To Tip Or Not To Tip

Hi,

I have my haircut every 2 weeks and always tip. If, however the service was bad I wouldn't tip. Equally when we go out for meals if the service is good and the food is nice then again I always tip. If the food or the service is bad I dont tip.

Remember to always tip taxi drivers, especially if he drives a vectra in the North West;)

I have known my hairdresser for years and we went to his wedding night do the other week, I have mine cut every 6 weeks cost varies depending on whether he does colour or just a cut.

I used to sometimes tip a pound or two but he now cuts my DD's hair (she is 4) and doesn't charge for that so I generally give him between £3-£5.

Finding a good hairdresser that you trust is worth its weight in gold, worth a couple of quid to keep them on side I would say,

I always tipped my old hairdresser. Then when I changed, my new hairdresser wouldn't accept a tip (mind you, the cut and colour cost £160:eek: ), but they did let me give a couple of quid to the girl who washed my hair. This was in November so I just gave them a bottle of wine at christmas instead.

I do always tip £3 which is ok, but sometimes as I go to the training school at a local salon, 2 people do it one does the colour, the other the cut, then I tend to give them £2 each = £4 which then I feel is getting a bit much, but perhaps I'm getting a bit tight.
No idea where I'm going to get my hair done now though as it takes all day & I work now, desperately needs doing too:eek:

I get my hair cut about 3 times year, it costs me £15 ish each time. I used to tip about £1 but dont have much now, so its usually 50p. The kids go to the same hairdresser and it costs £6.80 each, though she tells me to cut DD hair myself, trimmed the fringe but not risking anything else! I usually tip 50p per child when they go.

Meals I dont really tip for, got to be outstanding service, which rarely happens these days.