Are You Supposed To Tip Furniture Delivery

Tipping furniture delivery people falls into that weird area where we should tip someone who does a good job lugging heavy furniture and appliances around is absolutely no fun but the custom in this category is not to tip.

Are you supposed to tip furniture delivery. The furniture retail company charges each customer a delivery charge at the time of purchase that pays for the work it takes to deliver the furniture to the customer s home. If there is installation or assembly involved or if i have the delivery crew try the piece in a few spots i tip on the higher end. News world report tip on the higher end of this scale if the furniture item is excessively heavy if the crew is delivering multiple products or if delivery of the item was difficult for example if the crew had to navigate a circular staircase.

However do you tip a dollar amount or a percentage. And for furniture deliveries. I usually tip 10 to 20 per person for furniture deliveries.

In many cases that fee is simply there to help defer the cost the restaurant pays to use the aggregate service and does not go into the delivery driver s pocket. They suggest a larger tip of 20 if exceptional service was provided. Consumer reports says to tip 20 of the bill or 3.

According to the emily post institute you don t need to pay for having questions answered but if you ask a concierge to get you tickets or restaurant reservations 5 to 10 is a good tip. It is not mandatory to tip furniture delivery workers. Business insider recommends tipping 5 per professional for furniture delivered and 10 for the delivery of a large item such as an appliance.

It s appropriate to tip each person in the furniture delivery crew between 5 and 10 according to u s. How much to tip for furniture and appliance delivery.