Increased prices - do I tip my hairdresser?

My hair salon haven’t altered their prices and there was no tipping as no-one wanted cash.

I agree with rubysong.

My hairdresser, self employed, works from her converted garage, and also does mobile.

I say “How much please?”, she tells me and that’s what I pay.

She hadn’t put her prices up, but said she might need to next time.

Fair enough, she is very reasonable which is why I go there.

I had a cut and blow dry last week. The hairdressers in the salon are self employed and "rent a chair" and mine is a lovely, friendly young girl who does my hair perfectly. After 4 months of no cut, looking like a scarecrow I was so delighted to have my hair done, that yes I gave her a tip! I felt like a new person, and it was such a treat since not being able to go anywhere for so long. She is self employed after all.

I have my hair dry cut in the hairdresser's kitchen. I say, "How much do you want?" And that's what I pay. If she wanted a tip she should ask for more and I would pay it. If I went to a salon and there were employees then maybe I would tip. I don't feel comfortable with any tipping in any situation. I like to know what I am paying and pay it. That's probably one reason why I go to this hairdresser.

I had an appointment on Friday. I had an all over colour and highlights and a cut . I usually pay £90 , it has gone up to £98 and I expected an increase. I still have my stylist a £5 tip. It’s a small salon, only him and the owner work there and there was only me and one other client there . They had to pay for PPE for both of them, client masks and client disposable gowns and handgel and more time between appointments for cleaning chairs etc. It was worth every penny, going to the hairdresser is my one luxury

I paid 20.00 for a fringe trim and some off the length of my hair. No wash or blow dry. I certainy didnt leave a tip as i was in the chair for about 20mins and i hated the way the girl did my fringe, and she drove me mad with her constant chatter about her life. I wont be going back which is a shame as i have used the salon for over 10 years but my regular girl has left and i just didnt take to the new one.

I had my hair cut and blow dried yesterday. Price was up slightly but, she said she was planning to put the prices up before Covid as she had not raised them for several years.

I don’t understand those saying they should put them down after Covid. I think it will be a very long time before they will be able to serve as many clients in a day as they did before lockdown and they are still going to have to continue the extra cleaning, laundry etc.

Well this has got me thinking and I just paid my hairdresser the same with a larger tip because I hadn’t seen her for ages she does mine at home. I’ll ask her next time as this has got me thinking.

I've been informed by friend that our HD has increased her prices considerably around 50% I believe. Ok she has to use PPE and clean round more often but 50% is is taking the .... Will her prices go down when all this is over, I seriously doubt it. I have an appt next month and if she charges me an extra 50% ( £75+ ) I won't be going back.

No I wont be tipping neither should you.

I thought the same Teetime.

I would not tip if it's her own business and definitely not after a huge price hike. Cut and blow dry here is around £40 to £45

Bigred18

They all seem very cheap! Here in Sydney, last week, I paid $107 for a cut and finger dry and that price was cheap!

I'd been thinking that!

I pay £120 for a colour, cut and blow dry

Money well spent

And he's gorgeous as well

They all seem very cheap! Here in Sydney, last week, I paid $107 for a cut and finger dry and that price was cheap!

I always tip

I'm going next week. Not sure if the price has increased or not. But I don't care. I shall be so happy to get it done I'll be skipping out.

But yes, I think a tip is usually just a nice thing to do

My £8.50 dry cut has increased to £12.50! I’m afraid no tip given in future.

Had mine cut yesterday usually a dry cut £6 , washed before I went was charged £7.
Have been going for there for 12 years no complaints

i had mine cut on saturday. local barbers.
there are greater overheads ! , with fewer clients, and new items to purchase.
last time 18 march i paid £20 for cut with wash afterwards.
this time he is not doing any washes, sign outside says please wash your hair before coming. and to wear mask, as he does.
so it was just a dry cut, was charged £18, i paid £20, same as before.
so that equates to an increase, naturally enough.
he is very thorough and clean.
i didn't like the look of some other places, too many people in a small space. he only had one client at a time. by appt. no waiting.
i went to him in march because i didn't want to get public transport to my usual. will stick now. he's persian.

I just have a basic dry trim. The price has gone up by £1. This is to pay for the PPE.
My hairdresser is a lovely young woman, she cuts my hair very well and I don't begrudge paying extra.

I think the main factor is whether they are seeing less clients a day. Their overheads remain very similar so tge per capita cost is greater. I’m not going yet so don’t know what mine is doing. I’ve got quite nifty with the scissors I invested in ( cost of two wet cuts @ £27). I didn’t lose any money at all and saved loads, Hairdressers were big losers.

My hair was cut this week. No actual price rise, but OAP discount reduced from three days to two, so I paid the full price. This is understandable with the extra expenses incurred by Covid safety measures, and fewer clients allowed per day. I value my hairdresser and gave her the tips for each of the three cuts missed during lockdown plus tipping for that day's cut.

My hairdresser is excellent, and has reopened with all Covid19 precautions in place, which have obviously cost more money. She hasn’t changed the prices, but I gave her more than she asked for as it seemed only fair considering the extra expense. She isn’t expensive anyway.

My small local salon has not put up prices. The owner does my hair and I always tip and will continue to do so. As a small business I want to support them and they are working longer hours to fit everyone in. It would be a sad loss to our community if the salon closed.

My hairdresser has put her prices up by £6. £3 for the masks and PPE and a £3 charge overall. She is the salon owner and has just employed someone on a rent a chair basis. She’s not high end but not cheap either - £28 for a cut and blow - £29 for a half-head of foils. I have both every six weeks. I always tip but agree with others - why do we tip anyway? I’ve recently retired and she earns a lot more than me! She has several holidays a year that I could only dream of! She’s a lovely young woman and I love my hair when she’s done it, but she is a shrewd business woman and is always looking for ways to make more money i.e. she sells cosmetics as well as hair products. I don’t buy them - £25 for a “miracle” mascara, anyone? Like the OP said, I’m in a bit of a dilemma whether or not to tip when I go two weeks today (can’t wait). I probably will though.

My hairdresser put an extra €2 on the price of my cut and blow dry.

I agree with Lucca no tipping needed. This has come up so many times on here, why do hairdressers expect tips and why is this practice continued.

Mine has put up the price by 25% “because it has grown so long it will need restyling”
Actually I quite like the length and will probably only need a trim but I am willing to pay the extra as I usually go every 6 weeks so I have probably saved about £70 anyway.

Also it’s a family business which I want to continue to support and she is a good hairdresser! It took me ages when I moved here to find someone who cuts my hair the way I like.
I usually tip the girl who washes my hair and will continue to do so.