Tipping

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So the professional movers are coming tomorrow, in the teeth of the nor'easter, to move all the furniture. It's clear that gratuities (tips) are expected, and due to the weather I'm especially convinced they're appropriate. But how much? We have four guys and two trucks, for the day.

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[rickthefightguy.livejournal.com]

I went with $100 for our 4 guys, and the move was not too much stuff. (I mean, for a Scadian...)

Boy movers are awesome. The whole thing that would have taken 8 friends all day took these four guys about 3 hours... technique and a belt makes the weakest of them able to lift as much as my favorite Duke.

-R
"Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies."

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

It also helps if you know how to pack.

Years ago, I was one of many helping Thorgeirr move out of Framingham. He filled an empty TV box with books. None of us could budge it. Except, of course, Thorgeirr, who didn't see the problem.

(Boy, is he strong!)

Last time I moved, I did a clever thing, and went to a college bookstore when they were receiving fall books, and took all their empty boxes home. Just the right size for my most common commodity!

I live in fear of the notion of moving again. 11 years in one spot, and a bad book habit, is weighing on my soul.