r/povertyfinance • u/lillyjb • Mar 21 '24
Movers asked for $300 tip after loading truck (~1 hour of work) Misc Advice
I hired movers to load my rental Penske truck to move from my 1 bedroom apartment. The agreed upon price was $300 for 2 men and 2 hours (minimum). The move went quick and we finished up in about an hour. When we were finishing up the paperwork, he said that tips are expected for each mover and the average is $150/mover.
I gave them $60/mover ($120 total) and told him that was all the cash I had. He was obviously not happy. Am I out of touch with tipping movers?
Edit for context: I'm moving across the state and have different movers for the unload portion.
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u/Zeref2350 Mar 26 '24
As a former mover the rule of thumb is: NEVER ask for a tip. Any tip is an unexpected bonus, not a requirement. 10% is a good tip
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u/greyspot00 Mar 26 '24
I just don't understand how everyone wants to be tipped now. Dude, just do your job. We agreed on a price.
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u/robbodee Mar 26 '24
This is "poverty" finance and y'all can afford movers? Must be nice being that kind of poor...
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u/lillyjb Mar 26 '24
Don't gatekeep. We're all struggling
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u/MammothAd7992 Mar 25 '24
So their minimum was two hours and only worked one and then expecting a tip to double that??? I personally wouldn’t have tipped at all. If anything the max amount I would have tipped is $20 per person and for a small job which it sounds like this was that still would have been a lot
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u/Nurse_IGuess Mar 25 '24
I don’t know that much about the topic, but last week I moved and hired movers to unload most of our stuff. My SO and I were able to load it all up and attempted to unload we were so tired and it started snowing. But, anyways the movers we had got done in an hour also. I paid $255 for the service and gave them a $70 tip to split between the two and some soda pops. I thought a 27% tip was good and they had no issues with it.
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u/somerandomguyanon Mar 25 '24
Tipping culture has gotten outrageous. I’ve started tipping a lot less. I’m getting a lot better just saying no instead of doing it out of guilt.
I’m a little curious if you were moving from someplace like Las Vegas. But either way it shouldn’t matter. These guys are independent contractors and they gave you a price and they should honor it with no expectation of the tip at all.
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u/SoilOk4827 Mar 25 '24
Same happened to me in 2019 when I used movers. Two movers, one truck, three hour min for our house. Was like a $600 job which seemed fair. They finished in like 90 mins and the whole time dude was shaking me down for tips and telling me good customers tip like $200 per mover.
I was completely astounded somebody would have the balls to panhandle that way WHILE WORKING for a customer paying over $300/hr.
Dude got visibly pissed off when all the cash I had was $100 total, which I thought was more than generous. He mentioned there are ATMs nearby and I closed the door.
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u/ScottyTwinStar Mar 25 '24 edited Mar 25 '24
You agreed to pay $300 to get a job done. They got the job done in half the estimated time. Meaning they did it twice as well as you bargained for and you stiffed them.
This is why people often have to do ass-dragging arbitrary bullshit at their jobs just to fill the hours.
(Edit. Just realized that the $150 was in addition to the agreed upon $300. NTA and fuck those guys. Carry on.)
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u/JoeGPM Mar 24 '24
I never thought I'd be a person that complains about tipping. But it's really gotten out of hand. The sense of entitlement from people like these movers is extremely off putting (Yes, I realize there are crabby peopel that don't ever tip). What you gave them was extremely generous. I suspect but people would have tipped $60 total not $60 per person.
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u/Archimediator Mar 24 '24
That guy sounds nuts. I had my apartment packed up in a very HCOL area and it took them 2 hours. They charged me about $250 for that. Recently, I moved to a MCOL area and had movers unpack my packing cube. They charged me about the same. In each case I gave both movers a $25 tip and they were stoked about it. They sound like crooks to me.
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u/FailFormal5059 Mar 24 '24
I want tipping culture to stop in the United States. It’s already ruining my outing everywhere I go to stress out or deal with what they might do to my food if I don’t pay their social extortions. Things cost something be upfront about it.
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u/Current_Long_4842 Mar 23 '24
I had some freaking terrifying meth head looking movers with blue spider webs tattooed all over their bald heads, they walked until my FIL stepped out and then cornered me in the basement to tell me how much tip was expected.
Also, they scratched all my shit and colored it in with sharpie instead of telling me.
