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Jmm
Moderator
08-15-2002
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 8:54 pm
Not a dumb question at all, Kitt. I had to google it and here's what they say. Base your tip amount on the size of the order and the effort required. If your furniture delivery staff hauls a grand piano up three flights of stairs, show your appreciation appropriately. A general rule of thumb is $5 to $10 per mover for light to medium workloads, and $15 to $20 per mover for large furniture orders and more challenging logistics. Give the delivery crew members cash tips when they finish placing the furniture in your home (after you've checked the accuracy of the delivery). Typically, the driver will ask you to inspect the delivery and sign off on it. Handing him cash at this point is perfectly acceptable. Let the furniture crew know that you recognize how labor-intensive their job is, and how much you appreciate their hard work. We all need to hear verbalized appreciation regularly, and you might be the only person during their shift who remembered to thank them. Contact the furniture store and let the manager know if you received particularly excellent service. Job security can be the best tip of all.
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 10:25 pm
Kitt, I asked Donners, who used to deliver for one of the swanky furniture places here. He says if you want to be nice, slip 'em ten or twenty bucks. I asked if tips were common when he was delivering and he hummed and hawed and said it was a grey area. Not really expected but very much appreciated. Hope that helps.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 10:35 pm
Thank you both! It's good to have an idea of what's normal, then I can judge depending on how thoughtful they are with the carpets on the way in! 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 10:58 pm
Hehe, we were in Vegas earlier this week, and saw something neither of us had ever seen before. We only ate at the Luxor, so maybe it isn't the same all over Vegas, but at each restaurant, printed at the bottom of our reciepts was what 10%, 15%, and 20% tips would be. We kinda laughed about it, but really for someone like me who's math skills totally suck, it was pretty helpful, lol.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, November 12, 2010 - 5:24 am
Actually, that's intended for international travelers, who generally don't tip like Americans.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, November 12, 2010 - 6:26 am
NEW QUESTION: Where is a good (read cheap) place to get a "Happy Thanksgiving" sign? (Like one of those cut out letter things with the fasteners connecting each letter) I was thinking a school supply store, but wondered if there were somewhere that might be cheaper. Checked Hobby Lobby already and got nada. I am looking for decorations for dh's great uncle's nursing facility bedroom.
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Christy358
Member
07-10-2007
| Friday, November 12, 2010 - 7:38 am
I was at a 99 cent store just the other day. They had thanksgiving decorations.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, November 12, 2010 - 7:50 am
Oh great idea Christy!! I had not even considered that!! THANKS!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 6:43 pm
QUESTION: A friend gave me a bottle of red wine and I thought it needed to be stored laying on its side, is that true?
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 7:05 pm
Depends on how long you'll be storing it. Lying it on its side keeps air from getting in via the cork, so it's a good idea, but if you're going to drink it fairly soon it really wouldn't matter. Store it in a dark area, away from the sun/bright light.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 8:00 pm
Putting it on its side keeps the cork wet which means it is more likely to stay sealed so that air doesn't get in.
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Chewpito
Member
01-03-2004
| Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 8:36 pm
Why lay it anyplace....cork that baby and send thanks for the great evening.!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 9:02 pm
Dipo, I'll just come get the bottle of wine from you and make sure it is properly treated.

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Jmm
Moderator
08-15-2002
| Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 9:42 pm
Dipo, I don't know the answer to your question but I'd hide the sucker if I were you.
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Landileigh
Member
07-28-2002
| Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 11:08 pm
I worked in the wine industry (Napa) for almost 20 years, and I can tell you this: 1. always store red wine at an angle in which the cork is completely covered, so as to not dry out the cork and let contaminants into the wine. 2. keep the wine at a cool (not cold) temperate climate. 3. don't let large dogs with big furry tails anywhere near your wine. it disappears very quickly that way.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 7:41 am
LOL Landi and belated happy birthday wishes to you too! Dipo, bring it to your next dinner party as a gift for the hostess, so you don't need to worry about long-term storage. (wink)
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Landileigh
Member
07-28-2002
| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 10:43 am
my next question is... what kind of wine is it? year/producer/varietal/name on label
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 10:44 am
My new love is Sweet Red. That and Moscato have my heart 
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 1:03 pm
Sweet / semi-sweet catawba is my kinda wine. 
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Landileigh
Member
07-28-2002
| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 1:56 pm
lol! you guys might as well be drinking Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 1:58 pm
Color, I'm going to have to try that. Really, I am a champagne kind of girl 
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 2:58 pm
Ok, you guys are cracking me up! I will get the info tonight. Ut oh, are you supposed to lay down champagne? I have a bottle of that as well.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 2:59 pm
Dipo, I don't know. The bottle never gets put down unless it's empty.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 4:27 pm
Store champagne on its side. Even though it likely doesn't have a cork made out of, well, cork! And don't store it in the fridge, ever! Chill it before drinking, yes, but don't keep a bottle in the fridge for that "just in case" that never comes! And ugh! You guys and your sweet wines! Shudder... I can barely tolerate a small sip of a muscat as an apertif. But... champagne... BELLINIS!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, November 22, 2010 - 11:10 pm
ok I have a huge bottle of Bighorn Cellars 2000 Napa Valley Sauvignon and a bottle of Piper Heidsieck Rose Sauvage. The latter has been standing up for 3 years. What to do??
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