tiping movers

Re: tiping movers

• kbrickell

  June 2011

  I can't remember exactly what we did. I know we bought them some lunch - pizza or McDonalds something like that, lots of water/gatorade and then I think we gave them each $25 extra maybe $50. I cannot remember though. We had a fairly simple move but it was hotter than hell that day.

  I do remember there were was one or two guys that were a lot more productive than the other guy. 

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• scarlet115 member

  June 2011

  We just moved a couple months ago- we had a 4 bedroom home and TONS of stuff. They were great and were really careful with our stuff and our house. We gave them each $40. The move took about 6-7 hours.
  

  

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• snansley

  June 2011

  I can't remember how much we tipped them.  They were really grateful for a cooler of cold waters/ gatorade and some packs of crackers/snacks that they could grab and go.

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• maykat member

  June 2011

  we moved from state to state.  We bought our movers lunch 2x and tipped them each $100.

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• MLvK

  June 2011

  my husband tipped them 15%.  Later I read that standard is $10-15 each.   And lunch is appreciated. 

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• lindzed

  June 2011

  I usually do 20-30 depending on how hard they work.  I will say I don't have very much stuff so its usually takes less than the 3 hour minimum.  I would tip more if they were spending all day moving.  I don't usually do lunch (usually move early in the morning), but I do drinks and snacks or doughnuts.

  

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• That.Just.Happened member

  June 2011

  We bought them lunch and gatorade, and then gave them $60 to split between 4 of them (so, $15 each).  It ended up taking them almost 11 hours when I was quoted 6 hours, so I didn't feel like I needed to do more than that. 

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