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same here, i know it's different for girls but giving someone an extra £10 on top of the standard price :eek: , it costs that amount of money for a reason, giving extra money is compassionate but i wouldn't consider myself a cheap skate if i didn't
Sorted.
Holy crap! If I tipped that much my haircut would cost twice what it does! In fact, because I don't think I've ever paid more than a tenner for a hair cut it'd be a tip of 150%, which is a bonanza in anyone's book.
All I can think is that you must be getting one hell of an expensive hair cut.
Anyway, back to the question. Yes I do generally tip, but only because it normally comes to less than 10 quid, so I can just hand over a ten spot and say "keep the change". But I'll only do that if they've made a decent job. If they've just hacked my hair with a saw they can lump it.
OMG! :eek: Would you like to be my client instead?
I believe hairdressers only get a basic pay. For instance, a mate of mine who is just a qualified stylist and her basic wages is like £15 for 4hrs and within that 4hrs she can work through 5/6 clients depending on the service.
Does the minimum wage not apply to hairdressers? I work out that you work 9 hours a day, probably 8 and an hours unpaid lunch. £25 between 8 hours is Just over £3.12 an hour, which is under minimum wage, I believe.
On the topic, I don't tip because I can't afford it.
minimum wage is £3 an hour at age 16 and 17, £4.10 an hour at age 19, 20, and 21, and £4.85 an hour at age 22 and over.
hairdresser's pay is decided by the boss. my mum's best friend is a hairdresser (and only needs to work 3 days a week to pull in a full time wage) and she pays her 16-year old saturday girl £5 an hour. and before you conjure up images of her working in a swish salon uptown, she does mainly elderly ladies, and charges £11 for a wash, cut and dry, and £25 for a basic colour and cut, or a perm and cut.
But once I got a friend of a friend (who was a mobile hairdresser) to do it for me. She was only going to charge me 5 pounds but I loved what she had done so much that I gave her 10 instead.
I can't believe the amount some people are saying they tip!!! How rich are some of you!
I paid for my boyfriend to have his hair done properly, dyed and styled and stuff. It cost me £40... but he looked so sexy that I gave him (him being the hairdresser) £50... and booked in to have my hair coloured! So he got a good deal.