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

I tip taxis if they help me with my bags, or are just generally nice, later on in my pregnancy I had regular ones that would take me back from the supermarket and I would always give them a tip.

I always tip the waiter (in cash) if they are attentive and polite, I don't tip people that open the door at hotels, I did tip a valet once and noticed the Hotel had charged me £20.00 on my bill to valet park my car anyway so I won't be doing that again. I don't have a lot of money but I remember when I worked at a bar and I used to get my hair pulled, shouted at and have drinks thrown at me so the nights I got tips made my life a little better.

Waitstaff at restaurants
Hair stylist
Nail tech
Garbage man
Mailman
Delivery people
Porters and housekeepers at hotels

you said you tip people who provide a more personal service than the cashier at supermarkets. I know the cashier at my local supermarket reasonably well (well enough that we will say "hi" to each other when not meeting at the supermarket).

Of your list does the garbage man, mailman, delivery man, porters and housekeepers at hotel really provide "personal service"? I have never met the people who do the equivalent for me. I just had a 15 minute conversation with the guy at the hardware store. If anyone should get a tip, it's him. Incredibly helpful, yet no tip. Why?

It's just the US tipping culture which is creeping in over here. It's an excuse to drive down wages (although I am aware some wait staff make a killing in the US because of tips) and sticker price. It's wildly inconsistent. Does your teacher get a tip? College professor? That's pretty personal service, no?