Today is the day of the move, but you aren’t sure if you should tip your movers. You’ve completed your preparations and are prepared to depart. You’ve labeled your boxes and have a crew of expert movers ready to transport you to your new location.
You may ask if tipping your movers is appropriate if they make your life simpler and get you relocated pleasantly. After all, they may have handled everything from delicate dishes to large entertainment centers to ensuring that the big screen TV survives the trip. The experts at Safebound Moving & Storage have a few words of advice.
Is it customary to provide a gratuity to excellent movers? Absolutely. Tipping is not needed during a relocation, but if you’re dealing with a professional moving crew and they help make the process go more smoothly, thanking them with a tip may be quite helpful.
How do you determine how much to tip?
Depending on the sort of relocation you’re making, you might want to give the movers different advice. A local relocation might be very different from a cross-country transfer in terms of both experience and cost.
You may tip extra if you reside in a large house or one with numerous stories because the movers will have to climb more stairs and traverse more territory. In this case, tipping a percentage of the entire moving cost may be appropriate.
Some factors to consider
Conditions of the weather When it’s scorching outside, it’s pouring, or the ground is freezing, who wants to move? You might want to think about paying your movers if they perform an excellent job under these difficult circumstances.
It doesn’t matter if they’re hauling goods upstairs or below. It takes a lot of energy and ingenuity to move a sectional couch to an upstairs gaming room. If your movers make frequent trips up and down the stairs, you’ll save yourself a lot of time lifting your possessions on your own. Because of the extra time and energy required with all those flights of stairs, you could consider tipping a bit more.
How many hours they’ll be working with you on-site. A 3-bedroom house relocation might take anything from 7 to 10 hours. Is it true that your relocation took longer than you anticipated? Are your movers still on the task at supper time, regardless of the fact that they said they’d be completed by mid-late afternoon? You are not required to tip if the delays in the relocation are due to their slowness. If they’re working hard and leaving in more hours than planned, though, a tip could be much welcomed.
How well-prepared you are for their arrival. Your movers would appreciate it if you have all of your boxes readily arranged and labeled for them. If you have unlabeled containers and the movers take the time to coordinate with you and place them in the appropriate places, you could consider tipping them a bit more.
Whether or if they will pack your possessions for you. Some moving firms offer packaging services in addition to their standard relocation services. You may recall to tip the movers, but don’t ignore the packers who ensure that your collector coffee cups arrive securely and that your wine collection is perfectly bubble-wrapped.
When do you give them the money?
For a local move: You can tip at any point during the procedure if you’re planning a local relocation. Many individuals like to tip at the beginning of the day to offer added motivation, while others prefer to tip towards the end of the day to guarantee the move is done to their satisfaction.
To keep everyone’s spirits up, some people prefer to do various non-cash tips throughout the day. Providing water, sports drinks, meals, and snacks, for example, may keep everyone going ahead – literally!
Our movers also prefer to start the day off well with their customers, so they’ll frequently bring their own unique goodies to get the move started on the right foot.
For a long-distance move: If you’re moving cross-country, the folks who pack your belongings for the move may not be the same as the ones who transport all of your belongings to your new home. Furthermore, you may have a different crew unloading at your new location.
Instead of tipping only the last crew, it could make sense to tip your movers a fixed sum to each individual team handling your things in this case.