How long is acceptable to wait in the salon for your appointment?

[ThatCyanSheep]

Just that really. Currently at the salon and my stylist is running at least half an hour behind, I’ve been waiting for 25 minutes as it stands. She knows I’m here and told me to take a seat, but I’m just wondering how long you’d wait before saying something?!

I give the bin men chocolates at christmas, and the post man too. I dont have to, but i appreciate what they do.

I understand it’s still a term routinely used in different parts of the world, and probably in the more upmarket hotels. But not everyone is aware and can be very judgemental when they come across the term.

20 minutes then I’d leave. I stopped going to hair salons because of this sort of thing and now use a mobile hairdresser who always lets me know if they’ll be more than 10 minutes early or late.

I don't either! I just pay the price for what I am having done/eating. It's fine!

I don't tip, no one tips me at work. Let's move away from the tipping culture. Certainly not after that long w^

Agree..Christ the a
prentices rely on tips half the time as their wage is so poor..remember back 8n the ‘80’s, we were always tipped.

A good salon would let you know roughly how long the wait would be as soon as you'd arrived and, if necessary, give you the option to rebook if that is your preference.
My salon did that once, so I nipped into the newsagents next door to buy a magazine. When I returned I was given a cup of coffee and the wait was around an hour.
The reason for the wait turned out to be that the client before me changed her mind about the colour she had done so it had to be redone. Not the salons fault but these things happen and some customers are oblivious to the inconvenience they cause others.

They don’t… they really don’t…

Until she's finished

Agree, I have lived in 6 UK cities (1 north, 1 midlands & 4 south) and tips have been completely the norm. Optional, but completely common place.

They don't have to ask, it is expected

When I am paying £80+ for a wash, cut & blow dry I will not be tipping. If they are unable to pay their staff a decent wage with those charges the salon is being run by idiots.

and they have just raised their prices by £5 to cover the rise in national insurance.

I ALWAYS tip my hairdresser and I am in the UK

Ugh I hate this excuse.

I tip but stopped 10% a while ago. Gave £2 today on a £45 service. It was £40 a few months ago

Why did you tip £2, out of interest?

I think it's really rude to leave you waiting for more than about five or ten minutes without coming to give you an idea of when you will be seen, given that it only takes a matter of seconds to do that.

As for tipping, when a haircut can easily cost over £100 and takes maybe 40 minutes, I don't really see why paying even more money is necessary.

It’s a good point though? I am delivering a service in my job. Nobody drops me a tip after a phone call, and I’m on minimum wage

Cause That’s all I had in change!

Maybe she doesn't ... it sounds like you are jealous of her.

I’m not. At all - you’ve had it out for me since the start of the thread. I get on really well with her.

Haven’t RTFT. My hair salon rings me if my stylist is running more than 10 minutes late. I think that’s good business practice tbh.

I’m 60. I never used to tip my hairdresser and had never heard of anyone doing so, then started coming across references to tipping, so thought I had made a faux pas. For unrelated reasons I changed hairdressers about 10 years ago so started tipping. My hairdresser made it very clear that while it’s nice, it’s not necessary. There are times when I don’t have change and she’s not at all concerned about that.
She does always run late, but I know that’s not just for me. she will also stay late on occasion if we can’t find an appointment time that will suit both of us, but she commented recently that that is something she only does for those clients who have been with her for years and have followed her through a number of salons.

Incidentally,I realised that the various references I had come across to tipping hairdressers were all American, so had never been sure how common it was in the UK. From this thread it’s clear that there is no standard practice one way or another and each side thinks their way of doing things is universal.

No I haven't " had it in for you" . I've just said the opposite of what you want to hear 🤷‍♀️

I grew up in the 60s and 70s. Hairdressing was known as the worst paying profession, so DM always tipped (10%), as do I. Mind you, my hairdresser is also a friend and only charges 'mates rates', so I am more than happy to tip.