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Post by peano on Dec 15, 2015 6:30:21 GMT
I saw that guideline this year in an article geared toward New Yorkers. Not gonna happen, my friend.
I tip 20%+ for my regular hairstylist and manicurist and will give twice that at my next appointments.
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Post by lollapealooza on Dec 15, 2015 13:40:47 GMT
The girl that cuts my hair is the salon owner. I always tip her 20%. For years I have given her a bottle of her favorite vodka for Christmas. I see the girls there get wine, trays of cookies, stuff like that. Today someone at work said you should give your hairdresser an amount equivalent to what your service typically costs.
Thanks, ANn I always give my hairdresser a tip equivalent to my monthly cut/color/blow out. She is an angel and I couldn't do without her!!!
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Post by tallgirl on Dec 15, 2015 13:59:21 GMT
I double my usual tip which winds up being about $20 more. I had my hair done last week and while I was there, another client was getting her hair cut while I was waiting for my foils to activate. She brought out her gift for our hairdresser at the end - a fur blanket from Restoration Hardware. I can't imagine how much that cost and it made me feel like my $20 was meagre. But it didn't bother me enough to consider upping it any more.
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Post by librarylady on Dec 15, 2015 14:08:25 GMT
She charges me $50 for hair cut and style....which I think is outrageous actually. She is done in less than an hour--ususally 30 minutes.
I give $20 for Christmas on top of the regular tip.
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Post by imsirius on Dec 15, 2015 14:18:57 GMT
I also think gift giving is getting out of control. Hairdresser is providing a service, I pay for that service, and pay dearly. I'm actually putting her kids through college (she told me herself that her customers and tips paid for her son's first year of college!) so that's my gift to her. Her son will be educated because we tip her over and above her services provided at an already way over the top price!
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Post by AN on Dec 15, 2015 14:23:33 GMT
She charges me $50 for hair cut and style....which I think is outrageous actually. She is done in less than an hour--ususally 30 minutes. I give $20 for Christmas on top of the regular tip. You live in Dallas and think $50 is outrageous for a cut and style? I've lived in major cities (Dallas and Chicago) and much smaller markets, and the cost for hair services seems to vary wildly between major and minor markets. $50 would be "higher end" in Podunk, Illinois, but for what I've found in Dallas and Chicago, it's definitely on the lower end for someone in a salon. I'm sure you can find someone cheaper who does it out of their home, etc. One of the reasons I went with my guy (who is at Collin Creek Mall - kind of a "dying"/not great area mall for those who aren't familiar - in a really outdated salon) is that his cost is $48. That was by far the cheapest I could find for someone with good reviews/reputation. Oh, they offer a 10% discount for booking online too!! Which is awesome. They are moving to a swankier mall soon and I think the price is going to $52. Still a reasonable cost based on my research around Dallas. This is the decor of the salon... it is like I get free time-travel with my haircut:
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Dec 15, 2015 16:45:29 GMT
She charges me $50 for hair cut and style....which I think is outrageous actually. She is done in less than an hour--ususally 30 minutes. I give $20 for Christmas on top of the regular tip. You live in Dallas and think $50 is outrageous for a cut and style? I've lived in major cities (Dallas and Chicago) and much smaller markets, and the cost for hair services seems to vary wildly between major and minor markets. $50 would be "higher end" in Podunk, Illinois, but for what I've found in Dallas and Chicago, it's definitely on the lower end for someone in a salon. I'm sure you can find someone cheaper who does it out of their home, etc. One of the reasons I went with my guy (who is at Collin Creek Mall - kind of a "dying"/not great area mall for those who aren't familiar - in a really outdated salon) is that his cost is $48. That was by far the cheapest I could find for someone with good reviews/reputation. Oh, they offer a 10% discount for booking online too!! Which is awesome. They are moving to a swankier mall soon and I think the price is going to $52. Still a reasonable cost based on my research around Dallas. This is the decor of the salon... it is like I get free time-travel with my haircut: Lol this reminds me of the 80s but as long as your guy knows his stuff that's all that matters!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2015 16:45:36 GMT
