As the title says, bought some nicer furniture which is being delivered and curious if I should tip the delivery driver.
Edit: I’m in the USA.
If you’re in the US it’s expected to tip everyone.
Please don’t forget to tip your landlord - inflation is hitting them hard right now.
My landlord is really awesome, I didn’t realize tipping them was a thing we should do. What’s the etiquette for this? Monthly? Only when a service is needed? Etc
What relationship do you wish to cultivate?
In order to detach your contribution from their behavior, or in order to attach your contribution to their behavior?
My coarse understanding is that decades ago the gratuity was originally before service, so that one could establish the quality of service they were requesting.
This can be achieved by what you intend and practice.
No.
Don’t normalize the spread of toxic tip culture.
Tipping furniture deliveries isn’t spreading the culture because it has been a thing for decades:
For difficult deliveries consisting of more than one item. You buy a whole living room of furniture you have them put on the third floor, you should tip.
Buying one couch, not so much.
Depends on how difficult it was. If they hauled the furniture up a flight of stairs, toss them a few bucks. If they drop it at the curb or just inside the door, no. I just had a fridge delivered and carried up four flights of stairs and tipped $50 because it was a huge pain in the ass for them.
As someone who said “hell no” earlier in the thread, asking for four stories with a fridge is an entirely appropriate situation to tip.
Check your delivery contracts, they’ll usually specify ground delivery or one floor only. Four is very much above and beyond, and worth the bribe if they’ll agree to it.
They can charge more for it if it’s “above and beyond”.
If they come inside your house throw em some cash. I’d say $5 for bringing it in the door, $10 for putting it near where it’s gonna be and $20 for placing it where it’ll go and unwrapping/assembling it.
That’s what I do, at least, no clue if these values are appropriate.
