tipping

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I know it's a tricky one, but tipping is bothering me. In the past I used to tip freely, even if I thought the service was just average. However, now I'm a single parent and pay childcare etc I realise some of the people I may be expected to tip earn more than me per hour (I work in an office, no tips there).

It's not a sob story, but I went to get ny haircut today and paid £50 for the privilege which I think is average in London. I was fairly happy with the cut but got the distinct impression the stylist was hankering for a tip at the end (overly friendly, complimentary etc).

Surely if I've paid that price a tip should not be necessary? I know the salon has overheads etc but the 'senior stylist' must be on more than minimum wage? Do other people tip in these situations? I feel a bit awkward to go back to the salon having not tipped plus hairdressers never like my three months between trips as I can't afford their six weekly cut recommendations

Aibu to return to a salon where I haven't tipped?

I forgot to tip the last time but hey ho I am sure they will have forgotten by the time I get round to going back

I never tip in hairdressers.

Don't beat yourself up over it. Tip or don't, the worst thing that can happen is someone thinks you're rude and talks about you behind your back. Do you really care?
I pay £20 for a haircut (Scotland, rural) and tip a pound or two, if my haircut was double that I'd be forgetting the tip to be honest.

I never tip in hairdressers either already spent over seventy quid

YANBU to go back to the salon, people don't seem to tip as routine anymore so you will be far from the only customer that doesn't tip.

I feel the same as you, I don't earn much and I resent the expectation that I should tip people that earn the same as or more than me just for doing the job they are already paid for, and it annoys me that some jobs come with an expectation of tips and some don't without any real rhyme or reason to it.

I no longer tip anywhere unless the service was exceptionally good.

I tip my hairdresser...I pay 25 pounds which is cheap and she's excellent so I give her 30. I usually refuse the change from taxi drivers and I always tip in restaurants. In coffee shops I add change to their pot. I can't not...I worked in those jobs so often and my tips were everything to me.

It doesn't matter if people earn more than you, tipping isn't some kind of largesse that the rich give to the poor. It is the service charge

Of course YANBU to return to the salon.
Nor are you BU to not give a tip.
There are so many people that work in Min wage jobs, I never quite get the distinction as to why some people are "expected" to be tipped, and others not

Green nice, when you pay for a haircut the service is the haircut. There is no need for an additional service charge, that's why they don't charge it.

I've never understood that either Back
I work as a care worker, I earn just over nmw but don't get tips (not that I'd be allowed to accept them if they were offered)
Yet I'm providing a service, much like a waitress is.

Accountants, IT support and solicitors also provide a service, but they don't require tipping. It's not on to expect an additional service charge when you've already paid for the service! Businesses should charge to cover all overheads, including paying staff a living wage.

I only tip if someone has gone over and above the level of service I would expect as standard. That standard isn't very high, but I still don't have cause to tip very often. It's hard to see why you would tip someone for doing their job. I've worked plenty of shitty NMW jobs but never once been tipped because they've not been in the bracket of taxi drivers, hairdressers and waitresses. YANBU.

I never tip if I have to. They're paid their wage, Bloody greedy to expect more IMO. They're doing their job. The same as everyone else. Why is it professionally acceptable for some jobs to grasp for money off the people they serve but not others? Nurses don't expect it. So why, for example, do waiters? Both worthwhile jobs.

Tipping is outdated. If the haircut costs £25 that is what you should pay, if they want more they should charge it in the first place. A shop assistant gets similar pay and you don't tip them, however helpful they are.

Tipping for me is something to do with horse racing and betting, isn't it?

If pleased with service I always tip my hairdresser....I'd feel a bit embarrassed not to do so.

I dont tip. AT ALL.

I still get good service.

I always tip hairdressers, beauty therapists, taxi drivers (I round it up to nearest pound) and waiting staff. I usually tips between 10 & 20%.

My reasoning is ) I want them to remember me next time and prioritise me and b) much of their 'charge' goes to the salon / restaurant and they receive a small percentage of it (in the case of hair / beauty professionals), so I don't mind tipping them to up their wage.

Yes, the salon owners etc should pay them more but, as I said, I tip to be remembered as a good client.

I actually think tipping is insulting - it's a way of showing how "rich" people are. Ive been tipped in the past and I did not like it at all. There is also that discrepancy between who gets tipped and who doesn't - how is that fair? So I never tip. Even more so when people are slow to give you back your change - that makes me really stand my ground! I also think it gives restaurants an excuse to underpay their staff in some instances (though I think they've changed the law to deal with that now... could be wrong). You should never feel embarrassed for not tipping - if they wanted paying 10% more, they should put up their prices by 10%.

Having worked in bars/restaurants and hotels I hope I treated all customers equally but the tips were a welcome recognition of good service. I always tip if I receive good service but do not feel I have to. When DH left and working three jobs to survive the tips gave us some treats.

Having worked in bars/restaurants and hotels I hope I treated all customers equally but the tips were a welcome recognition of good service. I always tip if I receive good service but do not feel I have to. When DH left and working three jobs to survive the tips gave us some treats.

Having worked in bars/restaurants and hotels I hope I treated all customers equally but the tips were a welcome recognition of good service. I always tip if I receive good service but do not feel I have to. When DH left and working three jobs to survive the tips gave us some treats.

Having worked in bars/restaurants and hotels I hope I treated all customers equally but the tips were a welcome recognition of good service. I always tip if I receive good service but do not feel I have to. When DH left and working three jobs to survive the tips gave us some treats.

I don't tip my hairdresser - I think 31 pounds is plenty for a haircut as it is! Every 3 months I pay 62 as I have it coloured. I also go every six weeks, without fail, due to the style I have. And I get my shampoo from there so I probably spend £400 a year easily.

I only tip if I've had great service, not if I've just popped in somewhere for a coffee or sandwich. Tips need to be earned IMO.

I had a meal in a restaurant the other day and the waitress told us that the restaurant takes their tips. I think she wanted us to hand the money straight to her to avoid that. That's illegal of the restaurant to do that?

I too hate the tipping culture. I never tip hairdressers and don't really use taxis and delivered takeaways.

I might sometimes tip 10% for restaurant service, but only because I feel obliged to and only if its a proper meal - never for a quick lunch where you're in and out in half an hour or so.

I really cannot see why restaurant staff should be tipped for what is usually quite mediocre service, especially in the UK.

No-one tips shop staff or care workers, who get the same pay, and care work is so much more responsible and thus underpaid, so why is waiting tables singled out for special treatment?