ppquilter

Well we live in a small town in WY and my mother-in-law now lives with us, she is 91. Before moving in with us after her third husband passed away she went to her local cosmo school and got her hair fixed. Cost $4! Now she goes to a local, new hairdresser who knew her from the cosm school 35 miles away. Cost $5 to fix/curl hair and $5 for a cut and I don't drive the 35 miles. Mother-in-law is old school so when she pays she does exact amt, so I slip the girl more when I pay her for the mother-in-law.

I don't tip the fast food industry, with their jar on the counter.

quilt1950

I just got my hair cut, at a beauty school, where tipping is allowed. The haircut was $12.00, and I gave the student $3.00. It took her 2 hours to cut (actually trim) my hair! I don't always tip that much. But she really impressed me with her desire to Learn, and do a good job.

I read a book (with her permission) while she was cutting my hair, so I enjoyed my 2 hours of quiet time.

Also get annoyed with tip jars (and don't use them). And I get annoyed when the 'gratuity' is already added to the bill when you dine out with a group. It seems that serving a group of 8 people at one table is not that much harder than serving two tables of 4.

Wanabee Quiltin

I try and tip at least 20% to my hairdresser but I know I usually tip more as she is so good !

mjhaess

20 percent is the going amount....

oldtnquiltinglady

I'm afraid that tipping is "eyebrow raising behavior" here in rural Tennessee. My hairdresser (owns her shop and rents out three chairs) is always surprised when I give her a $20 for a $15 hair job, and tries to refuse it. But that is OK, she deserves whatever I pay her, she is a friend who puts up with my queer hair-dresser requirements--don't want to go grey, want it only a certain length, and never have a standing appointment--I call and ask if she take me in a half hour or so.....I also tip more for special requests, and pay the bill for my daughter, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren when they go in for hair appointments. Do I have more money than I have sense?????

tessagin

Ditto with the jar on the counter. They don't walk over and take my order and most often if I pick it up and go out the door, I certainly just don't touch the tip jar on the counter.

Jingle

My Husband cuts my hair. I always give him a tip, "Don't take any wooden nickels", I know, old saying.
I tip the dog groomer $15.00 for a $41.00 hair cut. He just turned 1 yr. old and doesn't like to be groomed. He is getting better. I have groomed toy poodles and I can appreciate the work involved in dog grooming. Well worth it to me.

Onebyone

Any service under $100 I tip $20. Even at restaurants when the tab may not be $20. Just my way. I've never missed a meal or bill because I tip generously. DH tips more then me. We use to have some of those jobs when we were young and know how much tips matter.

Mundy

I am an hairdresser and most of these remarks haven't been very nice we do put up with an lot, our insurance isn't cheep as you think we put in long days also I have do his f 45 years I also hair in nursng homes which is rwardng but tips hello haven't seen them so remember all this

Neesie

Most are not very nice? Did I miss something?