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Tip or not / IKEA delivery ?

  • 27-12-2013 2:14pm
    #1
    Limecube
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Limecube


    Getting couch delivered. Its in 3 boxes. Cost €500. Delivery €75. Distance from IKEA store is 7km. Just asking them to drop outside apartment. Not help with bringing into lift, etc. Or even to enter the premises. Just get product out of delivery van. Question is, tip or not? And if so, how much?


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  • #2
    Limecube
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Limecube


    Goggling seems to suggest €20 per delivery guy, so that would be €40. Seems a bit steep considering delivery charge.


  • #3
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    You're paying 75 delivery. Why the **** would you tip?


  • #4
    mrsoundie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭mrsoundie


    No.


  • #5
    percy212
    Registered Users Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭percy212


    No. They get paid. There is also a delivery charge. Tipping is a US racket.


  • #6
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Do you tip the girl at the check out in ikea?


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  • #7
    Stone Deaf 4evr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,000 ✭✭✭Stone Deaf 4evr


    Have you more money than sense? If so, tip away.


  • #8
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    Also, 75€ delivery seems astronomical


  • #9
    Limecube
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Limecube


    Ok, couch delivered. €0 tip given! Thanks folks.


  • #10
    paulers06
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭paulers06


    €75!!! Rent a van and pick it up


  • #11
    Limecube
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Limecube


    suicide_circus wrote: »
    Also, 75€ delivery seems astronomical

    Agreed. Was going to go with the "rent a van", but more hassle then its worth and not much cheaper. Like maybe €10 cheaper. And I'd be driving up and down to IKEA all day! Pain in the arse all-round.


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  • #12
    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    Why is there a question?

    It's 7 little kilometres. A 10 minute drive max. They're doing their jobs, not even fully doing it. Just dropping off the boxes. They're ripping you off charging you 75 and you want to tip?

    A tip is usually given for a great service and by the sounds of it, this isn't that.


  • #13
    Limecube
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Limecube


    suicide_circus wrote: »
    Do you tip the girl at the check out in ikea?

    I don't. I'm rubbish at tipping except a little at restaurants. I just googled delivery man tips and there seemed to be a lot of hits suggesting you do tip; albeit mostly from US.


  • #14
    mad muffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Here's a tip.

    No way on this sweet green earth would I pay €75 for delivery. Especially for 7km. It's 15% of the price of the couch.

    You could probably hire a van for less or have a friend help you for beers (or free. I would definitely help a friend for free).


  • #15
    Limecube
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Limecube


    suicide_circus wrote: »
    Do you tip the girl at the check out in ikea?

    Also remembered, went to self-checkout! No way, I'm tipping a robot! Bet you they will do it first in the US though.


  • #16
    Limecube
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Limecube


    Also, breaking news: IKEA really isn't that cheap. And its a pain in the ass to buy large item like this from. Had to carry couch myself off of the shelves. Asked for assistance but told that its not given for this item. Item weights 118kg. Felt heavy enough to me anyways!. Dragged it through self-checkout. Then down to delivery desk. Waiting around for 20 mins for someone to show up. Paid €75. Normal furniture shop from now on, I think.


  • #17
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,283 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    If there's a delivery charge (regardless of service) then no, no tip. I'd consider tipping if there was free delivery, but they'd want to go above and beyond.


  • #18
    Limecube
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Limecube


    mad muffin wrote: »
    Here's a tip.

    No way on this sweet green earth would I pay €75 for delivery. Especially for 7km. It's 15% of the price of the couch.

    You could probably hire a van for less or have a friend help you for beers (or free. I would definitely help a friend for free).

    Agreed its expensive. Its based on "price" of the item rather than size/weight/distance. Its a rip-off. I checked out Europcar van rental on my iPhone while in the store and was getting a €60 quote. So getting delivery ended up being a €15 luxury. And as I had the item paid for, I would have had to try and rent it there and then. I really didn't plan it right so near to Christmas. Unlike, IKEA Belfast, you can't rent vans at the store. So I ended up being stuck. Not going to happen again !


