HOW MUCH DO YOU TIP YOUR HAIRDRESSER?

Nurses get presents- so do teachers- they are not allowed to take cash because their wages are paid through our taxes, unlike hairdressers.

I don't tip much anymore- usually only for good service after a proper meal out.

Well I don’t agree with presents for teachers as the mothers all try to outdo one another and it become ps a horrible contest at the school gates
My daughter has nursed in the NHS for 40 years and I can count any presents on one hand !!

No, I don’t tip my hairdresser. She raises her prices annually, so I assume that covers her costs.

My hairdresser charges me £28 for a wash, cut, and blow dry. I always give her £30. I sometimes nip into the salon in between cuts if my fringe needs a tidy up, and she never charges me, so I reckon the small tip is worth it!

I don't tip anyone.

The UK has minimum wage 🤷🏻‍♀️

Can’t believe prices you are paying for a cut and blow dry, so envy this. My very short pixie style needs 6 weekly attention to stay in order at least and costs me £50+ no colouring ever. I wish a barber would do it.

BlueBelle

Well I don’t agree with presents for teachers as the mothers all try to outdo one another and it become ps a horrible contest at the school gates
My daughter has nursed in the NHS for 40 years and I can count any presents on one hand !!

Even all teachers don't agree with presents, but telling parents that is a waste of time.
We have tried it, but then you get boxes or envelopes sneaked into the classroom, or parents accosting you in the playground saying things like, “I know we’re not supposed to but I just had to give you a little something to say thank you for what you’ve done for xxxx.”
You know you’ve got the sibling next year, so you don’t want to risk upsetting the parent and certainly not in a public place. So what do you do?

I don’t tip my hairdresser for the same reason as Ziplock.
Recently a small group of us went to a restaurant and I asked before ordering, if they automatically added a service charge of their choice to our meal.
When they said yes, we decided not to stay, and they decided not to charge, but we won’t go again.

Yes I would say around 10%. I don't put it on a card, prefer to give tips in cash. As it is often difficult to find change I and some of my Hairdressers other Clients save up the tips throughout the Year and give it to him as part of his Christmas box. He is very happy with this.

I haven't tipped a hairdresser for decades. I give my current one something at Christmas.

My hairdresser is lovely and cuts and colours my hair exactly as I like it. I go every 6 weeks for a cut which costs £36 and I give a £5 tip. Every 12 weeks it’s a cut and colour which costs £106 and I tip £10 . I also tip £10 and give a bottle of wine as a gift at Xmas

I’ve never tipped the hairdresser and can’t understand why people do this. It’s their job and they set the price so why should customers pay more?

I don’t routinely tip the window cleaner, gardener, cleaner or podiatrist so why is hairdressing special?

Gosh some of you have good deals. I have my haircut in a rural market town, a nice place but nothing special and for a wash, trim and blow-dry it is £50. The same stylist has cut my hair for 25 years and I tip her a fiver so I do not go very frequently as I could not afford it. I am confused as to why there is such a wide variation in prices across the country. My salon is owned by two Italian cousins, it is not a chain.

Spot on Grannytomany I totally agree with you.

I don’t tip as my hairdresser owns the business and is expensive. However I do give him £10 extra at Christmas and ask him to get himself a bottle of wine

sodapop

Spot on Grannytomany I totally agree with you.

So do I agree.

I have a hairdresser in central London. He lost his house and salon and now works in someone else’s salon so I gave him £10 tip and he seemed upset about it as we knew each other for 25 years and both lost our family home and business at the same time so he knew I couldn’t really afford it and seemed upset. Then COVID came along and I don’t know what to do now if I visit him.

You do realise that the minions of the Income Tax Collectors, who read the back pages of local newspapers for adverts about small businesses, will be reading this and calculating an average of tips to add to their demands from small businesses. So much easier than tackling the large conglomerations.

£50!!!! dogsmother for a pixie cut That’s what I have for £18
Where on earth do you live Buckingham Palaces???

Sorry should have said that is a Wash, cut and blow dry for £18

I don't tip, it's expensive enough though I did give something each Christmas.

I only give my hairdresser what I happen to have in my purse - sometimes £2 or £5. A wash, cut and blow dry costs me £58! More expensive when I have highlights once a year.

I have short hair. A wash and cut every 6 weeks or so costs £21 a time at a walk-in salon. I pay £25 cash and give the £4 change to whoever has cut my hair.
Love the convenience of being able just to walk-in, though I am careful to arrive at a quiet time.

Now that there is a minimum wage I have stopped tipping, every now and then i give five pounds.

kittylester

I don't she's a friend of the family - she comes for supper.

Same here. She’s my friend and lives next door. No money changes hand. We just do things for each other.

10% and £2 for the shampooist, if the hairdresser subcontracts the hair washing, so to speak.