To ask if you tip in a salon?

[Theonlywayisscotland]

I never tip a stylist in a salon or a beautician after a wax, etc. Am I wrong? DM recently told me I should be giving them at least a fiver on every visit, but I feel a bit uncomfortable doing that. I feel that the prices are quite high in salons these days anyway, but there’s always an awkward silence after I’ve paid as if they expect more. Should I be tipping?

I live in the land of tipping so yes always and at least 15%, 20% if they’ve done an exceptionally good job. In the UK I tip if the trainee washes my hair and they get £5, wouldn’t tip the stylist though.

Nooooo!

Yes always and always have done either five or ten. Also tip for waxing facials and nails. Can't believe people who don't, how stingy!

No. My hair costs about £130 every 6 weeks, that's more than enough.

However I do give my hairdresser £20 in an envelope at Christmas.

Why is it stingy @helacells? Beauticians and stylists will be earning way more than minimum wage, especially the self- employed. Certainly more than my £8 an hour and more than the shop assistants and clerical workers who also give you a good service.

God yes

The poor 18 year old who has to wax my post 4DC vajayjay gets a whopping great tip!

Yes always tip my hairdresser

My salon only take cash. I always tip, but I round up to the nearest £5, so they’re not getting much really

I pay £70 for a trim. I don't tip him. He's doing ok!

Yes, 10%, ditto the manicurist
also round up cab fares to the nearest tenner
over pay the babysitter

No I never do.

No I don't tip. I do always take a card and m&s biscuits into salon over Christmas though.

Yes, never occurred to me not to, I thought it was expected until reading this thread (as I grew up in America). I give £5.

No. They charge plenty so I'm not feeling guilty.

At £100 for a cut and colour, nope, I don't.

I pay about £130 for a cut and colour. That’s plenty and I find it awkward handing over ££.
It’s normally 50/50 on these posts so assume similar in real life. Therefore I don’t feel too bad.

It depends. If I feel the service deserves it then I'll tip. I never tipped my last salon, because the cut and colour was never right, but I tip my new one.

No I don't tip, it costs me £38 for a cut & blow dry which I think is quite a lot, been about £80-90 for a cut & colour recently which is eye wateringly expensive on my meagre wages. If I have a cut near Christmas I'll buy her a bottle of fizz but otherwise nope.

I don't tip.
I pay a fair price for the services I use.

I put £5 Christmas card... and hair dresser went on mat leave so bought a little gift for her and baby.....

Couldn't afford to tip every time

I do, if I’m happy with the service. For kids cuts too, usually 10-15%. However, the hairdressers/barbers are better value than many on here eg my cut and colour is £77, daughter gets wash, cut and dry for £10.

My hairdressers are self employed and charge a good £50/hour, I think that lifts them safely out of the exploited and underpaid bracket. So no, no more than I’d tip a solicitor.

I tip my hairdresser generously because he’s amazing and he really goes the extra mile (or maybe that’s because I tip him well!)

It’s the done thing in my nail salon that everyone tips a pound regardless of what they’re getting done. An odd system but it works.

I don’t tip when I get my brows waxed because the salon owner does it and it’s a funny price. It’s £7.50 so rounding up to £8 seems a bit stingy but if I round up to £8.50 or £9, I feel like I might as well go the whole hog and tip the £2.50 to make it ten. But then I’ll have tipped a third of the price. I know I’m overthinking this but it’s easier to just not tip (even though I then feel awkward about not doing so)

I do tip usually but only because I feel embarrassed not to - then I worry that I did it wrong and feel embarrassed about that too!

...and the person who cuts my hair owns the salon and earns more than me, and the one who washes it is surly and rugs so I don’t want to.