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why I'm, on about tipping today: On Saturday I write a check for over $15,000 to the company that moves my stuff to Illinois. I've been told (not by

Posted by TWuG Apr 6 '10, 11:17

the company) that a tip for the crew will be in order.

WTF? I just dropped FIFTEEN GRAND on you guys. If you aren't getting your fair share that sure as hell ain't MY fault.

I'm less concerned with the tipping system in restaurants precisely because the wages are lower. I think it'd be better if the wages were higher and the tipping done away with.

But it's getting to the point where people not making that slave wage are expecting a tip just for doing their jobs. *THAT* is what irks me.

I consistently refused tips when in retail. My *job* was to help the customer. If I do a great job they tell others and I get more business. Sticking my hand out would be an insult to the customer and to myself.

Responses:

You can give the physical labourors the equivalent of... - OAE Apr 6, 11:41
Case of Beer? -- nm - JenBro Apr 6, 11:19
i paid 2 grandish to move my stuff and i still tipped the driver - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:18 19
- I rented a truck and moved my own shit for WAY less. AND, didn't have to tip anyone. *shrugs* -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 11:21 16
  - i was moving across country -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 6, 11:26 3
    - We moved from St. Louis to Charlotte, NC and back again. nm - Jim Apr 6, 11:33 2
      - You are dumb. - Kick Ass Apr 6, 11:35 1
        
        No shit. We were only in Charlotte for a year. -- nm - Jim Apr 6, 11:38
  - We would do that if it was local. But we have too much stuff to move 400 miles on our own. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 11:22 4
    - It would have been cheaper to Fedex your house to Illinois -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 11:24 3
      - It seems like it. And that price is AFTER we moved a 10 foot truck of stuff ourselves. - TWuG Apr 6, 11:27 2
        
        on the plus site, the longer it takes to get the house on the market, the stronger the market may be -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:28 1
        
        I hope. We're already looking at listing for around $50k less than we paid 6 years ago. -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 11:29
  - I've hired movers to move within the same city before. - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:21 6
    - I don't think I will ever move myself again - but don't really have a lot of stuff so it is very cheap. -- nm - decline Apr 6, 11:26
    - they come in handy when you're moving out of a 4th-floor walk-up, for sure... -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 11:25 2
      - We moved from a basement suite to a second-floor condo ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:26 1
        
        I lucked out, we had rented a U-Haul van, but the movers brought their own van as well - znufrii Apr 6, 11:28
    - I'm contemplating it for this move, because we're in our busiest season at work. - TFox Apr 6, 11:23
    - Hell yeah. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 6, 11:22
- Oh, sure, they'll print more but it's no surprise that they're giving none away -- nm - TWuG Apr 6, 11:21
- sure, they'll print more. But that doesn't mean they'll give it to *you*. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 11:19

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