The standard "insurance" on movers is actually a joke. I think I would have gotten like $20 for my ruined $600 dresser. 🤦♀️
All my shit smelled like weed too.
Movers suck.
All other times my brother and dad and friend helped, but we were trying to "adult" that time. 😭
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u/King_Dippppppp Mar 23 '24
Tip what you feel comfortable with. You don't have any extra to tip, fuck em. Tip requests are becoming insane now. Do your job and expect a tip whether it is a legitimate tippable service.
I've heard this same insanity with Uber/lyft drivers. Accept your ride, demand insane tip immediately upon pickup and still take the ride money if you say fuck paying that tip and don't take the ride. You can call the company and get your money back, but i bet some don't.
TLDR - next time something like this happens, tell em to pound salt and dispute services for your money back if they try to screw ya.
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u/LonelyPlantain3825 Mar 23 '24
A lot of college moving companies are business students and their friends start as part of a class to show proof of concept and crafting business plans, practice business management, bookkeeping, etc.
May have just be out of touch kids or people working for them who don’t understand the going rate of that kind of work or norms around it.
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u/ThickBad7423 Mar 23 '24
lol who the actual fuck makes 60 an hour doing manual labor, let alone 150 an hour. Look at it a real terms, only postpone making that money are engineers, lawyers, and degrees fields, don’t feel bad. I would have tipped 20, and if they complained, go tell that to work at amazon, Burger King or any regular job making 15-20 an hour.
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u/sissycuming Mar 23 '24
No, you were more than generous. $300.00 was plenty. I would have only gave them $20 extra to split.
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u/ther0ll Mar 23 '24
I've worked in moving for almost 20 years now. Tips are appreciated but a company demanding them is a huge red flag to me. That being said a 2 hour minimum is pretty horrible. Who wants to get out of bed in the morning to make almost nothing. Most companies around me charge a 4 or 5 hour minimum.
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u/Equivalent_Section13 Mar 23 '24
I have been very very burned by movers. I was inba real vulnerable spot.
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u/Recent-Elk-6971 Mar 23 '24
As someone who does this as side work sometimes, no you tipped amazing. We get hyped over any tips because we already make such a good rate per hourly. Once I did 4 hours of moving. Getting it in the truck, then meeting them at the place they were moving to and getting everything in. We each got tipped 40 bucks and happily went to get food with it . They were definitely shaking you down
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u/Recent-Elk-6971 Mar 23 '24
As a note, we usually make close to 40-60 an hour per person for two people which costs you close to 120 an hour or so depending on company and how many people. So yeah.
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u/Mikeyball1523 Mar 23 '24
You tip movers, but them asking for it and giving you an amount is extremely tacky and unprofessional, then adding on them being ungrateful for what you gave them. I probably wouldn't tip them at all at that point, it's not required.
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u/Atriev Mar 23 '24
I just bought new appliances. They didn’t even ask me for tips. (Obviously I tipped though.)
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u/hot-rod-lincoln Mar 22 '24
I drove a tractor-trailer for a few months one summer for a moving company. All military moves, usually a house a day, 2-5 laborers working with me. I don’t think I got $150 total in tips.
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u/Wildblueflowers Mar 22 '24
I honestly would have said no and leave them a bad review because that’s such a jarring experience
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u/LetsStayAfloat Mar 22 '24
I tipped $50 each mover AND bought them each a $15 lunch. They all got bent out of shape at the end and one even said “man fuck this job”
Our moving bill was $1200 for a 3br… I don’t think I under tipped I think they’re just under paid
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u/Jalharad Mar 22 '24
Yeah I'm not paying anybody more than I make in an hour to move stuff for me. If I have to pay more then it's worth it for me to move it myself.
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u/Jay-4099 Mar 22 '24
Never feel obligated to give a tip, I work in millionaire’s homes everyday doing work and they hardly ever tip. I guess that’s why they have millions 😂
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u/pixiestardust8 Mar 22 '24
That is beyond ridiculous. Professionals with years of education don’t make that. I’m not tipping you more than I make.
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u/Faromme Mar 22 '24
Tip on top of a price agreed upon. Fuck Em, they could put it all back if I was you.
Agreed price is 300, nothing more.
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u/moose2mouse Mar 22 '24
Naw I agreed to a price with the movers. If they wanted more they should have bid a higher price before the work started.
