Should you tip movers in the US?
Feeling Conflicted
Have you ever questioned whether tipping movers is necessary, especially when you’ve already paid a hefty bill for their services? Here’s why you might be feeling conflicted:
- Previous Experience: If you’ve worked for a moving company that discouraged tip-seeking, it’s understandable why you might question the need for tipping.
- Overlapping Costs: Tipping on top of already expensive moving services can seem excessive.
- Service Expectations: Is tipping necessary for a service you’re already paying for?
Some Points to Consider:
While tipping is a common practice in the US, especially in service industries, it’s essential to evaluate whether it’s truly warranted in this scenario:
- Social Norms: Tipping is often seen as a way to show appreciation for good service, but is it always expected?
- Financial Strain: Consider your own financial situation before deciding on tipping additional amounts.
- Societal Pressures: Feeling pressured to tip can be uncomfortable, but it’s crucial to do what feels right for you.
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Don’t tip. Tipping is a suggestion. You don’t have to tip.
I don’t like to tip, not because I’m cheap, it’s because I don’t think I should.
I work 40hrs a week and I don’t get tips and I’m not complaining that I need people tipping me for what I do.
When the movers are done, all you have to say is thank you. You paid for the service they provided already.
Give them some beer and a pizza. Feed them and offer water, that will be almost equally appreciated.
Edit: Oh for gods sake you guys will complain about anything.
I would tip. The moving company or boss gets most of that money, not the movers themselves.
Moving stuff for someone sucks, I’d tip out of appreciation.
Tipping is up to the tipper. I tipped my movers because they went above and beyond the contracted service.
I’d provide food and drink, you want the movers to be happy in hopes they’ll take good care of your stuff.
Back in the day, I worked as a furniture mover in Germany. When we arrived to a house at 7am, we’d be greeted with beer, cold cuts and cheese.
I agree that tipping has gotten so out of hand. We should tip because they did an exceptionally good job, not just because they did their job.
I tip. Movers work so hard, especially if you have heavy shit. They’re breaking their back and I empathize too much not to tip. So I tip way too much to movers lol.
I bought my movers lunch, and they got the rest of the move done so fast they saved me more than I spent on feeding them.
Do they own the company or are they some guys who are lucky to make maybe 20$/hr? You know the right thing to do. Moving is hard work.
Their literal job is to move your stuff. It’s in the job description to successfully move your stuff. If they don’t move your stuff, they aren’t doing their job. Unless they’re going above and beyond like helping you decorate, installing appliances, or painting, there is no tip required.
I always tip the movers man.
Give them the money for aspirin they need tomorrow.
For people who do manual labor, I tip.
Other have said food and drinks – definitely, that too.
My movers were supper awesome. They didn’t damage anything. They were quick ( I chose the hourly rate) So they weren’t padding hours. 3 bedroom house 2400 SQ/FT. I tipped the 3 dudes $100 each at the end. my bill was 680 plus tax with time and materials. ( $300 an hour )I was quoted 1500 to 2000 by others in my area. The move was only a few miles away. It up to you at the end of the move and experience. sometimes a water is enough.
Do you tip a food delivery person who didn’t make the food, just put in their vehicle and brought it to you? Movers and furniture delivery people have a physical job, and will likely have a bit of care when moving things around.
Tipping movers is the norm in the US
>Maybe I’m just sick of tip culture but when I worked for a big moving company, they said not to ask for tip because we receive salary.
That depends on the company. Not all companies may work like that.
>People are making me feel like an ass but we already give money on top of what I already paid for the load/unload of the move seems insane to me.
It depends on the how much you’re paying. If (hypothetically) you pay $700 all inclusive, vs $650 plus a $50 tip, it ultimately ends up the same.
You can also avoid confusion by asking expectations ahead of time.
I didn’t tip our last movers. They were two days late delivering our stuff to our new place, they doubled their quote afterwards, then wouldn’t release our stuff until we paid the new price, and a couple things were broken.
Tip who you want and don’t tip who you don’t
I have always tried to give them food and drink whenever I have them move. But if they have dropped cigarette butt’s in my house, dropping food everywhere and not cleaning it up from the snacks I gave them, hours late when they tell me a certain time and don’t call me with an update on why they aren’t here. Finally receive a call back 4 hours later for them to show up move a little bit and come back the next day. I absolutely will not tip those have all happened. But if they are clean, friendly, hardworking and do what they need to do I will absolutely tip them for a great service.
They know where you live
Yup. Shakers too.
I tip because I wanted more than the bare minimum, which would have been them mindlessly moving shit and throwing stuff in their truck.
I had cold bottles of water for them and I even paid for their lunch and told them to take an hour break if they needed it because I knew it would be a long day.
Movers and food/beverage workers I always tip. The rest of them? Hell no. This “movement” is out of control…
I always tip movers. They have a really hard job. Depending on the size of the move, I tip $20 when the pack it up and another $20 when they are done unloading. They usually hustle unpacking and save you money in shaving off time.
My last move was the movers filling the truck from a storage unit, then emptying the truck to my apartment via loading dock & freight elevator.
The guys carried boxes by the handles, rather than from the bottom, so boxes were on the verge of failing.
Ripped my couch by carrying it fast into a door handle.
Didn’t bother asking where to place items (I had to interrupt them to place heavy items at least in the correct room)
And they moved slower than the last two sets of movers I’d had.
So, no I didn’t tip them. What I might have tipped I consider to be payment for the damage to my couch. (I didn’t buy the extra moving insurance and standard coverage wasn’t worth fighting for as it was item weight based)
Dude, physically moving stuff is a fuckin shitty job. There’s a reason why you’re paying someone to do it. If they do a decent job throw the bros a couple extra bucks for some beers on the way home.
Was a mover for a summer in college. Tipping is definitely an expectation, but not one that was always met. We were all massively under compensated without tips, especially considering that the clock could only start once we were in the truck moving, because the prep and equipment loading/unloading was not “billable” time.
The reality is that “tipping culture” is a broken system, and it’s your moral judgment call to make whether you want to support the individuals struggling under it to provide a service that you requested.
I had a safety net, but many of my coworkers didn’t. They were creating and exacerbating lifetime back and joint problems to provide for their families or even just themselves. There are very few old movers, and it’s not cause people are getting promoted out of manual labor.
I never saw how much it meant until I was immersed in it and the people affected by it. I’ll always tip movers well now.
Yes, you tip movers.
You’ll tip a waitress that carries a 30 oz plate to your table but not people that move 20 000 lbs of your shit, twice?