Do I pay my hairdresser double?

[Belowwreck]

My mum and I have been discussing our first post lockdown haircut. I won't get mine done for a while (shielding) but should we pay double first time back? If not, how much would/do you plan to tip?

For reference a cut costs roughly £20 for mum and £30 for me and this wouldn't break the bank for either of us but equally don't want to seem OTT.

YABU - double?! What you thinking?!
YANBU - of course you should pay double, they haven't been able to work for the last 3 months.

@Ineedflour absolutely agree.

Def no need to pay twice, but nice to give a generous tip as they have extra PPE etc to pay for and their margins will be lower (ours is asking for a voluntary extra charge of £2 per customer). Obviously being closed for months is not good - that said staff may have been furloughed and the business may have been supported by the government. Depending on their circumstances they may have weathered the storm well or be in a very precarious position.

@hopeishere

Also were they not on furlough so getting paid anyway??

This. They have all been bloody paid for the last 3 months.

I gave mine a much bigger tip than usual. Reason being, even though she was furloughed, at 80%, a very large proportion of their income is tips.

Surprised to see so many posters on here sounding almost resentful about what they choose of their own free will to pay for a non essential service 😂 it’s hair not a heart transplant and i’m saying that as a hairdresser. If it’s too expensive, go somewhere else or not at all, i’d far rather someone stopped coming to me than keep using my services then moaning about me on the internet after. I’d rather hoped that being stuck in lockdown wrangling their own hair would have given people a renewed appreciation of hairdressers, our skills, and all the time and money we invest to keep up to date with our training (my last training course In January cost £250 to attend and obviously happened on my day off; i left home at 5.45 and got back at 10pm) because this constant moaning about how expensive we are is a bit of a classic mn trope, but alas no. Oh well nowt so queer as folk 😂

Both DH and I paid more than double - I like my hairdresser and she's had no income for 3-4 months. We both would've had 1-2 haircuts during that time and our incomes haven't materially changed. It feels like the right thing to do right now.

@jinglinghellsbells

Nobody is disputing the details you've most recently shared.

The thing posters took issue with was you stating as fact (then saying you didn't have time to show a source) that there is no limit on earnings to be eligible for the SE grant scheme.

That's incorrect, you were wrong, as people have explained.

People shared that you were wrong so others aren't misinformed about something important.

Doesn't take much to be gracious and say you got it wrong.

My hairdresser charged me nearly 40% more so I definitely wasn't tipping. Thankfully I only have a dry cut god knows how much the price has gone up for anyone having colour and blow dry. I'm back again in 4 weeks and if the price is still the same I'll be thinking of finding a new hairdresser

*Over the £50k cap. = £0

Gross income, but very few people earn more than this.*

^^
Is this seriously correct? So if your gross income on your tax return was more than £50k pa you got nothing? Or nothing on the income that was above £50k?

I used to be self employed in an industry which involved quite high overheads, and you couldn’t really set up a company to work through, so an income of £50k gross wouldn’t translate as very much actual income.

Stannis yes nothing over £50k

I'm pleased to see that there are others who don't tip. It's nothing to do with being tight but I pay about the same for a haircut as I pay the dentist for a clean, polish & checkup. I would no more tip the hairdresser than I would the dentist.

@Stannisbaratheonsboxofmatches

*Over the £50k cap. = £0

Gross income, but very few people earn more than this.*

^^
Is this seriously correct? So if your gross income on your tax return was more than £50k pa you got nothing? Or nothing on the income that was above £50k?

I used to be self employed in an industry which involved quite high overheads, and you couldn’t really set up a company to work through, so an income of £50k gross wouldn’t translate as very much actual income.

No, it's not correct, @JinglingHellsBells seems to be intent on posting all the wrong information and avoiding a gracious acknowledgment of that

It's £50,000 trading profits not income

I don’t usually tip (except for Christmas) but I gave a tenner this time just to show my appreciation. Plus although I’m not flush I haven’t financially affected.

Oh yes trading profit Life, good point

Backforgood I had my hair done last week and arrived at 11am and left at 4.40pm. The previous hairdresser I used took almost 7 hours to do my hair. I don’t think £185 is too much or expensive, but I don’t tip the salon owner. I used to tip the hair washers/juniors years ago but now hairdressers do the washing and everything themselves.

@BackforGood

I've just paid £240 this afternoon ( 5 hours in the salon)

Both the time , but more so the cost

It was rather an epic!

I have very long, very very thick hair and I have a complex "creative" colouring regime. Blow drying alone takes around 40 minutes and usually my colourist has a junior help her. Now of course it was just her and she had to mix up multiple separate colours and tackle the blow dry alone.

It does look stunning though and I only have 4 appts a year as I can top up the colour myself. Overall I probably spend less on my hair than someone having a cut and colour every 6 weeks. It certainly cost me much more when it was short

I payed the normal amount. I'm still not back at work and my hairdresser got the government grant so isn't out of pocket.

I paid double. My choice, hairdresser was chuffed to bits. It’s been 15 weeks since he earned a penny. He makes me happy, is a young father, cares about his community and is the first to help others. It was my pleasure to be able to do this.

My hairdresser came to my house to do me and my mums hair. It was £100 for both our colours and we gave her £20 extra. Usually it might be a fiver here and there but it would cost double if we went to a salon. Also she is self employed and its more her hobby than job as she has 3 young children so I'm just made up she fits us in!

Just had mine done, and price has increased by £10. Also she was telling me she had received the self employed grant. It’s difficult to just know whether a tip is warranted as we don’t know their financial circumstances, ie furloughed or grant.

[quote Tootsey11]@LostTrust I can beat you on that, mine is £12 yearly!

I do not understand how some people can spend so much on their hair! My hairdresser informs me that mine is in tip top condition, gloriously thick, and others have said they would give their right arm for it. And I spend the above on it a year in a small independent salon.[/quote]
I am so pleased someone else is like me! I've never paid a lot for a haircut and now it's low as I only go once the front is blocking my eyes. 😁

Hairdressing spending seems ridiculous when you're seeing £40 or more for a cut, and paying £200 per appointment - ouch! My mortgage is only £168 a month!

How expensive do hair appointments get? Over £200? I would genuinely like to know

PS Tootsey11 my hair is also in great condition. Very thick white, shiny, no split ends or frizz. I don't use anything but a towel to dry it (rub drips off then let it be). I use cheap shampoo but no other products.

I don't tip if it's a top stylist in an expensive salon but I do if it's a small place with cheaper prices. This time is different and I am planning to add an extra tip when I go. It's not going to be a quick trim as my hair is now like Strewwelpeter's.

I think double would be too generous, Belowwreck but I think I would tip £10.

I don't think tipping a hairdresser is the same as tipping in a restaurant as most people with a regular hairdresser know them much better than they know the waiting staff in a restaurant.

*Minted I guess is all relative?

The self employed ones I know have 4-5 clients a day. All of them pay between £50- £60. So call that £250 a day. Yes, there's product to pay for and insurances, I understand all that.

But even at £200 a day - that's £1k a week.

Hardly skint! I would definitely call £4k a month minted*

So with example that person would qualify for zero grant. So not exactly being topped up by the Govt for several months.

I’ve just been to my salon where the stylists were furloughed. I have missed 3 appointments so had 2. “ of roots to cover instead of 1/2”. I paid the usual price for the particular rootsrefresh, trim and blow dry and gave my hairdresser the equivalent of 4 tips in her ( cash) jar.