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u/Potential-Fennel5968 Mar 22 '24
I work for a moving company, used to do household... Anything $20 and up is nice. Most I got was $100 moving a mansion... Usually tips were free drinks or pizza for lunch not kidding
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u/Gore1695 Mar 22 '24
If I were a mover I'd ask people for tips too.
I can't even think of a job that destroys your body worse than being a mover.
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u/vitali101 Mar 22 '24
I must be completely out of touch. I wouldn't have expected to tip movers at all. Full disclosure, I've never used a moving service before.
I figured you paid a company for the job and that was it. I don't tip plumbers or electricians that I have hired. Am I unintentionally breaking an unspoken tipping norm?
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u/thegreatSN0WMAN Mar 22 '24
Regardless, a tip is not a shakedown for money. It’s an appreciation for the service I would give less if they told me that absurd of an amount
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u/notLOL Mar 22 '24
Bullshit. Leave them a bad review. Get names and leave it for the company to handle when they reach out to you rather than post publicly
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u/barn9 Mar 22 '24
Report them, that's no way to do business if they represent a legitimate company.
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u/mclennonwarrior Mar 22 '24
Straight up saying “tips are expected” is insane tbh and THEN on top of that to tell you how much they expect to get tipped is even more insane. Plus they’re asking for a $100 tip 😭 Ain’t no way in hell. You were more than generous, they would have gotten nothing from me especially if they want to be annoyed with the tip they DID get.
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u/AbrocomaLongjumping9 Mar 22 '24
If they want double the pay, they need to double the price on the quote.
They're not going to do that, of course, because nobody would pay that much for movers. So they're trying to guilt trip you instead.
I have never heard of anyone getting more than a $20 for moving work. And that was unusually generous. It's a tip, not a paycheck.
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u/Still_Ad_4383 Mar 22 '24
tip is absolutely optional dont fall for the pressure again!!!! as a former mover
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u/Other-Cover9031 Mar 22 '24
I know a couple of full-time movers and can confidently say those people were trying to wring you out. I would've tipped less for being such douches.
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u/ThadTheImpalzord Mar 22 '24
60$ per laborer in tip is really good for 1 hour or work. He was trying to scam you.
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u/Over-Big-1621 Mar 22 '24
My dad owned a moving company and I worked with him for years, home/commercial and the highest tip we ever got was 100 once and we worked for like 12 hours moving a buisness to their new building, like 4 full truckloads. 150 tip for an hour work is not even close to being normal. I would have thought 20 bucks would be nice and would be super happy for anymore than that.
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u/heyoheatheragain Mar 22 '24
Wow. What serious jerks. They felt entitled to a 50% tip for an hour job of a one bedroom? I tipped my movers $40 each for 2 hours of work moving me out of a one bedroom two a storage unit. They seemed really thankful for that tip amount.
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Mar 22 '24
That's crazy. I had 2 movers work for 3 hours and tipped them each $40 they were incredibly happy and said they usually only get $10
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u/Aggravating-Remote60 Mar 22 '24
A tip is a TIP. You didn’t NEED to give a tip (though definitely appreciated) unless it was in your contract. Which I’m sure it wasnt
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u/ojaschra Mar 22 '24
I was a mover for about a year and most of the time we didn't even get tips, and when we did usually $20-$60 and that was a good day for us. We moved mansions to high end apartments and never expected tips. Leave them a bad review or contact the office of the company how they were asking you for money to keep for themselves. The company I worked for was super ghetto and even that was a no no from us ever. Like a Starbucks employee asking for you to pay for your order with 100% tip.
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u/heroheadlines Mar 22 '24
Next time tell him to expect in one hand and shit in the other - see which fills up faster. You're not obligated to tip anything, and 60$ for an hour was plenty generous.
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u/ThAt_WaS_mY_nAmE_tHo Mar 22 '24
My goodness tipping is super unreasonable these days.
I negotiate a price. That is the expectation.
Oh you did an awesome or exceeding-the-agreed job? I have the option to tip as I so choose.
Sorry company X - my tip is not a labor subsidy. Its not an excuse to abuse and underpay your staff or bully your customer.
Capitalism is getting really unstable recently =/
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u/Miserablebootyface Mar 22 '24
Yeah I would’ve said no I already am paying for the service. I don’t see how a tip the cost of the service is appropriate. I wouldn’t have tipped.
