$40 or $45 haircut how much to tip [Archive] - Two Plus Two Older Archives

bdk3clash

05-25-2005, 01:00 AM

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$10 is what I would tip.

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Listen to this man.
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If I somehow ended up with that haircut I'd tip way more than $10.

Blarg

05-25-2005, 01:13 AM

Enough to make your hair stylist remember you well. You want them to be happy to see you and really want to do a good job for you, because you're a hell of a good customer. That way you'll also get them willing to stay a little later to give you a cut sometimes, or put you ahead of some other customer if you're in a hurry. It pays.

I've tipped as much as the price of the haircut itself before, and believe me, they're glad to see you back and give you 100%. For a 40 or 45 buck haircut, a 20% tip at the very, very least. I'd tip at least $15. You don't want them to remember you tipped; that just classifies you as a non-jerk. You want them to remember you tipped really well.

shant

05-25-2005, 01:15 AM

$40 is reasonable for a haircut if you don't have a hairstyle that's as simple as trim the top and put a #3 fade on the sides. I'd tip $10-15.

Ulysses

05-25-2005, 02:17 AM

$10

Argus

05-25-2005, 05:09 AM

It turns out I'm a really cheap prick. I've been tipping about $6 - the haircut is $44 and I just leave $50.

cpitt398

05-25-2005, 05:13 AM

my haircuts are 25 and i tip 10. would probably tip 5 if it wasnt a hot chick who cuts my hair though. my hair pretty easy to cut i could probably get a similiar cut at great clips but i would have a fat old lady washing my hair.

Lawrence Ng

05-25-2005, 05:15 AM

My cut and shampoo is usually around $25 no tax. So I leave about $5 or $10 tip depending on well the cut was and how friendly the stylist was that day.

Lawrence

RoboRob

05-25-2005, 05:18 AM

How much would you guys tip if the haircut was $12?

JaBlue

05-25-2005, 05:18 AM

I go to the same girl and have been for ~ 5 years. She's awesome. The cut is 20. I give her 25 and we are both very happy.

Blarg

05-25-2005, 05:19 AM

Ouch, that is cheap.

The way I see it, the person who cuts your hair and your dentist are the type of people that you want to have think you're the greatest guy in the world. They can do too much damage and cause too much misery if they aren't happy and really into trying their very best.

rmarotti

05-25-2005, 05:19 AM

I remember hearing somewhere that you don't tip barbers. ither that or you don't tip the barber who owns the shop. One of those, anyway. Even the former makes sense as most stylists are independent contractors who are taking a large portion of whatever they are charging and renting the chair that they are using.

JaBlue

05-25-2005, 05:23 AM

this is BS. tip them (unless they suck).

rmarotti

05-25-2005, 05:25 AM

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this is BS.

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Why?

Blarg

05-25-2005, 05:28 AM

I wonder if you're talking about something like that old question:

You walk into a barbershop and there are a couple of barbers there, one with a really bad haircut and one with a really good one. Whose chair do you sit at?

JaBlue

05-25-2005, 05:29 AM

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this is BS.

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Why?

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because you are supposed to tip the barber/stylist/whatever.

rmarotti

05-25-2005, 05:34 AM

Thank you for repeating your unsupported position.

JaBlue

05-25-2005, 05:41 AM

tipping is something you are just supposed to do for certain services. Hair cutting is one of those services.

rmarotti

05-25-2005, 05:43 AM

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Thank you for repeating your unsupported position.

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Yeti

05-25-2005, 07:56 AM

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Enough to make your hair stylist remember you well. You want them to be happy to see you and really want to do a good job for you, because you're a hell of a good customer. That way you'll also get them willing to stay a little later to give you a cut sometimes, or put you ahead of some other customer if you're in a hurry. It pays.

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The USA depresses me.

Blarg

05-25-2005, 08:07 AM

Sounds like shooting fish in a barrel.

daveymck

05-25-2005, 08:19 AM

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Enough to make your hair stylist remember you well. You want them to be happy to see you and really want to do a good job for you, because you're a hell of a good customer. That way you'll also get them willing to stay a little later to give you a cut sometimes, or put you ahead of some other customer if you're in a hurry. It pays.

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The USA depresses me.

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To a point I agree, I dont understand the tipping culture over there, however I always tip my hairdresser as well £2 for a £18 cut.

jakethebake

05-25-2005, 08:40 AM

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While this is exactly what he's doing, it doesn'r change the fact that he's correct.

jakethebake

05-25-2005, 08:48 AM

I go to a good old fashioned barber shop. They have a pole and real magazines (not just cosmo, people and hair magazines) and crappy little signed pictures of celebrities that have gotten their haircut there and everything. It's a great place.

But the haircuts are $12. I take my son and we get it cut once a month. The problem is, it's always on a saturday morning and they only take cash. So I have to go to an ATM first and it gives me two $20 bills.

So I pay the $24 for our two haircuts and I feel like $6 is too little to tip. But they always hand me back a ten and four ones. This place is always really busy and it takes forever to give them back the ten and get change again so I can give them like $8 for a tip.

