Can we talk about tipping huge crews for big moves?

I run a moving company in Austin and last week a customer tipped my 5-man crew $20 total for a 4th floor walkout with a piano. On the flip side, another family gave us $100 each and bought lunch. What's the standard for tipping movers on a $2,000 job?

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lily572mo ago

Rich people tip more and poor people tip less, that's just how it's always been.

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emery2902mo ago

Lily57 calling it like it is I guess. But man, a $20 tip for a 5 man crew hauling a piano up four flights of stairs? That's basically telling them "thanks for not dropping it on my car." I get that times are tight but if you can afford a $2,000 move you can probably find an extra $50 to split. Otherwise you're just the person who gets remembered as "that cheap piano family" in the break room.

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