This actually seems a more appropriate time to tip? I’m a guy, I have a simple haircut. There are probably a dozen people on my block that that could do a suitable job giving me a haircut and for an actual barber I’m usually not more than 10-15 minutes in the chair. I go in, I say the same thing just about every time like you’re ordering a cheeseburger at McDonald’s, and my cut is about that level of difficulty.
My wife getting a $200-$300 cut and color is a half day long activity, at the least. She goes to someone who actually went to school for this shit, and then serves as a de facto entertainer for hours. Unlike my barber, who can turn over his chair every 10-15 minutes, the stylist doing my wife’s hair is spending 3-5 hours with her, and they approach the thing almost more like a collaborative project.
That’s another way to look at it. Though I’m pretty sure the woman owns her own studio. Or at least is her own boss. Seems like the $300 could just be payment enough. Or just charge $360.
It’s never that I don’t appreciate paying employees for their value… but the employer should be doing that. Charge more if you need to. Otherwise it’s just another hidden fee.
Tipping the barber- meh. My wife tipping the stylist on a $300+ bill- insane. “But it’s a cut and color. It’s actually pretty standard”.
I’ve stopped fighting it, but that absolutely crushes my soul every time I see it on the credit card.
This actually seems a more appropriate time to tip? I’m a guy, I have a simple haircut. There are probably a dozen people on my block that that could do a suitable job giving me a haircut and for an actual barber I’m usually not more than 10-15 minutes in the chair. I go in, I say the same thing just about every time like you’re ordering a cheeseburger at McDonald’s, and my cut is about that level of difficulty.
My wife getting a $200-$300 cut and color is a half day long activity, at the least. She goes to someone who actually went to school for this shit, and then serves as a de facto entertainer for hours. Unlike my barber, who can turn over his chair every 10-15 minutes, the stylist doing my wife’s hair is spending 3-5 hours with her, and they approach the thing almost more like a collaborative project.
That’s another way to look at it. Though I’m pretty sure the woman owns her own studio. Or at least is her own boss. Seems like the $300 could just be payment enough. Or just charge $360.
It’s never that I don’t appreciate paying employees for their value… but the employer should be doing that. Charge more if you need to. Otherwise it’s just another hidden fee.