Tipping packers and movers?

[Anonymous]

10-12%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes they will take “tips” made in other ways, if you know what I mean.

Yea I’ve seen those movies too. Hot.

[Anonymous]

Tipped my movers $20 each, bought them lunch, picked up the lunch, gave them drinks - soda, Gatorade etc.

[Anonymous]

What if they break something?
Our last movers tore the handle off our refrigerator and broke an overhead light fixture (were moving a ladder under it and crashed into it)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What if they break something?
Our last movers tore the handle off our refrigerator and broke an overhead light fixture (were moving a ladder under it and crashed into it)

Reputable moving companies reimburse you. We had 2 lamps broken and were reimbursed quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if they break something?
Our last movers tore the handle off our refrigerator and broke an overhead light fixture (were moving a ladder under it and crashed into it)

Reputable moving companies reimburse you. We had 2 lamps broken and were reimbursed quickly.

Yeah, they have insurance for that.

[Anonymous]

Nothing. It’s 2025. Stop tipping people.

[Anonymous]

I hope everyone tips well.

My college kid has picked up some moving gigs in recent years, and I’m shocked by how many cheap people don’t tip.

Some of the moves entail very long hours (driving out of state and then back).

We tipped $100pp for a full house move 20 years ago. And we provided lunch and drinks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope everyone tips well.

My college kid has picked up some moving gigs in recent years, and I’m shocked by how many cheap people don’t tip.

Some of the moves entail very long hours (driving out of state and then back).

We tipped $100pp for a full house move 20 years ago. And we provided lunch and drinks.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've moved 13 times over the years. Always tipped each packer, loader, and unloader the equivalent of $50 each (in today's dollars). Double that to the lead guy who oversaw everything and drove the truck. We also got them lunch each day (asked what they wanted and brought it back for them) and had cold water bottles available. (Our homes have always been about 2200 square feet in size, and we have some antiques that required careful handling.)

Almost our exact experience. Have also increased tips over the years based on our income, size of home, weight of furniture, etc. It’s back-breaking work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope everyone tips well.

My college kid has picked up some moving gigs in recent years, and I’m shocked by how many cheap people don’t tip.

Some of the moves entail very long hours (driving out of state and then back).

We tipped $100pp for a full house move 20 years ago. And we provided lunch and drinks.

+2

[Anonymous]

Our child just moved into their own apt.
We tipped all three movers $100

Furniture delivery movers the following week $100

Tip what you feel comfy with -- I'd say no less than $25 p/p

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if they break something?
Our last movers tore the handle off our refrigerator and broke an overhead light fixture (were moving a ladder under it and crashed into it)

Reputable moving companies reimburse you. We had 2 lamps broken and were reimbursed quickly.

Yeah, they have insurance for that.

First PP with the broken items. Yeah, we tried that. Very reputable company (or so we thought!) they gave us the runaround so hard. Made us get multiple estimates for the light fixture and and then sent their own guy who essentially called it worthless. With the refrigerator handles, we were going to have to pay a deductible to get any insurance money back. It infuriates me still. Total racket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What if they break something?
Our last movers tore the handle off our refrigerator and broke an overhead light fixture (were moving a ladder under it and crashed into it)

Reputable moving companies reimburse you. We had 2 lamps broken and were reimbursed quickly.

Yeah, they have insurance for that.

First PP with the broken items. Yeah, we tried that. Very reputable company (or so we thought!) they gave us the runaround so hard. Made us get multiple estimates for the light fixture and and then sent their own guy who essentially called it worthless. With the refrigerator handles, we were going to have to pay a deductible to get any insurance money back. It infuriates me still. Total racket.

That’s really shady. We just had to send replacement cost for our broken lamps. No questions asked or follow up. We were paid within a week. We used Mayflower

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Our child just moved into their own apt.
We tipped all three movers $100

Furniture delivery movers the following week $100

Tip what you feel comfy with -- I'd say no less than $25 p/p

$25pp is really cheap when a move entails several hours/the bulk of the day. $100pp is more reasonable.

My college kid who occasionally works for a moving company averages $100-200 in tips for a full-house move. It’s really demoralizing to get a $25-50 tip after schlepping heavy furniture all day in the heat…particularly when moving someone from a fancy home in Potomac to an even fancier place elsewhere.