She charges me $50 for hair cut and style....which I think is outrageous actually. She is done in less than an hour--ususally 30 minutes. I give $20 for Christmas on top of the regular tip. You live in Dallas and think $50 is outrageous for a cut and style? I've lived in major cities (Dallas and Chicago) and much smaller markets, and the cost for hair services seems to vary wildly between major and minor markets. $50 would be "higher end" in Podunk, Illinois, but for what I've found in Dallas and Chicago, it's definitely on the lower end for someone in a salon. I'm sure you can find someone cheaper who does it out of their home, etc. One of the reasons I went with my guy (who is at Collin Creek Mall - kind of a "dying"/not great area mall for those who aren't familiar - in a really outdated salon) is that his cost is $48. That was by far the cheapest I could find for someone with good reviews/reputation. Oh, they offer a 10% discount for booking online too!! Which is awesome. They are moving to a swankier mall soon and I think the price is going to $52. Still a reasonable cost based on my research around Dallas. This is the decor of the salon... it is like I get free time-travel with my haircut: oh, wow!!!! so RETRO!!! I would expect to pay $6.95 for a cut there. hehe
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Post by Darcy Collins on Dec 15, 2015 17:00:44 GMT
I swear people are going to start boycotting service people in December if tipping gets any more out of control. I bump up my normal tip for hairdressers and spa services - but it's no where near equivalent to a visit. I do tip my house cleaners the equivalent of a visit - but it's the only time I tip them. I drew the line this year at trainer my daughter is using. She gave her a "present" last week - a wrapped water bottle. I had the strong suspicion that there was an expectation that this week we'd reciprocate. We've taken 3-4 sessions at an utterly outrageous price. No freaking way, I'm tipping on top of that insanity.
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Post by M~ on Dec 15, 2015 23:40:45 GMT
I'm buying him a scarf. Last year nothing because I didn't go for a haircut during the holidays. The year before that I gave a bottle of liquor.
$50.00 for a cut and style in a major metropolitan area is not an outrageous amount of money. I'm curious to know what you think would be a reasonable amount to charge though. Don't hairdressers need to be licensed in their state (I'm unsure what the licensure requirements are in each state, but in Florida they do.)? Moreover, a lot of them are "experts" in particular techniques and take classes to keep up with the new chemicals/trends/whatever. I look at them as professionals or paraprofessionals rather than pure service people honestly. Besides, cutting hair is a craft--it takes skill and some type of creativity.
I pay $85.00 for a cut and style and honestly, I come out of there feeling like a million bucks. That's worth it to me. I don't have an "elaborate" haircut-it's a layered bob-but I've never had a better hairdresser than this guy.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2015 0:31:42 GMT
My hairdresser also happens to be my cousin's daughter, so I give her a bigger tip (about 40%) and a gift. She loves to travel so this year, I got her this awesome world scratch map
ETA: My typical service is $170 before tip. She's a great hairdresser, but I'd never buy one of my other cousins a $170 gift, so no way am I giving her that much, no matter how much I like her both professionally and personally. Seriously you need to come visit and go to the gal I do. You would have money left over for lunch.
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Post by alexa11 on Dec 16, 2015 0:47:09 GMT
My stylist is the salon owner and I do not tip. She sets the prices. I had a business for years and she was one of my customers. She never tipped me for my work; she paid what I quoted. I used to give her a gift at Christmas as one of my customers but now that I'm not in business, I do not give her a gift. She recently started giving her clients a small bag with samples in it. Same here- except my stylist doesn't give any gifts, either. I agree that tipping has gotten out of hand or maybe I'm just a cheapskate!
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Post by blarneygirl on Dec 16, 2015 0:54:59 GMT
i've said over and over - i don't get why some service providers get tipped and some don't i pay my hairdresser her going rate plus a tip all year long - for doing her job if she isn't canceling all other customers and giving me free services..why would i gift her at christmas? gina This is exactly how I feel. I've never understood this. She provides me with a service and I pay her and tip her at every visit. If someone should be thanking someone, shouldn't she be thanking me for giving her my business? I totally think this is backwards.
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Post by lucyg on Dec 16, 2015 1:55:13 GMT
Jeez. No one said any of you must give your hairdresser a gift at Christmas time. Tips are sort of expected but gifts are purely optional.
I'm not someone who overdoes gift giving (I think hostess gifts are stupid) but I always give my hairdresser, my housekeeper, and my newspaper carrier an extra tip at the holidays. They aren't big gifts (except for the housekeeper). I've done it for decades, so it's not something new. My mother and grandmother did the same thing before me.
