How Much Should You Tip Your Movers?

Is it to much? Or is not enough? These are questionsWere there stair cases involved in your move? Some
you might have after your move has finished andmoving companies take stair cases into consideration
you're trying to figure out how much to tip the moverswhile doing your initial moving quote. However, some
from the moving company that you hired.don't, find out if the moving company you selected
There are many things that come into play when itadded fees into your estimate because of the stair
comes to analyzing a mover's productivity andcases. Should you tip if stair cases haven't been
efficiency. Did the move take longer than the allottedadded? $20 for each mover is still substantial.
time expected? Was it a local move? Was it a longHow many movers arrived to perform your
distance move? Don't just hand your money over torelocation? Sometimes moving companies are
three or four guys who you will never see againshorthanded and can only provide you with two or
(unless you're using the same moving company ofthree movers for your job. If that is the case, it would
course)?be kind of you to provide these movers with a little bit
Regardless of the move however, no mover shouldextra funds and possibly a pizza pie to replace those
be dismissed without $20. In the end, the movingcalories the gentlemen burned off lugging your
industry is a customer service industry and it's a toughcouches around, depending how big your move is of
arduous living. There are things to consider when itcourse.
comes to adding to that $20, or stick with $20 andAll moves vary, whatever the case may be, take into
provide other things for movers such as food orconsideration how the movers performed, their
refreshments.demeanor, and any other topic you feel is relevant. Try
Was it a long distance move? Chances are if moversnot to come into your moving day with preconceived
are picking your belongings up and the movingnotions. The moving company may have been superb
company has to cross state-lines to drop off yourwith their customer service and their in-home
things, it's most likely going to be a different set ofestimates but things change very quickly. Treat the
movers dropping your things off. This means, and ispeople who are going to help move you as if you just
socially implied that, you tip the movers making themet them for the first time. All moving companies are
pick-up and as well as the movers making thedifferent, and the moving company's movers do not
drop-off. It seems costly but the movers will rememberalways possess the same disposition as their
what kind of a person you were and may put somecustomer service counterparts.
extra effort in your move.