Tipping the hair stylist
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Comments (3)You're right if she is moody, she is not likely to be gracious but you might be surprised. There are many good stylists and maybe the last advice was best: just find another salon. But if you don't have many options, then be up front with your old stylist and telephone her and say you would like to try someone new and how would she feel if it was MRS. X. You have nothing to lose. I had a situation where I decided to go to another stylist but keep my existing hairdresser to do my color. I ran it by her and to her credit she was professional and very accepting. I was the one surprised because she was a very young woman and I almost expected her to have gotten an attitude and miffed. As a result, she has had my continuing business now for three years (every four weeks!) and I get to have fun picking hair stylists. Business is business....See MoreTipping home-based hair stylists
Comments (5)I used to go to a home based salon and the hairdresser (owner) had a sign up saying tipping wasn't allowed. I totally agree with this since she gets all the profits. Just last week I paid $105 for color and a haircut! I notice that hair salons don't break down the various services by price anymore - they just give you the total. My hair color was just an all over color that I could have achieved at home. It came out so dark that I bought a Loreal Highlighting kit the next day. It comes with the all over color and the highlights. I bought Toasted Coconut (the kits are on sale for $12.99 at RiteAid this week only). I used the highlight part and put some highlights in my hair and I am very pleased with it. When my roots show I will use the all over color part of the kit and touch up the roots and maybe blend some into the end. It is virtually foolproof but if you want some highlights in the back it would be easier to ask a friend or daughter - or a last resort husband - to do the back since that can be tricky. I've used this kit before and it is just as good as anything I've gotten at a salon. I've actually gotten compliments on my hair, something I didn't get when I was paying $100-$200! Also, I no longer automatically add 20% to my bill because of the outrageous prices they are charging. $10 is my limit, no matter what. Call me cheap, but I'm not a fool....See MoreTipping advise….
Comments (37)A cut with high and low lights costs me $105 every 6-7 weeks. I always tip my hairdresser 20% because she does a fantastic job with my hair and has become a dear friend over the years. For Christmas, I just give her a larger than usual tip. Usually $50. We've had monthly pest control service with the same woman (a great small family business) for the past 22 years and I gift her with a bonus check equivalent to one month's fee. I was told by our local postmistress that we are not allowed to tip our mail carriers. I've never tipped our trash pickup guys, as I never see them. They come very early and leaving anything out for them could get stolen . . . or eaten by our local coyotes. We've never tipped our newspaper carriers, as they drop off the paper in the wee morning hours, and until this new one, have been really undependable. I think DH wants to tip this new guy, as his service is very good . . . especially compared to all those in the past! In the past when I had a housekeeper, I would tip very well during the holiday. Someone here mentioned gifts for their doctor. My DH is a family practice doc and never, ever expects a gift for Christmas from his patients. But, a few patients do drop off food gifts for the staff, a bottle of DH's favorite Scotch, or a gift card to Starbucks, etc., which are so thoughtful and he does get a big kick out of them. One Greek lady used to drop off her homemade Baklava. She's since passed, but we all loved that gift! Another drops off a dozen of her homemade tamales, which are delicious and so appreciated. But, for the most part, patients just send Christmas cards, which our staff hangs up. I was just there today helping them decorate for the holidays when their first Christmas card was delivered. I'll tell you what does touch my husband the most: a personal note or letter telling him how much he is loved and/or appreciated. He saves every one of those. They mean the world to him, as do his patients. And, yes, he's told all the time that they love him. He's that kind of doctor....See MoreDo you tip housecleaners in your home?
Comments (37)How I would deal with a cleaning service would be very different than how I deal with a cleaning woman I hired. A service is a business; I don't tip the saleslady at Macy's who helps me - Macy's pays her and her salary is between them. With my own cleaning woman, I pay her what she asked for. After a year, when I go away for a month (she comes every two weeks), I will give her a day's pay during that time as "paid vacation". I know she counts on her money but I don't want her in the house when I'm out of town - she's just too flakey. I always give each $100 at Christmas. Every 2-3 years, I give my yard man and my cleaning woman a raise. My yard man has been with me for nearly 12 years. I'm afraid he's getting to the top amount I can afford to pay him - at some point, all jobs reach that point. If I had a new cleaning service or cleaning woman in my house, I would definitely stay home the first 2-3 times they come. They may have questions or you may see them doing something you do NOT want them to do (rearrange your book shelves?) so being there is a good plan. I still have to stay around with my "new" cleaning woman (started last Aug) as while I have told her WHAT to do, if never occurs to me to tell her what NOT to do as things she does astound me. A few months ago, I was out when she cleaned my library and when I returned, the smell of PineSol was overwhelming when I sat in my upholstered club chair - it was so powerful, it caused me an asthma attack. I couldn't imagine what on earth she even need to use PineSol for in the library - had some been accidentally spilled? I called her and she told me she had "wiped down" my upholstered chair with a cloth with pure, undiluted PineSol on it so the chair would not "smell". My chair did NOT smell - I'm not a smoker and I don't pee on my chair! In 50 years of cleaning women, this was a first. Who knew I had to tell her not to do this? Thank God she didn't do it to the cotton/linen velvet LR sofa! At least my chair was cotton and a quick wipe down with clear water and a good room airing solved the problem. Yes, this IS the same woman who still cannot put the sheets on the bed correctly so we do it together. Believe me, if I could find someone else, I would. But since it is not impossible for me to do any cleaning, I'm stuck with her. I just have to try to anticipate her flights of fancy....See Moreshaun
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