Do you tip after a haircut?

No, but it is normal for a guy to tip his BARBER 15%. Stylists are for women, dude.

thejeff wrote:

No, but it is normal for a guy to tip his BARBER 15%. Stylists are for women, dude.

Yes but if you go to some of these franchise hair cutting places they call themselves stylists. Anyway, you say it is normal to tip.

Yes. And give them a bigger than normal tip around Christmas.

My barber makes an office call for me once every two weeks, on Tuesday morning. Quite the convenience and of course he is the best barber in the city in which I reside. Yes I tip him. Also gave him a $500 bonus the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Will give him $1000 the Tuesday before Christmas.

why? Not trying to play devil's advocate here, and I appreciate the tipping culture is different in the States.

I can understand tipping a waitress or whatever, as you're paying for your drink/meal and then the tip is for the service. But why tip a barber, when you're already paying $X which is entirely for the service of cutting your hair, there's no actual goods being received beyond that.

non American wrote:

why? Not trying to play devil's advocate here, and I appreciate the tipping culture is different in the States.

I can understand tipping a waitress or whatever, as you're paying for your drink/meal and then the tip is for the service. But why tip a barber, when you're already paying $X which is entirely for the service of cutting your hair, there's no actual goods being received beyond that.

You are still tipping for the service. Environment, friendliness, flexibility, skill--all things worth tipping for. For a standard men's haircut, there isn't much variance in basic price--so the most skilled people are not necessarily making great money--but there is obviously huge variance between a good cut and a bad one. Once you are satisfied with a cut, you tip that barber and he should remember you next time around and remember how he cut you. You do that multiple times and you develop a relationship. You can walk-in and get priority service without scheduling. People treat you well when you treat them well. There are plenty of places to go for a cheap haircut where you don't need to tip, like Supercuts, but you need to put up with the hair cutter smelling like booze, cigarettes, and day old farts. Going to a good barber is a positive experience. They work hard to make it so, which is why customers show them gratitude with tips.

My haircut is only $2.99 and I will tip more than 100% - usually $3.

I cut my on hair once a week. Usually tip myself with a good ole fashioned chicken chokin

You know what the difference in a good haircut and a bad haircut is? About 2 weeks.

I go to Sports Clips for the Triple Play: cut, wash, steamed towel. It's like $22 I think, $5 tip, usually $27 total. Around Christmas the girl who draws my name usually gets a $20 tip.

non American wrote:

why? Not trying to play devil's advocate here, and I appreciate the tipping culture is different in the States.

I can understand tipping a waitress or whatever, as you're paying for your drink/meal and then the tip is for the service. But why tip a barber, when you're already paying $X which is entirely for the service of cutting your hair, there's no actual goods being received beyond that.

Also, just like a lot of waitresses don't own the restaurant, a lot barbers don't on the shop. They tend to get paid similarly to waitresses.

The big shot above probably has a barber that will come cut his hair on a whim. To some people it could be important to have a fresh cut for an short notice Tuesday morning business meeting, so the barber will cut on his off hours if you tip him like that. You have a much bigger relationship with your barber than your waitress, assuming your not an alcoholic.

I tip $4-5 every time. My barber Greg (Greg's Barbershop in Braintree, MA) is a friend, but also gives a great haircut. Goes into great detail and does the warm lather straight-razor neck shave (I love that).

When I first went to him I went into work and my boss asked who cut my hair and then said I should only go to him. Great haircut.

Nice try, Greg.

the real answer is if the stylist/barber owns the business, no you do not tip. If they do not own the business, then tip.

Yes - $16 hair cut - Barber gets a $20

$17 cut and I leave $25 each time. 8 bucks for someone who isn't getting rich off it and always takes care of me. Plus I'm no longer freshly out of college. I'd be likely to only have left 2-3 bucks when I was in school.

Bigshot Runner wrote:

My barber makes an office call for me once every two weeks, on Tuesday morning. Quite the convenience and of course he is the best barber in the city in which I reside. Yes I tip him. Also gave him a $500 bonus the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Will give him $1000 the Tuesday before Christmas.

You must have lovely hair.

I cut hair and courses wrote:

but you need to put up with the hair cutter smelling like booze, cigarettes, and day old farts.

I find fresh farts more offensive than day old farts.

But day old farts somehow sounds worse. Very poetic.

My stylist charges $24. I tip $5. $10 around the holidays.

Crooked Hillary wrote:

Yes. And give them a bigger than normal tip around Christmas.

The tip is: get a life, jamin.