If they do a great job, I'd personally do $50-100 per guy....your stuff is worth a lot more than that. On Thursday, it would be very considerate to have a cooler with waters or drinks available...good luck with your move!

This sounds pretty simple for them and I'd probably go $20 per person. Especially if they spent time making sure everything got placed exactly where you want it and not just dropped in the room. The cooler with water is a good idea.

I'm sure this varies by region. We tipped $25 per mover, and there were four of them.

Moving is expensive, and hiring movers is a cost that most of us have to factor in and budget for. At the time of our move, we couldn't afford to tip extravagantly, but felt just fine giving the guys what we did.

We do $20.00 to $40.00 each plus the cooler of water bottles. We had a young couple of guys spend 3 hours one morning moving a lot of heavy tubs, boxes -- so we also went out and bought burger king lunches for them before they left -- I think the were happier about the whoppers than the cash!

I figure it this way, if my hubby and I were moving it, we'd be paying the Chiropractor for 2-3 visits each! Save your backs, spread the wealth!

My DS just moved and he had a great idea - he gave each of the 3 movers $20 up front and then told them that if everything went well he'd double it after the move and order pizza. It was just an apartment so there wasn't too much furniture and it took less than 4 hours. He didn't have any problems and ordered the pizza and gave each of the guys an additional $40.00.

They were very appreciative and even mentioned that it was an incentive to work hard and carefully.

I would think 50 per person as long as they do a good job. A cooler of water and some sort of snacks available.

We usually tip about $20 per mover per day. I have made cookies, cakes, bought lunches, etc. Offer drinks, but they usually bring their own.

I like the idea of giving a little up front.

I moved much like you did when we moved here. I moved my kitchen, bathrooms, artwork, garage and shop things, clothing not in drawers and quite a bit of my office although not a heavy desk. 6 minute drive. I'd boxed books and hadn't put them in my SUV yet, the movers graciously offered to take them as they had room. I had brought my own lamps too I think. . All my living room furniture was new and delivered by the store as were the appliances. I tipped each of the three man crew, who brought the heavier pieces only, $40 each,

Same with the movers I hired to move my mother to her retirement apartment an hour from her home. They moved three rooms of furniture and her clothing, I packed her kitchen myself, put those things into my SUV. It was a warm day, I had water which they accepted, soft drinks that they declined. Two men. They preferred to stop and buy their own lunch after they had packed and before they unpacked her things in her new city. I tipped them $40 each, although I think they were worth about 10 times that much for as helpful and good natured as they were that day last Fall ;-)

Editing to add - I just remembered with the company hired to move mother, they brought us coffee! They called and asked how many were at the house that morning, and arrived with Starbucks, their treat ;-)

Ok, they will move stuff "better" if they think you might tip good. So, water, snacks, lunch all helps to reinforce that impression. However, I just read what marie cate posted and I completely agree. Give a hard incentive.

We only had them for 2 hrs so I did $20 each. There were 3 of them.

It all depends on the area you live in, the difficulty of the move (stairs & distance from the truck to the house) and the size and weight of the furniture.

Sorry, but I think paying $40 each, plus pizza, for an easy move into an apartment is way out of my budget. Pizza isn't the cheap meal it used to be, at least not in my area. I would have drinks and water available and wait to see how the move goes before committing to a dollar amount. Either they're good at their job or they're not and I feel I shouldn't have to bribe someone to do what they were hired to do.

The last few times we moved cross country the guys packed nearly everything and never took a break, so we would take orders and go pick up a meal for them. They got all the drinks they wanted and that was it. These were major moving companies and even the head guy said tipping wasn't expected since they all got paid well.

My son used a local company for a short distance move and it involved moving a really heavy bed up a flight of stairs and a few other light weight pieces. They got $20 each.

My mom lives in your area, and when she moved to assisted living recently, we tipped $50 per mover. No appliances, just furniture and boxes. We also provided pizza and water bottles. We used Little Guys, and they did a great job.

The last time i moved, i tipped each guy $20. i also bought them lunch.

I moved last month, it was an 8 hour move (4 hours moving out, 4 hours moving in) with 3 guys plus the owner, at the end of the day the 3 guys each got $50. They did an amazing job with some really heavy antiques. And I gave the owner money when they went to lunch, to buy them lunch ... on the way to the new house.

Thanks everyone. I think the majority here is leaning towards the $50 mark.

TJ, I'm also using LittleGuys so I'm just going to copy what you did. Stress level it hitting it's peak right now! I'm still working amongst the mess so that's probably not helping.