Tipping.

Tip.

Yes, I still tip.

No very rarely. In restaurants it is usually added to the bill. My hairdresser is the owner of the salon. I do occasionally give something in the hand of someone who has giver me exceptional service and I gave the girl who cleaned my car a bunch of daffodils.

I've not been to the hairdresser for a while but I do tip the beautician on alternate monthly visits by rounding up the bill by 20% which brings us to a whole number. It isn't always easy to tip - we had one more or less thrown back at us in the US and it was explained that Brits are seen as mean because they don't typically offer 20% or more.

If we go out for lunch, I tip, but my friend never does…
I have in the past, been a waitress and so has she…🤷‍♀️

No, I don't agree with tipping, and I've never understood why we are expected to tip some people and not others.

I always tip hairdressers, beauticians, waiter/waitresses, taxi drivers whenever I use them.

Window cleaners, cleaner and gardener at Christmas.

Blondiescot

No, I don't agree with tipping, and I've never understood why we are expected to tip some people and not others.

I feel the same, it was different before minimum wage came into being but now nobody relies on their tips to make up their wages.

yes i tip waiter/ess and my hairdresser

Always check your bills nowadays. Gratuities are regularly added automatically. I've been caught out with this whilst in congenial company. No longer!

Anyone who serves me gets a tip as usually their wages/salary is not great. Unless it's a bad service my tip then will be giving you them advice on how they can improve.

No I don’t tip I don’t understand this very strange ritual
You tip a hairdresser or beautician but you don’t tip the woman who serves you your beauty products in a shop
You tip a taxi driver but not the bus driver or train driver
You tip the Waitress who serves your food but not the cook who makes it
You tip a gardener or window cleaner but not the nurse who may be saving your life or the ambulance driver who got you to hospital
No I don’t tip anyone then it is equal and no I m not mean I m fair

Always tip my lovely hairdresser , he is not an owner . Usually tip restaurant staff unless the service has been poor

We were just having a discussion yesterday at work about this. A co-worker saw a tip jar by the till at a gas station! Yes, we pump the gas ourselves, and either tap to pay or go into the store. We all agreed that this was ridiculous.

The American style tipping culture is trying to sneak into Canada, but a lot are not falling for it. Our service workers are paid a minimum wage, and I think the standard for restaurants is 15% for good service. Hairdressers, nail salons, taxi, I think these are fairly standard tipping practices in UK as well as here.

We have noticed at most point of sale tap machines, an option to tip is set for 18% and 20%, with an option to change (which I do).

Vintagenonna, I have heard of people being chased down for tips in the US, and find it shocking. I think a worker here would be fired for that behaviour.

My late stepmother and I were in a cinema in Paris back in the late 50s and she tipped the usherette (remember those?) as we'd been told it was expected.

Unfortunately, in the dark, my stepmother was not properly able to see the coins she was taking out of her purse - handed them to the usherette who examined them with her torch and promptly threw them on the floor with a contemptuous 'tut'!

A kind French gentleman who saw the whole thing picked up the coins and handed them back to my stepmother telling her with a wry smile, "I'm afraid we French can be very avaricious".

The memory has stayed with me. The whole business of tipping is ridiculous. People should be paid proper wages and not be put in that position - it's degrading... the whole idea of hanging around for a tip, 'holding your hand out', ingratiating yourself for a few coins.

Do I do it? Of course - I feel obliged. But I still do not agree with it.

I always tip. I hate being with non tippers or tight tippers.

We tip.

Hair salon, house cleaners, gardeners, window washers, oven cleaners, pet walker/watcher - anyone self employed.

I no longer go to the hairdresser but always tipped generously. The window cleaners, postman and our most regular courier are always given a good tip at Christmas.

I used to tip my hairdresser but I now see the owner so I’ve stopped, also she’s quite an expensive compared to others in the area . But she’s a brilliant colourist and cutter so I don’t mind paying .
I used Uber mostly or a local cab company, where they have my payment details , so no cash used and I rarely tip taxis .
As for restaurants, I always check to see if a tip or service has been added . If good service I tip 10% . I’ve also waitressed in the past .
And in hotels I leave any left over currency for the maids .

No regular tips. Sometimes at Christmas depending how the year has been with the various services.

Our lovely bin men always return our bins into position along the side of our house because ‘ you look after us’ (at 🎅 🎄) despite me telling them they don’t need to.

GrannyGravy13

I always tip hairdressers, beauticians, waiter/waitresses, taxi drivers whenever I use them.

Window cleaners, cleaner and gardener at Christmas.

Same here. Plus paperboy.

Yes, I tip taxis, waiters, the bin men and postman at Christmas - but not the (owner) hairdresser. If the service is bad, I don't tip.

What I really don't agree with (as a retired teacher) is the recent trend to give an end-of-year gift to teachers. We are well paid professionals, so it's quite an insult - and we're not allowed to accept them, anyway. Instead, a little note or card would be appropriate.

With two teenage Granddaughters who both work as waitresses in cafes during their breaks from Uni, I'm only too aware of how much of a boost tips can give to their wages. Yes, minimum wage has helped, but it's still a "minimum". On that basis, I always tip where I've had good service. Also tip our regular Postie at Christmas too. However, when we visited the U.S.A. just before Covid kicked in, we felt that the whole tipping culture there had got out of hand. 15 to 20 % is expected as a right, regardless of the quality of service. Hope that attitude doesn't develop here!