help OOT tipping experts....

[astroglide]

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Oh here's a thread dealing with tipping with boss' money from just a few weeks ago!


OH WAIT YOU WERE THE OP IN THAT ONE TOO!

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jesus [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[Tony_P]

ed,
i gave them each $20. I handed $60 to one of the other guys and said it was for them all.

mbillie,

you could be a good poster if you started less threads

[CalledDownLight]

Tip them each $20, buy them lunch and offer then water and gatorade or whatever. Also, stay out of their way unless they ask you where something specific should go. Getting food is almost as good as getting a tip.

[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]

[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."

[shane88888]

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Tip them each $20,

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$4/man/hour is fine. $20 for an eight hour job is on the low end.

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buy them lunch and offer then water and gatorade or whatever.

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Water + Gatorade is a good idea. We'd prefer money for lunch instead. Movers hate pizza. You'd hate it too if people bought it for you all the time. If you're gonna buy lunch, offer sandwiches.

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Also, stay out of their way unless they ask you where something specific should go.

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This is brilliant advice.

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Getting food is almost as good as getting a tip.

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This is like equating making out on the couch with a passionate, slobbering blow job.

Cash in hand is always, always best.

[AquaSwing]

I tipped three dudes $20 each a few years ago before I found out they had stolen my DVD player. Bastards.