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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 7:55:36 AM   
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For good service I am a 20% guy....for poor I will leave the customary 15% but write a little note on the bill.

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 9:32:58 AM   
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What does that have to do with a server who gives you good service deserving a tip? The tip is for good service not to pay the server, her pay and her tips are two completely different things.


Well, the dishes are already more expensive, ergo tip included over here. They don't live on their tips either over here. I wouldn't tip a friendly cashier, nor do I pay 20% extra if my haircut worked out at the barber and I had a nice chat. Plus, waiters should give good service because it's their job, not for a tip. If you're an unfriendly waiter in my uncle's restaurant, you get fired, not a smaller tip...


What is wrong with you? Of course you tip the hair people. 20%. Get on it.

This is a quick google:

As one of my coworkers so often says, "Tipping is not a city in China!" Gratuity is a very large part of the income for a barber or stylist and shows that you value this person's service and the relationship between the two of you. Much like a waiter who has regular customers, a barber or stylist will often perform at a higher level for clients who tip well. But what are the customary rules for how to tip your barber or stylist?

How Much to Tip:

Generally speaking, for good service, you should tip 15 to 20% of the entire bill. Tip more for exceptional service or less for what you consider to be inadequate service. Tipping is your way of saying "job well done," so tip more if the person performing the service has gone above and beyond what is expected.

If someone works on you other than your barber or stylist (such as a shampoo person or shoe-shine person), give them a few dollars as well.

Holiday Tipping:

During the holidays, it is generally acceptable to tip the normal cost of a visit. If you have a close relationship with your barber or stylist, include a small personal gift that reflects his or her interests as well as a monetary gift.

When to Tip More:

To me, good service is when the barber or stylist listens carefully, has a pleasant attitude, and takes the amount of time necessary to give a great cut. An exceptional barber or stylist will be engaging, entertaining, quick to offer suggestions on how to better wear your hair, and keep an immaculate work area. Tip more for exceptional service.
When to Tip Less:

Barbers or stylists should receive less gratuity if their area is not clean, if they don't listen well or rush through your haircut, or if they talk on the phone while performing your service. Of course, a bad haircut should also result in a lower tip. That said, if your barber or stylist is guilty of any of these offenses, find a new person to cut your hair.
When you tip your barber or stylist well, it does not go unnoticed. It speaks volumes about how you appreciate their work. You can believe me when I say, I know who my great tippers are and I always go the extra mile to make sure they know I appreciate them. For my haircuts, I go to a barber who charges $20 but he does such a great job, I tip him 100%. As busy as he is, I can always get an appointment when I want one and he always takes the time to make sure the cut is flawless. Does the fact that I'm a good tipper have anything to do with it? You bet it does!



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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 9:58:51 AM   
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I tell her "Buy low, sell high."

Probably the best tip she'll get all day.

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 10:41:52 AM   
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ORIGINAL: zephyroftheNorth
What does that have to do with a server who gives you good service deserving a tip? The tip is for good service not to pay the server, her pay and her tips are two completely different things.


Well, the dishes are already more expensive, ergo tip included over here. They don't live on their tips either over here. I wouldn't tip a friendly cashier, nor do I pay 20% extra if my haircut worked out at the barber and I had a nice chat. Plus, waiters should give good service because it's their job, not for a tip. If you're an unfriendly waiter in my uncle's restaurant, you get fired, not a smaller tip...

What is wrong with you? Of course you tip the hair people. 20%. Get on it.

This is a quick google:

As one of my coworkers so often says, "Tipping is not a city in China!" Gratuity is a very large part of the income for a barber or stylist and shows that you value this person's service and the relationship between the two of you. Much like a waiter who has regular customers, a barber or stylist will often perform at a higher level for clients who tip well. But what are the customary rules for how to tip your barber or stylist?

How Much to Tip:

Generally speaking, for good service, you should tip 15 to 20% of the entire bill. Tip more for exceptional service or less for what you consider to be inadequate service. Tipping is your way of saying "job well done," so tip more if the person performing the service has gone above and beyond what is expected.

If someone works on you other than your barber or stylist (such as a shampoo person or shoe-shine person), give them a few dollars as well.

Holiday Tipping:

During the holidays, it is generally acceptable to tip the normal cost of a visit. If you have a close relationship with your barber or stylist, include a small personal gift that reflects his or her interests as well as a monetary gift.

When to Tip More:

To me, good service is when the barber or stylist listens carefully, has a pleasant attitude, and takes the amount of time necessary to give a great cut. An exceptional barber or stylist will be engaging, entertaining, quick to offer suggestions on how to better wear your hair, and keep an immaculate work area. Tip more for exceptional service.
When to Tip Less:

Barbers or stylists should receive less gratuity if their area is not clean, if they don't listen well or rush through your haircut, or if they talk on the phone while performing your service. Of course, a bad haircut should also result in a lower tip. That said, if your barber or stylist is guilty of any of these offenses, find a new person to cut your hair.
When you tip your barber or stylist well, it does not go unnoticed. It speaks volumes about how you appreciate their work. You can believe me when I say, I know who my great tippers are and I always go the extra mile to make sure they know I appreciate them. For my haircuts, I go to a barber who charges $20 but he does such a great job, I tip him 100%. As busy as he is, I can always get an appointment when I want one and he always takes the time to make sure the cut is flawless. Does the fact that I'm a good tipper have anything to do with it? You bet it does!

Is this a sarcasm post, since I'm really confused because I have never heard of someone tipping their barber. Yes, you pay for good service, called the barber fee. If a barber is on the phone, I'm not giving a small tip, I'm never returning to his shop again, and will advise everyone I know never to go there again.

