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Tipping hairdressers

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LottieandLisa · 10/02/2024 16:22

How much do you tip for a cut and blow dry? Standard cut/ trim, nothing fancy done, not going from very long to very short, no fringe or particular style etc. Hair isn’t thick, curly or difficult to manage

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OhmygodDont · 10/02/2024 16:35

Nothing. She puts the details on the card machine and I pay. She asks for what she wants. But I have an independent hairdresser not someone in a chain. She rents a chair and has her own customers and advertising.

Onesailwait · 10/02/2024 16:36

When I lived in the uk, I rarely tipped the hairdresser, maybe a couple quid to the junior that washed my hair. Now I'm in Canada a minimum of 20% is expected. A few years back, the cost of my cut unexpectedly went up, so I didn't have enough on me to tip the full 20%. When I got home, I received a shitty message from the salon. I hate the tipping culture here.

CuteCillian · 10/02/2024 16:37

I tip my main hairdresser, doing cut/colour etc. but when I go to a blow dry place there isn't really an opportunity to tip.

EarringsandLipstick · 10/02/2024 16:37

marshmallowfinder · 10/02/2024 16:33

Also why the fuck does someone who washes it get a tip? It's their job. I work in a shop and no one tips us.

I know. It's a bit strange. I tip the person who does my waxing too. I guess it's in situations where you've a direct relationship for a service, unlike a shop.

whatsitcalledwhen · 10/02/2024 16:38

Onesailwait · 10/02/2024 16:36

When I lived in the uk, I rarely tipped the hairdresser, maybe a couple quid to the junior that washed my hair. Now I'm in Canada a minimum of 20% is expected. A few years back, the cost of my cut unexpectedly went up, so I didn't have enough on me to tip the full 20%. When I got home, I received a shitty message from the salon. I hate the tipping culture here.

Oh wow! Can I ask what the message from them said?!

Maireas · 10/02/2024 16:38

Onesailwait · 10/02/2024 16:36

When I lived in the uk, I rarely tipped the hairdresser, maybe a couple quid to the junior that washed my hair. Now I'm in Canada a minimum of 20% is expected. A few years back, the cost of my cut unexpectedly went up, so I didn't have enough on me to tip the full 20%. When I got home, I received a shitty message from the salon. I hate the tipping culture here.

God, that's so rude. I hope you never went back.

EarringsandLipstick · 10/02/2024 16:38

IggOrEgg · 10/02/2024 16:30

I don’t tip. She’s a talented professional and I’m not going to patronise her by basically saying she doesn’t charge enough.

I'm pretty sure they won't find it patronising 😂

MiltonNorthern · 10/02/2024 16:39

£5. I know you don't have to but they don't earn a lot and I can afford to give £5 so I like to

Maireas · 10/02/2024 16:40

MiltonNorthern · 10/02/2024 16:39

£5. I know you don't have to but they don't earn a lot and I can afford to give £5 so I like to

Some do earn a lot.
I'll be honest, I find tipping really awkward because I don't want to offend by giving a small amount!

thisoldcity · 10/02/2024 16:40

£5 every time.

EarringsandLipstick · 10/02/2024 16:41

God, that's so rude. I hope you never went back

It is rude. But it's the US / Canadian culture. I had a few awkward moments over the years either visiting or working when I didn't realise I needed to tip or I tipped too little & they just stood there expectantly.

Oddly, visiting Americans here often embrace the much more optional tipping culture & tip very badly!

ditalini · 10/02/2024 16:41

Nothing. If they need to put their prices up to cover costs then that's fine.

Linny81 · 10/02/2024 16:42

10% they always seem to genuinely appreciate it, they’re lovely and like to think if everyone does and it pays for their summer holiday then great!

Onesailwait · 10/02/2024 16:44

@Maireas @whatsitcalledwhen

No, I never went back. Looking back now, I question why I didn't contact them, but I was just so embarrassed. The message was along the lines of ' we noticed you stiffed the stylist. Was the service bad, or are you just cheap ?

Maireas · 10/02/2024 16:45

Onesailwait · 10/02/2024 16:44

@Maireas @whatsitcalledwhen

No, I never went back. Looking back now, I question why I didn't contact them, but I was just so embarrassed. The message was along the lines of ' we noticed you stiffed the stylist. Was the service bad, or are you just cheap ?

Blimey. Harsh.

Caravaggiouch · 10/02/2024 16:46

JMSA · 10/02/2024 16:29

Nothing if I've paid full price.

A generous tip if it's a model cut or whatever.

Same

Maireas · 10/02/2024 16:46

It's a minefield, isn't it? Would only giving £5 on top of £75 be deemed too cheap?
Or do most hairdressers not have that expectation?

Fink · 10/02/2024 16:46

I tip in inverse proportion to the price of the cut/ service, nothing to do with the type of hair. So mostly I go to the Toni & Guy or Vidal Sassoon academies and pay under £10 for a student to cut my hair. I tend to tip about the same again. If I were to go to a normal hairdresser and shell out £££ for a fancy cut, I would probably not leave a tip, I would judge that I had paid more than a fair price already. It annoys me that I have to pay so much for a really basic cut for dc, so I don't tend to tip there.

sunflowerpinks · 10/02/2024 16:51

OneMoreCookieMonster · 10/02/2024 16:25

Min 20% of the service

I bet you're a hairdresser Grin

sunflowerpinks · 10/02/2024 16:53

Nothing at all. Why would she need tipping, she's doing a job the same as everyone else.

That's my view too.

ReadingSoManyThreads · 10/02/2024 16:54

Onesailwait · 10/02/2024 16:44

@Maireas @whatsitcalledwhen

No, I never went back. Looking back now, I question why I didn't contact them, but I was just so embarrassed. The message was along the lines of ' we noticed you stiffed the stylist. Was the service bad, or are you just cheap ?

I'd have replied, "I had been unaware that the prices had increased, and was caught short to be able to tip. I had planned on bringing in a tip for her when I was next passing by tomorrow, but since you've decided to leave me an unpleasant, rude message, I won't be. Nor will I ever be coming back."

Absolute cheeky fuckers.

LadyWithLapdog · 10/02/2024 17:05

I don’t tip now that everything is by card, but I take a bar of chocolate or a small box of chocolates. There’s a small tesco right next door, I don’t have to overthink it.

RM2013 · 10/02/2024 17:12

I don’t tip but usually buy a gift or tip at Christmas

ShadowPlaying · 10/02/2024 17:15

I used to give a few quid. Now it's all card payments and £55 for a trim I don't.

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 10/02/2024 17:17

I don't. It costs a fortune as it is, and it's the owner who cuts it.