Tipping your hairdresser

I don’t tip my hairdresser as he is the salon owner. I also don’t tip my colourist (same salon) until Christmas when I give her a Christmas ‘box’ which is more than a £5 tip per visit - usually £30.

I never do

I don’t tip my hairdresser as she owns her own little salon adjacent to her house. My bill is usually between £120-£150. But I do give a Christmas gift - I’m liking the idea another GN had of the SpaceNK voucher. I’m American by birth - in the USA, an absolute minimum of either 10% or $10 would be expected (whichever is the highest) or there’d be an outcry in the salon!!

We’re in a relatively expensive area - my cut and blow dry costs £45. I book online and pay in advance, so make sure I’ve got a fiver for a tip. Which usually means having to go and buy something with cash on the way, e.g. a couple of bananas in Sainsbury’s, so I have the wherewithal.

I agree with you there MayBee70 it does seem a bit unfair. I know we are paying for the skill, which I very much appreciate. I’m fortunate to have a lot of hair but my friend who has had alopecia in the past and now has extremely fine hair was charged £47 for a cut and blow dry. It would literally dry in two minutes so it’s not the time she’s paying for, more the experience of the stylist I imagine. Still, I think it should be less. I know my hairdresser charges one person more because she had so much hair. Should work both ways maybe!

Hair dressers rely on tips
They dont expect them but they re more than happy to receive .. I know as I was married to a hairdresser

"There’s only just been a thread all about tipping hairdressers
It’s just repeating it all over again and again"
Bluebelle,it is because some people are not on Gransnet alot, and they are not aware it has been discussed. I dont mind threads that have been done before, on some I just don't comment.
I do tip my hairdresser, and I am pleased to do so.

The girl who cuts my hair hasn’t been qualified for long, the cost of a cut and blow dry every 4 weeks is £28.50 and I give her £3 as a tip which is just over 10%, I give her £10 at Christmas.

If you eat regularly at a restaurant and don’t tip you will be talked about by the staff. You will still get service but if you called a waiter at the same time a tipper called him guess which person he’d go to. Just saying

Menopauselbitch

If you eat regularly at a restaurant and don’t tip you will be talked about by the staff. You will still get service but if you called a waiter at the same time a tipper called him guess which person he’d go to. Just saying

Who cares !!

I tip.

People doing something for me quite well receive a tip.

And quite likely a Christmas gift.

Tipping makes me feel anxious.Unless the service is bad, we leave something in restaurants always.
Having a taxi transfer recently abroad, I gave DH 10% for a tip (she was helpful) & he refused because he didn't think it was enough.
So I gave her the tip & she was obviously pleased.

DH noticed. I think his attitude of v generous tips is patronising tbh. like the Lady Bountiful a previous poster mentioned. once when he'd caused a major upset for a coach tour, when we got off he shoved a handful of notes at the driver / rep, but didn't apologise. They were surprised, not pleased, so I told them to keep the tip but I made DH apologise to them for the hassle he'd caused. Which, to be fair, he did, but it was far harder for him than showering cash.
We're comfortably off, but not rolling in it btw.

Menopauselbitch

If you eat regularly at a restaurant and don’t tip you will be talked about by the staff. You will still get service but if you called a waiter at the same time a tipper called him guess which person he’d go to. Just saying

Yes, you are correct 👍🏻