Do you tip your hairdresser?

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Hairdresser gets 10% from me and so does the dog's barber. I tip in gratitude that I'm not doing the godawful job they have to do.

kitrat

Oh thank goodness I'm glad other people do too! You've all made me feel a lot better about it.

I think as a country we should just decide whether we're going to tip everyone or no one at all so we don't get into sticky situations like this!

suejb2

I never tip,hairdresser, taxi,bin men, postman, waiter. Before I became a SAHM I had two jobs,supermarket and prison I gave great service in both never received nor expected a tip.
My o.h however tips constantly.

kitrat

I just feel awkward because you have a nice chat on the same level as it were, then you tip them and for me it just ruins the relationship - like in films where the Americans tip the room service, it always comes across very us and them, its horrible.

ognum

Mojisola wrote: »

If customers are expected to always tip, why doesn't the business owner put up the prices by 10% - that would be the true cost of the haircut - and ban tipping?

Missed one word out, should have said I always tip!!! Don't care what others do, just answering the question.

purpleshoes_2

Might be a regional thing but I'm in Scotland and at least in the area I live in its the done thing to tip. I've always given a tip to hairdressers.

dimestorediamond

I'm a hairdresser

I do not expect tips - it's lovely and totally appreciated but many of my most loyal and favourite (yes I have them heehee) clients have never tipped and thats fine. If I do get them, I do show thanks.

In a salon I used to work in, the senior stylists used to encourage clients to tip the trainee/juniors if they were wanting to give a tip - which ever made them coffee or washed their hair. Trainee are often on very low wages and I always liked that idea, myself.

bagpussbear

When I used to go to a salon, I would tip £2. I now have a mobile hairdresser which I've used for about a year, and although I don't tip her, she gets fed tea and cake instead which I think makes up for a tip, lol.

74jax

I don't tip. But I don't tip anyone.

I wait for my change in a taxi, with the take away delivery guy, anyone really.

I did tip in New York, because that is the culture. Although I can't get my head round tipping a % of something. If someone brings a meal of whatever cost surely the tip should just be the same, but that's just a query of mine.

Goldiegirl

I don't tip my hairdresser- she's the business owner, so she sets the prices. Plus she's been doing my hair for more than 30 years, and is a friend now - it'd just seem weird tipping a friend.

I do tip other people, like waiters and taxi drivers