To tip or not to tip -

I don’t tip anyone ? it used to be in cafes because they were so poorly paid but not now. I don’t tip supermarket staff who are on same wage.

My hairdresser is really expensive he charges £78 for a cut and blow dry and the colourist charges £85 I still leave them both a tip. I used to be a hairdresser in the sixties and earned 5 shillings to work a Saturday morning and when I was able to work full time at the age of 15 got £3. 7s 6d I was always great full then to receive a shilling tip. Oh how times have changed

I only tip the hairdresser at Christmas now, I used to tip years ago but no one else seems to be doing it where I go, I don’t think they expect it, it’s expensive enough & I pay on card & there is no tip box at reception where my hairdresser leaves me to pay while moving on to her next client.
I tip waiters & taxi drivers if I’m happy with the service & the window Cleaner if he comes near Christmas.

My hairdressers has a couple of dogs so I take £5 worth of dog treats along. That is my tip. The haircut and blow dry is usually £30 and I wash my hair myself before I go because I have neck problems and I cannot sit with my head over their sinks.

I think that this has become awkward .

If thrilled with the service I tip .
But sometimes I've been far from thrilled .

My hair is long and I have it trimmed .

The last few visits I've come out feeling really unhappy .
I feel that they aren't interested in me because I'm not a regular customer .

I've had short cuts in the past ,but it's so difficult to maintain.

It's curly and needs straightening before cutting .
I've come out with it being cut unevenly .
One hairdresser cut less than half an inch off and got the appointment book out for the next appointment .

One hacked off six inches plus without any care at all .

I find tipping awkward. The only ones I always tip are the young waiters/waitresses in restaurants. As this is usually a part time job for pocket money as they are still in education. I nolonger tip hairdressers as the prices are so expensive. The person who cuts my hair owns the business and charges £60 for a wash and blow dry.

I always thought that Tip stood for " to insure prompt service" and therefore you tipped before you were even seated in a restaurant. Mind you I have never done that.

I’m new to the site and it’s interesting this has come up as the question been bothering me. I visit my local hairdresser regularly and the prices have risen significantly since Covid - £49 for a wash and blow dry. And their card machine now includes a choice of 10, 15 20% gratuity. So you would have to decline if adding nothing which is awkward.

I seem to be in the minority here. I don't tip my hairdresser, a friend of some 33+ years, or my manicurist, known her family for most of my life. I really don't understand the need people have to tip every one. I do tip in restaurants and cafes depending on the service (why tip for bad?), 15-20% seems reasonable. When in our second home (USA) it's a completely different story. Tipping is expected. Maybe that's where our obsession comes from ?

I would just like to find a hairdresser that only charges some of the rates on here. A cut and blow dry is £45 and a cut blow dry and colour in £85.......and no I don't go to a posh salon either.

I always tip my hairdresser who comes to my home.

Usually I just have a trim, her prices are very reasonable, and I tip £5. If having highlights I tip more.

Since the minimum wage was introduced I haven't tipped anyone, unless they have gone above and beyond what I would expect

sazzl. That was a lovely gesture on your son’s behalf, and he was rewarded for it. Yes, I tip waiters separately if they’re good.

When I saw ‘to tip or not to tip’ I thought it meant visiting the local tip! ?
Yes, I tip my hairdresser £3 usually, depending on what change I have. I don’t have manicures/pedicures regularly, but when I do I tip about £2. I give our postman £10 at Christmas and our window cleaner £5. if I have a large item delivered, furniture for instance, I’ll give a tip if the service is good.

I pay around £25 by card for a wash and trim and if the hairdresser is friendly usually give £3 or £4 as a tip in cash.
Don't use any other beauty services manicures etc.
Tip waiting staff if service is good and bin collectors at Xmas. Taxi drivers if they are helpful and go a direct route also get a tip of a couple of pounds.
Years ago my eldest did a paper round and Xmas week hadn't had a single tip. So we bought a large box of Xmas cards and just wrote "From your paper boy Tom" in each one and put each through a door with the morning paper.
Next day he came home really excited as most had left a tip in an envelope in the letterbox and a few opened the door and gave him money. He had around £25 in total in tips which was a lot for a 13 Yr old back in the 80s.

Yes I tip many people. The delivery man who delivers my shopping, My hairdresser who comes to my home. at Christmas I give a card to the handyman who cleans our building, the postman, my Hermes courier the person who delivers my medications and put about £5 in each card.
all these people help me in some way or another throughout the year.

Years ago, when I was much younger I used to tip my hairdresser as it was the expected thing to do and I would have felt awkward not doing it. Nowadays I have the salon owner cutting my hair and do not tip. I remember my mother having to tip absolutely everyone at Xmas the dustman, paper boy, and milkman fearing what would happen if she didn’t. As someone else has said nobody has ever given me a tip in my job. I do tip a waiter as they are generally more poorly paid, having been one for a little while when my children were small and yes, I was tipped.

Husband rounds up in restaurants.
Hairdresser , sometimes.
Dog groomer, we pay her about 30% over her rate. When the franchise rate goes up , so does our payment. Our 7 kilo Maltese is the most grumpiest dog in creation. We pay her extra to make sure she returns lol

My husband cuts my hair and the only tip I give him is, "You've missed a bit!"

I always tipped the hairdresser who came to my home since she was so much cheaper than the salons so clearly wasn't making a huge profit.

I think it depends where you live.

My Dh working in the USA for a while and he said everyone tips over there. Consequently, he always tips in restaurants.

My son is a chef and tips make up a significant part of his income. I agree they should be paid a proper wage and shouldn't have to rely on tips.

I give my hairdresser £15 instead of the £12 it should be. However, I think he has put his prices up so maybe I need to review this. I get on well with him and have given him plants in the past as we are both keen gardeners.

My hairdresser comes to the house and I do give her a tip every time. She had a difficult time during the pandemic so needs every penny.
I typically add half as much again as a tip and give a tip of about £25 at last appointment before Christmas.
I no longer have my hair coloured so she would miss out on the extra income.

i would tip a tradesperson, builder, plumber etc, except if i knew i would never engage them again.
as i once had a bad experience with a gardening service. then of course i would not. feel bad about wasted money. fleeced.
but generally i do, even if not much, as i have very low income.
have my hair cut quarterly, cost £18, always pay him £20; happy to get it done satisfactorily. and hygienic surroundings.

Lucca

I have never tipped my hairdresser. I’m not mean though, I just don’t do it.

so if you're not mean, why don't you do it ?

sodapop

This topic comes up so frequently on here. I don't agree with tipping as I think everyone should have a fair wage. As Doodledog said only a few trades seem to get tips. I would only offer a tip if someone went over and above what they should do.

I'm the same. Why should some people get tips and not others? It's not a question of being mean, I just don't see the sense in it, especially in this day and age.