Comments on: What is the policy on tipping a hairdresser?

By: Joseph Birch

Joseph Birch — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:48:58 +0000

what you can afford.
since you said ‘already pay…’ i would say you are pinching penny’s; which is smart, young lady, especially with insurance on the rise and heating/cooling on the rise -smart girl.

give of what you have. one of my clients is all about money and he flaunts it so i get a $100.00 tip every 2 weeks.

another one of my clients works at a homeless shelter. she doesn’t have enough money to tip, but loves my shampoo (and cut, too). she sends me ‘donation haircuts’ so i have lots of tax deductions.

one more client i will tell you about:
this woman can COOK! she should have owned a restaurant when she was young, but was married to an abusive man who would not allow her to work outside the home (too scared she might leave). she knows i can’t cook for NOTHIN’!!!( i tried to make tuna when i was 21 and burned it!) she brings dinner for my husband and me. she’s sooo sweet. i just love her to pieces.

moral: give what you have to give – what ever it is.

By: Yasmine Mcmahon

Yasmine Mcmahon — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 01:36:02 +0000

You should tip your stylist or colorist 15-20% percent of your total bill if he or she is the only person who worked on your hair.

Give the shampoo person – if there is one – a separate gratuity. Typically, a shampoo person receives $2-$4.

By: Marquise Hatfield

Marquise Hatfield — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:40:47 +0000

Tipping is not a city in China…which means if someone has served you well,wether it be your waitress, hairdresser,tatto artist,piercer etc you tipp them as you feel necessary. I tip bigger then most because I have been in the position that tipps were my “ends meet” and its just great karma to “pay it forward” if you have the means to!

By: Lorena Donnelly

Lorena Donnelly — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:19:26 +0000

Depending on how expensive you hair service bill is (mine is $250), I would say 10% min. & up to 20%.

By: Tyler208

Tyler208 — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:23:25 +0000

Of course you need to tip. 15% would be a reasonable amount. Tip would be around $4.50.

By: Maribel Whyte

Maribel Whyte — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 21:30:44 +0000

I almost always tip 20% as long as I am happy with the cut.

By: Isabell Dickson

Isabell Dickson — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:49:23 +0000

You don’t ‘have’ to, but it is pretty much expected if you liked the service you had done. As I stylist, I can tell you, we really count on our tips, they are part of our income. The average tip for $28 would be about $4-$5. Of course there are exceptions, such as not liking your hair, or not getting along with your stylist.