I panic when I have to tip for a service!

[MsWalterMitty]

Well maybe not panic panic but it bring out anxious feelings as I never really know what to do in these situations. To be honest I’d rather tipping didn’t exist just so I didn’t have to read the situation!

I never know whether I’n under or over tipping and find sticking to the 10% rule awkward if I only have cash or it’s an odd amount.

Example... today DS had his hair cut. It cost £35. I paid £40. Is a fiver too much? Too little? Did I offend?

I’m so crap at being an adult!! 🙈

Also, I have a hair cut with the same person on Friday. It’ll be £60. How much do I tip? Regardless of how good the job?

Between 10 and 20% is the usual amount. More if you think the service has been exceptional and zero if it has been poor.

I don’t know why your tipping hairdressers they charge a fortune which often includes a service charge.

In restaurants it’s 10% standard.

I always tip 10% if the service is fine to good, more if it was particularly good. I don't tip for bad service or if I wasn't pleased with a haircut! That would be very rare though.

£35 quid for your son's haircut? That's extortionate. I wouldn't be tipping anything for that

Never tip.

I'm like you, OP! Hate paying over the odds but hate possibly causing offence too! I have heard it said that if it's the salon owner and they charge a lot then they don't expect a tip, but if a junior then a couple of quid. But I always agonise over it.

What on earth did your son have done to his hair that cost you £35?! I normally pay £7-10 for a child's haircut. I certainly wouldn't be tipping for that unless it included a few hours entertainment after and a three course lunch.

By the way I never tip my hairdresser and this post has made me think I should have been all this time so maybe I also need to learn how to adult better too! She's never complained 😂😂

I find tipping a lot more difficult since Covid especially as we don't carry cash and change anymore.

On a day out in London last month I was asked to tip using an app, this was a similar platform for Uber where you could rate people too. I think it would be good / easier if this was rolled out more widely so maybe it will be easier to work it out in future?

10% is pretty standard, but don't overthink rounding to the nearest sensible amount. I wouldn't be tipping on a £60 haircut though, or a £35 kids cut (I used to tip my old hairdresser who charged £8 - would give her a tenner - but I don't tip my current one who charges around £40).

"I’ve stopped tipping. There is National minimal wage. You should’ve have to tip."

£8.91 an hour - it's not that liveable

Tips make a massive difference to many of us in service industries

I tip 10/15 % for waitressing . £3 for nails , £5 to hairdresser. I always tip cash and if service charge is included I get them to take it off and leave cash as management can't always be trusted to do the right thing by staff

I work in hospitality and any tip is gratefully received even 50p when someone says keep the change . It all adds up over the course of a shift / week/ month.

In a restaurant, unless the food or service has been awful, I'll tip 12-15% or sometimes 20% - usually whatever rounds up easier. I never tip at a hair salon - they work it into the price.

I hate it too. I’m not cheap, it’s just awkward sometimes especially if you don’t have change. I’d just rather they charged more and that workers were paid well. It should be the business paying their workers not me.

I think it’s an influence from the US. It never used to be such a thing.

It’s fine in a restaurant as you leave the tip with the receipt but when paying for things like haircuts I’ve felt an awkward as you pay as sometimes how they act I can tell they’re wanting a tip.

I tip but I'm more intrigued by the £35 haircut for your DS!? Where do you go?
My DP and DS got their haircuts last weekend and it cost £20 for them both including tip!?

I always wonder this when paying my (self employed) nail technician, surely they would have worked their expected tip into their prices?

I don't tip hair dressers, and rarely tip anywhere in the UK

You paid £35 for your son's hair cut?! You were ripped off before the tip!

Gosh this is a contentious subject, some folks are tight and won’t tip even though they know the wage is low, they will argue it should be a living wage and rhen run. Most of us tip though.

Anything given I think is appreciated op. Past that don’t worry about it.

I'm never sure who / how much to tip; feel uncomfortable.

Much prefer service to be included in the bill - pay staff properly so no need to tip.

Also inconsistent - restaurant staff are tipped for serving you but not shop staff who may help you, etc.

I don't tip. These days things are so over priced as it is. Tips were for the days when the staff did not get wages let alone a minimum wage and they used to live off tips which were their wages.

£35 for a kids haircut! Send him to the Turkish barbers it's around £12!

I hate tipping and I avoid it as much as possible.
For every low paid hairdresser who gets tips, there are dozens of cleaners, packers, delivery drivers etc who are also low paid and never get tips.
Being low paid is not a good reason to make tipping customary.
Pay people a decent wage so tipping is not expected.
If prices go up, that's fine. I would much rather that increased cost was included in the price so it could be spread across all low paid staff, not just the ones in customer-facing roles and industries.

If you wish to tip you just do it. Just offer about 10%. My hairs about £150 every six weeks and I usually give my hairdresser a tenner. Funnily enough I had an apt at 10am on 12th April!

I round up the barbers, or give them the odd £2 in my purse if it’s a tenner. Never tip the hairdresser because it’s already £200 (although I don’t go that often).

I always over tip in restaurants because I’ve always worked in hospitality and I know how appreciated it is. You give your waitress £20 in a £150 bill, so not much more than ‘expected’ and she will remember you forever and treat you extra well next time. Most people don’t leave tips even on huge bills.