I could just give them the ten, but that seems like too much so I usually just give them the six and throw them the full ten once in awhile.

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Yeti

05-25-2005, 08:54 AM

Here's a wacky idea, bring $2 from home with you when you go.

jakethebake

05-25-2005, 08:55 AM

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Here's a wacky idea, bring $2 from home with you when you go.

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I never have any cash on Sat. morning. That's the whole problem.

Yeti

05-25-2005, 08:59 AM

I refuse to believe you can't find $2 in the whole house. Alternatively, make your kid cough up the $2.

daveymck

05-25-2005, 09:01 AM

Is $4 not enough I tend to go for around 10%.

BigBaitsim (milo)

05-25-2005, 09:03 AM

I bought a pair of $12 clippers two years ago. Now I slap on a #1 blade guide once a week, and keep cutting until I don't hear any more hair getting cut. Total cost per cut: a couple cents.

Being 40 has it's advantages. You're not going to look cool anyway, so don't bother trying and save yourself some $$$.

jakethebake

05-25-2005, 09:15 AM

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I refuse to believe you can't find $2 in the whole house. Alternatively, make your kid cough up the $2.

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LOL...My kid is 3 years old. I've given him one more year to find a job.

But yea, I'm not carrying $2 in change to the berber shop.

asb165

05-25-2005, 09:37 AM

My haircut is $45. I tip $10, and from $2-5 to the shampoo girl. One of them is real hot and gives a solid scalp massage. She gets the $5.

OtisTheMarsupial

05-25-2005, 11:08 AM

Don't tip a percentage of the price.

Hairstylists either:
a) work for the man and must only charge you $12 when they deserve $50

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b) set their own prices and thus earn most of the profit already

Thus, if you tip a percentage, you're either stiffing the stylist A or you're just increasing stylist B's prices.

Tip 5-10 bucks depending on how much you like it and the chances you'll be back.

Always tip on the higher end if it's the first time and you plan to return. You want to make an impression so they'll treat you well next time.

Tip the shampoo girl 2-5 bucks unless you stared at her clevage, then tip 10.

jakethebake

05-25-2005, 11:11 AM

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Tip the shampoo girl...

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Shampoo girl? WTF? Don't you people wash your own hair?

OtisTheMarsupial

05-25-2005, 11:11 AM

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It turns out I'm a really cheap prick. I've been tipping about $6 - the haircut is $44 and I just leave $50.

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These people are liars. They do not tip well, I guarantee you. They are cheap bastards.

Your tip is fine. But if you want the stylist to remember you, go higher.

OtisTheMarsupial

05-25-2005, 11:15 AM

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I remember hearing somewhere that you don't tip barbers. ither that or you don't tip the barber who owns the shop. One of those, anyway. Even the former makes sense as most stylists are independent contractors who are taking a large portion of whatever they are charging and renting the chair that they are using.

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You're right. That used to be a rule. But now you just tip anyone who is in a profession where tipping is the norm. They count on it when they set their prices.
Besides, it's better to err on the side of tipping too much than the other way around.

IndieMatty

05-25-2005, 11:25 AM

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I go to a good old fashioned barber shop. They have a pole and real magazines (not just cosmo, people and hair magazines) and crappy little signed pictures of celebrities that have gotten their haircut there and everything. It's a great place.

But the haircuts are $12. I take my son and we get it cut once a month. The problem is, it's always on a saturday morning and they only take cash. So I have to go to an ATM first and it gives me two $20 bills.

So I pay the $24 for our two haircuts and I feel like $6 is too little to tip. But they always hand me back a ten and four ones. This place is always really busy and it takes forever to give them back the ten and get change again so I can give them like $8 for a tip.

I could just give them the ten, but that seems like too much so I usually just give them the six and throw them the full ten once in awhile.

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Proud father taking his son to the old fashioned barber on saturday. Internet Forum resident pervert on monday. /images/graemlins/grin.gif JakeTheBake truly is an enigma wrapped inside a riddle.

stabn

05-25-2005, 01:45 PM

$0. You just took it up the ass by paying that much for a haircut.

jakethebake

05-25-2005, 02:12 PM

I'm always surprised by oot. The same guys that pay $400 for a pair of freakin' blue jeans jump all over a guy for a $40 haircut. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

chaas4747

05-25-2005, 02:16 PM

I pay $30 + $10 tip. I asked and she tips the shampoo girl out so I don't give her money.

Duke

05-25-2005, 02:18 PM

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Enough to make your hair stylist remember you well. You want them to be happy to see you and really want to do a good job for you, because you're a hell of a good customer. That way you'll also get them willing to stay a little later to give you a cut sometimes, or put you ahead of some other customer if you're in a hurry. It pays.

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The USA depresses me.

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To a point I agree, I dont understand the tipping culture over there, however I always tip my hairdresser as well £2 for a £18 cut.

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I'd give a tip too if they removed 18 pounds of hair from my head.

