Pressing "NO TIP" when paying your barber is one of the most awkward interactions
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If they can't afford to provide that service without a tip.. maybe they should increase their prices rather than artificially keeping them lower than they need them to be?
The disgusting thing is they charge what they do which is already enough to pay peoples wages. They just pay people an appallingly small amount as they know people will make up the difference in tips.
To change, they'll definitely higher the price even though they don't need to.
Exactly. Instead of charging a price and expecting a tip, why not take a percentage of the money paid for the food? It seems so simple, yet restaurant owners would rather make as much dollar as possible. Regardless, I'm still in the 'fuck tips' camp.
Dr. Benton Quest
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Lol. You think people do these jobs because they want to? They're wage slaves bud.
Of course they could just yank on their bootstraps so hard they fly to planet job, where there are infinite well paying jobs.
Kremzeek
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yeah what a weak excuse for just being CHEAP.
cut your own hair if you don't think the "barber" is doing it well.
univariate
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I don't really press anything when I hand her $25. Sounds like you're a cheapskate.
Daniel Jackson
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American tipping culture continues to amaze and surprise me.
Tipping your barber. I've never done that and not even once considered it. I'm very glad it's totally not a thing there. It's funny how different our worlds can be.
Also funny how hostile and angry people can get over this.
Tipping your barber. I've never done that and not even once considered it. I'm very glad it's totally not a thing there. It's funny how different our worlds can be.
Also funny how hostile and angry people can get over this.
MrCunningham
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That's why I always go prepared with cash. Though sometimes I do bring an extra amount for a tip.
Doug Heffernan
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If there's one thing to take a stand against, it's tipping when picking up takeout. Fuck that noise.
SliChillax
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Wtf this thread...
Since when am I supposed to tip? It's not like my barber is doing my haircut for free. I've never even heard of tipping the barber before this thread. Is this an American thing? European here. I even left my barber once more money than I should have accidentally and he ran out of his shop and told me I had left too much money.
Since when am I supposed to tip? It's not like my barber is doing my haircut for free. I've never even heard of tipping the barber before this thread. Is this an American thing? European here. I even left my barber once more money than I should have accidentally and he ran out of his shop and told me I had left too much money.
flintstryker
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Based on the reasoning in this thread I have to wonder how anybody perform a job properly if your only intensive to do good work is getting tip
There is no possible way that anyone actually does this, right?
Do you know Bell hops rely heavily on tips to even make a half way decent wage?
I can sort of get the argument that some people are paid below minimum wage and therefore should be tipped, that's fair.
My confusion is with the people that advocate tipping to show the provider of the service that they've done a good job, and in extension for them to not do a poor job the next time you visit on account of you leaving a low tip. With this stance, who draws the line on who you tip? Do you tip the window repairmen? Do you tip the garbage collection guys? Do you tip the bank clerk who kindly cashed your check, with a smile on her face?
My confusion is with the people that advocate tipping to show the provider of the service that they've done a good job, and in extension for them to not do a poor job the next time you visit on account of you leaving a low tip. With this stance, who draws the line on who you tip? Do you tip the window repairmen? Do you tip the garbage collection guys? Do you tip the bank clerk who kindly cashed your check, with a smile on her face?
I usually do it to round the total to an even dollar amount, and usually kick more in if I am picking up an order shortly before closing.
My post was half sarcasm but, again, it's not my problem. They're holding a door open. Why should I pay them fucking money for doing something that is considered common courtesy? Same as waiters. All they're doing is carrying my food from the kitchen to my table. It's a piss easy job that really doesn't warrant $5 per customer.
StopMakingSense
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In the US if you don't tip, in many cases you are essentially asking the Barber do your cut for nearly free.
Robot Pants
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Because this doesn't happen. Bartenders understand you don't really get a tip for opening beers. They don't expect it.
Obviously there are some exceptions to this, some people are just dicks.
