 Men and a Truck.
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #11 on: June 04, 2015, 03:59:49 PM »
I did $40 a person + a 12 pack recently, but there were stairs involved. Really shitty stairs.
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #12 on: June 04, 2015, 04:08:38 PM »
Are they employees of the company or owner/operators?

I mean, if they are getting $9/hr from someone else, tip them well. 
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2015, 04:14:45 PM »
Quote from: CNS on June 04, 2015, 04:08:38 PM
Are they employees of the company or owner/operators?

I mean, if they are getting $9/hr from someone else, tip them well.

They are employees...  I think $50 each is good...  But I can't find any evidence to back that up.  I would hope they are getting paid pretty well as I am paying their company $100 an hour.
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2015, 04:58:26 PM »
They are getting like 12 an hour most likely
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Re: How much should I tip my movers?
« Reply #15 on: June 04, 2015, 05:01:25 PM »
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