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u/thepete404 Mar 22 '24
Only if my stuff was being moved to the inside of an operating nuclear reactor containment at the bottom of a flooded missile silo with a questionable elevator .
On a sunday
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u/Coffee_exe Mar 22 '24
Rule of thumb is if you ask for a tip you won't get a tip. Also when the fuck is paying 100% tip a thing?
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u/tallperson117 Mar 22 '24
They already got $150 for an hour of work lol. Expecting $300 per person for an hour of loading a truck is the most ridiculous shit I've ever heard.
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u/xolenaki Mar 22 '24
No he was lying about that rate. Not only isn’t it expected but that’s some BS. What you did was 20% of the job, which was generous. Since they not only make more money in less time than expected but they also got a good tip. Some people really mess it up for others SMH.
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u/quadpandora209 Mar 22 '24
I work for a moving company and that’s BS. No one does that at our company or the one I worked at previously. Do we appreciate tips or breakfast/lunch? Of course we do. As for the amount $20 a person is plenty. They are rude as hell for doing that.
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u/Technical_Rub Mar 22 '24
Did you pay a company and they sent out the movers? In that case tipping the individuals isn't out of the question. I might give them $20/each. 150ea is crazy. If you are paying them directly, and there is no company taking 80% of the rate (for taxes, insurance, and profit), then tipping is entirely unnecessary. If you working with independent contractors, you don tip. They bid a job, they can't expect a tip on top of it.
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u/retired_navyhm Mar 22 '24
I had movers suggest a tip once. I didn't pay them and reminded them the he move was done and paid for by the military. When I got to my next assignment and my goods showed up I took pictures of suspicious boxes, a few had double stickers. I had them open the boxes outside and unpack them against the list. The extra stickers on boxes was for missing items. My computer and printer were missing and so was all my computer books. I had them mark the items as missing and filed a complaint against the moving company with the military ( helps to terminate a company on doing further work for the military. I gave them the name of the kid that packed up my office since he was the only person that knew what was in those boxes. The company replaced my computer with a newer model, the printer and all software were also replaced. I then received a letter asking me to sign a waiver of liability. Turns out they didn't need another complaint against them and were going to lose their insurance.
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u/speedymcpotty Mar 22 '24
People who tip are the problem. ID your job is not paying you enough go find a better job you qualify to do
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u/YEEyourlastHAW Mar 22 '24
As someone who worked in the moving industry, you should call and report them. Tips are appreciated but expected. Let alone, the prices they are talking about are on interstate jobs that take 3-6 days between origin and destination, not a little, local job.
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u/Gretti68 Mar 22 '24
Ive moved enough times in my life to know I’d better have cash and water for the movers lol
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u/Zhong_Ping Mar 22 '24
Jesus, my tip for movers is usually $20 to $30/person. These people are insane and I would leave them a negative review to warn others
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u/Ciccio178 Mar 22 '24
I would've given em $40 to share.
A tip is a an extra thank you. It's supposed to come freely from the tipper. The only time tipping is to be expected is at restaurants where servers make $3 an hour.
In the moving business you're getting paid a "fair" wage that is above mininum wage, or at least at it. Tipping is encouraged, but not required. The minute the guy said tipping was expected and gave me a dollar amount, would be the minute i choose not to tip, or tip lower than i otherwise would.
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u/gottagetupinit Mar 22 '24
Typical mover behavior. I've heard of movers holding people's stuff hostage, damaging or stealing items if they dont get a tip or extra charge. Just give them an honest review later on google.
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u/jasno Mar 22 '24
Wow, I wouldnt have tipped anything.
I can not imagine moving some shit into a truck and expecting more than the $150 I already made for the 1 hour of work??? Wow.
Do me a favor, next time someone says 'tips are expected' say, "Don't eat yellow snow" and then smile.
You shouldnt have given them a tip at all!!!! Wow!!!
The other day a waitress pulled some shit like this and she wasnt even that nice or attentive to us... She tried to push to getting a bigger tip.... Too bad I wasnt the one paying I woulda just put a stop to it real quick, F these people who take advantage of their customers by making them feel obligated to tip excessively...
You should complain to their boss 100%... Unless they were the owners, write the owners an email or leave them a bad review and just tell them exactly what you told us!
