help OOT tipping experts....

[El Diablo]

billie,

"3 beds"

$20/per = $60

"a full dining room set"

$50

"couch"

$30

"ottoman"

$10.

So, $150 tip pretty standard. $200 if they do a good job.

Double the tip amounts if there is a long carry or stairs are involved.

[grando]

lol

[ceczar]

diablo,

do these numbers change if you're paying a fee for delivery already? not that your numbers seem outrageous, but i think $100 should be plenty, especially if that works out to >$20/hr/man already

[sonneti]

Explain to the movers its your bosses place a box of donuts and some coffee should be fine... also I think you have a perfect opportunity to wiretap the bosses pad [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[4_2_it]

Diablo, you forgot to mention that he should add an extra $10 per bed if the movers also put them together.

[shane88888]

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Diablo, you forgot to mention that he should add an extra $10 per bed if the movers also put them together.

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We never expected extra tips for assembly, since we charge for that time anyway. Assembling bed > schlepping boxes up stairs.

If the job was close to my house and there was any really complex assembly, like home theater systems or Ikea wall units, I would finish the move and send the crew home. Then I'd come back on my own and work on a cash basis for like $25/hour.

If you would tip for this sort of thing, I would make sure the bed was put together correctly first.

[shane88888]

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billie,

"3 beds"

$20/per = $60

"a full dining room set"

$50

"couch"

$30

"ottoman"

$10.

So, $150 tip pretty standard. $200 if they do a good job.

Double the tip amounts if there is a long carry or stairs are involved.

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I cannot emphasize how far from standard these amounts are.

I never received a $150 tip for a single job that only took only one day, including the moves I did that most resembled the film "The Passion of the Christ."