Do you tip at hairdressers? I didn't and now I feel guilty

[Ashkey234]

I've just had my hair done,hair extensions at the hairdressers,altogether £410 and I didn't tip.
Should I of ?
I'm moving in the next few weeks and as its a council house I need to buy all new carpets as its basically a empty shell so i need every penny I can get really.
Do you tip?
And if so how much?

No your right I haven't told you how long it took me to save up because frankly it's none of your business....
The majority of people on here have shown themselves to be very very biased towards certain people.
It's such a shame

I've seen the OP's other thread.

Agonising over spending £700 pounds on carpets but can spend £400 on hair extensions that will last only a few months? And posting to make sure we all know it? Many people were so supportive of her trouble with anxiety. But now this? Words fail me. Crazy. I can only assume the OP's job does not require her to use her judgement at all or heaven help the customers.

In principle I'm not against people having secure long term council tenancies if they earn a fair whack (especially in the south east where buying is v v expensive and requires a massive deposit), BUT ONLY if they are at the absolute lowest priority and only housed if and when there is a surplus (can't see that happening for a long time!) and the rent is not subsidised at all.

Of course the council/ public subsidy on her discounted rent is being mis-used if the OP can afford such luxuries.

I can't even afford to have even a basic wet hair cut, never mind the tip. We have to private rent a small 1 bed flat because of the housing shortage so have no security and lost so much money on having to pay agent and moving fees each time the LL has sold up. The OP clearly has no idea how lucky she is. Makes me sad and sick.

I always tip £2 to my stylist and £1 to the person washing my hair/fixing me a cuppa. It's a nice gesture, it shows appreciation.

If you can afford £410 hair extensions you could easily afford to privately rent or get a mortgage and leave the council house for someone who actually needs it

Not true! Having spare ready cash does not mean you have sufficient credit rating and can afford the thousands it cost to get on the property ladder.

I think you will find I said I felt guilty leaving a tip after already giving them £410 of money when I was moving into a council property with no carpets and I knew that was a big spend coming up ..you've taken that to mean What you want it to mean

In your title you say you did NOT give a tip.

Ok. We've got it now. You've got anxiety so spent £410 on hair extensions to make you feel better. You didn't leave a tip (though there is now some confusion and conflicting reports re this?) and feel guilty. You asked AIBU re not leaving a tip and have been given answers. You're living in social housing which is heavily subsidised by the taxpayer.....don't ever phone Jeremy Kyle @Ashkey234 🙄

I always tip.
Both the hairdresser and the girl who washes my hair.
Over £400 on your hair and you didn't even tip the junior who is probably on lousy pay.
A bit mean of you OP

What a wind up thread! Just a point though, council housing rent is not subsidised. That's a myth the government don't like to correct because it's a stick to beat the poor with.

The vast majority of council houses were built decades ago and the costs have long been recouped. Council housing actually makes money with the cash it brings in to rent it out. The real elephant in the room is the hugely over inflated private rents in the UK which lines the pockets of the privileged few.

Ashkey234 I think I've earned every right to be bitter. Maybe extensions would sort my mood out though 🙄

And yeah I'm off today from all my jobs so have time to spout about, maybe if I could get tax credits and council housing but they're being wasted on lemmings like yourself

You have no right to be bitter what so ever...
And I've clearly stated I didn't leave a tip!
I said I felt guilty leaving a tip (that's why I didn't )
My house isn't wasted on us,it's been a massive help to us when we had nothing!
We are just getting back on our feet now after years of crap..

The anxiety isn't the reason I got the extensions either ..which I've stated a lot

I'm also a tax payer!!!

I could understand it better if I was someone who couldn't be bothered to work but that's not the case,I've worked all my life (as I should because I'm able) I get nothing for nothing,I'm just not in the position to buy my own home.i wish I was

I wouldn't have tipped. I do send a box for chocolates at Christmas for everyone.

But by adding information that's irrelevant to the 'do you tip? (E.g struggling to afford new carpets and the house is a council house) it sort of feels like you're trying to get a rise out of people.

Tip or don't tip, but don't be daft like a 10%tip on a £400 hairdresser bill is going to break the bank.

I explained my circumstances so people would get a better understanding why I didn't tip.

£40 is a lot for a tip tho

@FanjoForTheMammaries "some people" is one of the most PA phrases there is. Just come out and say who it is you're referring to.

I think the OP has deliberately been on the windup here (or is incredibly naive). She's boasted about paying a ridiculous amount at the hairdresser and said she felt guilty about not leaving a tip. She asked for advice and got it. Then dropped in the nonsense about not being able to afford carpets etc. The fact she is living in social housing is irrelevant and has nothing to do with social class as some think. It's more the stealth boast then ridiculous comment about feeling guilty about not leaving a tip that got folks' back up than anything else. I'm hoping @Ashkey234 either leaves a small tip next time she's getting her £400 hairdo or doesn't and stfu about it......

@Ashkey234 ok you've explained why you didn't tip a hundred times.

I predict there will be another thread quite soon to get everyone riled up

What I don't get is spending 400 on a not even remotely essential and then the comment about needing to save every penny.

But they last a whole year, so that's OK.

I realise they are important for you, OP but I'd advise you to get your priorities reassessed.

I don't tip - partly because it's awkward and embarrassing and partly because it makes no sense. I probably earn less per hour for the work I do and no one tips me. £50 or more for my haircut is enough to pay, in my opinion. It seems odd that people tip hairdressers and taxi drivers. Why not dry cleaners or supermarket checkout workers?

As for the OP in her local authority property, she doesn't have to justify it and it has nothing to do with her desire for hair extensions. A lot of snobbery and jealousy on here.

I couldn't give a shit what you do with your own money, whether it be wages or benefits.

What you are failing to understand is your reluctance to spend money on carpeting your new home because of the cost, declaring it's a council house, only costing £380 a month then coming back on and worrying that you haven't tipped for hair extensions that have cost £410.

Why the reluctance to spend £700 on essential carpets (you said yourself you HAD to have the house all decorated before you moved in, that you HAD to have new carpets but you didn't really want to pay for them) but happy to spend £410 on hair extensions?

You said you made the application to the LA and got your first house when you were single. I wouldn't be surprised if you are still "single" according to the LA's records.

I know two people who work on the rigs. They get paid a super amount. One owns his house, the other rents.

Your winding people up because your depriving a struggling family somewhere of affordable housing. All because you choose to act and live single for 6 months of the year and your boyfriend gets to cock lodge with you when he's back on shore.

You've now managed to twist this into accusing people of saying council house tenants can't spend their money on nice things but you have your head so far up your entitled arse that you can't see that grumbling about not wanting to pay for carpets in one go but then go and spend half the amount on fucking fake hair is ok.

It's people just like you who stroll about throwing cash at shit hair extensions costing more than your rent then complain about the cost of carpets that give people the stick to beat council tenants with.

Why not do the decent thing and give up your council house so it can go to a family who might be struggling? What makes you so fucking entitled?

I always tip the apprentices, they make next to nothing whereas the senior stylists can make 100s a week just on tips alone.