Do you Tip Furniture Delivery guys or not?
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i slipped the 2 guys that delivered my new matress last year 5$ a piece... just because they carried up a couple flights of stairs... not really knowing the protocol either.
no way could I have done that solo
no way could I have done that solo
I was curious about this as well. Of course I didn't think of it until after they left but was curious about that as well. Or what about when you order food at a place and pick up, do you tip then either? I usually only tip $1 there but wasn't sure what others do.
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When we had our bedroom set delivered and assembled, I slipped them a twenty. It was heavy stuff. Same thing for our living room set. $20 bucks for heavy lifting and avoiding breaking anything in my house or dinging up my walls? Seems fair to me.
Was in the same dilemma a couple of months ago getting stuff from NFM. They literally ran my stuff from their truck to my living room. I was thinking of tipping but right when I signed papers they sprinted out. Must've been running late.
If its free delivery like I had, i don't feel like tipping is necessary
If its free delivery like I had, i don't feel like tipping is necessary
I'm curious about the furniture thing too. I would say yes tip them if it is a difficult move or something you couldn't do yourself. Or if they do a really good job (careful, quick, etc.)
In this second situation I don't usually tip. My opinion is there was really no service involved. They cook your food which you pay them for, you do the rest. Maybe I'm wrong there though?
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My furniture delivery guy signed a contract, but never showed up and spent an entire two months tweeting about how he wouldn't deliver my couch until I had a protocol in place.
My wife ordered a bunch of expensive furniture, they drove it down from Minneapolis and set everything up in the rooms we wanted. I gave them each $50.
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I used to do $1, but then I thought it the hostess doing it and really they are just putting in the order for me, so I don't any more.
I never have, but I always think about it after they leave. I've only had movers for a company-funded relocation, and my company told me in both instances that the movers were paid for, so I didn't feel compelled to tip them. I did hook them up with some drinks and snacks though, so I figure that was good.
As for carrying out food, I don't tip. You tip your server for the service you get. If you're picking it up, you already had to drive to get the food, pick it up, bring it back to your place, and set it up for consumption. You effectively became the server in that instance, to my way of thinking.
As for carrying out food, I don't tip. You tip your server for the service you get. If you're picking it up, you already had to drive to get the food, pick it up, bring it back to your place, and set it up for consumption. You effectively became the server in that instance, to my way of thinking.
So when a Pizza Hut charges a $2 delivery fee, do you tip the driver at all?
In my mind it makes sense not to tip in that case, but I always wonder if the driver sees some or all of that, or if he still relies on tips.
I hate the small wage rely on tip type jobs. Its horse **** for your employees. A tip is a bonus, noone should be penalized for it.
I didn't used to but I read somewhere that you should. It seems like most guys in this area don't expect it. If there are two of them I usually slip them each a $5 and say something like why don't you guys hit McDonald's on your way back and we all chuckle and then they probably get in their truck and say man that guy was a ****.
I worked a lot of years in full-service restaurants when I was younger and I can tell you that I never once got a tip for preparing a carry-out order. I've gotten so if they're real nice and I can see they've double-checked everything and really cared about getting my order right I'll give them 10% but usually not more than that for a carry-out order.
