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Old 10-09-2018, 12:16 PM   #31
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Re: DO YOU tip movers?

I've never hired movers, and I have moved a lot. If I ever do move again, that will change. But of course you tip movers, I also tip most delivery men (except the one time the asshole wouldn't help me move the playground set in 8 boxes that weighed 200 pounds each - I showed him the $20 I was about to tip him and said he fucked himself over) bringing big stuff, as well as provide water and beer.
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    Hired a moving company this last time I moved and it was glorious... moving shit yourself and having to ask family/friends for help sucks. Will never do it again.

    Tipped each mover $100. From knowing guys that have worked for moving companies, I know the pay is shit. These guys were quick (came in under the time budget) and respectful.
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    Old 10-09-2018, 12:30 PM   #33
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    My friend was a mover over the summer. He said either $20 or food is great.
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    Old 10-09-2018, 12:32 PM   #34
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    If it's just you who's moving I could see not wanting to hire someone
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    Old 10-09-2018, 12:39 PM   #35
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    Hired a moving company this last time I moved and it was glorious... moving shit yourself and having to ask family/friends for help sucks. Will never do it again.

    Tipped each mover $100. From knowing guys that have worked for moving companies, I know the pay is shit. These guys were quick (came in under the time budget) and respectful.
    Some things in life are worth paying a little bit more money for, imo.

    You're going to come to my place, pack up my shit, load it onto a truck, unload it from the truck all while not breaking things and not stealing? Yeah, that deserves a tip.
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    Old 10-09-2018, 12:41 PM   #36
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    i'm just trying to figure out why the OP is YELLING AT ME in the thread title
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    Old 10-09-2018, 01:03 PM   #37
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    I tipped my movers $50 each I believe. Then when I moved a town over, I did it with my family because we literally could just run the truck back and forth all day at our leisure. Will hire movers again whenever i need to
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    I usually smoke a lil bit of weed with them.
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    Old 10-09-2018, 01:07 PM   #39
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    I think once you reach the age of 30, you're officially too old to ask someone to help you move. gotta hire somebody



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    Old 10-09-2018, 01:11 PM   #40
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    Hired movers 10 years ago when we moved into our first house. Made sure to have a cooler with sodas and water, then I think I tipped $40 each to the two guys.
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    Old 10-09-2018, 01:34 PM   #41
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    What about people movers?
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    Old 10-09-2018, 01:50 PM   #42
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    What about people movers?
    The People Mover works strictly on love and nostalgia.

    OP: Yes, tip the movers. I'm moving this weekend, it's a relatively small move, I'll still tip $20 per just because it feels like the right thing to do.
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    Why tip someone for doing their job?
    Do you tip the plumber?
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    Why tip someone for doing their job?
    Do you tip the plumber?
    You tip on how they do it: efficiently, quickly, courteously, on timely, without breakingthe items, cleanly.
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    Why tip someone for doing their job?
    Do you tip the plumber?

    A plumber's base wage isn't based on their getting tips. A mover's is.
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    How much crack are we talking with this plumber?

    If she’s willing to show 1/4 plus I’m tipping.
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    Asking friends for help is the worst thing you can do. I have not once asked and never will
    Amen. I don't put that burden on my friends. It's a dick move.

    Always tip my movers and provide Gatorade/water.
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    A plumber's base wage isn't based on their getting tips. A mover's is.
    I didn’t know that. So it’s like heavy lifting pizza delivery?
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    Yes, I tipped my movers last time I moved. I’m pretty sure it was $20 each.

    This thread reminds me of this saying...

    Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.
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    What about people movers?
    I haven't found a place to tip the people mover drivers at IAD yet.
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    Hired a moving company this last time I moved and it was glorious... moving shit yourself and having to ask family/friends for help sucks. Will never do it again.

    Tipped each mover $100. From knowing guys that have worked for moving companies, I know the pay is shit. These guys were quick (came in under the time budget) and respectful.
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    Some things in life are worth paying a little bit more money for, imo.

    You're going to come to my place, pack up my shit, load it onto a truck, unload it from the truck all while not breaking things and not stealing? Yeah, that deserves a tip.
    These are the correct answers.
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    Old 10-09-2018, 02:36 PM   #52
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    Here's an idea. Charge me a set price for the move. I pay the price. End of discussion. And yes, I provide pizza/drinks. Unless I have something extraordinarily fragile, complicated, heavy, or large, I'm not tipping. You agreed to do the job/work for someone at set rate. Why should I have to tip you on top of that?

    Also, I have literally moved without any help at all except for moving into college dorms freshman years. I can't do that shit anymore though. Too much shit, too bad of a back, too fucking old. I'll pay some teenagers $25/hr, which is great pay.
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    You tip on how they do it: efficiently, quickly, courteously, on timely, without breakingthe items, cleanly.


    Nah. Fuck that. I’m paying for a service, it should be timely, without breaking shit, and done cleanly.
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    Here's an idea. Charge me a set price for the move. I pay the price. End of discussion. And yes, I provide pizza/drinks. Unless I have something extraordinarily fragile, complicated, heavy, or large, I'm not tipping. You agreed to do the job/work for someone at set rate. Why should I have to tip you on top of that?

    Also, I have literally moved without any help at all except for moving into college dorms freshman years. I can't do that shit anymore though. Too much shit, too bad of a back, too fucking old. I'll pay some teenagers $25/hr, which is great pay.
    What is this, Reservoir Dogs? Because it's a service-based industry you voluntarily signed up for. These companies employ workers whose livelihood depends largely on tips. You're not sticking it to the moving company when you don't tip, you're sticking it to the movers that just busted their ass to move your stuff.

    If you order delivery pizza, hire movers, or go to a restaurant, you're entering a nonverbal agreement to tip. If you think that's wrong or don't like it? Think it's bullshit? Don't use those services. Which it sounds like you haven't, so great. The only thing you're doing by not tipping is being an asshole.
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    Movers get at least minimum wage for a low/no skill job. They pick things up and put them down. They are essentially getting paid to work out. Millions of Americans pay for a gym membership to do what they get paid to do.
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    Usual suspects with the asshole opinions.
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    Movers get at least minimum wage for a low/no skill job. They pick things up and put them down. They are essentially getting paid to work out. Millions of Americans pay for a gym membership to do what they get paid to do.
    The vast majority of those millions of Americans aren’t going to the gym for 10+ hours a day, let alone doing that at a rate of five days a week. They are also usually spending their entire workout in a building with AC and break as often as they like.

    Not remotely comparable. So yeah, while it’s low skill, it’s one of the most physically demanding “9-5s” out there and the people who do it should be well-compensated for it.
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    As a general rule, if you come to my house and do somthing, you're going to get a tip. Heck, people that deal with FedEx/UPS a lot will typically tip their drivers around the holidays.
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    Not remotely comparable. So yeah, while it’s low skill, it’s one of the most physically demanding “9-5s” out there and the people who do it should be well-compensated for it.

    And it’s my job to compensate them because??? Their boss should compensate them.
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    And it’s my job to compensate them because??? Their boss should compensate them.
    This really isn't a difficult concept but trying to explain it to you would be like trying to teach a squirrel calculus.
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