How much do you tip your barber or hair stylist?

Raven

Raven

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eastern Canada
What percentage is proper, is it 10%, 15%, 20% or more?
Does it depend on how pleased you are with the results or other factors, like how long you had to wait?
 

Usually about £5 and I always do it....... but it's not expected any more these days. Hair dressing is very expensive here . For a wash and trim mine costs £35.00. I know many people who don't tip at all, including my husband
 
Approx. $5.00, whatever is left from the bills that I hand the young woman.

The price changes each time depending on the promotions they are offering and therefore so does the tip.

I really should take my change and give her a five.

I think that in the shop that I frequent they expect less because when they make change they always give me five ones instead of a five.
 
I think you are all good tippers. My hair stylist has reasonable prices for seniors so I tip according to what I'm having done but usually 10% of the cost.
If it's not senior's day then everything cost more.
 
I've been bald a long time so I just buzz cut what's left of mine myself.

Back when I was going to the barber haircuts were $8 bucks and I would pay with a $10 dollar bill and say keep the change.
 
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My barber charges $15 for a regular cut. Seniors pay $12. I give him $15 and no change. At Christmas, I give a extra $10. He rents a chair in a Salon with 3 young lady hairstylists, so after he pays those bills, I’m sure that he is not cleaning up.

When I patrolled up in the mountains of PA, there was an old barber. He told everyone that he was 92. He owned his own one chair shop and charged $2. I let him cut my hair once and my wife had to fix it so that it looked better.
 
When I took my father in to the barber his hair was bra strap length and the barber had to help him up to the seat. The price was $17 Canadian and I gave $40. This guy went above and beyond what his role called for and my dad has really think hair which looked so much better cut into a man’s hair style.
 
My place charges seniors $14. I usually give them $5. My hair is very thin and fine, so I keep it short. Does not take them long, but I still want to tip them for theier time. If I treat myself to a shampoo, I will tip a couple dollars more.
 
My barber charges $13 and I give him $17. That's a 30% tip and he seems happy with it. It takes him about 10 minutes to cut my hair, which is fine with me. Trying to make me look any better would be a waste of time.

Don
 
Old school male barbers are now rare in my area, although I went to one for 17 years until he died. I now by necessity go to a family style "hair cuttery" place where they are competent and efficient, and I tip $5 (about 25%) for a cut.
 
My last barber retired in 1968 and my wife has cut my hair since then. At this point i have little left to cut but she still trims whats left and my beard. Wonder how much I've saved over these past 51 years?
 
I go to an old fashioned 2 chair barbershop, a father & son partnership.... it looks like it's something out of a Norman Rockwell picture. They're owners so I reckon tipping isn't as much a part of their expected income than if they were employees at someone else's shop. Anyway, a cut is $9.00 and I give them a ten but don't wait for change. One dollar isn't even really a tip, is it?
 

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