Tips on Tipping Movers

Tipping is a practice that predominantly exists in the service industry. When you’re pleased with the service of a waiter, you make sure to leave a tip on top of your bill. We tip house cleaners, drivers, delivery boys, and sometimes vendors too. But when it comes to tipping packers and movers, it gets a little tricky.

Unlike many other services, shifting or moving is one that goes on for many days and is very physically demanding. To carry out the household shifting services, the goods transport services company has to employ a team of movers loads the household items on the trucks for shifting and deliver it to the destination where they must unload it all.

However, the profession of a mover doesn’t get its due diligence in terms of gratuities or compensation. Movers, like any other laborers, depend on daily tips to make enough money. Hence, it becomes vital for the customers to understand the standard tipping etiquette in the logistics and shifting services industry.

Tips to Keep the Movers Happy

Here a few tips and pointers to keep in mind while tipping movers:

Knowing the industry: It is important to have a general idea about the shifting services industry that falls under the larger bracket of the goods transport services industry. The processes involved in the household shifting services are very labor intensive and deserve an incentive from the customers.
The general 20% rule: As a customer that is using household shifting services for the first time, you must know that tipping is a gesture to thank the workers for their hard work. The general rate of tipping is anywhere between 5-20% of the total charges of the whole shifting process.
Make sure you tip them all: Since there will be a team of movers and workers carrying out the household shifting process, divide your tip equally before you give it to them. One other option is to give the entire amount to the head of the team but you can’t be sure he’ll divide it fairly.

A cup of coffee or afternoon lunch: Being a laborious task, the movers and workers will be sweating it out all day. Monetary gestures aside, a bottle of water or a cup of coffee, or even some light snacks for lunch will keep them motivated and also benefit you.
Tipping in cash or without cash: If you’re completely satisfied with their work and feel like everyone from the drivers of the trucks for shifting to the movers have been cooperative and efficient, tip them in cash after the work is done.

If you’ve had problems with their work or their lack of cooperation with your demands and requests, you can transfer the minimum tips through cashless transactions hence avoiding any social obligation.

Good reviews while parting but don’t overpay: Just like other gestures, good reviews at the end of the day’s work helps the movers feel satisfied with their job. You can give this review in a form or even verbally. Usually, tipping is included in the bill as service charges so when you’re tipping in person, make sure you don’t overpay.

With these guidelines in mind, you can correctly tip the workers involved in household shifting services. It’s a gesture that goes a long way in assuring quality service.