Argh, I’ve Been Lowballing My Barber
Posted by Cap in Miscellaneous |Went in to get a haircut today, and I found out that he changed the price from $8 to $10 per haircut—since the beginning of the year. This means I haven’t been tipping him at all for the past few months, because I’ve been paying him only $10 ($8 + $2 tip).
He was pretty cool about it though.
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March 18th, 2006 at 4:58 pm
Wow, that kinda sucks… did he not post the price change?
March 18th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
he changed the price on the price list and I didnt notice at all.
oh well, I’ll tip an extra buck for the next few months to even things out.
March 18th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Wise man says: Don’t stiff the man holding sharp objects around yer head…
March 18th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
If you ever come to Japan, you have to get a hair cut. They shave your forehead, give you a back massage and assorted other strange things that take some getting used to – and no tipping in Japan ;)
March 20th, 2006 at 5:46 pm
wow, thats some crazy full service hair cut there.
March 21st, 2006 at 6:48 am
Maybe I am a cheapskate, I hope not, but I hate feeling “obligated” to tip! As an example, my stylist decides ahead what to charge, so if I use her service then I agree to pay that. Why should I feel obligated to pay even more? If she takes a little extra time with me, or does say a coloring that takes quite a while, I will tip extra, but not usually.
I don’t mind tipping waitresses, since I know their income is mostly based on it, or even the pizza delivery guy if the pizza doesn’t take an hour to arrive. But I do it because I want to.
But to tip just because it is “expected”, no.
But then, do they ever give US a discount, say, for being regular customers, no! Why shouldn’t we expect THAT????????
March 22nd, 2006 at 3:26 pm
yeah I know what you’re talking about. I hate that feeling. I dont mind tipping my barber because its only a few bucks overall, and he does a good job (plus I dont visit that much). But say.. if I’m a female paying for a $40-80 hairstylist, I’m not sure how much I’ll tip.
tipping is always a highly debated subject, a lot of times I hate tipping at venues (i.e. hotels), especially for things I can do myself.
but on the flip side, as you mentioned.. tipping at restaurants are usually a given, since quite a bit of their income is base on it. I generally tip the “standard” 15%, plus or minus depending on service.