Your mileage may vary. No need to handslap those of us that do like to give a gift.
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Post by oliquig on Dec 16, 2015 2:32:29 GMT
An extra $160?!?!?! Not F&%#$ing likely!! I always have my hair done just before Christmas, this year my appointment is on Saturday 19th. I have never bought my hairdresser (who is also the owner of the salon) a gift for Christmas. And nor will I be starting this year! ETA: Oh, and we don't tip here either. This. Never even considered getting him a gift. I think gift giving in the USA (based on what I read here) is way out of control. They provide a service and I'm a customer that already pays for that service, I don't understand the concept of giving them gifts for any other reason. While they seem like nice people and they do a good job (and they get very well paid for...I certainly don't earn $160 for 1.5hrs work!) and he isn't my 'friend' as such. Plus he and his new wife just brought a $1.25M home, I really don't think he needs another $100 from me...if we are talking wage inequality, he should be buying me something! Just so you understand that in the USA hairstylist only get 45-55% off what you pay. They have to pay for all their tools, and also most (or all depending on their employers) of their education. And yes they do have to pay a licence fee every year. Under no circumstances does anyone HAVE to tip ever. And obviously if you are in another country it will seem weird. My bff works in what's considered a top level salon in our area, and she gets everything from nothing at all, to an extra 20%, to double tip, to booze, $50-100 gift cards, and yes even the cost of an entire service. She appreciates whatever she gets.
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Post by anniefb on Dec 16, 2015 2:44:56 GMT
No tipping in New Zealand but I always get my hairdresser a bottle of wine for Christmas. She's been cutting my hair for about 6 years now and is a great stylist.
ETA Just for a cost comparison, colour and cut used to cost me over NZ$200 when she worked at a big salon here in Auckland. Now she's set up her own business and it's NZ$110.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Dec 16, 2015 3:58:50 GMT
I love my stylist, but I'd never be able to give her a $100+ tip for Christmas.
I plan to give her an extra $20 and some homemade caramels.
(ETA- I do give my housekeeper the equivalent of a week's pay at the holidays.)
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Post by melissa on Dec 16, 2015 4:11:17 GMT
My stomach turned at the thought of giving a gift in the amount of the bill. My dd and I are both going at the end of the month. She has single process color, possibly a cut, I have cut, color and highlights this visit. I am dreading that bill and the normal tip as it is! Paying twice (with half as a "gift") would drive me back to doing my own color!
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Post by Dani-Mani on Dec 16, 2015 20:47:08 GMT
We always tip. We've had the same hairdresser for nearly two decades.
We get her a joint gift from us all and its usually a $25 gift card to the movies, since that is her hobby.
I feel no guilt. She's beyond amazing and deserves it.
She also owns her own salon.
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Post by 2peaornot2pea on Dec 16, 2015 20:58:42 GMT
My business?? It would never occur to me to give my hairdresser Christmas gifts. Or my mechanic. Or my doctor. Or my grocery store clerk. Or my .... <insert every service provider I encounter throughout the year>
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Post by 1lear on Dec 16, 2015 21:19:30 GMT
This is very timely-I have a hair appointment next week and there was a news report a couple of days ago stating it was appropriate to give the cost of one visit to the hairdresser. I pay $155 every 4-5 weeks it's been stressing me out thinking about paying double that Christmas week. I usually tip her $50/visit so I think I'm just going to go with a $75-100 tip this time. It think that's more than fair and agree tipping in general has gotten way out of control.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Dec 16, 2015 21:41:14 GMT
My business?? It would never occur to me to give my hairdresser Christmas gifts. Or my mechanic. Or my doctor. Or my grocery store clerk. Or my .... <insert every service provider I encounter throughout the year>
I have no problems with not getting your hair dresser a gift but your comparisons make little sense.
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Post by mamastone on Dec 16, 2015 22:17:09 GMT
My cousin cuts my hair (as well as my sister and sister-in-law) and always books us together. We get a great deal - $60 for cut, color, facial waxing. So at Christmas I give her an extra $20 and a small present.