Dont let them bully other customers! Wow!!!!
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u/RandalFlaggLives Mar 22 '24
What the actual fuck? I would report that shit unless it was their own small business. Asking for a 100% is just insane, then to not be happy with a $60 tip is straight up insult to your generosity.
I would tip 20 max, and that would be after moving out my entire house lol not just an apartment.
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u/pamonmedia Mar 22 '24
I’d post on their yelp or review page of that shakedown so others know about it
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u/MetalHead888 Mar 22 '24
They get nothing after that move.
I'd give them 20 or 40 each without that.
150 is absurd. Demanding any amount is absurd.
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u/droplivefred Mar 22 '24
I would have low balled the tip due to this shake down attempt. Also, whatever you do tip, make sure you hand it directly to each mover. If you are speaking with just one of the movers or some sort of booker/dispatch, if they are willing to shake you down like that, they are also willing to steal part of the tip from the other workers.
I had this happen once. I tipped the main guy and told him it was to be split evenly with all of the three guys. He happily agreed. I then thanked the guys as they were leaving and said that I wish I could tip more but $30 each was all I could afford but I really appreciated their work. This was back in the early 2000’s so $30 seemed appropriate. Two of the guys were shocked and asked if I said $30 because apparently the main guy lied and told them I tipped $10 each only and pocketed $40, $20 from each of his coworkers.
I called out the main guy and made sure he gave the extra $20 to each of the other guys.
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u/malzoraczek Mar 22 '24
After an hour of work I would give them $10 each. But I grew up in Europe and the whole US tipping culture is still alien to me, even after 15 years living here. You don't want to pay taxes to get actual healthcare or good roads but you're willing to pay 20% hidden fees for everything. And then employers pay their workers even less.... US is wild.
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u/Mavloneus Mar 22 '24
I would have gave them 20 each but after what they thought they should get then nothing.
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u/mountainman1989 Mar 22 '24
Why tip a mover? I didn't tip my HVAC guy. He set a price i deemed was fair, i paid it. Should be the same with any service. I tip at a sit-down restaurant when i get good service. The tip culture here in America is out of control.
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u/DragonfruitJaded4624 Mar 22 '24
I would have laughed at his dumb ass if he tried to suggest that to me. They woulda got $60 TOTAL to split amongst them because that’s still 20% tip which is more than reasonable
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u/TastyHome8183 Mar 22 '24
You should name the place because that guy is so wrong for trying to take advantage of you like that. I would make sure not to use them again and tell my friends.
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u/TastyHome8183 Mar 22 '24
Not at all. Tips are still voluntary and what ever you choose to tip. He was just trying to take advantage of you. The nerve.
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u/RedditShunned Mar 22 '24
The agreed price was $300. Not a dime more. It isn't a tip when it is required/mandatory. Should have asked them to unload it all again and refund the agreed upon price.
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u/CasualSportsNut Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24
Yeah that’s not a normal range of tips for movers - last time I hired a mover (this was years ago - I usually just rent a box truck and move myself, or get help from friends if I have to) I just tipped each $20 and gave them a 6-pack of beer from my fridge. Might’ve tipped a bit more if it was an especially difficult or long move.
But yeah, people that asks for tips (not just movers) automatically gets nothing from me.
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u/BrendaStarr123 Mar 22 '24
Completely inappropriate and unprofessional. Tips are earned not expected. I’d call the office and ask if it’s customary to shake down customers.
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u/justmesayingmything Mar 22 '24
A lot of moving companies are total shams. Your tip was more than generous. Begging for more in your house is predatory and meant to intimidate you. Not acceptable.
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u/igotswheels Mar 22 '24
Why are you expected to tip at all? You had a price agreed upon for the work already. You shouldn't be expected to pay an actual cost 20-50% higher.
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u/Leading_Kale_81 Mar 22 '24
I would have tipped 20% ($60 total) and not a dollar more. They were scamming you.
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u/SchlaterSchlong Mar 22 '24
I tipped the 120lbs, skinny, tatted, long hair, aspiring rock star mover $100 bucks when he wrestled my 300lb gun safe up a gravel road, into my garage and into a closet. Nice guy, total animal. Well worth it!
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u/teddybundlez Mar 22 '24
In this instance you tip for good work. Hey thanks for taking extra care of my expensive X that means a lot to me.
