Do you tip your hairdresser?

ecgirl07

My hair dressers is like a community centre, I tip when I get get a cut and colour done and put 10pounds in their Christmas night kitty:beer:

fierystormcloud

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

I find it odd too.

We've just came back from London, and in nearly every eatery we went in my husband tipped. We went on a boat trip on the Thames and as we were getting off he was getting ready to tip. I told him to see what everyone else was doing and that we'd paid enough for the tickets that I didn't think they'd be expecting it. Sure enough no one else did tip, and so neither did he.

I think if you've been to America then it's drummed into you that the done thing is to tip.

But I'm like you, I don't see why some professions expect it more than others?

I agree with this ^^^ Why doesn't everyone who serves us or helps us get a tip? The milkman, the chap on the checkout in LIDL, The lady serving stamps in the post office, the woman who helps me find the daffodil bulbs in Homebase, the man who sells me the newspaper at the news-stand.

It should really be banned altogether IMO, and people should have better pay. I think 'tips' makes people feel awkward, and frankly, some people don't deserve one. And when we go to America, whenever we have a meal, they add 'gratuity 10-15%' on to the bill! Whether we liked it or not, and whether we had enjoyed the service or not. And also, the taxi driver and hotel porter just stands there looking at you until they get a tip!

Nicki wrote: »

If I have had good service I choose to tip anyone in jobs where tipping is permitted and common - so taxi drivers, waiters, beauty therapist, hairdressers, etc. It is a personal choice and not compulsory.

Good point, but the problem is, if some people tip and others don't, the non-tippers will feel awkward; like they're being labelled mean and tight.

Nicki

I feel more awkward in the states to be honest where tipping is virtually complusory. I've never had a problem in the UK whether I've given a tip or not, and there have been times I haven't because I haven't for example had the right change and didn't fancy handing over a £20 and asking for change!

Given how many people have said they never tip their hairdresser and the hairdresser who posted to say it was appreciated but not required, I think it's fairly clear that it is a personal choice. If it makes you feel mean or tight not to though, perhaps that means that the service in question did merit some recognition?

Bella73

No I don't tip my hairdresser, costs me plenty without adding on a tip

fierystormcloud

What I hate is when something comes to say £19 - £19.50 and you only have a £20, and you feel awkward/tight waiting for the pound or 50 pence back.

Fact is though; that is my money. My (very) hard earned money. If I were to give them £19, then there would be no question of them getting a pound extra.

74jax

fierystormcloud wrote: »

What I hate is when something comes to say £19 - £19.50 and you only have a £20, and you feel awkward/tight waiting for the pound or 50 pence back.

Fact is though; that is my money. My (very) hard earned money. If I were to give them £19, then there would be no question of them getting a pound extra.

Reading the replies I think I must be in the minority. I really don't feel bad waiting. Even for 50p I think it's my change so I expect it back, whether in the supermarket, at a bar, in a taxi, clothes shop etc I just wait. No guilt felt.

tea_lover

If people want £20 (or whatever) for a service, they should charge that. If they charge £18, £19.50 or any other amount then that's what they're getting.

fierystormcloud

74jax wrote: »

Reading the replies I think I must be in the minority. I really don't feel bad waiting. Even for 50p I think it's my change so I expect it back, whether in the supermarket, at a bar, in a taxi, clothes shop etc I just wait. No guilt felt.

Well exactly!

SeduLOUs

Maybe I'm stingy but I don't tip either. Doesn't seem right to tip certain professions when you aren't allowed to tip others who provide an equal or better service.

With regard to 'low income', a lot of that is often negated by working tax credits or other benefits anyway, so it doesn't make any sense to me to use my personal after-tax income to provide other workers with 'tax free' handouts (because they almost certainly won't be declared to the revenue).

Tixy

I don't tip my hairstylist (she is the owner of the business) during the year but give her a cash gift in a Christmas card - probaby £40.