Do you tip hairdressers for your children's hair cut?

Buttonmoons

I do tip my hairdresser, and DD gets her hair cut at the same place so the tip I hand over is just inclusive of us both. Last time I went I was about £60 for my haircut and roots done, plus straightened and a treatment was put on + I paid for my 8year old sisters hair to be cut, and I tipped £10, because she is lovely, takes her time, no rushing. Also, me and DD can pop in anytime to get our fringes tidied up and cut free of charge, in my eyes that's great because our fringes grow a lot quicker than the style of our haircut.

The last place I went too, they charged me £35 for me and DD's hair (just a dry trim) we were in and out in 5mins and DD looked like legoman.

ender4

its not normal to tip a hairdresser/barber.
i never have done, and i don't know anyone else who does either.

Tipping is for great or exceptional service, not because they've just done their standard job.

also, the prices mentioned in this thread are crazy.
For a man, no-one should be paying more than £10 at a barbers, most barbers charge between £5-£10 in Bham.

(obviously more expensive for a woman).

JC9297

ender4 wrote: »

its not normal to tip a hairdresser/barber.
i never have done, and i don't know anyone else who does either.

Tipping is for great or exceptional service, not because they've just done their standard job.

also, the prices mentioned in this thread are crazy.
For a man, no-one should be paying more than £10 at a barbers, most barbers charge between £5-£10 in Bham.

(obviously more expensive for a woman).

Perhaps not at a barber but it is considered normal (though not compulsory) to tip hairdressers, otherwise there would have been lots of people questioning why the OP would even consider tipping.

olibrofiz

Having been a hairdresser in the past I would just like to say that cutting childrens hair can be a nightmare, there are those that wriggle, scream etc, etc - and you do have to spend a little more time doing it so that the child isn't traumatised forever.

I HAVE had that child who screams blue murder throughout the haircut - and done a straight fringe on one that moves like that bloke singing 'firestarter'.

Receiving a tip makes it feel your efforts were worthwhile, and you don't all secretly draw straws when the parent brings the child in again

iwilldebtfree

I had a discussion about this just the other day! I pay £7.50x2 and used to tip £2 every 6wks. As I've recently been keeping a close eye on my finances I made the decision to cut back on the uneccessary spends and the barber tip was one of them. I feel very guilty going in and not giving a tip anymore, but live with it as it was a conscious decision. I've tried cutting their hair myself to save another £15 every 6 wks but I care too much for their self-esteem to do that to them agian!!

TudorRose

i don't tip during the year but at Christmas I give the stylist & the colourist £10.00 each & a box of chocolates.

greytooyoung

My husband is a barber,and self employed.He is often amazed that people assume he earns well so don't tip him,he gets a tiny basic wage (not even minimum wage as he is self employed) and commission.We very often eat on the tips he gets,his regulars always tip him.He has been kicked,punched and even bitten by kids who've decided they don't want their hair messed with!
He is fantastic at his job,and loves where he works and the people he works for,so that makes up for the rubbish money,but there aren't many jobs where after a 5 year apprenticeship you can expect to earn minimum wage for most of your career -unless of course you can afford to set up your own business.

claire16c

Im taking one of the kids who I look after to get their hair cut today, it normally costs £9 each, so I tip £1 per child. The kids are good so they dont have to deal with them screaming or anything, but I always tip a hairdresser, infact I was going to go there myself the other day but didnt as I had no change in my purse, and Id feel embarassed to leave without tipping, so Im going this week instead.

skintandscared_2

It IS normal to tip a hairdresser! You don't think they actually get PAID what you pay for your cut/colour, do you?! Their wages are ridiculously low and it's expected that it will be made up with tips. Unless the law has changed in the past few years since my mum retired, even HMRC expect wages to be made up with tips because they specifically ask for the amount to tax it!

Hairslasher

I am a hairdresser and find some of these posts laughable. You think you know it all I'm talking to the ones that don't tip. If your self-employed and pay your own tax the tax man has set a standard to pay tax on tips as there's no paper trail and no way to prove how much tips you get. And it's assumed we get a min of £1000 a year and get taxed on that even if we only made £1 in tips for the whole year it is put down by tax man as £1000 and we pay tax based on that. Also many of us don't earn even minimum wage. There are days where it's cost me more to get to work then I earn that day. So by not tipping you are costing us money. And a good rule of thumb is the more you pay for your hair the less the hairdresser is paid. Salons that charge a lot of money normally pay peanuts. 20 years experience and worked in many shops due to moving to different areas. I'm earning less now then I did 10 years ago.

So those who don't tip hang your head in shame. Unless the owner did your hair