Tipping your hairdresser?

Question

When your hair dresser works from home, do you still tip him/her?

When my hairdresser worked in a shop, I always tipped her, but now she does hair from home in her spare time, so she sets her own prices and doesn't have to pay anyone rent. Do I still tip her?

Answer 1

Yes, absolutely you need to tip her.

1) As a small business owner she has to cover all of the overhead, where as in a shop she did not.

2) She can now pick and choose who she decides to have as customers so you need to acknowledge that you appreciate her so that she continues to do your hair (it is hard to find someone that you really like anymore, and when you do they have a tendancy to jump from shop to shop, so if you have a good one keep her happy).

3) My hairdresser now cuts hair out of her home, and she charges me LESS than she did when she worked in a shop, in this case you HAVE to tip her.

A tip is expected in certain industries, and you should just consider it the "price of doing business", but if you get exceptional service (fitting you in after hours or on short notice, or a really great style) then you need to tip more than the normal 10%.

Answer 2

Yes. You tip. Always. Regardless. This move to his/her home may not be a good thing. She may think it's a good thing, but on the whole, it's a move most hairdressers would make temporarily, starting out, or later in life. You never know the circumstances. She could have been let go (not necessarily fired of course), and now she is trying to make ends meet until her next salon job. She is being genuine and opening up to you about the fact that she'll be saving some money this way by not having to contribute to rent, but this doesn't mean it should play a factor in how well you tip her. There are plenty of well-off hairstylists who do celebrity hair but it's not like you don't tip them because they're making more money. The same is true in case of a hairstylist who isn't making a lot. Don't kick them when they're down. Most hair stylists don't make that much money. It just seems it because it's an expense for us. If you want to save, try another salon. I know tipping can be annoying and can seem a little extravagant when you've already agreed to spend a certain high amount to begin with, but this is how the business works and it would only reflect poorly on you if you gained a mini-reputation for forgetting the tip. (But for the record, I find tipping in general really annoying).

Answer 3

Huh. My hairdresser is the owner of the shop and I always tip her. She does such a great job and her prices are so reasonable, I figure it's the least I can do to show my appreciation.

If she's cutting hair "on the side" she probably needs the money, plus she's doing you a favor. If you like the job she does, may as well throw her a couple extra bucks.

Answer 4

IF you liked the service she gave you in a salon and you gave her a tip,then I see no reason why she still can't be tipped.Just because she left the salon and opened her own from home is no excuse for not tipping her.I still tip my hairdresser and she works at home and also comes to my home.(PS)SHE HAS TO ALSO PAY FOR HER SUPPLIES.

Answer 5

Nope , she's her own entrepeneur, she sets the prices. As to hairdressers in a shop if they're not the owner, just an employee I tip.

Answer 6

Still tip 10%. Even if working from home, your stylist gave YOU a service.

Answer 7

As a general rule, you don't tip the shop owner, so I'd say no - UNLESS she did something REALLY outstanding or a special favor.

Answer 8

yes, why wouldn't you? She is still cutting your hair, and still doing a good job, so why not tip?

Answer 9

yes you still tip your hairdresser

Answer 10

No, because when she worked at the salon she had to split her earnings now its all hers so you don't have to tip.