If you were a barber.....

ibstar

Would you rather have a guaranteed tip of €1 every time you serve a customer,or a tip at customer's discretion(customer doesn't have to tip)?

Fighting Tao

Stupid question. Tip everytime wins because it's guaranteed money. Are you sure that's the question you meant to ask?

alchemist33

If its guaranteed, it's not a tip. Its part of the fee.

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ibstar wrote: »

Would you rather have a guaranteed tip of €1 every time you serve a customer,or a tip at customer's discretion(customer doesn't have to tip)?

Just put an extra €1 on the price of a haircut if you need it. Why tip a barber?

corner of hells

You could let the customers pay you what they think the haircut is worth.

If they are cheapo's and keep coming back , you could send them off with a haircut that looks like you cut it with a flamethrower.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

My barber actually charges €11. It annoys the tits off me, but he gives a great haircut, so I put up with it. But, I never tip him, ever.

ibstar

Fighting Tao wrote: »

Stupid question. Tip everytime wins because it's guaranteed money. Are you sure that's the question you meant to ask?

This is exactly the question, as I have never worked in the industry that operates with tips, but always make sure to tip.
Question arose due to a mathematical curiosity of how this type of industry would rather operate.

BrokenArrows

The only time i will tip a barber is if they price at an uneven amount.
9.50, 10.50, 29.50(when im splashing out) etc. And the tip will be 50c because i couldnt be bothered waiting for it.
Not that im stingy, its just im a believer that a tip should be a tip for something exceptional, not just for doing their job.

Also im not sure ive ever gotten a haircut that ive liked, so why would a tip for that.

Noveight

My barber gives me a tidy "short back and sides" for €12. Never crossed my mind to tip him, €12 for ten minutes work ain't bad as it is tbf.

The Backwards Man

If Boxcar Willie taught me one thing, it was take the shiny euro, smile and walk away

Cupcake_Crisis

Just the tip is no fun.

Beyondgone

I always tip the barber. It's not for this haircut, it's for the next one.

FizzleSticks

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Penfailed

Tipping a barber?! Is that a thing? I've never done it.

Beyondgone

Penfailed wrote: »

Tipping a barber?! Is that a thing? I've never done it.

State of your hair tho, in fairness.

The Rape of Lucretia

ibstar wrote: »

Would you rather have a guaranteed tip of €1 every time you serve a customer,or a tip at customer's discretion(customer doesn't have to tip)?

Where are you ? America ?

Fighting Tao

As a customer I wouldn't like to be ripped off just to garnish a forced tip. Tips always should be optional and never expected. Lay staff what they are worth rather than trying to gouge customers to make up for lack of tips.

2Mad2BeMad

I always tip my barber, gives a great cut, plus he lets me skip the queue.
Pisses of people when its busy but I don't care, I'm not waiting around all day and he gets a tip for giving a good cut and making me not wait around.

wakka12

BrokenArrows wrote: »

The only time i will tip a barber is if they price at an uneven amount.
9.50, 10.50, 29.50(when im splashing out) etc. And the tip will be 50c because i couldnt be bothered waiting for it.
Not that im stingy, its just im a believer that a tip should be a tip for something exceptional, not just for doing their job.

Also im not sure ive ever gotten a haircut that ive liked, so why would a tip for that.

Im guessing you tip waiters and taxi men? Well in my books barbers do much more skilled jobs than either yet tipping barbers isn't really a thing, i don't get why

Tigger

wakka12 wrote: »

Im guessing you tip waiters and taxi men? Well in my books barbers do much more skilled jobs than either yet tipping barbers isn't really a thing, i don't get why

Should I tip my solicitor?

Ol' Donie

I always tip the barber.

Just saying.

Arghus

I tip if the barber is sound.

ThisRegard

I don't think I've ever not tipped a barber, you tight bastards.

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Customer shouldn't have to tip. I don't need anyone's euro badly enough to take it from someone who begrudges giving it to me.
I work in a job that people tip a fair bit but it's never expected and I would never think bad of someone who doesn't tip. You have regular clients who come back very regularly, may refer their friends, that's better than a tip. Or a lot of clients at Xmas will stick 50 in a card for looking after them all year but don't tip each occasion. Good clients will be looked after by any decent business whether they tip or not.

Jack the Stripper

When I get my hair cut in America I tip. I don't get it cut as often since the Concorde stopped flying.