But if you're ordering maybe 6 beers at a time and you've done it more than once without a tip, yea they are gonna focus their energy on someone else who will make them money. Especially if it's busy.
Sorry that's how it is. People in the real world understand that some people work for tips, especially bartenders.
Exactly. I've been going to the same woman for 6 years now, $15 haircut, $10 tip. It's something I only get once a month, if that, and given that it's how my hair will look for a while, don't see how it's not worth the money. At this point if I had to find another person to cut my hair it'd be a real hassle because she knows exactly how to cut it and it comes out perfectly. Not tipping your barber/stylist (I actaully go to a salon) is insane.
Be very very fortunate you don't have to do such a job.
electroshockwave
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Maybe the reason the American government is so dysfunctional is because they didn't get their tips.
Robot Pants
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Oh wow
I didn't realise waiters were contractually obligated to stay at that job forever.
Depends. Here in Toronto, you'll find a lot of take out places and food trucks with a tip jar.
Heck, there was a tip jar at the cake shop I was at last week. And these weren't cheap cakes ($36 for a 6").
electroshockwave
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A bellhop carrying your luggage to your room deserves a tip, I guess, but certainly not one for something as simple as opening a door.
yet_another_alt
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Well Trump did say he's only going to be paid $1 a year. Even waiters get a bit more than $2 an hour without tips. No wonder the service is so horrible.
How About No
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FairFriend
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Indeed, I must confess that the majority of the answers in this thread irritate me for this very reason.
Vermillion
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Man, the barbers I go to take cash (only the shitty ones that don't know how to deal with my hair take cards), and I still tip. That's a bad move, mang.
shadow_shogun
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Is this an American thing, because in the 8 years I've been here I've never heard of tipping barbers before?
I always cut my own hair, never been to the barber's in the U.S.
They should charge more then if they want more money. No way am I tipping barbers.
Wow, you really are that dense? Sometimes people can't find a better job at the moment. That happens you know?
StopMakingSense
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In the US: Barber's don't set the price, the shop sets the price. Barbers are generally contractors who have to rent their space and don't earn a wage. Get a small commission usually on each cut. Tips are the bulk of their actual income.
LyleLanley
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I'll tip them if they bring my luggage to my room.
I'm guessing his retort to this is "how is that my problem?" This argument goes in circles.
The way I see it, you either care enough to do something nice for someone, or you don't. And if you don't, that's your prerogative.
See above. It's absolutely fascinating how riled up people get over this.
shadow_shogun
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Ah...that makes sense.
CambriaRising
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I tip for good service, voluntarily. If I didn't get good service, I don't tip.
I usually tip my barber if they did a good job, and it's not out of obligation, it's just me saying "hey, here's a little extra cause I like the work you did."
I usually tip my barber if they did a good job, and it's not out of obligation, it's just me saying "hey, here's a little extra cause I like the work you did."
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"X should charge Y if that's the actual cost of Z."
I can agree with that. Logically, it makes sense. I love it when I don't have to think about tip in other countries. That said, that's not how the system works here. Stiffing professionals who largely depend on tips is just victimizing someone who has no control over the system. Add 15-20% when you see the cost of service in a profession that is largely tip based and tip accordingly, if you can't afford it then you can't afford the service. Stiffing someone on a general no-tipping principle means you're a fucking asshole.
I can count on one finger how many times I've stiffed a waitress, and you better believe she deserved it.
"X should charge Y if that's the actual cost of Z."
I can agree with that. Logically, it makes sense. I love it when I don't have to think about tip in other countries. That said, that's not how the system works here. Stiffing professionals who largely depend on tips is just victimizing someone who has no control over the system. Add 15-20% when you see the cost of service in a profession that is largely tip based and tip accordingly, if you can't afford it then you can't afford the service. Stiffing someone on a general no-tipping principle means you're a fucking asshole.
I can count on one finger how many times I've stiffed a waitress, and you better believe she deserved it.
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