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Post by 2peaornot2pea on Dec 16, 2015 22:51:00 GMT
My business?? It would never occur to me to give my hairdresser Christmas gifts. Or my mechanic. Or my doctor. Or my grocery store clerk. Or my .... <insert every service provider I encounter throughout the year>
I have no problems with not getting your hair dresser a gift but your comparisons make little sense. Actually, I think my comparisons make a lot of sense. Each one of them is a person whom I pay handsomely to provide services. If they provide good service, they will be rewarded with my business and 'consumer loyalty'.
Shrug.... maybe giving gifts to service providers is a regional thing. I know of no one in my social circle who does it.
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Post by artchick6300 on Dec 16, 2015 23:49:37 GMT
I Love My Hair
This is what I got my stylist. Along with a pack of mechanical colored pencils. I usually give her something homemade, but when I saw this coloring book I knew I had to get it for her. I'll also tip a little extra, but not the cost of a service! Tracey
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Post by Dani-Mani on Dec 17, 2015 1:59:00 GMT
I have no problems with not getting your hair dresser a gift but your comparisons make little sense. Actually, I think my comparisons make a lot of sense. Each one of them is a person whom I pay handsomely to provide services. If they provide good service, they will be rewarded with my business and 'consumer loyalty'.
Shrug.... maybe giving gifts to service providers is a regional thing. I know of no one in my social circle who does it. My hair stylist, first and foremost, is an artist, not a tradesman. My doctor is a professional whom I have a professional relationship with that is governed by a board of ethics. I see my hair dresser a LOT. Like many, every few weeks. Most of us have one hair dresser; most of us don't have one mechanic. I don't even have a mechanic. I go to a dealership. I can't compare someone who can make me look like a printout I found on the internet despite never doing that style before... to someone who does my Pap smear....I can't even see a comparison to be made.
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Post by bosoxbeth on Dec 17, 2015 2:28:56 GMT
I tip 20% year round and give $25 at Xmas.
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Post by 2peaornot2pea on Dec 18, 2015 16:28:50 GMT
Actually, I think my comparisons make a lot of sense. Each one of them is a person whom I pay handsomely to provide services. If they provide good service, they will be rewarded with my business and 'consumer loyalty'.
Shrug.... maybe giving gifts to service providers is a regional thing. I know of no one in my social circle who does it. My hair stylist, first and foremost, is an artist, not a tradesman. My doctor is a professional whom I have a professional relationship with that is governed by a board of ethics. I see my hair dresser a LOT. Like many, every few weeks. Most of us have one hair dresser; most of us don't have one mechanic. I don't even have a mechanic. I go to a dealership. I can't compare someone who can make me look like a printout I found on the internet despite never doing that style before... to someone who does my Pap smear....I can't even see a comparison to be made. Hairstylists are professionals who are governed by boards too.
I know many people who have one mechanic. And one manicurist. And one house cleaner. And one masseuse. And one landscaper.
Would you be seeing your hair dresser as frequently if you weren't paying for her to make you look like a printout? Are you two friends? Do you socialize together outside of the salon? I reserve gift giving for friends and family, with the exception of charitable donations. Like I said, it sounds like a regional thing because in my area it is not the norm to give gifts to service providers, artistic ones or otherwise.
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Post by myshelly on Dec 18, 2015 16:54:45 GMT
My business?? It would never occur to me to give my hairdresser Christmas gifts. Or my mechanic. Or my doctor. Or my grocery store clerk. Or my .... <insert every service provider I encounter throughout the year>
I have no problems with not getting your hair dresser a gift but your comparisons make little sense. But why does that comparison make no sense? The people she listed are all service providers. She is a customer of all the people she listed.
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Post by lucyg on Dec 18, 2015 17:18:22 GMT
I have no problems with not getting your hair dresser a gift but your comparisons make little sense. But why does that comparison make no sense? The people she listed are all service providers. She is a customer of all the people she listed. Well, for starters, a hairdresser is someone you do normally tip (i.e., give a gift to) anyway. Unlike doctors, mechanics, etc. To me, it feels completely normal to gift my hairdresser a little extra at Christmas. As I said above, it's not "required" and I don't care if others do or don't. But I'm not understanding the animosity toward the entire concept. I doubt it's regional and I'm wondering if those who don't give their hairdresser a Christmas gift even know whether others around them do or don't. I don't think I've ever discussed the topic with friends and have no idea what they do.
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