  • #19
    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,147 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    Put some wheels on the boxes and I'll push them to your house for a tenor.

    The wind will help me so make it a fiver.


  • #20
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Tip, why?

    Ikea delivery, Tesco delivery, B&Q delivery. That's their job, and they get well paid for doing it.

    This > http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=88175892&postcount=3


  • #21
    Nevaeh Skinny Marsupial
    Posts: 0 ✭ Nevaeh Skinny Marsupial


    What is this, 2006? Who the hell tips furniture delivery guys? Especially when they've already paid a fortune in delivery charges. Fools and their money...


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  • #22
    FizzleSticks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,172 ✭✭✭FizzleSticks


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  • #23
    Mint Aero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭Mint Aero


    Limecube wrote: »
    Agreed its expensive. Its based on "price" of the item rather than size/weight/distance. Its a rip-off. I checked out Europcar van rental on my iPhone while in the store and was getting a €60 quote. So getting delivery ended up being a €15 luxury. And as I had the item paid for, I would have had to try and rent it there and then. I really didn't plan it right so near to Christmas. Unlike, IKEA Belfast, you can't rent vans at the store. So I ended up being stuck. Not going to happen again !

    Just out of curiosity, what kind of phone have you got OP?


  • #24
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    I'm surprised no one has mentioned that the delivery man is probably getting paid **** all. If your local pizza place charges a €3 delivery charge. Do you honestly think the driver is getting that €3? They are probably on €8,65 an hour and never see a cent of the delivery charge.

    Like wise the ikea delivery guy isn't getting a cut of the delivery charge and ikea is probably a middle man for the delivery service ( I imagine its outsourced like UPCs maintainance is outsourced)


  • #25
    Red Kev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,793 ✭✭✭Red Kev


    Dropping it off downstairs doesn't warrant a tip.

    If they brought it upstairs I'd give them a tenner between them and say "There's a pint each lads, thanks." If they built it properly and took all the crap away I'd give them €20-30 between them depending how long it took them.

    I've moved a fair bit of stuff from IKEA one weekend with a taxi, it was one of those 7 seater vans. he had an easy couple of hours and we saved a few bob.


  • #26
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,310 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    I used to work for a small independent furniture shop which offered free delivery and only once got a tip.
    Not a hope I'd give Ikea a tip, they charge enough for delivery already


  • #27
    GoAheadCaller
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭GoAheadCaller


    hfallada wrote: »
    I'm surprised no one has mentioned that the delivery man is probably getting paid **** all. If your local pizza place charges a €3 delivery charge. Do you honestly think the driver is getting that €3? They are probably on €8,65 an hour and never see a cent of the delivery charge.

    F**k them, if they aren't happy with the wages then get another job or take it up with their employer. Not the consumers responsibility to ensure they get paid fairly.


  • #28
    CruelCoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,468 ✭✭✭CruelCoin


    mad muffin wrote: »
    Here's a tip.

    No way on this sweet green earth would I pay €75 for delivery. Especially for 7km. It's 15% of the price of the couch.

    You could probably hire a van for less or have a friend help you for beers (or free. I would definitely help a friend for free).

    Hire a van and spend the better part of your day and your friends day for the guts of what? €20?

    You don't put much value on your free time do you?

    To go through all that hassle for such a small saving is ridiculous.


  • #29
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    PizzamanIRL wrote: »
    Put some wheels on the boxes and I'll push them to your house for a tenor.

    The wind will help me so make it a fiver.

    Fan of the opera, are we?

    I do like the wheels on boxes thing... you could just hop on it and wheel away, it would be great fun, I'd do it for free.


  • #30
    NuckingFacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,221 ✭✭✭NuckingFacker


    Ikea is not so cheap tbh. You get lego shyte that you lug yourself, build yourself and it's cheap as5 furniture. There's a reason Ingvar kampradsventorsten is soo rich.. I'd rather nail togehter a few pallets, slap on some foam and fabric and sit on that..which is pretty much what you are doing.. delivery?? No recession in your gaff.. could you not pay the kids to carry it?


