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I just ordered a mattress and box spring online to be delivered next week. According to the manager of the furniture store I ordered from, gratuity is generally not anticipated. All the labor is built in to the shipping fee.
I tip everyone who comes to my house and delivers stuff or does work. Plumbers and electricians get $20 (basically enough to buy a nice lunch at a diner). Delivery guys get $20 if it's one guy, or $20 plus $10/guy if it's more. The garbage head of the crew and the postman get $100 each. Landscaping crews that spend 4 hours or more get $50. $25 for 4 hours or less.
At restaurants I always tip 20% minimum, 30% if the service is outstanding (I was a waiter, I know how bad the job sucks).
Hotel staff get $10/day for cleaning my room.
A little excessive in my opinion, but hey if you've got the money...
I tip everyone who comes to my house and delivers stuff or does work. Plumbers and electricians get $20 (basically enough to buy a nice lunch at a diner). Delivery guys get $20 if it's one guy, or $20 plus $10/guy if it's more. The garbage head of the crew and the postman get $100 each. Landscaping crews that spend 4 hours or more get $50. $25 for 4 hours or less.
At restaurants I always tip 20% minimum, 30% if the service is outstanding (I was a waiter, I know how bad the job sucks).
Not at all, I just appreciate guys who work their butts off and do a good job. You take care of the pros who come to your house, they remember it and will take care of you.
I just ordered a mattress and box spring online to be delivered next week. According to the manager of the furniture store I ordered from, gratuity is generally not anticipated. All the labor is built in to the shipping fee.
Many years ago, when I drove a limo, the limo company would say something similar if customers asked about tipping.
Why? Because the company wanted to present a picture of the lowest-possible price to a potential customer.
On the other hand, if the same question had been broached to the drivers, a totally different answer would have been given, simply because the hourly pay rate was paltry.
Like Marc, I tend to be as generous as I can afford to be when tipping--as long as the service provider is conscientious and careful with the way that he goes about his work.
There are many workers out there who depend on tips in order to take home a decent rate of pay, and the employer is not necessarily the most reliable source of information on this topic.
I usually give $10 each, more if they have a particularly hard time (I have 2 1/2 flights of steps up to my place, then a very sharp turn leading to my narrow doorway - when they delivered my ridiculously heavy Temperpedic, the heavy wind made it into a sail and they almost blew over the railing on the outside steps) or of they have to put whatever it is together once they get here (like my futon). I think this somewhat depends on whether we have had tip jobs ourselves - I used to deliver pizza and depended on tips, so I always tip.
Average mailman makes $60,000 a furniture mover who breaks his back makes $10 an hour. Use to be tipping was common for service people coming to your house to do work not any more. Many of those doing that kind of work have had their salaries stagnate over the years while the owners of those businesses salaries have skyrocketd.
Many years ago, when I drove a limo, the limo company would say something similar if customers asked about tipping.
Why? Because the company wanted to present a picture of the lowest-possible price to a potential customer.
On the other hand, if the same question had been broached to the drivers, a totally different answer would have been given, simply because the hourly pay rate was paltry.
Like Marc, I tend to be as generous as I can afford to be when tipping--as long as the service provider is conscientious and careful with the way that he goes about his work.
There are many workers out there who depend on tips in order to take home a decent rate of pay, and the employer is not necessarily the most reliable source of information on this topic.
I really don't see why furniture delivery should be tipped, unless of course the delivery is 1) extraordinarily complicated, 2) they help remove your old furniture, or 3) they assist with assembly. The 80 dollar delivery fee is more than appropriate IMO. I believe the more generous tippers are raising the bar of expectations across the board to the point where tipping is now expected in places/situations where tipping was never expected before, and in much higher amounts.
As far as I'm aware, tipping has always been expected for furniture delivery, it's not something new.
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) or of they have to put whatever it is together once they get here (like my futon). I think this somewhat depends on whether we have had tip jobs ourselves - I used to deliver pizza and depended on tips, so I always tip.
