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Tips for removers

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Tallerandtall · 13/10/2025 15:39

Moving home soon.
i checked on line and it’s saying you need to tip each removal person 50 quid per day each.

they are packing so it’s 4 people for 5 days for various reasons.

so that’s a 1000.!

what would you tip in the south east?

yabu- pay it
yanbu- that’s far to much! Payless.

OP posts:
LinaLouLa · 13/10/2025 20:39

I wouldn't tip. The removal company charges their fee. When we moved i bought them all lunch on moving day. But they damaged a couple of furniture items and blocked our toilet!! So I am glad I only paid for lunch!

Nourishinghandcream · 13/10/2025 16:41

Moved twice in recent years and didn't tip either time.
Second time there were nine (I think?) of them so tipping them separately would have cost a significant amount over and above the cost of removals.

Tipping is not a thing in the UK.

YourPeppyAmberTraybake · 13/10/2025 16:22

I moved 12 years ago and gave the boss £20 in front of the two other men and said this is for a beer each.

That’s a lot of packing, my 5 bedroom house was packed in 4 hours!

Pemba · 13/10/2025 16:15

Yes a lot of people do tip them, on top of the agreed fee that goes to the company. They're probably just working for the removals company and probably don't get paid much.

Not sure if would tip a sole trader though.

GasPanic · 13/10/2025 15:47

What do you mean by "tip" ? Extra in addition to what they are getting paid anyway or they are doing it for you as a favour and the "tip" is actually their main compensation for something you don't want to do yourself ?

I didn't think anyone normally tips removal people. They get a price to conduct the entire job and they pay it.

Peridoteage · 13/10/2025 15:44

Its like hairdressers i do not get why you would tip a hairdresser, they have set the price for the cut or colour or whatever, so they should be happy to receive that price

Tipping culture arises more in countries where the wage itself is very very low or non existent, and the tip is the main/only remuneration for the service provided.

DeltaAlphaDelta79 · 13/10/2025 15:42

We are in the south east. We had removers for one day and tipped them £20 each. I dont generally agree with tipping, but it seemed the right thing to do, although I absolutely begrudged it when I realised that they had done a rush job and damaged a few items. I reported the damage to their company but nothing came of it. It was fairly low level stuff caused by them rushing so if they had taken more care it would have been ok.

Peridoteage · 13/10/2025 15:40

I don't tip people like this.

We live in the uk, they are paid a wage and they are often independent companies, they've priced the service so that's what i pay.