do you tip?

[meriad]

the people that deliver heavier things like washing machines / sofa's / etc....

I never know what right protocol is.

[cromwell]

I tip in restaurants if the service and food is good, apart from that not so much.

[saundra]

Actually no I never have for delivery of a washer or heavy stuff

[Kaz]

Sometimes. We did for the guys who took away our old leather sofas, as they were an absolute nightmare to get out through the patio doors!

[JanB]

It really depends.

Tipping is not common here, even in restaurants. But we always tip if we've had good food/service.

[jenniren]

We're not really into tipping Ria. Tbh it has to be excellent service for us to even think about it.

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[miasmum]

No, they get paid to do a job same as me. I often go the extra mile and no one tips me.

Now the minimum wage is so high, I dont think it is necessary.

Once upon a time waitressing was the job of mums earning a bit of pin money, or youngsters now its considered, and rightly so, a proper job with a proper wage.

[Workingman]

Living in an upstairs flat I always tip for heavy things that I know I could not lift upstairs myself without help. Things like household goods - fridges, washing machines, furniture.

Restaurants it depends. If the staff are pleasant and helpful: yes. If they are surly and uncommunicative: no.

Each to their own I suppose, at least we have the choice unlike the States where it is expected - almost the law.

[TheOstrich]

As a general rule, I never tip - although that said, I've started leaving a tip recently at the local greasy spoon cafe in town, who charge a third less than the other local cafs for their all-day breakfast (£7.80, coffee included) and serve up double the quantities than the other measly joints. I mean, you get two ladles of baked beans, rather than something not much bigger than an eggcup-full. I want to see them stay in business!

The last tip we gave for "heavy lifters" was £40 to the removal guys who transported us from the West Midlands down to Dorset 7 years ago. IIRC, they were slightly reluctant to take it.