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 10:44:53 AM   
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I have never heard of someone tipping their barber.
it is a normal practice to tip a hairdresser, but not a barber?

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 10:48:21 AM   
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Is this a sarcasm post, since I'm really confused because I have never heard of someone tipping their barber. Yes, you pay for good service, called the barber fee. If a barber is on the phone, I'm not giving a small tip, I'm never returning to his shop again, and will advise everyone I know never to go there again.


Its not a sarcasm post. Its how tips are done in the US. You are from Europe. Your wait staff there makes minimum wage and then some. The wait staff in the US does not. I know you dont know that, because of the number of european customers we get who dont tip at all, or barely 5%.

When traveling to another country, it would be best if you discover how things work there instead of assuming every country works like yours does.

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 10:49:34 AM   
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I have never heard of someone tipping their barber.
it is a normal practice to tip a hairdresser, but not a barber?


I just asked my dad and he says he always tips his barber.


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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 11:05:50 AM   
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I am 82 years old --I went for my first haircut by myself when I was 10-years old and the barber politely let me know that a tip was a normal thing unless I really didnt like my hair cut--I only had a nickel left and I gave it to him He smiled and thanked me--this was in 1938;  I can recall only a few times simce that I did not tip but first I iold the barber or the proprietor why. fitzroy10

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 12:33:17 PM   
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Is this a sarcasm post, since I'm really confused because I have never heard of someone tipping their barber. Yes, you pay for good service, called the barber fee. If a barber is on the phone, I'm not giving a small tip, I'm never returning to his shop again, and will advise everyone I know never to go there again.


Its not a sarcasm post. Its how tips are done in the US. You are from Europe. Your wait staff there makes minimum wage and then some. The wait staff in the US does not. I know you dont know that, because of the number of european customers we get who dont tip at all, or barely 5%.

When traveling to another country, it would be best if you discover how things work there instead of assuming every country works like yours does.

I know how tips in restaurants work in the US, I just honestly never heard of tipping in any other profession, and certainly not a barber.

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 12:38:18 PM   
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I know how tips in restaurants work in the US, I just honestly never heard of tipping in any other profession, and certainly not a barber.
Barbers/stylists, bartenders, bellhops, valets, cab drivers, chambermaids, massage therapists, and a few other professions get tipped in the US. It is also customary to give a little something to your postal carrier, gardener, etc at Xmas time.


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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 12:42:31 PM   
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Leave NO tip.








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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 1:01:37 PM   
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I lived for a number of years in a nice subdivision where the newspapers were deliverd by a person in a car who would throw then up on your driveway and you could almost always tell the tippers from the non-tippers by the distance from the front door to the papers location. I liked it when he hit the garage door because it would wake up my dog and get the morning started soI tipped him a little more and told him to keep it up. Later I found my neighbor was tipping him to NOT  hit his garage door  because he did not want to wakened that early.  I often wondered if he got particular instructions for every house on the route and what happened when a substitute took over for vacations, etc. Which makes we wonder as a "newbie" is their a tipping protocol for sessions in the BDSM world?

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 1:56:01 PM   
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Any change left over smaller than 0.20, but then again, this is Europe and waitresses get a decent wage



In do live in Europe too, in fact, next door, Germany.

While this practice of tipping next to nothing is still common, the American style of tipping is getting more and more prevalent. I am by far not the only one tipping around here. Most at least round up to the next full 5 or 10 Euro.

While considering that service personal in Germany is paid a good deal better than in the US, they are still not paid what I would call well. So, the times are slowly changing, and tipping gets more common.

All hairdressers I have known have little piggy banks at the register, marked with the names of the specific employee. If you want to leave a tip, you put it in there.



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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 2:00:04 PM   
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Be nice and tip your service people <3

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 2:21:20 PM   
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I know how tips in restaurants work in the US, I just honestly never heard of tipping in any other profession, and certainly not a barber.


CNN Money did an article in 2001... remember.. this is 9 years ago.

NEW YORK (CNNmoney) - Just who should get a tip, and how much, has always source of debate. Should you tip a physical therapist? What about the cable guy? If you're wondering, we've got some suggestions.


Taxi drivers: 15 percent of fare

Hairstylists: 15 to 20 percent of bill

Waitstaff: 15 to 20 percent of bill

Bartenders: $1 for beer or wine, $2 for mixed drink

Take-out delivery person: $1 to $2

Parking attendant: $1 to $2

Gas station attendant: $1 to $2 for pumping gas, $5 for pumping gas and checking fluids

Room service waiter: 15 percent of bill

Contractors (Foreman): $50

Contractors (Worker): $30

Parking attendant: $1 for basic service

Sports arena usher: 50 cents to $1 per party if shown to your seats

Clown at children's party: $15 to $25

Dog groomer: 15 percent of bill, $2 per dog minimum

Dance club DJ: $1 per song request, $5 to $10 if you want to hear it right away

Massage therapist: 10 to 20 percent for a one-hour massage

Tow truck operator (when locked out of your car): $5 to $10

http://money.cnn.com/2001/10/17/saving/tiptable/

In this list there isnt a mention of Doormen, Newspaper delivery personel, Mail delivery, ect. The Doorman, anytime he does anything for me, including getting a cab. For all of them, a nice tip at Christmas makes for a whole better service.

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 5:08:02 PM   
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Should then the tipper in fact be tipped?

If so- by how much?

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 5:09:56 PM   
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Why should the receipient of a service be tipped?

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 5:19:06 PM   
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So that everyone is happy.

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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 5:30:28 PM   
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When the Dr pays me his salary when i go to see him, then i will gladly tip him when i wait on his table.



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RE: How much do you tip your waitress? - 6/6/2010 5:34:30 PM   
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Exactly.    Then we all get cool- no one is denied.

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