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  • #31
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,535 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    Limecube wrote: »
    Agreed. Was going to go with the "rent a van", but more hassle then its worth and not much cheaper. Like maybe €10 cheaper. And I'd be driving up and down to IKEA all day! Pain in the arse all-round.

    Is it flat pack? Call a large taxi 10-15 squid.


  • #32
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    I paid 20 euro to Powercity to bring a TV 4km to me

    75 euro sounds like robbery


  • #33
    Skylinehead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,690 ✭✭✭✭Skylinehead


    hfallada wrote: »
    I'm surprised no one has mentioned that the delivery man is probably getting paid **** all. If your local pizza place charges a €3 delivery charge. Do you honestly think the driver is getting that €3? They are probably on €8,65 an hour and never see a cent of the delivery charge.

    Like wise the ikea delivery guy isn't getting a cut of the delivery charge and ikea is probably a middle man for the delivery service ( I imagine its outsourced like UPCs maintainance is outsourced)

    What he's getting paid, or whether he gets any of the delivery charge, is irrelevant to me. If I tipped him, why not tip cashiers, or even Gardai walking down the street?


  • #34
    Mrs W
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 307 ✭✭Mrs W


    €75 is extortionate! Most of the furniture companies use external delivery services and that's the price they charge so I definitely wouldn't be tipping.

    A friend of mine bought a bed in Harvey Norman and they were looking €50 to deliver it, they lived about 500m from the store and had just paid 1300 for a bed....


  • #35
    Limecube
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Limecube


    Mint Aero wrote: »
    Just out of curiosity, what kind of phone have you got OP?

    Your digging at me, cause i typed "iPhone"? I'm a full time iOS developer; swimming in the ****ing things. For me iphone == mobile phone == deployment platform for code I write at work. So what?


  • #36
    Limecube
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭Limecube


    johnnyskeleton wrote: »
    Is it flat pack? Call a large taxi 10-15 squid.

    WHY didn't I think of that? That would have worked. The boxes were pretty big, but a "wheelchair taxi" would have taken them. Doh!


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  • #37
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Tip em to bring it upstairs and take the boxes away.

    Otherwise save your money.

    "Thanks lads, any chance that you could bring that up, there's a decent drink in it for ya"


  • #38
    mad muffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    CruelCoin wrote: »
    Hire a van and spend the better part of your day and your friends day for the guts of what? €20?

    You don't put much value on your free time do you?

    To go through all that hassle for such a small saving is ridiculous.

    I wouldn't hire a van myself as I have access to a van ;)


  • #39
    Mint Aero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭Mint Aero


    Limecube wrote: »
    Your digging at me, cause i typed "iPhone"? I'm a full time iOS developer; swimming in the ****ing things. For me iphone == mobile phone == deployment platform for code I write at work. So what?

    Here's one, how can you tell if someone on an internet forum is a developer....they'll tell you :P


  • #40
    onemanandhisvan
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭onemanandhisvan


    Limecube wrote: »
    Also, breaking news: IKEA really isn't that cheap. And its a pain in the ass to buy large item like this from. Had to carry couch myself off of the shelves. Asked for assistance but told that its not given for this item. Item weights 118kg. Felt heavy enough to me anyways!. Dragged it through self-checkout. Then down to delivery desk. Waiting around for 20 mins for someone to show up. Paid €75. Normal furniture shop from now on, I think.

    I agree that €75 is a bit much for such a short delivery considering you had to do all the shopping yourself. I've been operating a shopping and delivery service in the west of Ireland for 6 years now and would charge around the same for a sofa, only I do the shopping for the customer also, meaning they don't even have to travel to the store.
    If I had the in-house delivery service in Ikea I would make some major changes to their pricing in favour of the customer. My minimum delivery charge is only €25 to the west and that's for shopping as well! Ikea's is €120 to the west regardless of order size... Reform is definitely required.


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