Aibu to not buy my hairdresser a baby gift?

[Menonut]

Context. I’ve been going to the same hairdresser for about 10 years. I followed her when she left the salon and went self employed.
She mentioned when booking my next appointment that I’m literally her last appointment before her maternity leave. Would you buy her a gift?
We are not friends, it is a purely a professional relationship.
yabu - of course you should get a gift (suggestions welcome)
yanbu - it’s a professional relationship, no need for a gift.

Yes if it were me I'd defo be getting her a little something. Even if you just get into an M&S and buy some neutral coloured socks and a few bibs. Doesn't have to cost a lot. It's the thought that counts. As they say, do unto others as you'd like to be done to you.

Has she ever bought you a present? It's a business relationship, you don't drop your dentist a tip do you?

If you’re not friends and it’s purely professional then no I wouldn’t get anything. If I really liked her then maybe I would just tip a bit extra. If not I’d ask her about the baby and make a fuss about her going on maternity

Yes I would personally, I think it’s a nice thing to do. You can get some lovely little bits from Sainsbury’s or Tesco for literally £5/£10

I would get a gift after she's had it, definitely. I did the same for the woman who does my nails. I'd also known her over a decade. Considering she did a lot of people's nails, I think she did very well out of it. I made sure to give her the receipt too, so she could change it.

A card and a very nice tip. I think that should do it. If you're not friends then you won't necessarily know what she would find useful for the new baby. But no one ever turns down cold, hard cash!

I’m a hairdresser, and there’s never an expectation of gifts or tips, but when we do receive them, it really does mean a lot. I always cherish anything personal.
I also return the favour to my clients, who, after so many years, are more like friends. I know their favourite wines and chocolates, just as they know mine.
I’ve done people’s hair for their first dates, wedding days and christenings. Those same children are now grown up and driving themselves to me to have their own hair done!
Not everything is “just a business transaction”. I’m genuinely interested in their lives, just as they are in mine.
If you appreciate her and like her as a person, then why wouldn’t you? But she definitely wouldn’t expect it.

I probably would as I was her last appointment, but wouldn’t spend more than £10.

I don’t tip my hairdresser though, if I did I might tip more.

I wouldn’t feel bad if I forgot or didn’t though, I’d be doing it as a nice over and above thing (and because I like buying baby things and haven’t had my own!).

I’m a knitter, so i would have made her a cardigan for the baby and handed that over. You’ve known her for ten years so yeah a little gift would be nice. Some sleep suits from the supermarket would be lovely.

I used to be a hairdresser. I was always really touched when a client gave me a gift!

I would yes, not because I think I “should” but because I like my hairdresser and it’s a nice thing to do. If you don’t want to though then don’t.

Why does anything need to happen?

This new trend of shaming women for posting threads and using Mumsnet for exactly what it’s intended for is extremely wearing.

If you don’t think the thread is needed, move along.

I would - but probably a gift voucher

You liked her enough to follow her and stick with her for 10years. Amazes me on here, how some people can’t string a thought together and need approval from strangers. A £10 gift and card isn’t going to bankrupt you 🤦‍♀️

10 yrs is a long time a little something is both kind and appropriate; card with some cash

No, I'd give her a nice tip instead. You don't know what she has or what she needs.

My beauty therapist is expecting a baby. I was planning on giving her a £10 Next voucher on my last appointment before she goes on Mat leave. I don't normally tip her so thought this would be a nice gesture.

Id give her an extra £20, you want her to come back to you.

I would. Something small would mean a lot. It’s a friendly gesture. Why not?

its not the same relationship. I see my dentist once per year (assuming no issues) and she could conceive, deliver the baby and be back at work in that time.

I would buy a gift or get a voucher. Life can be pretty miserable, why not make someone’s day brighter?

I guess when she’s had a baby and she is then considering which clients she can fit into a potentially shorter working week she might think people who cba to get a card and a gift (you don’t have to spend a fortune) obviously don’t appreciate her!!!! I think it wouldn’t hurt to get something nice

It baffles me why people are so mean about these things. We live in a country where you can literally buy a half decent baby gift for less than £5. People spend more than that on coffee without thinking. When I had my first born there were some friends and family that did not get me anything. I would then be in a supermarket or another shop and would see gorgeous outfits at 70% off, some priced at £2 or £3 pounds and wonder why?people would risk looking so heartless for the sake of literal pennies, but that's just me.

Like she won't have loads of those.

I would get her a gift, although I agree that there’s zero obligation to do so. But if I could afford it and I liked my hairdresser enough then yes I would get a small gift.