Are you supposed to tip for a haircut?

I have always tipped 2 bucks.

No, it's definitely a good idea to piss off a woman who is using sharp scissors near your head and neck.

The standard tip for haircuts is 20%.

Yep, you're supposed to tip. I usually tip my barber $3 on a $12 haircut.

If you do the math, a barber can make more money than a teacher at the end of the day, and much of it untaxed, because they never declare all their earnings.

With just 10 customers per day, this barber would make about $150 bucks, net...and with more customers, who pay tips, he could make over $200 per day. Good money.

Any elite runners who are barbers? Post here, and comment what it does to your running to stand on your feet all day?

Ghost in Korea

If a barber charged enough to make $15 profit off of each customer, not many people would go to that barber.

Assuming the barber doesn't pay insurance or taxes right?

johnnytoyota wrote:

Assuming the barber doesn't pay insurance or taxes right?

He's also assuming that the barber doesn't pay rent, use products that cost money, pay the electric bill, etc.

I got a 12 dollar haircut today and I tipped the guy 3 bucks. It was an old school shop and they don't cut hair like wusses. THey attached a number 1 attachment and just cut it down to the scalp. Then a straight razor or your neck and alcohol afterward where they shaved. As a result I think Ipicked up about 10-20 seconds per mile on the 6-7 mile run afterward.

The straight razor shave is the best thing about that type of barber shop. At least in my state, you can't get that at any of the salon type places because barbers and hair dressers are licensed seperately and only barbers are trained to do the straigh razor.

Neuropsychiatrist wrote:

THey attached a number 1 attachment and just cut it down to the scalp. Then a straight razor or your neck and alcohol afterward where they shaved.

Now that's a haircut. Only thing that would have made it better is a dusting of the neck with some Clubman talc.

Neuropsychiatrist wrote:

I got a 12 dollar haircut today and I tipped the guy 3 bucks. It was an old school shop and they don't cut hair like wusses. THey attached a number 1 attachment and just cut it down to the scalp. Then a straight razor or your neck and alcohol afterward where they shaved. As a result I think Ipicked up about 10-20 seconds per mile on the 6-7 mile run afterward.

Dude, that's the same I pay and it sounds just like my barber. He's a younger guy but cuts old-school too, uses a straight razor around your neck, alcohol afterwards, has this sick-ass vibrating glove attachment that gives you a head massage to stimulate blood flow to the scalp. If you ask for a fade, you can bet your ass it will be a tight-ass fade, military style, lol.

many of you guys are simply sad sacks of 5hit - geezus, wtf is wrong with you guys?

"My gf acted all pi55ed an' 5hit when I took her to del Taco on our date, I paid for mine and I had this free bean burrito coupon for her - she got all mad when I didn't pay for her drink and nachos! What's up with that?"

Fleet Footed Falcon wrote:

Neuropsychiatrist wrote:

THey attached a number 1 attachment and just cut it down to the scalp. Then a straight razor or your neck and alcohol afterward where they shaved.

Now that's a haircut. Only thing that would have made it better is a dusting of the neck with some Clubman talc.

They actually did use teh Clubman talc..I believe it is teh talc that comes in the green container right?

Yeah....That's the stuff.

Always tip. And never use anybody but your own barber. A guy who will cheat on his barber will likely cheat on his wife.

Sadly, when this generation of barbers dies out, it's going to be very hard to find anybody who can cut a genuine flattop unless it's on a military base somewhere. A real barbershop kicks the crap out of a salon any day.

short hair wrote:

I always got my hair cut at the same place back home and never saw anyone tip, but I just got my hair cut in my new town and I got the impression you're supposed to. Is a tip really necessary? I already paid the lady 10 bucks for 10 minutes of service.

Yep. Tip. I agree that 20% is about right. If you really like the barber and the haircut, give more. I use guard #1 and just shave it down.

What? Your back hair?

Flagpole Willy wrote:

short hair wrote:

I always got my hair cut at the same place back home and never saw anyone tip, but I just got my hair cut in my new town and I got the impression you're supposed to. Is a tip really necessary? I already paid the lady 10 bucks for 10 minutes of service.

Yep. Tip. I agree that 20% is about right. If you really like the barber and the haircut, give more. I use guard #1 and just shave it down.

that is in no way true. 15 dollars profit in many big cities would leave you broke and dead begging for money. i can guarantee that many people in nyc would gladly pay for a haircut (as long as it was a good haircut) that would give the barber as little as a 15 dollar profit, because that would be very cheap.