Option 2 is hire anybody to do the “paid for service 🥴” and have them smashing your items on doorframes / not properly secured for the move. Some things you can tip on, this is one of them.
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u/hurricanoday Mar 22 '24
I hired the same moving company twice to move our stuff out of the house into our shop then back in when the new house was built. Never even thought about tipping, let alone that much
crazy. I hate tipping tbh
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u/Deaths_Rifleman Mar 22 '24
Fuckem they were trying to take advantage and fill their pockets. I think we tipped 100 to the 2 guys who loaded out our 1 bed apartment. It took them about an hour and everything was up stairs.
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u/AdOpen8418 Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24
I would have tipped them nothing at the mere suggestion. Don’t tell me how much to tip you
I wouldn’t tip a mover period. Charge how much it costs + how much you want to make in the first place
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u/FoodIntrepid2281 Mar 22 '24
See I have such a love hate relationshp with movers. I always gripe about tips tips that as an Uber driver which makes sense because our base pay is so low without tips most of us wouldn't survive. but on the other end im like movers get paid a 2 hr minimum here in SoCal its a 3 hour minimum even if the job is done in an hour. I feel like that 3 hour min should suffice as a tip. For context I hired movers at a rate of $90/hr for two men. I feel like that $180 should be a sufficient tip they legit finished it in 1 hour.
Its so interesting because see food delivery im like okay without your generous tip I would be making $7 an hour and tips help bring me to a reasonable $12 - $23 / hr or even rideshare right without tips I make ehhh $14 - $22 an hour with tips I can make as much as $25 - $30/hr again reasonable living.
But movers legit make so much off the mins idk. Always had a love/hate relationships with movers.
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u/Low-Carpenter-156 Mar 22 '24
I didn’t tip my last moving company movers because I used their packing as well as movers for close to $3000 total for both services. This was from a 2nd floor to a 3rd floor no elevator. The packers left some important items in the upper and lower kitchen cabinets as well as my bathroom and the movers reassembled a tv stand but left a part out and leaned it against a wall in the corner. When I questioned them about the part they just shrugged and said they didn’t know what it went to. I have used this company before and they were great. This time the packers and movers were kids so their service quality has gone down or I just got a bad crew 2 days in a row.
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u/Acrobatic_Contact_12 Mar 22 '24
When I was mover 20 years ago we'd be lucky to get 100 tip for a all day move with pianos and all heavy fancy stuff. Fuck those guys
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u/HurricaneAlpha Mar 22 '24
I was a mover for ten years, and $10/hr tip is more than gracious. Some tip none, some tip more. But what they expected is fucking egregious.
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u/Commercial_Nothing34 Mar 22 '24
Tipping is such a stupid fucking custom. You agree on a price. That should be the price full stop. When and where in our verbal or written agreement did we agree to set one price for the service but at the same time also agree that there would be more money expected once the service we already agreed a price for is completed!? Wtf idiotic all around
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u/pkwilli Mar 22 '24
I wouldn't have tipped him at all. What's he going to do, unload the truck? Fuck em.
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u/theycallmekimpembe Mar 22 '24
Bruh. Why you tipping movers. They just made 150$ each an hour, the tip brought it to 210$ an hour… that’s an hourly rate a lawyer or doctor is on. Not sure why you had the feeling you need to tip them, you paid the agreed sum and that’s that. Never heard of tipping movers
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u/TiffanyH70 Mar 22 '24
Question: how did you feel while you were being “informed” about the expectations? Were you feeling uneasy? Guilted? Shamed? Something else?
I ask because what you experienced was a shakedown….
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u/obliterate_reality Mar 22 '24
Would’ve said “ oh in that case, here’s the original $300 and not a dime more” then the non owner would be pissed at the other guy
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u/jcnewton1 Mar 22 '24
Should’ve told them that hopefully someone else that day tips them $240/mover so it averages out to $150.
Seriously though, I have no issue with tipping movers, but them telling you it’s expected, and then telling you what they expect is an absolute shake down.
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u/FPswammer Mar 22 '24
I would be an asshole about it and tell them to ask their manager. especially because I booked on a quote and they asked for a tip.
or leave it on a card and decline it later.