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DBowling

05-25-2005, 08:19 PM

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a % or $ amount, assuming I look unbeleivably attractive afterward

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$10-15

theghost

05-25-2005, 08:32 PM

$10

mostsmooth

05-25-2005, 09:01 PM

i cut my own hair, no tips necessary

Sponger15SB

05-25-2005, 09:08 PM

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a % or $ amount, assuming I look unbeleivably attractive afterward

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$10-15

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Now is the perfect time to point out that Dbowling used to work at supercuts as a receptionist, and he was going to become a barber until he started playing poker.

Jurollo

05-25-2005, 09:21 PM

By a Flo-bie for $40 and do it yourself from now on.
~Justin

Maulik

05-26-2005, 01:03 AM

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Don't tip a percentage of the price.

Hairstylists either:
a) work for the man and must only charge you $12 when they deserve $50

or

b) set their own prices and thus earn most of the profit already

Thus, if you tip a percentage, you're either stiffing the stylist A or you're just increasing stylist B's prices.

Tip 5-10 bucks depending on how much you like it and the chances you'll be back.

Always tip on the higher end if it's the first time and you plan to return. You want to make an impression so they'll treat you well next time.

Tip the shampoo girl 2-5 bucks unless you stared at her clevage, then tip 10.

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I gave $5 on my first cut, because I'm used to tipping that much on a $20 haircut. Next time I go I'm bringing like $30 for tip and giving it to her before, she does an amazing job.

Will she like me better if I give the money before the cut?

Luv2DriveTT

05-26-2005, 01:09 AM

$10 for the stylist and $5 for the person washing your hair. However if you are friends with the stylist or they are the salon owner then no tip, and $10-$15 for the hair washer.

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Blarg

05-26-2005, 01:56 AM

I'd love to do this, but I'm too vain. It'll be a while still until I'm willing to give up delusions about my looks.

dblgutshot

05-26-2005, 02:03 AM

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Tip the shampoo girl...

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Shampoo girl? WTF? Don't you people wash your own hair?

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Shampoo girl is best part of getting a haircut.

Is this not standard when getting your hair cut? I usually only go to asian hair places so not sure about others.

jakethebake

05-26-2005, 08:28 AM

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Shampoo girl is best part of getting a haircut. Is this not standard when getting your hair cut? I usually only go to asian hair places so not sure about others.

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Standard? Are you serious? I've had it done once. That was because I went to one of those Jiffy Cuts places (or whatever they're called. Some chain anyway...). There wasn't a "shampoo girl" though. It was just the girl that cut my hair.

She said she really liked my hair because it's so thick and soft and she wanted to wash it for free even (I think the place charged like $5 extra for a wash). I let her because she was fairly hot and of course I did overtip, which i'm sure was the object of the exercise for her.

Bulldog

05-26-2005, 09:19 AM

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$10 haircut
$2 tip

1C5

05-26-2005, 06:45 PM

Does anyone here (or everyone here) tip the shampoo girl also?

thatpfunk

05-26-2005, 07:07 PM

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$10-15

Now is the perfect time to point out that Dbowling used to work at supercuts as a receptionist, and he was going to become a barber until he started playing poker.

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I think this deserves more attention that being buried in this thread.

rmarotti

05-27-2005, 03:31 AM

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However if you are friends with the stylist or they are the salon owner then no tip, and $10-$15 for the hair washer.

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I knew I was (half) right.

Skip Brutale

05-27-2005, 03:34 AM

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My gut instinct is telling me 8 dollars. But a 50 dollar haircut is really expensive in my mind, or where I live at least. So I'd feel kind of pissed and not want to tip. But then they must be great so I'd feel I should tip alot. But I mean a 10 dollar tip, come on, I dont make that in an hour. So I am going to go down to 8.

theredpill5

05-27-2005, 07:34 AM

I've never in my life tipped the barber. Maybe if I found a barber that was really good, then I would but I always end up hating my barber. Also, my haircut was never over $10 and why in god's name would a guy pay $30 - $50 for a haircut unless you live in LA or NY where everything is expensive as hell.

thatpfunk

05-27-2005, 07:37 AM

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I've never in my life tipped the barber. Maybe if I found a barber that was really good, then I would but I always end up hating my barber. Also, my haircut was never over $10 and why in god's name would a guy pay $30 - $50 for a haircut unless you live in LA or NY where everything is expensive as hell.

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For some reason I'm not surprised at all.

Skip Brutale

05-27-2005, 04:18 PM

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I've never in my life tipped the barber. Maybe if I found a barber that was really good, then I would but I always end up hating my barber. Also, my haircut was never over $10 and why in god's name would a guy pay $30 - $50 for a haircut unless you live in LA or NY where everything is expensive as hell.

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You are pretty much supposed to tip your hairdresser. That is like never tipping a waiter.

jakethebake

05-27-2005, 04:21 PM

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Hairdresser? Are an 83 year old woman?

nokona13

05-27-2005, 04:46 PM

I've actually been told before that you don't tip the owner of the salon/shop. But I think that may be more of an older attitude, and you're just kinda supposed to tip everyone these days. I think a $15 tip on a $45 haircut is a little excessive. $10 is fine.