AIBU not to tip my hairdresser

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I am genuinely confused about this... I have no idea how to handle this - do most people tip? Not tip? Also if you do how much? Do you just hand it to the hairdresser (feels weird). I used to tip and have stopped...

I have the same girl each time and she does a great job, so i tip her £2-3 or so. It’s only a little bit extra but she appreciates the gesture, also she doesn’t make much per hour and I used to have a hairdresser pal who would pay for her Saturday night out with her tips! So every little helps..
Also the lady in the nail salon as she does a great job, and she remembers me now and always treats me wonderfully.
Sometimes if I’m at a busy pub I’ll tip the bartender a few quid, it’s only a bit extra and I only do it once but it usually means I get served quicker all nigh as they remember!

Boats, it's not shameful. It's not like you've received a service and jibbed out on payment. I once had a customer get really upset with herself as she hasn't brought enough money to tip on top of what she paid. I told her it really didn't matter and that I would see her at her next appointment. She was surprised and acted like I was doing her a huge favour. Later that day (just as I was locking up in fact) her husband appeared with a £10 note (more than she tipped normally) and said it's been playing on her mind all day. So now I'm stood in the pouring rain trying to convince this bloke it really really wasn't anything to worry about as tips are not expected. It was really bizarre. He did give me a lift home which was very much appreciated though.

Sparkle I work in a pub and though tips are nice and appreciated just being nice and kind goes a long way too. (Not saying you aren't nice btw) We have one punter the other staff clamour to serve as he tips a few quid every round but I find him to be odious. He once balled money up, flicked it at me and said same again. I blanked him and served around him. He then started tapping on the bar (all bar staff bristle when this happens) then finally started yelling at us. When someone else served him he told him to get all the staff a drink except me as I already had my tip for the night (the balled up fiver still on the floor?) It was still there at last orders and I made sure it was there waiting for him the next day. I picked it up and handed it back to him and walked off. He was as red as a tomato.

When I went a few weeks ago I paid £95 for highlights and a cut, I'm not tipping on top of that. I always tip at restaurants but when hairdressers charge a fair whack then I don't tip.

I always tip
I'm shocked that so many don't- from my hairdresser to the young lad that delivers my free range eggs and I have to say that I am more than happy to do so and if I wasn't I wouldn't do it

I'd love to tip more than I do but simply can't afford to. I did tip the waitress at our local Italian £40 on a £90 Bill once. (Well 30 for her 10 for lady in kitchen) She was absolutely superb and nothing was too much trouble. My youngest has issues with everything (food, noise, space, other kids, sitting for more than 5 minutes when needed to ) and she was struggling. There was nothing she wanted to eat on the menu and it's a challenge to get her to try new things. The waitress asked her to follow her to the kitchen and between her, dd and the lovely lady doing the cooking they came up with something. Dd was thrilled and felt important. We were going to order some desserts but were stuffed. However when she saw the kids faces fall she brought them all some cheesecake each. No charge as it needed to be used up anyway. On top of that the food was superb and the chef gave me her recipe for the delicious mushroom sauce that she made so asked to leave £10 for her too. Its so hard to get a table there now and in the three years it's been open I've yet to hear of anyone have a bad experience there. Yet every time we go (only about once every 6 months) they treat you like family.

The cheapest I can get my hair washed, trimmed and blow dried for is £50.

Whilst I appreciate that hairdressing isn’t the best paid job in the world, and involves long hours on the feet, there is no chance I’ll be paying a tip on top of that charge.

I completely resent the fact that a ‘trim’ doesn’t exist at the hairdressers, and that you have to pay for a ‘cut.’ I therefore must pay the same amount to have a measly inch cut off as someone who is visiting for a complete image change (waist length to long bob, or bob to crop for example).

If I were to have my hair ‘trimmed’ every 8 weeks, as funnily enough they always advise, that’d come to £300 per year. I do not have the disposable cash, nor the inclination to tip after paying this kind of amount.

Argeles is that really the cheapest place anywhere near you for a cut? I pay £55 for cut, highlights and all over tint. Plus all the local gossip and a good laugh. I tip my hairdresser £5 and give the junior a few quid. Worth every penny.

Argeles, can't you get a dry cut? I pay fourteen quid every eight weeks.