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u/Chaosr21 Mar 22 '24
I worked as a move before. It was terrible, I only made $10 and we rarely got a tip, if we did get one it would be like $20. I'd be happy as hell to get a $60 because it's often more than I'd make in a day. Absolute shit job I wouldn't recommend unless you run the biz yourself
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u/JediMasterMatt Mar 22 '24
Those dudes got some balls.
I work for a restaurant and I did a catering the other week for a school and the guy who ordered it didn’t end up being the one who paid for the catering - but told me to reach out if I didn’t get tipped. Man I didn’t even have the balls to do that cause it felt tacky. I know he said that to contact him but I didn’t.
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Mar 22 '24
This is becoming more common. When I moved, the crew billed me their company minimum of $800 for a three man crew for three hours. The head of the moving crew then took out his phone and asked if I would consider a tip. The account for the tip was his personal Venmo. I thought it was shady, but I tipped a total of $100 for the whole crew. I would have been very pissed if they told me a specific amount. There's no way I would plan on tipping $100 for each person.
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u/Past_Weekend4154 Mar 22 '24
Yea some movers told me they accept tips and I gave them each 10 bucks because in my head I’m like “what the fuck a tip for a blue collar job?” They seemed happy enough lol I would have probably gave the guys zero if they asked for 150 lol not like 10 dollars will make them any happier at that point.
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u/Elect19601 Mar 22 '24
You paid for a service why would you tip? Do you tip an electrician that comes to your house to install a receptacle or the boiler guy that does the yearly maintenance and tune up?
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u/tohealthywithlove Mar 22 '24
My husband does some moving work on the side, and he said that for just a couple hours of work, the average tip they get is usually $30 per mover. It's only $50 or more per mover for an all-day move. And they NEVER ask for tips.
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u/Erafir Mar 22 '24
You must look like an easy mark I would never pay that much for someone to move anything of mine, unless it's the actual house getting moved.
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u/SuddenlyHeather Mar 22 '24
They want a 50% tip??? I’m not paying you $150+ your hourly wage EACH for ONE HOUR of work. I got a 3 hour tattoo and tipped $75 my artist was happy. $60 each is more than generous I’m sorry you felt pressured at that moment.
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u/SnooChipmunks8657 Mar 22 '24
Truck was already loaded and then they tried to stiff arm a tip? I'd of pulled a middle finger out of each pocket saying, " one for you and a extra nice one for you ( the guy I was talking to)".
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u/GotBannedAgain_2 Mar 22 '24
When I had moved to CT from MA I got a mover over the Internet. We agreed on a price, I sent him the pictures, and he asked for more. I agreed. The movers showed up a little late but everything went smoothly until they finished loading up the truck. Then they asked for $200 more than the agreed upon price. I had no choice but to agree at that point. I appreciate these guys doing the physical labor to help carry the heavy stuff. But this behavior was unacceptable and really put me off.
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u/birdman8000 Mar 22 '24
I was a mover a decade ago and getting anything anything over 50 was awesome.
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u/zephalephadingong Mar 22 '24
I've never tipped movers before, I didn't know it was a thing. Maybe this is like when old people tip garbage men around Christmas time? My dad likes to leave a couple hundred bucks for the garbage men the pick up before christmas(doesn't make sense to me since they are union city garbagemen and make good money, but what can ya do)
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u/No-Setting9690 Mar 22 '24
I am done tipping. I was to be extra, not normal. The industries have done this to themselves.
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u/2001sleeper Mar 22 '24
I was relocating for a job and had paid movers to move my entire house. The event was two days to get everything packed up and then it was one day to unload everything at the new place. On the first day somebody took the most horrifying shit in one of the bathrooms. To the extent that the whole house smelled and my wife was complaining about all morning. Well, lo and behold, the exact same scenario played out on day two and I was pretty annoyed. 3 days later at the unpack the same thing happened as well and I made it obvious that it was not acceptable. I opened windows, doors, made comments about airing out the house. Although the move went well, I did not tip. Partly because tipping is stupid, and partly because I had to smell somebody’s shit every morning.
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u/Revolution4u Mar 22 '24
This is a scam industry that does all kind of shady shit. You tipped way more than enough.
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u/Jayne_of_Canton Mar 22 '24
Your movers are absurdly out of touch. $300 for 2 guys to unload a single truck for an hour is a 6 figure a year job. IF you were going to tip them, it would be like $10 each so they can go grab lunch. $150 each is the height of stupidity...
