Anonymous
04/21/2025 21:24
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
The only thing this thread shows is that people of means have ZERO clue into the real finances and decision making of stylist and guest. You don't stop going to a hair dresser, a long time hairdresser, because you can't afford a tip, which is a bonus for a job well done. This is not a celebrity stylist with a waitlist. It's another person doing the best they can to make ends meet and probably very happy to get that $150 or $200 even without the tip.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 21:03
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How much do you tip on highlights? They cost about 200 or more. That is very expensive.
If you’re going to a regular salon and it’s not the owner, 20% is standard (even with expensive highlights). If they have their own chair somewhere, tipping is up for debate.
I tip 15% and my bill is around $300. Is it considered low?
You should be tipping 20% and you know it. 15% is super outdated.
So many cheap people. If you can pay $300, you can tip 20%.
-A white collar worker who did shift work in high school and college
15 is fine.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 21:02
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Yes, you tip. Sounds like you need to cut back expenses and this is one of them.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 20:43
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:I’ve been going to the same hairdresser for about fifteen years. She has always rented her own space as an independent stylist. So she’s the owner basically and all the money goes to her, as well as the expenses for renting her little closet sized space. So recently my husband was DOGE’d and we lost 2/3rds of our income. I went to have my hair done and when it came time to pay I apologized and said I couldn’t tip for the time being as we are really in a bind. (Yes i still have to have my hair done for my job to look presentable). Anyway, I always figured that I was being very generous by tipping an independent contractor anyway. But she seemed kind of taken aback …. Thoughts? Do you tip salon owners?
I promise it was the way you presented it. Basically.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 20:03
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter if it's the custom to tip or not because op was paying a tip for years and now she doesn't want to. She established a pattern and now she broke it so it's not the hairdresser's fault she looked surprised over something unexpected.
Exactly.
And then she tries to justify it retroactively.
And rolling my eyes at the people who don’t want to tip on $200 highlights or pay $175 for a cut they love. Simple solution: go to someone who charges a fraction who may botch your hair.
Either you can afford it or you can’t. But stop all these ridiculous attempts at justification.
OP, don’t try to stiff people. It’s bad
karma.
The retroactive self enabling was wild to behold. Folks will justify anything to make it ok to be cheap.
You clearly can no longer afford this service at the level you’ve received it in the past. You’ll need to find a new provider or spread appointments out to budget.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 18:30
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Disagree on this. Hairstylists pay relies on tips. It’s one of the few professions, IMO, that you should tip (another being a restaurant server). You don’t think your stylist is feeling a pinch from our current economy too?
Well her choice is either getting business from OP or not. Would she rather get $100 or $0? If she NEEDS $120, then she should make that her price. She gets all of the money, she's not an employee or independent contractor but rather a sole proprietor.
You (and OP) know that this profession depends on tips. That’s why the question even came up. If you decide not to get your hair done, your favorite stylist goes out of business.
Also, maybe OP can clear up her stylist being the owner? You can be an independent stylist and rent out a chair in a salon without being the owner. It’s not quite the same as being the owner.
Learn how to read. OP literally says her hairstylist is independent and rents out a closet-sized space. Learn how the economy works. Independent owners set their own prices. They can charge what they want. No need to tip someone who sets their own prices. I will die on this hill.
I do tip my hairstylist who works for a salon very well because she gets paid a salary. There is a difference. You need to go back to school if you cannot understand this.
You can be as snarky as you want and you can die on your hill too. The fact is you should tip the stylist. You know it and you’re cheap.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 18:05
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How much do you tip on highlights? They cost about 200 or more. That is very expensive.
If you’re going to a regular salon and it’s not the owner, 20% is standard (even with expensive highlights). If they have their own chair somewhere, tipping is up for debate.
I tip 15% and my bill is around $300. Is it considered low?
You should be tipping 20% and you know it. 15% is super outdated.
So many cheap people. If you can pay $300, you can tip 20%.
-A white collar worker who did shift work in high school and college
Anonymous
04/21/2025 18:03
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter if it's the custom to tip or not because op was paying a tip for years and now she doesn't want to. She established a pattern and now she broke it so it's not the hairdresser's fault she looked surprised over something unexpected.
Exactly.
And then she tries to justify it retroactively.
And rolling my eyes at the people who don’t want to tip on $200 highlights or pay $175 for a cut they love. Simple solution: go to someone who charges a fraction who may botch your hair.
Either you can afford it or you can’t. But stop all these ridiculous attempts at justification.
OP, don’t try to stiff people. It’s bad
karma.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 17:33
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Yes.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 17:02
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How much do you tip on highlights? They cost about 200 or more. That is very expensive.
If you’re going to a regular salon and it’s not the owner, 20% is standard (even with expensive highlights). If they have their own chair somewhere, tipping is up for debate.
I tip 15% and my bill is around $300. Is it considered low?
Anonymous
04/21/2025 17:01
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:If you can’t afford the tip, you can’t afford to get your hair done. Find a less expensive place, get it done less often, get a lower maintenance style, or do it yourself.
This-also applies to dining out & delivery-if you can’t afford the tip then you need to make a change as suggested above.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 16:45
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a similar issue. My stylist is moving from a salon to working out of her house so will set her own prices now. Doesn’t that mean I shouldn’t need to tip her now? She’s not paying for a salon chair anymore. I don’t know; I kind of agree with OP that no tip should be expected in these circumstances.
If she’s an owner working out of her own home, you do not tip.
Why? She’s still paying for the sq ft.
Because she already sets that into her cost.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 16:43
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:Yes you tip.
This is the reason I don't go to hair stylists. I don't have any trouble affording it, I just don't like the business model of tipping so I try to avoid places that require it. I'm not sure why my botox injector isn't tipped, but a hair stylist is? I'm just sick of being nickel and dimed everywhere and tips have exploded at fast food places as well (like Subway!).
I don't understand this either. I also don't tip the guy who changes my oil. The tipping business is so arbitrary.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 16:41
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:I was always told you don’t tip the salon owner. I consider this a salon owner. She gets 100% of the pay. It’s not like a waiter. It’s like tipping the restaurant owner after the meal.
No, she is not the salon owner. She rents the space so has to pay those expenses out of her own pocket, along with any supplies that aren't shared. The salon owner gets the revenue from the renters and that is why you don't tip the owner when she/he does your hair (I do anyway since it is a personal service but it is not customary).
Anonymous
04/21/2025 16:32
Subject: Hair dresser tipping
Anonymous wrote:How much do you tip on highlights? They cost about 200 or more. That is very expensive.
If you’re going to a regular salon and it’s not the owner, 20% is standard (even with expensive highlights). If they have their own chair somewhere, tipping is up for debate.