How much to tip for haircuts?

[Furtwangler]

Whatever is left after a 20 for me, usually 4 bucks give or take.. Except in my hometown, lady only charges 10, so I pay 15 usually.

[Ohemgee]

As a general rule you don't tip your hairstylist/barber if they're also the owner of the salon, btw.

Curious, but why?

[Silviya]

$12 haircut, $3 to round it to an even 15.

[Atreides]

Curious, but why?

I'm not sure exactly, a lot of salon owners will refuse tips but I assume it's because they're essentially taking home almost all of what they're charging you for the haircut already, so tipping them on top of this is like paying them more for a haircut?

Obviously you should always offer regardless, but like I said most of them will refuse the tip.

Also whenever possible (this goes for restaurants as well) you should tip in cash even if you're paying with a credit/debit card. From what I understand a lot of places will take the various credit card fees out of the employees tips, not to mention they probably have to wait to have their tips cashed out by the salon/restaurant.

[Weiing]

Leave it to Atreides to have it all broken down. haha. Interesting indeed.

[Sythe]

Hmm that makes sense. Ive been tipping my barber since i've been using him and he runs the place. Time to get a lil cheap!

[Mayareira]

3-5$~ for a 13$ haircut.

[Day]

tip for haircuts? lol...

[Oulanbator]

Obviously you should always offer regardless

Please, explain me why. Tipping for a haircut just sounds wrong to me.

[Atreides]

Hmm that makes sense. Ive been tipping my barber since i've been using him and he runs the place. Time to get a lil cheap!

well if you've been tipping him and you suddenly stop you might find the word WHORE shaved into the side of your head or something. You should always offer, it's up to them whether or not they accept lol

Please, explain me why. Tipping for a haircut just sounds wrong to me.

Remember that tips are supposed to be rewards for good/exemplary service-- not offering some sort of token to that effect might have the unintended consequence of offending them.

Waiters and Hairstylists especially make very little as their hourly wage, sometimes as little as $2-3 bucks per hours, so they rely on tips to make a decent living. You shouldn't be tipping if you don't like the way your hair looks, and there are definitely instances in which tips are expected but undeserved, but for haircuts it seems like more than a matter of custom.

[Necronus]

I get my head shaved and I used to go to barber shops for about $12, but when I moved to MD, I ended up a block away from a regular salon that charges $15. I don't tip as I feel the $15 is already more than enough considering it takes them mere minutes to complete the job and most hairdressers are actually suprised by such a non-salon standard cut and I often have to repeat that yes, I do mean a full head shave. I figure the money/time ratio beats the hell out of (price + tip)/time ratio of the average cut.

[Vandalhart]

I would assume paying in cash is also preferred because it's under the table money. There's no proof and therefore don't have to claim it on the income taxes. Much like servers. They have a standard 15% of their wages they claim... but last I heard, the standard for tips in restaurants is 15% of your sales.

[Amelya]

My total is usually around $96 so I'll tip $20, but the girl does a really good job and it takes her like 3 hours (ugh).

[Atreides]

I would assume paying in cash is also preferred because it's under the table money. There's no proof and therefore don't have to claim it on the income taxes. Much like servers. They have a standard 15% of their wages they claim... but last I heard, the standard for tips in restaurants is 15% of your sales.

it's also because every time you use your credit card at a restaurant/store/etc, the establishment gets charged something like 3% of the total amount of your bill as a fee. If you tip on your credit card, the amount you're charging is higher so the fee is higher, and it stands to reason that the owner would take 3% out of the employee's tip to cover the fee.

It also means at the end of the night, the server has to wait for the manager/owner to pay them their tips from credit cards, whereas cash is something they can put in their pockets immediately.

It's not something that's totally necessary, but if you're trying to make people's lives easier you should do it. I never carry cash myself, so I guess I just feel guitly lol

[Oulanbator]

Waiters and Hairstylists especially make very little as their hourly wage, sometimes as little as $2-3 bucks per hours, so they rely on tips to make a decent living. You shouldn't be tipping if you don't like the way your hair looks, and there are definitely instances in which tips are expected but undeserved, but for haircuts it seems like more than a matter of custom.

WTF !!!! Don't you have laws about working conditions and salaries in your country ? Paying people so few is definitely not acceptable, it's called exploitation.

I've been working as a waiter for years during my studies, and always made above 7€ per hour (which is the minimal salary that can be given under any condition) + tips... and actually complained about not getting extra "night-time hours" bonus.
My ex-girlfriend was an hair-cutter, and she made almost 10€ per hour, though she never got any tips.

Relying on tips to compensate for undervalued prices and salaries doesn't sound like an efficient way to organize society at all. Tips are meant to be extras. No one should rely on tipping for as a base for their salary.

I don't understand you don't get riots. You should protest.

[Conrad]

If you work for tips, you're still required to be paid a minimum wage but it's less than if you don't get tips at your position. For instance, in my state minimum wage is $7.25/hr, but waiters only make around $3/hr because they work for tips.

[Atreides]

the reason they make so little is because it's expected they're going to be tipped 10-20% on every check, so their hourly wage will come out to more than minimum wage.

It's a bullshit law because it requires that customers not be assholes, which as most people who have ever worked in retail will tell you is simply not the case. Sure, servers in high end restaurants or bartenders or whatever can make massive amounts of money, but if you're some waitress trying to make ends meet in a podunk diner you're going to struggle to exceed minimum wage with $1-2 tips on coffee and soda.

[Ohemgee]

the reason they make so little is because it's expected they're going to be tipped 10-20% on every check, so their hourly wage will come out to more than minimum wage.

It's a bullshit law because it requires that customers not be assholes, which as most people who have ever worked in retail will tell you is simply not the case. Sure, servers in high end restaurants or bartenders or whatever can make massive amounts of money, but if you're some waitress trying to make ends meet in a podunk diner you're going to struggle to exceed minimum wage with $1-2 tips on coffee and soda.

My girlfriend-ish works one job at an Applebees. She makes around 4.25 (state min: 7.50 i think) and works in south Miami. So the tips are horrendous for her for most days. On top of their closing hours (open later) which is kind of dicked late at nights where she doesn't get a table but shes still there til 1 or later.

[Day]

My girlfriend-ish works one job at an Applebees. She makes around 4.25 (state min: 7.50 i think) and works in south Miami. So the tips are horrendous for her for most days. On top of their closing hours (open later) which is kind of dicked late at nights where she doesn't get a table but shes still there til 1 or later.

She needs to get some implants and take her ass over to hooters where the big money is.

[Counterfeit]

$27.00 HC
$15.00 Tip