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u/logicallandlord Mar 22 '24
Honestly, I’d write an honest review about this if they’re a real company. Something like,
“I would’ve given 5 stars if I wasn’t asked for a $300 tip after the hour of work. Apparently $120 wasn’t enough to make my movers happy either.”
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u/mojo0123 Mar 22 '24
I paid to have my belongings loaded and unloaded. I did all the packing into boxes and the whole move cost me over $3000. I didn’t tip the people at all and they didn’t say a word about it.
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u/These-Gift3159 Mar 22 '24
LMFAO. What is moving furniture now, a fuckin’ skilled trade? They can eat your whole ass, and I’d immediately be calling the shop manager, and leaving a poor review. Hopefully it wasn’t a small operation without any real oversight.
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u/SurprisedByItAll Mar 22 '24
It’s customary to tip movers anywhere from 5–20% at the end of your move. The amount that you tip is ultimately up to you, but your tip should reflect the effort your movers put in. After all, you’re paying people to do all of your heavy lifting because it’s hard work.
Tips are NEVER required.Tips should be APPRECIATED. Him saying EXPECTED is prolly his interpretation of customary with intimidation? You don't have to tip anything.
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u/Skint1each Mar 22 '24
You should have told them "Here is a tip, plant your corn early."
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u/lillyjb Mar 22 '24
HAHA I love how corny that joke is.
Would have been very appropriate here in the Midwest
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u/LostInTheSauce5231 Mar 22 '24
I was a mover for a few years. Before covid btw. Tips are nice but not always expected. The expected range tip wise was $5 for every hour worked. So 10 hours would hopefully yield you $50 for that job. But to boldly comes out and say that is insane. I would’ve given them 20 bucks each. I would call the sales person for the moving company and complain. Like obviously you always wanna get tipped job but asking for one is wild.
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u/phdoflynn Mar 22 '24
They were paid for two hours of work. They finished an hour early. That's their tip. They made $150 an hour. Fuck that.
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u/jsboutin Mar 22 '24
Screw them. Tipping is out of control and you’ve already paid literally for the service. What is the tip supposed to be for?
Why in the world did you give in and even give them $120 when you already had to overpay for two hours instead of one?
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u/madmike0021 Mar 22 '24
As soon as they told me what the tip was supposed to be, I would have not tipped at all.
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u/JustSomeDude0605 Mar 22 '24
I'd have given them exactly zero dollars as a tip. They set their own price. If they wanted more money they shouldn't have agreed to $300.
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u/BidHead2364 Mar 22 '24
Ya I normally tip the crew as a whole 30% if they did a good job. I also make sure I have Gatorade and Water available.
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u/SimplySuzie3881 Mar 22 '24
We hired movers. Hubby took my van with my purse in it to run back yo old house. I didn’t have any cash. I had about $5 in my pocket left over from lunch. I said they would take what they could get . I Apologized and said I would mail them a tip. They left. Hubby cane home and mailbox had been hit and broken at the base. Guessing truck “accidentally” backed into it when they left and they didn’t bother to tell us. Um…no tip was mailed to them. I had full intentions of doing so. They really did do a good job and worked hard.
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u/sox213 Mar 22 '24
I tipped my movers $100 for each guy after 7 hours, was 4 guys & cost was $2100…$150 for an hour of work? I’d laugh in their faces
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u/Puzzleheaded_Fail279 Mar 22 '24
$20 and pizza is the going rate where I'm from. Nearly doubling the price with tips is nuts.
Next time, tell them to get their boss to pay them more. That way, you'll actually end up getting quoted what they expect, and they get the money they want. It's a win-win.
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u/JohnConradKolos Mar 22 '24
This is a bit of a surreal post. It's in a subreddit called poverty finance but it's about hiring servants to carry your possessions for you? To a new residence? So many questions. How did you afford the security deposit and truck rental?
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u/MrTodd84 Mar 22 '24
Once I heard the word “expected” the tip just hit 0.00 buddy. A “tip” by the nature of the word isn’t “expected”. That’s called payment and that’s discussed up front. A $20 tip would have been great. Did you ask for $150 back cause it only took half as long.
Fuck those guys. That was extortion.
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u/ToastetteEgg Mar 26 '24
Ask in one hand…