Should you tip hairdressers?

alyssa_liss

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

The stylist makes enough IMO from the cut itself.

But having worked as a waitress many moons ago, I can confirm that not only are Australians never going to tip, they will treat you like a piece of dirt in the process and usually complain over the size of the bill.

Pity really, Kiwis have always been nice, so it's not just backpackers generally.

can i just say some stylists dont rent a chair therefor dont actually make anything from a haircut, ie set wage at the end of week,.

o and £40 is mega dear for a hair cut , its £22 where i am, but i spose area changes etc..

i would tip if i liked my hair :jplus tips are not expected

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Didn't realise that, but all the hairdressers in my shops (5 of them!) are all owned by the same bloke, who rents chairs, so I'll stick to what I have already said about them. I'd tip if they weren't - up to £5 if I love the cut.

thatsfabulous

There was a thread on tipping your hairdresser, i've managed to find it here you are :-)

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=390026&highlight=hairdresser

squirrelchops

I tip my hairdresser but then again I always ask for the most junior stylist as it is cheaper. Plus I have my hair dyed that takes ages and I think they have worked hard for 2 - 3 hours so a tip is deserved.

catieeb06

I have my hair coloured, cut and styled. It takes in total about 2.5-3 hours.

I never tip them as I pay a fortune for the privilige of being pampered. I work hard to earn the money to do this.

After all they are just doing their job and I don't get tipped for doing my job so why should they?

KiKi

thatsfabulous wrote: »

There was a thread on tipping your hairdresser, i've managed to find it here you are :-)

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=390026&highlight=hairdresser

Thanks ever so much for that - I did do a search but clearly I wasn't typing the right phrases!!

Thanks again
KiKi

daisy-main

What tip would you give for a really expensive treatment, such as extensions which can cost £350 upwards?

crackerberry

Whoops - didnt know you weren't supposed to tip the owner.

I feel obliged to tip - I feel a skinflint if I don't but how much depends on my own finances, mood and satisfaction at the time. I pay £55-£60 a time and average tip probably £3 to £5. These days I usually ask for it to be split between the stylist and the junior or give it all to the junior because, getting a colour and cut each time, other than the cut itself (trim) the junior does the majority of the rest and I do find most juniors do a better blow dry too.

Teenie_D

I used to tip my old hairdresser she made a good job but for 1/2hr cut and blow dry I was paying £37! They kept increasing their prices and I got fed up with it! Have recently tried somewhere else who is a tenner cheaper but haven't tipped them either as my hair just needs a tidy up usually.

retro_bluebell

I do tip but I now feel like a skinflint as I dont tip a much as you lot:eek::rotfl: