To ask, Who do you tip and how much

[Tangerineandturquoise]

Hairdressers are my reason for asking today, I want to get my hair cut in a salon, I don't know who I tip and when or whether I should.
Prices for wet cuts are £35-70 if that helps at all?

Door men and porters at hotels, is another minefield.
Bar staff have now started having tips jars and coffee bars but I am not so sure about these especially as the concept is so new

Everyone seems to want a tip-and I do want to be fair

[Tangerineandturquoise]

it's the guilt for me when I haven't tipped hence the question.

But then why tip a cabbie, that is also their job, I'm not sure is it minimum wage?
I used to tip the bin men as the old ones were always helpful and nice- but since the council changed service provider we end up with lots of rubbish in the street (maybe because we don't tip) and now I don't feel the love
Postman I don't tip as they never seem to last long on our route anymore.
Our paperboy always sends us a christmas and Easter card to remind us that we can give him a tip...Whilst it is exceptionally cheeky I can't help but admire the initiative, that said he often has a lie in during the school holidays and if it is raining or cold the owner of the newsagent delivers in his car so I don't tip as much as I might

[00100001]

ofa I'm in the UK

[00100001]

Would people expect to give supermarket cashiers a tip? Or the receptionist who helped you with directions to somewhere? or the lollipop lady who helped your kid cross the road? Or the cleaner who mopped up your spilt drink?

I guess not - but they're all low-paid service jobs.

What's the difference? :)

[Theycallmemellowjello]

12.5-15% for cafe/restaurant/hairdressers, I try to give it in cash. No tip if service is included, but otherwise I'd be embarrassed not to. I put change in coffee shop tip jars which I think overall amounts to more than 15% but I don't get coffee out all that often. In chain coffee places I notice that tipping pays dividends - often the staff will give extra stamps on the loyalty cars to good tippers! In bars I would find it awkward to tip us-style in the uk - I dint think it's expected.

[londonrach]

Even when i lived in london i never paid more than £25 for a wet cut and that was in hairmasters. Last amazing haircut cost me one £1 easter egg. My local college was looking for volunteers. It was the best cut ever. Id researched her before.

[londonrach]

Ipad clicked to quick. When i was in my village a wet cut cost £9 so i tended to give a £10 but when i was a student i gave £9. Known my hairdresser for years and she id the whole family so knew my work situation. On wednesdays it was half price for oap.

[londonrach]

Dam this ipad. The time i paid £25 i didnt tip as that enough to pay! Thinking back the hairdresser in my village was the only one ive ever tipped and only did that when working not a student.

[ApprenticeViper]

I tip my hairdresser 10%, so depending what I'm having done it will be £4-£6. I always make sure I'm happy with it before I leave the salon, so she always gets her tip

Meals out - 10% in restaurants where someone has taken the order and brought the food, if the service has been good and accurate. Less if it's been a self-service place (i.e. only drinks being brought by staff) or if you place your order at the bar.

Hotels - nothing for porters/doormen unless they're hailing cabs and being generally very helpful, £1/$1/1 euro per day for room-cleaning staff.

Cab drivers - depends on the service. If they've been helpful (i.e. taking shortcuts to avoid traffic jams) and nice, then they get a tip; I'll usually tell them how much change to give me, so if it's £6.30 I might just ask for £2 back.

I don't tip my nail technician, but I take them a box of biscuits or chocolates at Christmas. I only visit a beauty salon once in a blue moon, so I don't tip them at all.

[Mousefinkle]

I barely tip anyone, don't see the point. They're getting paid to do their job like the rest of us so why do certain industries deserve extra? I don't understand the whole tipping thing. I generally round food bills up so if it comes to £32 I'll round it to £35 for example, same with taxi drivers I'll round it to the nearest pound. That's as far as I go and that's only because I hate change and never carry it around .

I wouldn't tip hairdressers because I'm yet to find one that cuts my hair exactly how I ask . I'm always disappointed with it and it's a couple of weeks worth of regrowth before I'm happy with it.

[fredfredgeorgejnr]

I tip my hairdresser because it rounds the price out to 10 quid and I think that's fine and gets me out the door quicker, I would not tip my hairdresser or anyone if they were charging me 70 quid as the bill is already round and a good rate. The same as I wouldn't tip my accountant who's making the same rate (and if they have junior staff, it's down to them to pay them for their service.)

Waiting staff and other relatively low paid jobs where service can be variable I'll again round off the bill off if the service has been good and beyond the minimum required to take order etc. The difference is in the minimum standard expected and the standard delivered, where the service costs a lot then the minimum standard is equivalently higher, so a tip is rarely appropriate.

[Writerwannabe83]

I never understand why we should tip people for doing the job they are already being paid to do. I just don't get it

[pasturesgreen]

I never tip my hairdresser, she's good but her prices are above average anyway so I feel there's no need.

Taxi I usually round up to the nearest pound.

Meal out, if service is not included I'll tip 10-12% of meal value if service has not been dreadful. I never tip in bar/cafes.

Porters get about £1 per bag.

[windchime]

No-one tips me in my job so why the feck should I tip anyone just for doing a job they are paid for?

[DragonWithAGirlTattoo]

agreed - we should be paying a living wage and not tipping

I dont tip here

I was in US recently, and trying to work out a tip was so painful, why cant they just pay them a wage

There was a sign saying NY taxi drivers can earn up to $10,000 a WEEK! although googling in Taxi Driver in Manhatten states that its more like around $38k per annum

[Mominatrix]

I'm a tipper - habit from being American.

Meals - 15% generally, 20% if spectacular service
Hairdressers/cabdrivers - 20% (I give my hairdresser at home 25%, but he is worth every penny)

[PurpleSwift]

I do not tip.

[keepitsimple0]

I never understand why we should tip people for doing the job they are already being paid to do. I just don't get it

In the US, you can legally pay wait staff below minimum wage as they are expected to get tips. the system is out of control now. A tip isn't something extra for extra service any more: it's expected.

I think a tip should truly be optional. if it's expected, it should be in the price.

[toffeeboffin]

Live in Canada where 15/20% is standard. Maybe 50 cents on a cup of takeaway coffee. Always tip when I have a pedicure too, usually 5 dollars.

When I'm back in the UK, I'll tip in restaurants, but only if the food and service is good. I'm always generous in ethnic restaurants, they seem to try so hard!

[westcoastnortherneragain]

15% for hair and spa
10-15% in a restaurant
Doorman/ porter $5

[MyFriendsCallMeOh]

I live in the USA, 15-20% is normal for restaurants, the dry cleaning lady gets my coin change, hairdresser / mani pedi ladies get 20-25%, hair washer gets 10-15%, barman normally gets a dollar or two, pizza delivery the same... used to live in Singapore where no-one ever tipped (service was always included) but you get used to it very quickly.

[Blazing88]

My mum tips her hairdresser £10 every time she goes (every 4 weeks). Drives me nuts!

I try to explain the hairdresser is on substantially more money than her own daughter, and maybe she should whack the £10 my way instead

Seriously though. If everyone tipped £10..they'd be racking in £60+ a day in tips alone, on top of their salary??! Hardly low paid is it!

Part of the reason I went mobile. I pay her exactly what she charges, no tip. (£44 for cut and half head)

[blondegirl73]

This is literally the most middle-class question I've ever had, but are you supposed to tip the Ocado delivery man? I always feel guilty if I don't because they're so nice and carry all the bags into the kitchen for me, but I never have my purse out and it seems a bit patronising...

[littlequestion]

My mother told me I should tip the Tesco delivery driver. It has never occurred to me to do so. Does anyone else tip them?

[janestheone]

Taxi driver up to next pound if under 10, 2 if over. Waiter service 10% if no service charge, small change if there is. Hairdresser 2.50-5 depending. Cup of tea in cafe no, unless they were extra nice or I had special service. Bar staff no, but if I am a regular I buy them a drink at least once or twice a week. That's in England. In France, where I live, tipping in restaurants is not normally necessary, but it is appreciated. Meaning they'll be just as rude to you if you tip as if you don't. Hairdressers and taxi drivers same as UK. Hotel porter or room service staff 2 or equivalent. Removal men 20 or equivalent each. In France the postman often has a calendar to sell at Christmas. Usually a piece of crap, but in rural areas your post can go missing or be very late if you don't buy the calendar. I live in town and it doesn't happen there. I agree, a minefield. Give me Japan, where there is no tipping ever.

[Azrael01]

I used to tip the hairdresser, but either I've moved to a very expensive location or prices have really gone up and now I can't bring myself to after spending £80 on colour and £50 on a cut. I'm sure it used to be around £70 for both?! When it was, I used to tip 10%.

I always tip taxi drivers - especially if I've asked them to take me on a really short journey as I feel bad for being lazy and think I should make it worth their while!

I only tip 10% in restaurants. Normally I forget to tip the pizza delivery boy, but occasionally will give a spare £1 if I have it lying about.

I've never tipped bar staff or café staff.